Shchyolkovo: 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.
Shchyolkovo is a city of 113,000 people in Russia (Moscow Oblast), 145 m (476 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), 35 km (22 mi) from the centre. It has 6 railway stations on record, including Bakhchivandzhi.
Key facts
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Daylight in Shchyolkovo runs from about 7 h 3 min a day in late December to 17 h 42 min in late June (computed for 55.92° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Shchyolkovo is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), 35 km (22 mi) from the centre, whose 12,139-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA, 43 km), Domodedovo International Airport (DME, 58 km), Vnukovo International Airport (VKO, 58 km).
Flights to Shchyolkovo: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Bakhchivandzhi, Chkalovskaya, Tsiolkovskaya, Voronok, Sokolovskaya, Gagarinskaya. Trains to Shchyolkovo
Buses to Shchyolkovo · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Moscow, 29 km — car rental · tours
- Nizhniy Novgorod, 376 km — flights · trains · buses
- Yaroslavl, 222 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ryazan’, 181 km — trains · tours
- Lipetsk, 385 km
- Tula, 194 km — tours
- Bryansk, 377 km
- Tver, 164 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ivanovo, 220 km — tours
- Vladimir, 153 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Hrodna, Hemer, Brovary.
Common questions
Which airport serves Shchyolkovo?
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), 35 km (22 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Shchyolkovo?
About 113,000 people live in Shchyolkovo, across 28 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Shchyolkovo in?
Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Shchyolkovo?
The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Shchyolkovo?
Moscow (29 km), Nizhniy Novgorod (376 km), Yaroslavl (222 km), Ryazan’ (181 km), Lipetsk (385 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.