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Saransk
City in Mordovia, Russia

Saransk

Saransk is the capital city of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre.

Plan a trip to Saransk→From Nizhny Novgorod

It is located in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about 630 kilometers (390 mi) east of Moscow. Saransk was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Get in

Getting to Saransk

There are regular train services from Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan taking you to Saransk. The trains between Moscow and Saransk take around 10 hours 40 mins to cover the route. Saransk has a small airport too and a flight from the Russian capital takes just about an hour.

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    Saransk I
See

Worth seeing

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    Museum of Mordovia Folk Culture

    Learn about the histories of the two Mordvin ethnocultural groups, the Erzya and Moksha.

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    Cathedral of St

    Theodore Ushakov (Собор Святого Феодора Ушакова).

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    Mordovian Erzia Museum of Visual Arts

    Established in 1941.

Do

Things to do

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    Opera and Ballet Theatre of Saransk
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    Mordovia Arena

    This new stadium was a surprise choice to host matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Eat

Where to eat

Mordovskoye Podvorye, Ulitsa Saranskaya, 21,. Serves authentic Mordovian cuisine. Has a rustic wooden interior. 1000 руб.

How locals move

Getting around Saransk the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 15 Маршрутное такси 15: Улица Гагарина → Луховка
  • 15 Маршрутное такси 15: Луховка → Улица Гагарина
  • 16 Маршрутное такси 16: Спорткомплекс Мордовия" → Озёрный"
  • 16 Маршрутное такси 16: Озёрный → Спорткомплекс Мордовия""
  • 32 Маршрутное такси 32: Больница №5 → Орбита
  • 32 Маршрутное такси 32: Орбита → Больница №5
  • 37 Маршрутное такси 37: Больница №5 → Солнечная улица
  • 37 Маршрутное такси 37: Солнечная улица → Больница №5
  • 39 Маршрутное такси 39: Солнечная улица → Больница №5
  • 40 Маршрутное такси 40: Больница №5 → 6-й Микрорайон → Больница №5
  • 45 Маршрутное такси 45: Дом-интернат → Спорткомплекс Мордовия""
  • 45 Маршрутное такси 45: Спорткомплекс Мордовия" → Дом-интернат"

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Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Hannerdy (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.