Car hire Koltsovo Airport

Koltsovo International Airport lies 16kms from Yekaterinburg, in the Urals region of central Russia. It is a hub for Ural Airlines as well as for Aviacon Zitotrans. It's the fifth-largest airport in the country, handling almost two million passengers a year. It serves a dozen European destinations and more than 40 worldwide cities. Lufthansa, Finnair, Aeroflot and Czech Airlines are four of its major carriers, with routes to Moscow, Prague, Helsinki, Frankfurt and Dubai, among other places.

Koltsovo Airport facilities

One of the best services available here is car rental in Koltsovo – Airport, as self-drive is the most practical way to navigate the sprawling city. Both the international and the domestic terminals have only recently been built and offer excellent passenger amenities as a result. Cafés, bars, duty-free and duty-paid shops, disabled persons' assistance, covered car parks, ATMs and visitor information booths are all here.

Koltsovo Airport excursions

The major city of Yekaterinburgh, with its 300-year history, has many impressive heritage buildings, including the towering Church of the Ascension and the Church on the Blood. The city is infamous as the site of the murders of Tsar Nicholas and his entire family in 1918 as well as for its Opera House and Ballet theatres, set around the Square of 1905.

Best time to visit

Set on the border between Asia and Europe, the city lies on the eastern flanks of the Ural Mountains and has a humid continental climate. Winter here lasts for six months from October, with lows of -20?C or even lower in January. The warm summers last just two months, with average temperatures of around 18?C. Day to day changeable weather is the norm.

Car rental in Koltsovo Airport

Although roads in the city are good, driving in the centre at any time is a bad idea for visiting motorists as traffic is a problem from morning to late at night. For accessing the rest of the city and the surrounding countryside, self-drive is ideal. Russian drivers can be unpredictable, but won't cause experienced visiting drivers many problems.Compare car hire rates online in order to get the best quotes for your chosen vehicle.