Vladivostok
Vladivostok is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia.
Vladivostok is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. It is located around the Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, covering an area of 331.16 square kilometers, with a population of 603,519 residents as of 2021. Vladivostok is the second-largest city in the Far Eastern Federal District, as well as the Russian Far East, after Khabarovsk. It is located approximately 45 kilometers (28 mi) from the China–Russia border and 134 kilometers (83 mi) from the North Korea–Russia border.
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Worth seeing in and around Vladivostok
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Russky Bridge
The Russky Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. The bridge connects the Russky Island and the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula sections of the city across the Eastern Bosphorus strait, and with a central span of 1,104 metres, it is the second longest cable-stayed bridge in the world as of 2025.
6 km · cable-stayed bridge, Russia · Wikipedia - 02Far Eastern Federal University
Far Eastern Federal University is a public university in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. In 2023 the university was ranked #434 by QS World University Rankings and among the 100 best universities by Forbes.
9.6 km · university in Russia · Wikipedia - 03Zolotoy Bridge
The Zolotoy Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Zolotoy Rog in Vladivostok, Russia. The Zolotoy Rog Bridge was one of two bridges, along with the Russky Island Bridge, built in preparation for the 2012 APEC summit.
1.1 km · cable-stayed bridge · Wikipedia - 04Mount Kholodilnik
Kholodilnik Mountain (Russian: гора́ Холоди́льник or со́пка Холодильник; lit. "Mt.
5.6 km · mountain in Russia · Wikipedia - 05Dynamo Stadium
The Dynamo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Vladivostok, Russia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Dynamo Vladivostok.
700 m · multi-purpose stadium in Vladivostok, Russia · Wikipedia - 06Vladimir K. Arseniev Museum of Far East History
The Vladimir K. Arseniev Museum of Far East History is a museum named after the explorer, Vladimir Arseniev, in the city of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. The museum's collections focus on the history of Vladivostok and the surrounding area in Primorsky Krai.
300 m · museum in Vladivostok, Russia · Wikipedia - 07Most Holy Mother of God Catholic Church (Vladivostok)
The Mother of God Church It is a Latin Catholic church, built in a Gothic Revival style, located in Vladivostok in the Far East of Russia. It is the seat of the deanery of Vladivostok, which depends on the Diocese of Irkutsk.
2.1 km · Roman Catholic church in Russia · Wikipedia - 08Vladivostok Synagogue
The Vladivostok Synagogue, also known as the Bet Sima Synagogue, is an historic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 5 Praporshchika Komarova Street, in the historic district of the city of Vladivostok, Russia. It is the only synagogue in Primorsky Krai and the oldest continuously operating synagogue in the Russian Far East.
800 m · synagogue in Russia · Wikipedia - 09Eagle's Nest Hill
Vladivostok is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. It is located around the Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, covering an area of 331.16 square kilometers, with a population of 603,519 residents as of 2021.
1.1 km · mountain in Russia · Wikipedia - 10Czechoslovak Legions Graveyard in Vladivostok
Czechoslovak Legions Graveyard in Vladivostok is a graveyard of the Czechoslovak Legions in Vladivostok, Russia. In total there are buried 163 Czechoslovak legionnaires, who fought in the Russian Far East in between 1918 and 1920.
5.6 km · Historic cemetery · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
If you've arrived in Vladivostok on the Trans-Siberian, at the end of a trip that began in Moscow, head straight for Sportivnaya Harbor. The still waters of the sea will likely provide sweet relief after several days on the train. However, if you're fresh off a ferry from Japan or Korea, head up to Svetlanskaya and Ploschad Bortsov Revolutsy for a stroll to get your land legs back.
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Things to do
If you'd like to swim, the beach at Sportivnaya Harbor is the place to do it (not Golden Horn Bay, where the Pacific Fleet is parked). Be sure to salute the half-submerged mermaid statue out in the water - when they finally fish it out of the water, that is, the statue was driven off its foundation by the shifting ice and sunk several years ago.
- 01Russkiy Island
The closest and the largest island, connected by two bridges, is a nice place for swimming, sun-bathing, or biking on the gravel roads as an alternative to the city's beach.
- 02Dinamo Stadium
- 03Yacht Club 'Seven Feet'
- 04Fetisov Arena
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Where to eat
Small kiosks sell samosas and other local snacks for 100 руб or so. For fast food, Hesburger, Cinnabon, Royal Burger, Bubo, Bite Burger, RestoGrad (РестоГрад), Country Fried Chicken, restaurant network Republic (Республика) can be easily found in the centre. Burger King is among the representatives of the world fast-food networks. 1
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Getting to Vladivostok
- Airports
- Vladivostok (VVO), 38 km
- Stations
- Vladivostok railway station, 500 m · Port of Vladivostok, 3.2 km · Free port of Vladivostok, 200 m
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk → Vladivostok954 km · quickest by air, 6h 15m · ₽7,990–12,320
- Changchun → Vladivostok535 km · quickest by road, 11h 48m · ¥295–395
- Harbin → Vladivostok508 km · quickest by road, 10h 36m · ¥265–355
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Vladivostok
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Vladivostok. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe ferry port in Vladivostok is right next to the train station.
- Get inBusiness Intour Service is the official booking agent for ferries operated by The Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) between Vladivostok and the Fushiki port in Takaoka, Japan.
- Get inFerries both ways leave on Friday evening and arrive two days later on Sunday morning.
- Get inThe Eastern Dream boat of the DBS Ferry Company operates service to/from Donghae, South Korea (US$180+) and Sakai Minato, Japan (US$220+).
- Get inFrom March to November the ferry leaves Sakai Minato on Saturdays, briefly stops in Donghae on Sundays and arrives in Vladivostok on Mondays.
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