Altai Krai · Russia
Where to stay in Barnaul
Barnaul is a city in Altai Krai, Russia, home to about 622,000 people.
- Best months
- May to August
- Nearest airport
- BAX16 km · Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Asia/Barnaul
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Barnaul
Barnaul is the largest city and administrative centre of Altai Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Barnaulka and Ob rivers in the West Siberian Plain. As of the 2021 census, its population was 630,877, making it the 20th-largest city in Russia and the fourth-largest in the Siberian Federal District.
The city was founded in the XVIII century as a center of silver and copper mining, and has a population of over 600,000. The foundation year of the city is unknown and is either 1730 or 1739. The name of founding father is Akinfey Demidov, a Russian mine-owner who started copper extraction and melting in the region. Later on his business spread to the gold and silver and the family reached all-Russian scale. The city became a fort and built a dam. This activity was major for centuries to come. Except that, nature and geography explorers never abandoned this Siberian place.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Barnaul
See
- State Art Museum of Altai Krai
- Pokrovsky Orthodox Cathedral
- Church of the Holy Ancestors
- Church of St. Hripsime
- Nagornyi park
Do
- House Club
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Where to stay
Hotels in Barnaul
5 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Altai Hotel | 1938 | 2.2 km |
| Hotel Barnaul | 2.0 km | |
| Fedorov | 0.1 km | |
| Hotel Ulitka | 2.5 km | |
| Nika Hotel | 4.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Barnaul
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Barnaul are May to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 69 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Barnaul: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport (BAX), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting around
Inside the city there are routes of public buses (about 150), marshrutkas, taxis, trams (11) and trolleys (5). The thoroughfares interconnecting Barnaul with other cities, towns and suburbs are Pavlovsky Highway (Павловский тракт) leading to Novosibirsk, Zmeinogorsky Highway (Змеиногорский тракт) leading to Kazakhstan, Pravoberezhny Highway (Правобережный тракт) to Novosibirsk and Biysk. The river port may be useful in getting to suburbs or closest villages like Bobrovka that offers country tourism activities.
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BAX · Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Barnaul
Drink
Locally brewed beer: Ворсин (Vorsin), Golfsteiner, Барнаульское (Barnaulskoye), Чешское (Cheshskoye), Жигулёвское (Zhigulyovskoye).
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Questions
Barnaul: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Barnaul?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Barnaul are May to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 69 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Barnaul?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Barnaul Gherman Titov International Airport (BAX), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Barnaul?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Barnaul
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.