Mahilyow: 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.
Mahilyow is a city of 352,896 people in Belarus (Mogilev), 187 m (614 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Mogilev Airport (MVQ), 17 km (11 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Mahilyow runs from about 7 h 28 min a day in late December to 17 h 12 min in late June (computed for 53.91° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Mahilyow is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Mogilev Airport (MVQ), 17 km (11 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,422 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Mahilyow: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Mahilyow · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mahilioŭ Regional Homeland Museum | 39,200 | 2020 |
The busiest is Mahilioŭ Regional Homeland Museum at 39,200 visitors in 2020. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Mahilyow
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Kyiv, 384 km (Ukraine) — buses · car rental
- Minsk, 182 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Vilnius, 340 km (Lithuania)
- Homyel', 169 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bryansk, 272 km (Russia) — buses · car rental · tours
- Vitebsk, 143 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kaluga, 392 km (Russia)
- Smolensk, 147 km (Russia) — buses · car rental · tours
- Orël, 394 km (Russia)
- Chernihiv, 275 km (Ukraine) — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Bardejov, Klaipėda, Villeurbanne, Włocławek, Gabrovo, Shymkent, Eisenach, Kragujevac, Zvenigorod, Vologda, Bryansk, Krasnoyarsk, Penza, Nanjing.
Common questions
Which airport serves Mahilyow?
Mogilev Airport (MVQ), 17 km (11 mi) from the centre.
How big is Mahilyow?
About 352,896 people live in Mahilyow, across 119 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Mahilyow in?
Europe/Minsk, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Mahilyow?
The Belarusian ruble (BYN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Mahilyow?
Kyiv (384 km), Minsk (182 km), Vilnius (340 km), Homyel' (169 km), Bryansk (272 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.