Tours, tickets and day trips in Vologda
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| 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.
Day trips from Vologda
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vologda to Cherepovets | Russia | 113 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Vologda to Rybinsk | Russia | 144 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Vologda to Kostroma | Russia | 173 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 49 min |
| Vologda to Yaroslavl | Russia | 177 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 53 min |
| Vologda to Ivanovo | Russia | 255 km (159 mi) | about 4 h 9 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Vologda?
Museum of Lace, with 36,000 visitors (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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.