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Pavlodar
Capital city of Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan

Pavlodar

Pavlodar is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region.

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It is located 450 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of the national capital Astana and 405 kilometres (252 mi) southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. In 2010, the city had a population of 331,710. The city is served by Pavlodar Airport.

Get in

Getting to Pavlodar

From Almaty by train either through Astana or through Semei. Through Astana, trains run everyday and through Semipalatinsk every other day. From Astana either by evening train or several buses a day. From Omsk (Russia) by bus. Flights on Air Astana are available from Astana and Almaty and on S7 from Moscow. Long-distance and regional buses are available from most surrounding cities.

See

Worth seeing

Pavlodar is a fairly quiet and uneventful former Soviet city. The main attractions to see here are the Mosque, the Orthodox Church, and the World War II memorial park and statue. Near the river is a nice trail to walk along that will take you south to the old River Station, which operates summer boat rides for a couple hundred tenge.

  1. 01
    Mashkhur Jusup Mosque

    Most probably Pavlodar's defining landmark, this striking mosque has minarets surrounding a sky blue dome that is supposed to resemble the top of a yurt.

  2. 02
    Pavlodar Regional Art Museum

    Art and even some models of prehistoric animals.

  3. 03
    Museum of Military Glory

    Here you can walk around looking at relics of military prowess.

  4. 04
    Memorial House Museum D.p

    A house museum where a photographer who showcased Kazakhstan lived.

  5. 05
    Pavlodar Blagoveshchensky Cathedral

    An orthodox cathedral built in the 1990s that has 54 icons.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    The Embankment and Waterfront Beach
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    River Pub
  2. 02
    Eastern Cuisine
How locals move

Getting around Pavlodar the local way

  • Get aroundA fairly simple yet complete bus and marshrutka system exists as does a tram system.

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

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