Why go
- City and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.
- Served by Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB).
History
Novosibirsk is the administrative centre and largest city of Novosibirsk Oblast and the Siberian Federal District in Russia. 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.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 25 airlines, 52 direct destinations
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320, 737-800, 767-300) · 27 routes: Alma-ata, Baku, Bangkok, Beijing, Bishkek, Chimkent, Chita, Dubai, Dushanbe, Fergana, Frankfurt, Hong Kong*, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Khudzhand, Moscow, Munich*, Norilsk, Osh, Prague, St. Petersburg, Tashkent, Ulan-ude*, Urumqi, Vladivostok, Yakutsk*, Yerevan
- Isles of Scilly Skybus Isles of Scilly Skybus (CRJ-200) · 6 routes: Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Manzhouli, Nizhnevartovsk, Omsk, Salekhard
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 6 routes: Harbin, Khabarovsk, Moscow, Norilsk, Yakutsk, Yekaterinburg
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320, A321, 737-800) · 4 routes: Khabarovsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok
- Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise 6R (737-800, TU5) · 4 routes: Krasnodar, Mirnyj, St. Petersburg, Yakutia
- NordStar Airlines Y7 (737-800, ATR 42) · 4 routes: Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Norilsk, Yekaterinburg
- Transaero Airlines UN (767-300, 734, 735, 737-800, 737-700) · 4 routes: Hurghada, Moscow, Moscow, Phuket
- UTair-Express UR (ATR 72) · 4 routes: Khanty-Mansiysk, Nizhnevartovsk, Novy Urengoy, Surgut
- Cargoitalia 2G (A81) · 3 routes: Bratsk, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk
- Ciel Canadien YC (CRJ-200) · 3 routes: Nizhnevartovsk, Tyumen, Yekaterinburg
- Aerocondor 2B (CRJ-200) · 2 routes: Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg
- Air Florida QH (734, 735) · 2 routes: Bishkek, Osh
- Comores Airlines KR (A320) · 2 routes: Bishkek, Osh
- Cyprus Turkish Airlines YK (146) · 2 routes: Bishkek, Osh
- Hainan Airlines HU (A320) · 2 routes: Beijing, Urumqi
- Tajik Air 7J (735) · 2 routes: Dushanbe, Khudzhand
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (A320) · 2 routes: Namangan, Tashkent
- Air Astana KC (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Tselinograd
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (757) · 1 route: Baku
- China Southern Airlines CZ (737-700) · 1 route: Urumqi
- Japan Asia Airways EG (A320) · 1 route: Kurgan Tyube
- Salzburg arrows SZ (737) · 1 route: Khudzhand
- Svyaz Rossiya 7R (CRJ-200) · 1 route: Yekaterinburg
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (737-800) · 1 route: Kiev
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB); 9 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: OVB has direct flights to 52 destinations on 25 airlines (incl. Yekaterinburg, Bishkek, Osh, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk…). By water: ferry routes serve the area; routes include Переправа.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Novosibirsk, Russia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.