Yekaterinburg: 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.
Yekaterinburg is a city of 1.5 million people in Russia (Sverdlovsk Oblast), 278 m (912 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Koltsovo Airport (SVX), 17 km (11 mi) from the centre. It has 7 railway stations on record, including Yekaterinburg Railway station. Our booking partner lists 162 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Yekaterinburg runs from about 6 h 50 min a day in late December to 17 h 57 min in late June (computed for 56.86° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Yekaterinburg is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Koltsovo Airport (SVX), 17 km (11 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,925 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Yekaterinburg: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Yekaterinburg Railway station, Shuvakish, Koltsovo, Yekaterinburg-Sortirovochniy, Koltsovo airport, Vtorchermet. Trains to Yekaterinburg
Buses to Yekaterinburg · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 162 places to stay in Yekaterinburg. Of the 162 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (110), and 5 are five-star. Guests have left 768 reviews in total.
Hotels in Yekaterinburg: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Yekaterinburg Zoo | 189,995 | 2015 |
The busiest is Yekaterinburg Zoo at 189,995 visitors in 2015. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Yekaterinburg
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Chelyabinsk, 195 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ufa, 374 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Perm, 291 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Tyumen, 299 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Magnitogorsk, 398 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Nizhny Tagil, 124 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kurgan, 332 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Zlatoust, 197 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kamensk-Ural’skiy, 95 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Berezniki, 361 km — buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: San Jose, Ferentino, Plovdiv, Wuppertal, Plzeň, Genoa, Guangzhou, Incheon, Gothenburg, Bishkek, Birmingham, Turin, Ho Chi Minh City.
Common questions
Which airport serves Yekaterinburg?
Koltsovo Airport (SVX), 17 km (11 mi) from the centre.
How big is Yekaterinburg?
About 1.5 million people live in Yekaterinburg, across 468 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Yekaterinburg in?
Asia/Yekaterinburg, currently UTC+5.
What currency is used in Yekaterinburg?
The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Yekaterinburg?
Our booking partner lists 162 places to stay in Yekaterinburg, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Yekaterinburg?
Chelyabinsk (195 km), Ufa (374 km), Perm (291 km), Tyumen (299 km), Magnitogorsk (398 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.