Samara Oblast · Russia
Tolyatti travel guide
Tolyatti is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia, home to about 663,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- KUF50 km · Kurumoch International Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Europe/Samara
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Tolyatti
Tolyatti or Togliatti, known before 1964 as Stavropol, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is the largest city in Russia which is neither the administrative center of a federal subject, nor the largest city of a subject.
Tolyatti was named after Palmiro Togliatti, an Italian communist. It is the headquarters of Lada, a major Russian automobile manufacturer. The population is approximately 720,000, of which 110,000 are employed by Lada. In the 1950s, when the population was 12,000, the entire city was moved to its present location to allow for construction of the Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station. Togliatti was the location of the Speedway of Nations in 2019. Motorcycle riders from Russia, Australia, Denmark, Great Britain, Sweden, and Germany contested.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Tolyatti
See
- Transfiguration Cathedral
- Avtovaz Museum
- Tolyatti Museum of Local Lore
- Tatishchev Monument
Do
- Sakharov Park Complex of Equipment History
- Victory Park
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When to go
The best time to visit Tolyatti
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tolyatti are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; June is the wettest, with about 57 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 Tolyatti: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), about 50 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY, 106 km) and Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV, 115 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Kurumoch International Airport, (KUF) is 55 kilometers east of the city and is the closest airport to Tolyatti.
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KUF · Kurumoch International Airport
ULY · Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport
ULV · Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport
Questions
Tolyatti: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tolyatti?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tolyatti are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; June is the wettest, with about 57 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tolyatti?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), about 50 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY, 106 km) and Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV, 115 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Tolyatti?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Tolyatti
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.