Tyumen Oblast · Russia
Surgut travel guide
Surgut is a city in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, home to about 433,000 people.
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- SGC10 km · Surgut International Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Surgut
Surgut is the largest and most populous city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Ob River. It is one of the few cities in Russia to be larger than the capital or the administrative center of its federal subject in terms of population, economic activity, and tourist traffic.
While not the administrative capital of Khanty-Mansia, 300,000-strong Surgut is the largest city in the region, which is atypical in Russia. A growing population is the other distinctive feature of this city. The city is in the north of Western Siberia at the right bank of the river Ob, 250 km east of Khanty-Mansiysk and 708 km north-east of Tyumen. Climate-wise Surgut belongs to the Extreme North zone, winter lasts for seven months.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Surgut
See
- Surgut Art Museum
- Holy Transfiguration Cathedral
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Where to stay
Hotels in Surgut
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Polaris | 2.9 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Surgut
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Surgut are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 89 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 Surgut: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Surgut International Airport (SGC), about 10 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kogalym International Airport (KGP, 120 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
Direct train from Tyumen (#939) and Nizhnevartovsk (#952). Domestic flights from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Omsk, Tyumen, Khanty-Mansiysk, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Ufa, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Saratov, Volgograd. International flights from Baku and Kyiv, including charter ones from Bangkok and Hurghada. The river port doesn't serve passenger transportation.
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SGC · Surgut International Airport
KGP · Kogalym International Airport
Questions
Surgut: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Surgut?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Surgut are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 89 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Surgut?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Surgut International Airport (SGC), about 10 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kogalym International Airport (KGP, 120 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Surgut?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Surgut
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.