City in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Chita
Chita is a city and the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway route, roughly 1,100 kilometers (680 mi) east of Irkutsk and roughly 2,100 kilometers (1,300 mi) west of Khabarovsk.
As of the 2021 census, the population is 334,427.
How locals move
Getting around Chita the local way
- Get inThe civilian airport (Kadala) is a few kilometres from the town centre, but rather than taking an expensive taxi to or from the city, hop onto a 'marshrutka' taxibus.
- Get aroundThe public transport system is well developed, with trolleybus journeys at and any taxibus ('marshrutka') journey at .
From Wikivoyage: Chita, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Vladimir from Chita, Russia (CC BY-SA 2.0), Wikimedia Commons.