Mordovia · Russia
Where to stay in Saransk
Saransk is a city in Mordovia, Russia, home to about 309,000 people.
- Best months
- May to August
- Nearest airport
- SKX7 km · Saransk International Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Saransk
Saransk (UK:, US: ) is the capital city of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about 630 kilometers (390 mi) east of Moscow.
Saransk was founded as a fortress in 1641. It was part of a chain of fortifications, created by Grand Duchy of Moscow and later the Tsardom of Russia, to protect it from the raids of the Crimean Tatars. The fortress was far away from the main trade routes, so it could not become a major economic center and until the 1930s it was largely comprised of wooden one-story houses. It was appointed as the capital of the Mordovia in 1934 which imposed grand urban redevelopment; the old center was almost entirely demolished and replaced by Stalin-era architecture.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Saransk
See
- Museum of Mordovia Folk Culture
- Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov
- Pushkin Park
- Mordovian Erzia Museum of Visual Arts
- Sovetskaya Square
Do
- Opera and Ballet Theatre of Saransk
- Mordovia Arena
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Where to stay
Hotels in Saransk
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Hotel | 1.4 km | |
| Mercure Saransk Center | 0.1 km | |
| Meridian | 0.4 km | |
| Saransk Hotel | 0.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Saransk
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Saransk are May to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; June is the wettest, with about 65 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 Saransk: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Saransk International Airport (SKX), about 6.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Penza Airport (PEZ, 120 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
There are regular train services from Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan taking you to Saransk. The trains between Moscow and Saransk take around 10 hours 40 mins to cover the route. Saransk has a small airport too and a flight from the Russian capital takes just about an hour.
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SKX · Saransk International Airport
PEZ · Penza Airport
Questions
Saransk: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Saransk?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Saransk are May to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; June is the wettest, with about 65 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Saransk?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Saransk International Airport (SKX), about 6.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Penza Airport (PEZ, 120 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Saransk?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Saransk
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.