Tiraspol: 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.
Tiraspol is a city of 157,000 people in Moldova (Transnistria), 30 m (98 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Chişinău International Airport (RMO), 54 km (34 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Tiraspol railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Tiraspol runs from about 8 h 35 min a day in late December to 15 h 56 min in late June (computed for 46.84° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tiraspol is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Chişinău International Airport (RMO), 54 km (34 mi) from the centre, whose 11,778-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Tiraspol: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Tiraspol railway station. Trains to Tiraspol
Buses to Tiraspol · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Bucharest, 383 km (Romania) — flights · trains
- Odesa, 94 km (Ukraine) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Chisinau, 61 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kryvyy Rih, 307 km (Ukraine) — trains
- Sevastopol, 391 km (Ukraine)
- Mykolayiv, 180 km (Ukraine) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vinnytsya, 279 km (Ukraine) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Iaşi, 158 km (Romania) — buses · car rental · tours
- Constanţa, 306 km (Romania)
- Khmelnytskyi, 347 km (Ukraine) — trains
Twin towns and sister cities: Trondheim, Minsk, Eilenburg, Kaluga, Mykolaiv, Obninsk, Severodvinsk, Sokhumi, Volgograd, Tskhinval, Ashdod, Bălți, Kursk.
Common questions
Which airport serves Tiraspol?
Chişinău International Airport (RMO), 54 km (34 mi) from the centre.
How big is Tiraspol?
About 157,000 people live in Tiraspol, across 50 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Tiraspol in?
Europe/Chisinau, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Tiraspol?
The Leu (MDL). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Tiraspol?
Bucharest (383 km), Odesa (94 km), Chisinau (61 km), Kryvyy Rih (307 km), Sevastopol (391 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.