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Khabarovsk
City in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk is the administrative centre and largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the China–Russia border, at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, about 800 kilometers (500 mi) north of Vladivostok.

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As of the 2021 Russian census, it had a population of 617,441. It was known as Khabarovka until 1893.

Get in

Getting to Khabarovsk

  1. 01
    Khabarovsk Novy Airport

    Khabarovsk's airport mainly functions as a refueling and emergency landing point for polar flights between North America and Asia.

  2. 02
    Khabarovsk

    Khabarovsk station, listed as Habarovsk 1 in most train schedules, is a major stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

  3. 03
    River Port

    If you want to go to places upstream on the Amur river, the Meteor speedboats will often be your transport of choice, but only during the summer when the river is navigable.

See

Worth seeing

There is a fantastic cluster of top notch museums along Shevchenko Street, just behind the tall blue-domed Church of Theotokos on Komsomolskaya Square towards the river and stadium. Not only are the museums some of the best in the far east, they also make their home in some impressive century-old buildings dating back to before the revolution.

  1. 01
    Far East Regional Museum
  2. 02
    Far Eastern Art Museum
  3. 03
    Far Eastern Military Museum
  4. 04
    Museum of Archaeology
  5. 05
    Far Eastern Railway Museum
  6. 06
    Fedotov Exposition Hall
Do

Things to do

In addition to these listings there are also a Drama Theatre and a Children's 'Theatre, but they are probably not of much interest unless you speak Russian. Nonetheless, the city has a fairly vibrant cultural life.

  1. 01
    City Beach
  2. 02
    Durminskoye Reserve
  3. 03
    Khabarovsk Philarmony
  4. 04
    Gaidara Children's Park

    A small amusement park opposite the large Dynamo park to the north of the center.

  5. 05
    Khabarovsk Circus
  6. 06
    Theatre of Musical Comedy
Eat

Where to eat

The local cuisine consists primarily of traditional Russian restaurants and different Asian-style places. Italian food is also common. However, there's a great variety of cheap fast-food outlets on the streets. Prices start from $3 for good snack to US$5–10 at the Golden Bird fast food chain. Meals in small restaurants are available for US$10–20.

  1. 01
    Chocolate

    A stylish, modern looking cafe-like eatery with an international menu, cappuccino, and free wireless access.

  2. 02
    Kabachok
  3. 03
    Russki Restaurant
How locals move

Getting around Khabarovsk the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 68 Маршрутное такси 68: Балтимор - Судостроительный техникум
  • 60 Маршрутное такси 60
  • 77 Маршрутное такси 77: 39-й магазин - Ореховая сопка
  • 77 Маршрутное такси 77: Ореховая сопка - 39-й магазин
  • 79 Маршрутное такси 79: Комсомольская площадь - Берёзовка
  • 84 Маршрутное такси 84: Комсомольская площадь - МТЦ Выборгский""

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get in{{go | name | url | address 48.52417 | long | phone | hours | wikipedia International terminal of Khabarovsk airport.jpg | wikidata=Q372280 | content By train By boat=== If you want to go to places upstream on the Amur river, the Meteor speedboats will often be your transport of choice, but only during the summer when the river is navigable.
  • Get inFuyuan – In spring and summer there are daily hydrofoil services to Fuyuan in northeastern China, departing from the ferry terminal facing the Amur river.
  • Go nextSakhalin (Сахалин) – Khabarovsk is an important transfer point between the Trans-Siberian Railway and the railway line to Vanino, where ferries shuttles passengers across the Tartar strait to the fascinating Sakhalin island.
  • Go nextFrom there you can continue your journey onwards to Japan with a weekly ferry in summer.

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