Tver Oblast · Russia
Where to stay in Tver
Tver is a city in Tver Oblast, Russia, home to about 413,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June and August
- Nearest airport
- SVO133 km · Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Currency
- RUBRussian ruble
- Time zone
- Europe/Moscow
- Language
- Abaza, Adyghe, Aghul
About
About Tver
Tver is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers.
Russians usually say "Tver-v Moskvu dver" (Tver is a door to Moscow). Since Saint Petersburg was founded, Tver has been a critical transit city on the road between two major cities. The main waterway for commerce in the region, the Volga, also passes through the city. Tver was famous for its merchants. One of them, Afanasiy Nikitin, reached India and was the first one of the first Europeans (after Marco Polo and Niccolò de' Conti) to travel to and document his visit to that land. He described his trip in a narrative known as The Journey Beyond Three Seas (Khozheniye za tri morya).
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Things to do
What to see and do in Tver
See
- Resurrection Cathedral
Do
Tver is an old Russian city, but most of its architecture didn't survive the war and economic crisis of the 1990s. The city center is completely rebuilt, first by Catherine the Great in the 18th century, then after WWII in 1945. The remnants of old Tver begins from the northern end of Tryokhsvyatskaya street. Tryokhsvyatskaya street is a local version of Moscow's Arbat. It's a pedestrian street where most of the cafés, art spaces, and bars are. The main embankment of the Volga river is also popular. Several churches and palaces survived, but most of them are museums now.
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Where to stay
Which part of Tver to stay in
There are several hostels and hotels around the city.You can also rent a flat for a night.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Tver
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Hotel Zvezda | 0.8 km | |
| Gubernator Hotel | 0.9 km | |
| Hotel Teremok Proletarsky | 3.3 km | |
| Hyde Park Hotel | 1.0 km | |
| Osnabruck Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Tver Hotel | 7.6 km | |
| Tver Park Hotel | 8.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Tver
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tver are May, June and August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 80 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 Tver: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), about 133 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Tver is 175 km northwest from Moscow on the railway and highway which connect Moscow and St. Petersburg. Tver was one of the first Russian cities where the railroad was built. In the 1850 railroad from Moscow to Saint Petersburg passed through the city. Now it is an important railway hub. Almost every train from Moscow to St. Petersburg stops here. The fastest way to reach Tver from Moscow or Saint Petersburg is getting on high-speed "Sapsan" train. Train ride from Moscow takes one hour and two hours from St. Petersburg.
Getting around
City transport is represented by the tram line, trolleybus, buses and marshrutkas(mini buses). The only tram line (route №5) starts from the bus station passes through the railway station, city center, bridge across Volga and ends on the north-western outskirts. Trolleybuses and buses have a wide network around the city. They are more safe than the marshrutky which are famous for their reckless drivers.
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SVO · Sheremetyevo International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Tver
Eat
There are several international fast food chains in the city: Vkusno i Tochka (formerly McDonalds), Burger King, Rostic's (formerly KFC) and Subway. Most of them in the main shopping malls' food courts. There is also Russian fast food chain called Chicken House (near the bus and railway stations) and a lot of other local cafes, canteens (called stolovaya in Russian) and restaurants.
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Questions
Tver: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tver?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tver are May, June and August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 80 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tver?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), about 133 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Tver?
Russian ruble (RUB).
Nearby
Destinations near Tver
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.