Rostov-on-Don: 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.
Rostov-on-Don is a city of 1.1 million people in Russia (Rostov), 54 m (177 ft) above sea level. It has 8 railway stations on record, including Rostov-Glavny. Our booking partner lists 93 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Rostov-on-Don runs from about 8 h 32 min a day in late December to 16 h in late June (computed for 47.22° 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 Rostov-on-Don in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
By rail: stations on record include Rostov-Glavny, Pervomayskaya railway station, Rostov-on-Don, Gnilovskaya railway station, Rabochy Gorodok railway station, Prospekt Oktyabrya railway station, Ordzhonikidze railway station. Trains to Rostov-on-Don
Buses to Rostov-on-Don · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 93 places to stay in Rostov-on-Don. Of the 93 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (49), and 4 are five-star. Guests have left 403 reviews in total.
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What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rostov Zoo | 185,555 | 2015 |
The busiest is Rostov Zoo at 185,555 visitors in 2015. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Rostov-on-Don
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Kharkiv, 398 km (Ukraine)
- Volgograd, 393 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Dnipro, 375 km (Ukraine)
- Donetsk, 168 km (Ukraine) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Krasnodar, 248 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zaporizhzhya, 352 km (Ukraine)
- Stavropol, 299 km — tours
- Luhansk, 153 km (Ukraine) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Makiyivka, 162 km (Ukraine) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Taganrog, 61 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Dortmund, Gera, Volos, Glasgow, Le Mans, Mobile, Kajaani, Pleven, Cheongju, Yerevan, Antalya, Odesa, Donetsk, Oral.
Common questions
How big is Rostov-on-Don?
About 1.1 million people live in Rostov-on-Don, across 349 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Rostov-on-Don in?
Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Rostov-on-Don?
The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Rostov-on-Don?
Our booking partner lists 93 places to stay in Rostov-on-Don, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Rostov-on-Don?
Kharkiv (398 km), Volgograd (393 km), Dnipro (375 km), Donetsk (168 km), Krasnodar (248 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.