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Novosibirsk
City and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk is the administrative centre and largest city of Novosibirsk Oblast and the Siberian Federal District in Russia.

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As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,633,595, making it the third-most populous city in Russia after Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Additionally, it is the largest city in North Asia and the most populous Russian city that does not have the status of a federal subject. Novosibirsk is located in southwestern Siberia, on the banks of the Ob River.

Get in

Getting to Novosibirsk

  1. 01
    Tolmachevo Airport
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Novosibirsk Museum of Regional Studies
  2. 02
    Novosibirsk State Art Museum
  3. 03
    Novosibirsk Zoo

    With 10,000 animals, it is one of the largest zoos in Russia.

  4. 04
    West Siberian Rail Museum

    54/1 (south of the city, right on train station Seyatel, is the open-air West Siberian Rail Museum.),.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Opera House
Eat

Where to eat

There are many good dining options and many local chain restaurants. Lenin Square is a popular place to eat. Italian food, sushi, and Russian food are all very popular. Many cafes offer lunch specials on weekdays. Beerman.

How locals move

Getting around Novosibirsk the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 1128 ул. Ляпидевского → ТЭЦ-5
  • Мт 25 Маршрутное такси 25

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get inMinibus #312 operates between the airport and the main train station.
  • Get aroundPublic transport includes a Metro system in the city centre as well as buses, trams, marshrutkas and trolleybuses.

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

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