Pavlodar Region · Kazakhstan
Pavlodar travel guide
Pavlodar is a city in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan, home to about 333,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- PWQ16 km · Pavlodar International Airport
- Currency
- KZTKazakhstani tenge
- Time zone
- Asia/Almaty
- Language
- Kazakh, Russian
About
About Pavlodar
Pavlodar is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region. It is located 450 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of the national capital Astana and 405 kilometres (252 mi) southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Pavlodar
See
Pavlodar is a fairly quiet and uneventful former Soviet city. The main attractions to see here are the Mosque, the Orthodox Church, and the World War II memorial park and statue. Near the river is a nice trail to walk along that will take you south to the old River Station, which operates summer boat rides for a couple hundred tenge. There are a number of old theaters, including the old Chekhov theater, and concert halls. There are also a few museums of interest.
- Mashkhur Jusup Mosque
- Historical and Regional Studies Museum of Pavlodar Province
- Pavlodar Regional Art Museum
- Museum of Military Glory
- Memorial House Museum D.p. Bagayeva
- Pavlodar Blagoveshchensky Cathedral
Do
- The Embankment and Waterfront Beach
- Ертіc-Cinema
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Where to stay
Which part of Pavlodar to stay in
You may be better off staying in an apartment available for nightly occupancy, especially if you are trying to save money.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Pavlodar
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nurtau | 3.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Pavlodar
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Pavlodar are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 49 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 Pavlodar: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pavlodar International Airport (PWQ), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
From Almaty by train either through Astana or through Semei. Through Astana, trains run everyday and through Semipalatinsk every other day. From Astana either by evening train or several buses a day. From Omsk (Russia) by bus. Flights on Air Astana are available from Astana and Almaty and on S7 from Moscow. Long-distance and regional buses are available from most surrounding cities.
Getting around
Within the city, there are many options for getting around. A fairly simple yet complete bus and marshrutka system exists as does a tram system. Taxis can be taken most places in the city for 350 tenge (2012). Outer regions of the city usually run about 400-450 tenge. To learn more about the bus system, download an electronic interactive map of the city. Click on the little "A" circles, which are the bus stops, to see what buses go there. Many things are in walking distance as well if you're looking for a little exercise.
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PWQ · Pavlodar International Airport
Questions
Pavlodar: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Pavlodar?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Pavlodar are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 49 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Pavlodar?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pavlodar International Airport (PWQ), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Pavlodar?
Kazakhstani tenge (KZT).
Nearby
Destinations near Pavlodar
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.