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Poltava: how to get there and around

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Poltava is a city of 279,593 people in Ukraine, 160 m (525 ft) above sea level. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Suprunivka.

Key facts

Population279,593
Elevation160 m (525 ft)
Area103 km²
Time zoneEurope/Kyiv (UTC+3 now)
CurrencyHryvnia (UAH)
Dialling code+380
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, Schuko
UN/LOCODEUAPLV
Coordinates49.589, 34.554
Poltava

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Daylight in Poltava runs from about 8 h 12 min a day in late December to 16 h 22 min in late June (computed for 49.59° 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 Poltava in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.

By rail: stations on record include Suprunivka, Vakulyntsi, Shvedska Mohyla. Trains to Poltava

Buses to Poltava · Driving and car hire

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Ostfildern, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Veliko Tarnovo, Filderstadt, Baranavichy, Veliko Tarnovo, Irondequoit.

Common questions

How big is Poltava?

About 279,593 people live in Poltava, across 103 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Poltava in?

Europe/Kyiv, currently UTC+3.

What currency is used in Poltava?

The Hryvnia (UAH). Traffic drives on the right.

Which cities are near Poltava?

Kyiv (304 km), Kharkiv (130 km), Dnipro (130 km), Donetsk (295 km), Zaporizhzhya (198 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.