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Russia · Kursk Oblast

Kursk: 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.

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Kursk is a city of 448,733 people in Russia (Kursk Oblast), 187 m (614 ft) above sea level. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Kursk. Our booking partner lists 17 places to stay.

Key facts

Population448,733
Elevation187 m (614 ft)
Area191 km²
Time zoneEurope/Moscow (UTC+3 now)
CurrencyRuble (RUB)
Dialling code+7
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, Schuko
UN/LOCODERUURS
Coordinates51.727, 36.185
Kursk

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Daylight in Kursk runs from about 7 h 52 min a day in late December to 16 h 45 min in late June (computed for 51.73° 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 Kursk in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.

By rail: stations on record include Kursk, Ryshkovo Train Station. Trains to Kursk

Buses to Kursk · Driving and car hire

Where to stay

Our booking partner lists 17 places to stay in Kursk. Of the 17 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (10). Guests have left 47 reviews in total.

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Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Speyer, Tczew, Niš, Witten, Zweibrücken, Chern, Užice, Feodosiia, Tiraspol, Gomel, Dębno, Vidyayevo, Veria, Sokhumi.

Common questions

How big is Kursk?

About 448,733 people live in Kursk, across 191 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Kursk in?

Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3.

What currency is used in Kursk?

The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.

How many hotels are there in Kursk?

Our booking partner lists 17 places to stay in Kursk, bookable on this site.

Which cities are near Kursk?

Kharkiv (194 km), Voronezh (207 km), Dnipro (372 km), Ryazan’ (399 km), Lipetsk (249 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.