Sarov: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 88,000
• Coordinates: 54.9480° N, 43.3152° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 371 km (231 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport (GOJ): 145 km (90 mi), straight line
• Saransk International Airport (SKX): 153 km (95 mi), straight line
• Penza Airport (PEZ): 233 km (145 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Diveyevo: 11 km (7 mi)
• Pervomaysk: 32 km (20 mi)
• Ardatov: 35 km (22 mi)
• Temnikov: 36 km (22 mi)
• Voznesenskoye: 36 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Arzamas, 60 km (37 mi)