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Vladivostok
Largest city and administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia

Vladivostok

Vladivostok is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia.

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It is located around the Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, covering an area of 331.16 square kilometers, with a population of 603,519 residents as of 2021. Vladivostok is the second-largest city in the Far Eastern Federal District, as well as the Russian Far East, after Khabarovsk. It is located approximately 45 kilometers (28 mi) from the China–Russia border and 134 kilometers (83 mi) from the North Korea–Russia border.

Get in

Getting to Vladivostok

See Russia#Get in for visa requirements to Russia. Tickets for the Trans-Siberian Railway sell out and it is best to buy tickets well in advance. Tickets are sold by the operator as well as via agencies and resellers. The main line of the Trans-Siberian Railway runs between Moscow and Vladivostok.

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    Vladivostok International Airport
See

Worth seeing

If you've arrived in Vladivostok on the Trans-Siberian, at the end of a trip that began in Moscow, head straight for Sportivnaya Harbor. The still waters of the sea will likely provide sweet relief after several days on the train. However, if you're fresh off a ferry from Japan or Korea, head up to Svetlanskaya and Ploschad Bortsov Revolutsy for a stroll to get your land legs back.

Do

Things to do

If you'd like to swim, the beach at Sportivnaya Harbor is the place to do it (not Golden Horn Bay, where the Pacific Fleet is parked). Be sure to salute the half-submerged mermaid statue out in the water - when they finally fish it out of the water, that is, the statue was driven off its foundation by the shifting ice and sunk several years ago.

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    Russkiy Island

    The closest and the largest island, connected by two bridges, is a nice place for swimming, sun-bathing, or biking on the gravel roads as an alternative to the city's beach.

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    Dinamo Stadium
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    Yacht Club 'Seven Feet'
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    Fetisov Arena
Eat

Where to eat

Small kiosks sell samosas and other local snacks for 100 руб or so. For fast food, Hesburger, Cinnabon, Royal Burger, Bubo, Bite Burger, RestoGrad (РестоГрад), Country Fried Chicken, restaurant network Republic (Республика) can be easily found in the centre. Burger King is among the representatives of the world fast-food networks. 1

How locals move

Getting around Vladivostok the local way

  • Get inThe ferry port in Vladivostok is right next to the train station.
  • Get inBusiness Intour Service is the official booking agent for ferries operated by The Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) between Vladivostok and the Fushiki port in Takaoka, Japan.
  • Get inFerries both ways leave on Friday evening and arrive two days later on Sunday morning.
  • Get inThe Eastern Dream boat of the DBS Ferry Company operates service to/from Donghae, South Korea (US$180+) and Sakai Minato, Japan (US$220+).
  • Get inFrom March to November the ferry leaves Sakai Minato on Saturdays, briefly stops in Donghae on Sundays and arrives in Vladivostok on Mondays.
  • Get inIn the winter, the ferry lays over in Donghae until Monday and arrives in Vladivostok on Tuesday.
  • Get in(Update: DBS got bought by a Korean company, here's the website with the prices: http://dwship.co.kr/en/passenger/passenger.asp) There is also a ferry service connecting Vladivostok and Sokcho, South Korea.
  • Get inThe ferry from the South Korea and Japan seem to carry cars and motorcycles, although they are not roll on-roll off ships, like ferries in Europe, and there is some bureaucracy involved transporting cars from one country to another.

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

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