Vladivostok: 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.
Vladivostok is a city of 604,901 people in Russia (Primorye), 40 m (131 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Vladivostok International Airport (VVO), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Vladivostok railway station. It is a port city: Port of Vladivostok. Our booking partner lists 193 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Vladivostok runs from about 9 h 3 min a day in late December to 15 h 26 min in late June (computed for 43.11° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Vladivostok is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Vladivostok International Airport (VVO), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre, whose 11,483-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Vladivostok: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Vladivostok railway station, Vtoraya Rechka, Sedanka, Mys Churkin, Sanatornaya, Sputnik. Trains to Vladivostok
Buses to Vladivostok · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 193 places to stay in Vladivostok. Of the 193 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (153), and 1 are five-star. Across 17 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8 out of 10. Guests have left 1,881 reviews in total.
Hotels in Vladivostok: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 12 hostels in Vladivostok, out of 193 places to stay of every kind — 6.2% of everywhere it lists in the city, an above-average share: hostels here compete with each other rather than filling a gap. Guests have left 162 reviews across them.
Hostels in Vladivostok: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Botanical Garden-Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences | 150,000 | — |
The busiest is Botanical Garden-Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences at 150,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Vladivostok
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Mudanjiang, 241 km (China)
- Jixi, 254 km (China)
- Qitaihe, 304 km (China)
- Chongjin, 225 km (North Korea)
- Yanji, 194 km (China)
- Changam-ch’on, 378 km (North Korea)
- Hyesan, 358 km (North Korea)
- Hengshan, 246 km (China)
- Ussuriysk, 78 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Dunhua, 297 km (China)
Twin towns and sister cities: Niigata, San Diego, Juneau, Tacoma, Akita, Busan, Hakodate, Dalian, Wonsan, Manta, Vladikavkaz, Kota Kinabalu, Incheon, Haiphong.
Common questions
Which airport serves Vladivostok?
Vladivostok International Airport (VVO), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre.
How big is Vladivostok?
About 604,901 people live in Vladivostok, across 331 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Vladivostok in?
Asia/Vladivostok, currently UTC+10.
What currency is used in Vladivostok?
The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Vladivostok?
12 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Vladivostok.
How many hotels are there in Vladivostok?
Our booking partner lists 193 places to stay in Vladivostok, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Vladivostok?
Mudanjiang (241 km), Jixi (254 km), Qitaihe (304 km), Chongjin (225 km), Yanji (194 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.