Orël: 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.
Orël is a city of 303,696 people in Russia (Oryol oblast), 176 m (577 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
Daylight in Orël runs from about 7 h 39 min a day in late December to 17 h in late June (computed for 52.97° 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 Orël in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Orël · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Moscow, 325 km — buses · car rental
- Kharkiv, 332 km (Ukraine)
- Voronezh, 256 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Ryazan’, 301 km
- Lipetsk, 237 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Homyel', 349 km (Belarus)
- Tula, 170 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kursk, 138 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bryansk, 122 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mahilyow, 394 km (Belarus)
Twin towns and sister cities: Razgrad, Offenbach am Main, Kaluga, Kolpino, Kolpinsky District, Novosibirsk, Volokolamsky District, Zhodzina, Novi Sad, Maribor, Penza, Brest, Nokia.
Common questions
How big is Orël?
About 303,696 people live in Orël, across 121 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Orël in?
Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Orël?
The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Orël?
Moscow (325 km), Kharkiv (332 km), Voronezh (256 km), Ryazan’ (301 km), Lipetsk (237 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.