Novosibirsk: 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.
Novosibirsk is a city of 1.6 million people in Russia (Novosibirsk Oblast), 113 m (371 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre. It has 8 railway stations on record, including Novosibirsk Main railway station. Our booking partner lists 52 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Novosibirsk runs from about 7 h 15 min a day in late December to 17 h 28 min in late June (computed for 55.02° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Novosibirsk is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre, whose 11,818-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Novosibirsk: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Novosibirsk Main railway station, Novosibirsk-Zapadny, Novosibirsk-Yuzhny, Seyatel railway station, Gagarinskaya railway platform, Novosibirsk, Sibirskaya railway station. Trains to Novosibirsk
Buses to Novosibirsk · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 52 places to stay in Novosibirsk. Of the 52 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (33). Guests have left 514 reviews in total.
Hotels in Novosibirsk: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 6 hostels in Novosibirsk, out of 52 places to stay of every kind — 11.5% of everywhere it lists in the city, which puts it in the top tenth of the cities we hold hostel figures for — a well-established backpacker trail. Guests have left 6 reviews across them.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Barnaul, 192 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Tomsk, 208 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kemerovo, 205 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Novokuznetsk, 306 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Prokop’yevsk, 274 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Biysk, 314 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Seversk, 214 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Leninsk-Kuznetsky, 212 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Kiselëvsk, 267 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Mezhdurechensk, 364 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Sapporo, Varna, Minsk, Daejeon, Minneapolis, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, Larnaca Municipality, Yerevan, Oryol.
Common questions
Which airport serves Novosibirsk?
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre.
How big is Novosibirsk?
About 1.6 million people live in Novosibirsk, across 506 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Novosibirsk in?
Asia/Novosibirsk, currently UTC+7.
What currency is used in Novosibirsk?
The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Novosibirsk?
6 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Novosibirsk.
How many hotels are there in Novosibirsk?
Our booking partner lists 52 places to stay in Novosibirsk, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Novosibirsk?
Barnaul (192 km), Tomsk (208 km), Kemerovo (205 km), Novokuznetsk (306 km), Prokop’yevsk (274 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.