Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:43 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €40.33 and €95.49, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 7h 26m over 975 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026
€40.33 to €95.49
- 224%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Nizhny Novgorod
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:43First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €127.23Mon21
- about €92.58Tue22
- about €100.83Wed23
- about €100.28Thu24
- about €101.38Fri25
- about €101.38Sat26
- about €95.88Sun27
- about €58.48Mon28
- about €54.08Tue29
- about €60.68Wed30
- about €70.03Thu1
- about €62.33Fri2
- about €57.93Sat3
- about €55.18Sun4
- about €48.58Mon5
- about €40.33Tue6
- about €44.18Wed7
- about €73.33Thu8
- about €65.08Fri9
- about €69.48Sat10
- about €48.03Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Volgograd. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Volgograd for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €68.9390 days
- €50.7860 days
- €39.2345 days
- €41.9830 days
- €48.0321 days
- €55.1814 days
- €95.887 days
- €100.833 days
- €127.231 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €39.23.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 224 percent. The most expensive point is €127.23, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
975 km
847 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
1,259,013 → 1,013,533
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 975 km against 847 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Tambov, Saransk, Saratov, Penza. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Volgograd is large, and the road in from VOG can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Volgograd
Settled in advance, so the ride into Volgograd costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Volgograd railway station
Most of the points near Volgograd railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd?
The fastest journey from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd takes 7h 26m door to door, of which 7h 13m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 11h 8m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd?
The cheapest fare from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd is €40.33, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €109.24. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd?
The cheapest way from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd is by coach, at €40.33 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 14h 19m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd?
The fastest way from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd is by train, at 7h 57m door to door. Only 7h 13m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €95.49.
When should I book Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd?
Fares from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €39.23. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 224 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd, at €54.08. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd, at €39.23 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd?
АО «ФПК», ООО "Транстур" publish service areas covering both Nizhny Novgorod and Volgograd, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd?
33 percent of the services we sell from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd are direct. The rest connect at Tambov, Saransk, Saratov, Penza, with about 56 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd produce?
Traveling from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd by train produces about 32.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 33.1 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd use?
Services from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd by train leave from 435 km and arrive at Volgograd railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Nizhny Novgorod to Volgograd on September 20, 2026: 975 km of route against 847 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €40.33, and 7h 26m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Volgograd a set of days out that do not start at a station.
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The two ends, compared
Nizhny Novgorod reaches 85 places in 8 countries on services we hold, over distances from 51 to 3,593 km. Volgograd reaches 81 places in 7 countries, from 132 to 2,792 km.
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Leaving Nizhny Novgorod
- 85Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 16Operators
Arriving in Volgograd
Leaving Volgograd
- 81Places you can leave for
- 7Countries
- 24Operators