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Ukraine · Crimea

Simferopol: how to get there and around

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Simferopol is a city of 336,460 people in Ukraine (Crimea), 247 m (810 ft) above sea level. It has 1 railway station on record, including Simferopol Passenger train station.

Key facts

Population336,460
Elevation247 m (810 ft)
Area107 km²
Time zoneEurope/Simferopol (UTC+3 now)
CurrencyHryvnia (UAH)
Dialling code+380
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, Schuko
UN/LOCODEUASIP
Coordinates44.957, 34.111
Simferopol

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Daylight in Simferopol runs from about 8 h 50 min a day in late December to 15 h 40 min in late June (computed for 44.96° 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 Simferopol in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.

By rail: stations on record include Simferopol Passenger train station. Trains to Simferopol

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Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Heidelberg, Novocherkassk, Kecskemét, Eskişehir, Irkutsk, Moscow, Omsk, Ulan-Ude, Salem, Ruse, Padua, Nizhny Novgorod, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Kerch.

Common questions

How big is Simferopol?

About 336,460 people live in Simferopol, across 107 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Simferopol in?

Europe/Simferopol, currently UTC+3.

What currency is used in Simferopol?

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

Which cities are near Simferopol?

Odesa (312 km), Dnipro (397 km), Krasnodar (383 km), Zaporizhzhya (331 km), Kryvyy Rih (332 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.