Vologda: 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.
Vologda is a city of 312,420 people in Russia (Vologda Oblast), 125 m (410 ft) above sea level. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Vologda I.
Key facts
Daylight in Vologda runs from about 6 h 13 min a day in late December to 18 h 42 min in late June (computed for 59.22° 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 Vologda in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
By rail: stations on record include Vologda I, Vologda II railway station, Rybkino railway station, Vologda-Pristan railway station, Losta railway station. Trains to Vologda
Buses to Vologda · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Museum of Lace | 36,000 | — |
| Museum of Diplomatic Corps | 2,000 | — |
| Vologda locomotive depot museum | 500 | — |
| Museum of Vologda railway carriage depot | 100 | — |
The busiest is Museum of Lace at 36,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Vologda
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Yaroslavl, 177 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Tver, 352 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Ivanovo, 255 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vladimir, 344 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Cherepovets, 113 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kostroma, 173 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Khimki, 397 km
- Dzerzhinsk, 393 km
- Rybinsk, 144 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zelenograd, 395 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Zwolle, Miskolc, Londonderry, Kouvola, Strasbourg, Élancourt, Hrodna, Burgas, Kuusankoski, Mahilyow, Yevpatoriya, Vorkuta, Burgas, Severodvinsk.
Common questions
How big is Vologda?
About 312,420 people live in Vologda, across 116 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Vologda in?
Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Vologda?
The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Vologda?
Yaroslavl (177 km), Tver (352 km), Ivanovo (255 km), Vladimir (344 km), Cherepovets (113 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.