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Kaliningrad
City in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia

Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad, until 1946 known in English as Königsberg, is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia between Lithuania and Poland.

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Located on the Pregolya River at the head of the Vistula Lagoon, it is the only ice-free Russian port on the Baltic Sea. Its population in 2020 was 489,359. Kaliningrad is the second-largest city in the Northwestern Federal District, after Saint Petersburg, and the eighth-largest city on the Baltic Sea.

Get in

Getting to Kaliningrad

As Kaliningrad is an exclave of the Russian Federation, almost all visitors require a Russian visa to enter, except citizens of those countries that have signed bilateral agreements for visa-free entries, e.g. Israel, South Korea, South Africa, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Latin American countries.

  1. 01
    Khrabrovo Airport
  2. 02
    Kaliningrad South
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    The old cathedral of Königsberg
  2. 02
    Fishing Village

    Red-roofed buildings and colourful exteriors illustrate the charm of old Koenigsberg, what Kaliningrad used to be known as.

  3. 03
    Victory Square

    The central area where the administrative buildings, banks and shops are.

  4. 04
    The New Kaliningrad Synagogue
  5. 05
    Amber Museum

    Marshal Vasilevsky Square 1 (In the Dohna Tower of the city wall), fax: +7 (4012) 46 65 50, ambermuseum@bds.ru.

  6. 06
    Bunker Museum

    Universitetskaya 2 (Enter the first courtyard to the right behind the Kaliningrad Hotel).

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Walk

    Historically, seven bridges of Königsberg linked the two islands and the banks of the Pregel River.

  2. 02
    Watch FC Baltika Kaliningrad

    The Kaliningrad Stadium was built in 2018 to host group games of the FIFA World Cup.

Eat

Where to eat

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  1. 01
    Chaykhana Kaliningrad-Tashkent

    Ulitsa Teatral'naya, 21.

  2. 02
    Delimeal Food Factory
  3. 03
    Steindamm 99

    Well-designed interior, good service, fairly priced lunch menu on weekdays.

  4. 04
    Copper

    Prospekt Mira 41/43 (Just up the street from the Moscow Hotel),.

How locals move

Getting around Kaliningrad the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 61 Автобус № 61 : Автошкола => улица Брусничная · ООО «Маршрутное такси»
  • 61 Автобус № 61: улица Брусничная => Автошкола · ООО «Маршрутное такси»
  • 63 Автобус № 63: улица Олега Кошевого => улица Спортивная · И.П. Скибка В. С.
  • 64 Автобус № 64: улица Старшины Дадаева => посёлок Борисово · ООО «Маршрутное такси»
  • 64 Автобус № 64: посёлок Борисово => улица Старшины Дадаева · ООО «Маршрутное такси»
  • 68 Автобус № 68: ГУР Сельма => улица Артиллерийская · И. П. Скиба В.С.
  • 68 Автобус № 68: улица Артиллерийская => ГУР Сельма · И. П. Скиба В.С.
  • 71 Автобус № 71: улица Красная => Понартская улица · И. П. Скиба В.С.
  • 71 Автобус № 71: Понартская улица => улица Красная · И. П. Скиба В.С.
  • 72 Автобус № 72: посёлок Западный => завод Янтарь · ООО Маршрутное такси 2
  • 72 Автобус № 72: завод Янтарь => посёлок Западный · ООО Маршрутное такси 2
  • 74 Автобус № 74: улица Брусничная => посёлок Борисово · ООО Балттрансавто один

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get inIf you're after an adventure, you can try hitchhiking across the border at Mamonovo and taking a train from there to Kaliningrad (timetables can be found here).
  • Get inThere are ferries to Kaliningrad from Saint Petersburg and Ust-Luga.
  • Get aroundThe city has bus, minibus, trolleybus, tram and commuter railway networks.
  • Get aroundFares are kept low, at a flat rate of on the bus ( on marshrutka, a shared taxi or minibus) and the waiting time is short.
  • Get aroundMarshrutkas are paid to the driver when exiting the vehicle and can also be paid with contactless cards.

From Wikivoyage: Kaliningrad, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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