Kazan: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Kazan is a city of 1.2 million people in Russia (Tatarstan Republic), 61 m (200 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Kazan International Airport (KZN), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre. It has 11 railway stations on record, including Kazan I. Our booking partner lists 90 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Kazan runs from about 7 h 5 min a day in late December to 17 h 39 min in late June (computed for 55.79° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Kazan is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Kazan International Airport (KZN), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre, whose 12,303-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Kazan: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Kazan I, Därwişlär, Kompressornyj, Yüdin, Waxit, 804 km railway platform. Trains to Kazan
Buses to Kazan · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 90 places to stay in Kazan. Of the 90 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (41), and 3 are five-star. Across 13 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.6 out of 10. Guests have left 1,259 reviews in total.
Hotels in Kazan: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Arbuzov Museum | 1,100 | 2016 |
The busiest is Arbuzov Museum at 1,100 visitors in 2016. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Astronomical Observatories of Kazan Federal University; Qazan Kremlin.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Kazan
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Nizhniy Novgorod, 323 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Samara, 294 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Tolyatti, 252 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Izhevsk, 278 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ulyanovsk, 169 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Penza, 392 km — flights · trains · buses
- Naberezhnyye Chelny, 206 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kirov, 314 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Cheboksary, 123 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Saransk, 309 km — flights · trains · buses
Twin towns and sister cities: Jūrmala, Antalya, Jeddah, Istanbul, Brunswick, Bryan, College Station, Hyderabad, Urbino, Astana, Astrakhan, Krasnoyarsk, Chelyabinsk, Verona.
Common questions
Which airport serves Kazan?
Kazan International Airport (KZN), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre.
How big is Kazan?
About 1.2 million people live in Kazan, across 425 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Kazan in?
Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Kazan?
The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Kazan?
Our booking partner lists 90 places to stay in Kazan, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Kazan?
Nizhniy Novgorod (323 km), Samara (294 km), Tolyatti (252 km), Izhevsk (278 km), Ulyanovsk (169 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.