Kostroma Oblast · Russia
Kostroma travel guide
Kostroma is a city in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, home to about 265,000 people.
- Best months
- May to August
- Nearest airport
- KMW6 km · Kostroma Sokerkino Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Kostroma
Kostroma is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian cities, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Volga and Kostroma.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kostroma
See
- The Trading Arcades
- Susaninskaya Ploshchad
- Bogoyavlensky (Epiphany) Monastery
- Saint Hypatia Monastery
- Museum of Wooden Architecture
- Resurrection Church on the Lowlands
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When to go
The best time to visit Kostroma
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kostroma are May to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 74 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 Kostroma: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kostroma Sokerkino Airport (KMW), about 6.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Golden Ring Yaroslavl International Airport (IAR, 51 km) and Ivanovo South Airport (IWA, 92 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
There are daily overnight trains from Moscow and trains (elektrichki) from Yaroslavl. You can also take the Lastochka (Swallow) express train from Moscow, which takes about 5 hours to get to Kostroma. The Kostroma-Novaya train station is in the eastern part of the city. There are also daily buses from Ivanovo, Yaroslavl, and Vladimir through Suzdal. There are several flights a week by Kostroma Air Enterprise from St. Petersburg to Kostroma. Kostroma Airport is about 8 km northeast of the city.
Getting around
Bus #13 shuttles between the main square (Susaninskaya ploshchad) and Hypatiev Monastery. Trolleybus #2 runs between the main square and the train station.
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KMW · Kostroma Sokerkino Airport
IAR · Golden Ring Yaroslavl International Airport
IWA · Ivanovo South Airport
Questions
Kostroma: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kostroma?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kostroma are May to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kostroma?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kostroma Sokerkino Airport (KMW), about 6.4 km from the city centre in a straight line; Golden Ring Yaroslavl International Airport (IAR, 51 km) and Ivanovo South Airport (IWA, 92 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kostroma?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Kostroma
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.