Tours, tickets and day trips in Nizhniy Novgorod
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture | 53,000 | — |
The busiest is Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture at 53,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Nizhniy Novgorod
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Dzerzhinsk | Russia | 35 km (22 mi) | about 34 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Arzamas | Russia | 104 km (65 mi) | about 1 h 42 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Murom | Russia | 149 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Kovrov | Russia | 165 km (103 mi) | about 2 h 41 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Ivanovo | Russia | 200 km (124 mi) | about 3 h 15 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Cheboksary | Russia | 202 km (125 mi) | about 3 h 17 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Novocheboksarsk | Russia | 216 km (134 mi) | about 3 h 31 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Vladimir | Russia | 224 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 38 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Yaroslavl | Russia | 289 km (180 mi) | about 4 h 42 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Saransk | Russia | 250 km (155 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Nizhniy Novgorod to Kostroma | Russia | 245 km (152 mi) | about 3 h 59 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Nizhniy Novgorod?
Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture, with 53,000 visitors (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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.