How to get from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod

Plan it for your day Nizhny Novgorod to Moscow

Fastest: –
Cheapest: –
Distance: 402 km; as the crow flies
Departures today: 3; 3 ways, Thu 29 Oct

3 ways to travel

402 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare.

best2h 30m slower than flying but ₽5,800 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it.

Drivebest
6h 55m₽1,590–2,120Estimated
Avoid · Russia
437 km · fuel only
Fly
4h 23m₽6,020–10,260Estimated
Avoid · Russia
VKO → GOJ · non-stop · typical times
Taxi
6h 55m₽10,600–15,950Estimated
Avoid · Russia
one-way cab

Data: Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · All credits and licences

Before you go

Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Russia; the planner lets you pick yours.

Avoid travel to RussiaUK US

Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department.

Departures today

Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed.

Questions people ask

How long does it take to get from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod?

The fastest way is by car: about 6h 55m door to door. The straight-line distance is 402 km.

What is the cheapest way from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod?

Drive is the cheapest, from ₽1,590. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote.

How long is the flight from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod?

About 1h 11m in the air (SVO → GOJ), about 4h 23m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₽6,020–10,260; live prices are on Flights70.

How far is Nizhny Novgorod from Moscow by road?

About 437 km, roughly 6h 55m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₽1,590–2,120; tolls and parking are extra.

In Nizhny Novgorod

City in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia

Nizhny Novgorod, colloquially shortened to Nizhny and from 1932 to 1990 known as Gorky, is the administrative centre and largest city of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and the administrative centre of the Volga Federal District, in Russia. The city is located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in Central Russia, with a population of over 1.2 million residents, and roughly 1.7 million residents in the wider urban area. Nizhny Novgorod is the sixth-largest city in Russia, and the second-most populous city on the Volga and in the Volga Federal District. The city is located 420 kilometers (260 mi) east of Moscow. It is an important economic, architectural, educational and cultural centre in Russia and the Volga-Vyatka Economic Region, and provides the majority of Russia's river tourism.

The Nizhny Novgorod guide

Worth your time

The Kremlin
It's worth a wander around and contains a church, war monument with eternal flame, a reasonable art museum and impressive views along the Volga River.
Minin and Pozharsky Square
The main square of city, at the south-east side of the Kremlin.
Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street
A pedestrian street, the main street of the city.
Rozhdestvenskaya
Parallel to Oka river under the hill, this street contains a lot of 19th century buildings in rather good condition.

From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA)

Hotels in Nizhny NovgorodCompare prices on Hotels70

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