Yoshkar-Ola: 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.
Yoshkar-Ola is a city of 268,272 people in Russia (Mariy-El Republic), 94 m (308 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Cheboksary Airport (CSY), 70 km (43 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
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Daylight in Yoshkar-Ola runs from about 6 h 53 min a day in late December to 17 h 53 min in late June (computed for 56.64° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Yoshkar-Ola is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Cheboksary Airport (CSY), 70 km (43 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,241 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Yoshkar-Ola: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Yoshkar-Ola · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Museum of the History of Yoshkar-Ola | 26,500 | — |
The busiest is Museum of the History of Yoshkar-Ola at 26,500 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Yoshkar-Ola
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Nizhniy Novgorod, 241 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Kazan, 121 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tolyatti, 358 km — flights
- Izhevsk, 324 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Ulyanovsk, 259 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Naberezhnyye Chelny, 298 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kirov, 242 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Cheboksary, 69 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Saransk, 322 km — buses · car rental
- Nizhnekamsk, 267 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Szombathely, Bourges, Princeton, Astrakhan, Kemer.
Common questions
Which airport serves Yoshkar-Ola?
Cheboksary Airport (CSY), 70 km (43 mi) from the centre.
How big is Yoshkar-Ola?
About 268,272 people live in Yoshkar-Ola, across 100 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Yoshkar-Ola in?
Europe/Moscow, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Yoshkar-Ola?
The Ruble (RUB). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Yoshkar-Ola?
Nizhniy Novgorod (241 km), Kazan (121 km), Tolyatti (358 km), Izhevsk (324 km), Ulyanovsk (259 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.