Amur Oblast · Russia
Blagoveshchensk travel guide
Blagoveshchensk is a city in Amur Oblast, Russia, home to about 240,000 people.
- Best months
- May and September
- Nearest airport
- HEK19 km · Heihe Aihui Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Asia/Yakutsk
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Blagoveshchensk
Blagoveshchensk is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Amur and the Zeya Rivers, opposite the Chinese city of Heihe.The Amur has formed Russia's border with China since the 1858 Treaty of Aigun and the 1860 Convention of Peking.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Blagoveshchensk
See
- Amur Regional Museum of Local History and Nature
- Lotus lake
- Cemetery of Dinosaurs
Do
Annual festival "Amur Autumn" hosts art films and spectacles from Russia. One of the festivals was honoured by visit of Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida.Official site.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Blagoveshchensk
1 hotel 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yubileinaya hotel | 1960 | 0.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Blagoveshchensk
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Blagoveshchensk are May and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 142 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 Blagoveshchensk: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Heihe Aihui Airport (HEK), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ignatyevo Airport (BQS, 21 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
By direct train from Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Tynda or Moscow, all of them pass through Belogorsk, the town on Trans Siberian Railway. Riding any other train will need connection in Belogorsk, from where you can also take a bus.
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HEK · Heihe Aihui Airport
BQS · Ignatyevo Airport
Questions
Blagoveshchensk: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Blagoveshchensk?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Blagoveshchensk are May and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 142 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Blagoveshchensk?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Heihe Aihui Airport (HEK), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ignatyevo Airport (BQS, 21 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Blagoveshchensk?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Blagoveshchensk
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.