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Minsk
Capital and largest city of Belarus

Minsk

Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha rivers.

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As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk region and Minsk district. As of 2026, it has a population of about two million, making Minsk the 11th-most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Get in

Getting to Minsk

In addition to visa-free entry for Russians and many other citizens, passengers from 74 countries do not need a visa if flying to Minsk National Airport under certain conditions. For more information, see Belarus#Get_in.

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    Minsk National Airport
See

Worth seeing

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    Belarusian National Arts Museum
  2. 02
    Belarusian National History Museum
  3. 03
    Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum
  4. 04
    House of the Vankovichs
  5. 05
    Cat Museum
  6. 06
    Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
Do

Things to do

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    Children's Railroad
  2. 02
    Botanical Garden

    Russian: Центральный ботанический сад), Vulica Surhanava вул.Сурганава, 2v (M: Park Čaliuskincaǔ station (Парк Чалюскінцаў) 100 m (330 ft)),.

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    Park Čaliuskincaǔ
  4. 04
    Park Horkaha
  5. 05
    Park Janki Kupaly
  6. 06
    National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Eat

Where to eat

Due to the common history, traditional Belarusian cuisine is similar to that of the rest of Eastern Europe but particularly Polish and Lithuanian. Soups, dumplings, baked potato, mushroom and meat dishes, pickled vegetables and salads are often on the menu. Beer and naliŭki (berries, fruits and various spices liquors) are traditional here. Minsk has a good selection of Belarusian traditional restaurants.

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    Supermarket Centralny Buffet
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    Draniki

    Plošča Svabody, 4 (M Niamiha 0.2km; M Kastryčnickaja or Kupalaǔskaja 0.3km).

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    Pesochnica

    Mašerava 11 (M Plošcča Pieramohi 0.5 km),.

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    ENZO

    A two-floor steak and burger restaurant in the heart of the trendy hang-out quarter.

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    Kuchmistr
How locals move

Getting around Minsk the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 1212 ДС Чыжоўка - м-н Сухарава-6

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get inThe airport is served by buses №300Э and private minivans №1400-ТК and №1430-ТК running 24/7 every 15 to 45 min (see timetable ) from the central coach terminals (Aŭtavakzal Centraĺny, Аўтавакзал Цэнтральны; also may be spelt Avtovokzal Tsentralnyi, from its Russian name).
  • Get inFree wifi is available on all buses and minivans, however, you will have to be able to receive an SMS with the password.
  • Get inFor minivans №1400-ТК and №1430-ТК, take any available seat and wait for the driver to collect cash payments just before departure.
  • Get inStowing luggage is free on minivans (limited space is available) and 0.40 rubles - on bus №300Э.
  • Get inOn the bus №300Э or minivan №1400-ТК routes, the first stop is in about 30 minutes at the Uručča, Уручча metro station.
  • Get inThe minibus №1430-ТК runs less frequently (see schedule ) and takes a different route.
  • Get inFrom the Aŭtavakzal Centraĺny, all buses and minivans for the airport depart every 15 minutes (less frequently during off-peak hours) from the platform 2 (August 2019).
  • Get inFor minivans №1400-ТК, tickets can be purchased from the driver.

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

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