Arkhangelsk, Russia

Arkhangelsk is an old northern Russian city founded in 1584 on the order of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. It stands on both banks of the Northern Dvina River, about 35 km from the White Sea coast, and is known as the cultural capital of Pomorye… More about Arkhangelsk →

Aerial view of a large square with a monument and lawns, surrounded by city buildings, with a wide river behind on a sunny day
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Cruise Ships in Arkhangelsk

No ships are scheduled in Arkhangelsk yet

New calls appear here as cruise lines publish them.

Where is the Arkhangelsk cruise port?

Cruise ships moor at the berths of the Arkhangelsk Sea and River Station (Morskoy-Rechnoy Vokzal), a passenger quay on the Northern Dvina embankment in the city itself. Ships dock alongside, so there is no tender, and there is no separate cruise terminal building.

The station is about 2 km, or a 4-10 minute drive, from Lenin Square in the centre, and the riverside embankment makes the walk into town easy in good weather. City buses, including No. 12 from Talagi Airport, stop near the station.

Cruise port

Getting to the Arkhangelsk cruise port

Arkhangelsk Talagi Airport (ARH) → Arkhangelsk Sea and River Station (Morskoy-Rechnoy Vokzal)

15–16 km · 20–35 min by car

Talagi (Arkhangelsk International Airport named after F. A. Abramov) is the city's airport, about 15 km by road from the station.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

City bus No. 12
RUB 48per person
Varies
Bus No. 12 runs from the airport to the Sea and River Station area for the normal city fare of about 48 RUB. The service can be irregular.
Taxi
Variesper vehicle
20–35 min
About 20-35 minutes by road. Order a taxi by phone or app; taxis can be hard to find at the airport at busy times.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

Driving to the port

Buses cost about 48 RUB per ride. Foreign bank cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay do not work in Russia, so carry rubles in cash. Domestic cruise operators may include transfers; check with the operator.

Where to Stay Before Your Cruise

Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.

Arkhangelsk city centre (Troitsky Avenue and the Northern Dvina embankment)

$40–85 / night

Pre- and post-cruise stays close to the river station

Port 4–10 min

One-night stays before or after a cruise, with restaurants, museums and the embankment close by.

  • Novotel Arkhangelsk
  • Pur-Navolok Hotel
  • Dvina Hotel

3- and 4-star hotels in central Arkhangelsk cost about 40-85 USD a night outside the summer; cruise-season rates may be higher.

Eating in Arkhangelsk

Coffee per item
RUB 299–369
Casual lunch per person
RUB 300–400
Restaurant dinner per person
RUB 900–1250

Prices are in Russian rubles. A cappuccino costs about 299-369 RUB and a weekday business lunch about 300-400 RUB. Prices may change. Foreign bank cards do not work, so carry cash.

Where to eat

Northern Dvina embankment

Cafes and restaurants along the riverside promenade, such as Anrov (Pomor and Scandinavian dishes, bakery) close to the centre.

Troitsky Avenue and the centre

Coffee shops and lunch places on the main avenue, and Pomor cuisine at restaurants such as Pomorsky, with cod, salmon and venison mains.

Destination

About Arkhangelsk

Arkhangelsk is an old northern Russian city founded in 1584 on the order of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. It stands on both banks of the Northern Dvina River, about 35 km from the White Sea coast, and is known as the cultural capital of Pomorye, the land of the Pomors of the Russian North.

The city has several universities, theatres and many museums, and hosts exhibitions and festivals. Nearby sights include the Malye Korely open-air museum of wooden architecture and the shipbuilding city of Severodvinsk.

Today only Russian domestic river-sea cruise ships call here: Mosturflot's Rus Velikaya stops on voyages between St Petersburg and Moscow, and Vodohod's new Nikolay Zharkov is scheduled to start White Sea cruises here to the Solovetsky Islands from 2027.

Climate
Cold subarctic climate with long, snowy winters and short, mild summers. Long-term averages give January highs of -8 C and lows of -15 C, and July highs of 22 C and lows of 12 C; the yearly average is 2 C. About 630 mm of precipitation falls a year, most from June to October, with August the wettest month at 82 mm. Summer days are very long, with about 290-300 hours of sunshine in June and July, but there is almost no sun in December.
Time zone
Moscow Standard Time
Currency
Russian Ruble (RUB)

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