City Details: Samara

A few alternate names for Samara are: KUF, Kuibyschew, Kuibyshev, Kujbyshev, Kuybyshev, Samar, Samar khot, Samar osh, Samara, Samarae

Samara, formerly known as Kuybyshev (1935–1991), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast in Russia. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara rivers, with a population of over 1.14 million residents, up to 1.22 million residents in the urban agglomeration, not including Novokuybyshevsk, which is not conurbated. The city covers an area of 541.4 square kilometers (209.0 sq mi), and is the eighth-largest city in Russia and tenth agglomeration, the third-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District.

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Samara

General Information

Official Name: Russian Federation
Common Name: Russia
Population: 1163399
Timezone: Europe/Samara
Coordinates: 53.20007, 50.15
Country Code: RUS
Continent: Europe, Asia

Closest Airports to Samara

1. Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), distance from city center: 33.91 km
2. Ulyanovsk East Airport (ULY), distance from city center: 160.18 km
3. Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV), distance from city center: 173.52 km

Location of Samara

Country Details

Country: Russia
Official Name: Russian Federation
Capital: Moscow
Region: Europe
Subregion: Eastern Europe
Population: 144,104,080
Area: 17,098,242 km²
Languages: Russian
Currency: Russian ruble (₽)
Timezones: UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00
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Has borders with:

Azerbaijan
Belarus
China
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Korea (North)
Latvia
Lithuania
Mongolia
Norway
Poland
Ukraine

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Museums in Samara, Russian Federation

Museum

Музей им. П.В. Алабина

Leninskaya Street 142, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.1928° N, 50.1090° E

Hours: Tu-We, Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00

+7 (846) 333-64-23

Museum

Самара Космическая

Lenina Avenue 21, Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.2127° N, 50.1454° E

Hours: Tu-We, Fr 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-20:00 • Sa 11:00-17:00 • Su 11:00-15:00 • Tu[1] off “санитарный день”

+7 846 263 39 35

Museum

Бункер И. В. Сталина

Frunze Street 167, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443010

Coordinates: 53.1968° N, 50.0981° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-13:00, 14:00-15:00

+7 846 333 35 71

Museum

Музей истории трамвайно-троллейбусного управления

Michurina Street 3, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.1993° N, 50.1318° E

Hours: We-Su 11:00-15:00

+7 846 309 95 37;+7 927 703 56 67

Museum

Музей авиации и космонавтики им. академика С.П. Королева

Moskovskoe shosse 34А, Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.2124° N, 50.1778° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00

+7 486 267 43 75

Museum

Дом рока "Звезда"

Novo-Sadovaya Street 106Г, Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.2160° N, 50.1462° E

Hours: We-Su 12:00-20:00

+7 939 700 91 91

Museum

Самара Космическая

Krasnoarmeyskaya Street 131, Шмидта, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.1866° N, 50.1276° E

Hours: Tu-We, Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Mo, Th 12:00-20:00

+7 846 954 97 67

Museum

Музей модерна

Frunze Street 159, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.1942° N, 50.0963° E

Hours: Tu-We, Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00

Museum

Музей истории Куйбышевской железной дороги

Komsomolskaya square 1, Шмидта, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443030

Coordinates: 53.1861° N, 50.1214° E

+7 846 303 46 55

Museum

Самарский областной художественный музей

Kuybysheva Street 92, Samarskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443099

Coordinates: 53.1895° N, 50.0897° E

Museum

Музей-усадьба А.Н. Толстого

Frunze Street 155, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.1935° N, 50.0958° E

Hours: Mo-We,Fr,Su 10:00-18:00 • Th,Sa 12:00-20:00

Museum

Дом-музей М.В. Фрунзе

Frunze Street 114, Samarskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.1915° N, 50.0937° E

Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00 • Su,Mo off

Museum

Музей истории им. М.Д. Челышова

Frunze Street 49, Samarskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443099

Coordinates: 53.1833° N, 50.0890° E

Hours: 10:00-18:00

Museum

??? Музей им. Эльдара Рязанова

Frunze Street 120, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.1927° N, 50.0945° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

Museum

Военно-исторический музей Краснознаменного Приволжско-Уральского военного округа

Kuybysheva Street 157, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.1967° N, 50.0955° E

Museum

Дом М.Д. Маштакова

Samarskaya Street 207, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.2014° N, 50.1157° E

Museum

Дом-музей В.И. Ленина

Leninskaya Street 131, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.1931° N, 50.1109° E

Museum

Музей археологии Поволжья, ПГСГА

Leninskaya Street 123, Leninskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443028

Coordinates: 53.1923° N, 50.1103° E

Museum

Фото-История, Самарский музей фотографии

Krasnoarmeyskaya Street 133, Шмидта, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443030

Coordinates: 53.1877° N, 50.1258° E

Museum

Самарский епархиальный церковно-исторический музей

Radonezhskaya Street 2, Oktyabrskiy rayon, Samara, Samara Oblast, Russia, 443110

Coordinates: 53.2060° N, 50.1416° E