Kerch: 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.
Kerch is a city of 148,932 people in Ukraine (Crimea), 3 m (10 ft) above sea level. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Kerch Railway station. It is a port city: Kerch Seaport Komysh-Burun.
Key facts
Daylight in Kerch runs from about 8 h 47 min a day in late December to 15 h 44 min in late June (computed for 45.36° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Kerch in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
By rail: stations on record include Kerch Railway station, Krym, Kerch-Southern railway station. Trains to Kerch
Buses to Kerch · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Rostov-on-Don, 323 km (Russia)
- Dnipro, 363 km
- Donetsk, 313 km
- Krasnodar, 199 km (Russia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zaporizhzhya, 296 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kryvyy Rih, 368 km
- Sevastopol, 247 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Mykolayiv, 389 km — ferries
- Makiyivka, 319 km
- Simferopol, 191 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Smolensk, Oryol, Sochi, Odintsovo, Simferopol, Mahilyow.
Common questions
How big is Kerch?
About 148,932 people live in Kerch, across 108 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Kerch in?
Europe/Simferopol, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Kerch?
The Hryvnia (UAH). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Kerch?
Rostov-on-Don (323 km), Dnipro (363 km), Donetsk (313 km), Krasnodar (199 km), Zaporizhzhya (296 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.