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Kurumoch International Airport

Samara, RU

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Kurumoch International Airport

Samara, Russia · Europe

Samara’s civilian airport is one 2015 terminal, 35 km north of the city, with real business lounges and a slow but cheap airport bus. International flying is leisure traffic, not a European hub.

Airportist Score

6.2/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use7.0
Comfort & amenities6.6
Food & retail6.2
Ground access5.2
Reliability5.4
Lounges6.2

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Kurumoch International Airport

Samara, Russia · Europe

Samara’s civilian airport is one 2015 terminal, 35 km north of the city, with real business lounges and a slow but cheap airport bus. International flying is leisure traffic, not a European hub.

Airportist Score

6.2/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use7.0
Comfort & amenities6.6
Food & retail6.2
Ground access5.2
Reliability5.4
Lounges6.2

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Fastest to city
No published time
Taxi
Cheapest to city
Bus 222
153 RUB, plus 23 RUB for luggage · 55–60 minutes
Lounges
4
Terminals
Terminal 1 (2015); separate VIP building
Passengers / year
3.57 million (2025)

All 4 lounges at KUF
KUF security wait times

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Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

One terminal

Use Terminal 1 for every flight

Domestic and international passengers share Terminal 1. The old building has been closed to passengers since 5 April 2015.

Buses

Bus 222 is 153 RUB and about an hour

Mayak runs it to Samara railway station through the night. Luggage is another 23 RUB. There is no train platform at the terminal.

Lounge price

The business lounge is 5,800 RUB

Floor 4 domestic and international rooms include food and showers. The published networks are bank and lounge cards, not Priority Pass.

Parking

Leave the kerb within 15 minutes

The pickup lane is free for 15 minutes, then 880 RUB an hour. A full day on long-stay P2 is 791 RUB.

Live conditions

Right now at KUF

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

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Who this airport works for

Best for

Domestic connections to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Sochi
A shower in the floor-4 lounge when your ticket already covers it
A regulated 153 RUB bus if you are not in a hurry

Watch out for

The airport is 35 km north of Samara and bus 222 can leave a gap of two hours
Cash lounge entry is 5,800 RUB, and the operator does not list Priority Pass
Airspace holds closed the field for hours on 22 and 23 September 2026
Kurumoch railway station is not the terminal

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Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

7.0

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

6.6

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

6.2

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

5.2

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

5.4

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

6.2

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

3.57 million (2025)

Terminals

Terminal 1 (2015); separate VIP building

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for KUF.

Updated Oct 12, 2026

IATA KUF, ICAO UWWW. Public airport operated by AO Mezhdunarodny aeroport Kurumoch, managed by Airports of Regions.
35 km north of Samara and 8 km northeast of Kurumoch village. Aerodrome reference point 53°30′04″N 050°09′14″E. Elevation 128 m. UTC+4, open 24 hours.
Runway 15/33 is 3,001 by 45 m, asphalt concrete, PCN 82/R/C/X/T. Runway 15 is CAT II and runway 33 is CAT I.
2025 traffic, from the airport press service via Kommersant on 20 January 2026: 3.57 million passengers, 2.75 million domestic and 822,000 international.
Terminal 1 opened 24 February 2015. The old terminal closed to passengers on 5 April 2015.
ICAO code 4E, 54 aircraft stands, rescue and firefighting category 8.

15 official sources

https://ar-kuf.ru/partners/airlines/airport/
https://ar-kuf.ru/services/businesshall/
https://kuf.aero/services/vip/
https://kuf.aero/parking/
https://ar-kuf.ru/how-to-get/from/bus/
https://ar-kuf.ru/how-to-get/to/bus/
https://ar-kuf.ru/about/news/predsedatel-pravitelstva-rf-dmitriy-medvedev-otkryl-n/
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8362558
https://ar-kuf.ru/upload/iblock/5cb/ie62nn3xwd4eydc1vundsibmvg3xmxms/Preyskurant-na-dopolnitelnye-uslugi-AO-Mezhdunarodnyy-aeroport-Kurumoch-_deystvuet-s-01.03.2026_.pdf
https://ar-kuf.ru/registration/
https://ar-kuf.ru/services/wifi/
https://ar-kuf.ru/services/child-room/
https://ar-kuf.ru/services/food-and-shopping/restoran-volga-volga/
https://news-samara.ru/society/2026/09/07/36699.html
https://63.ru/text/transport/2025/08/06/75806069/

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Kurumoch International Airport and the Samara city center
City center
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Getting There
3 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
Fastest: TaxiCheapest: Bus 222
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Lounges
4 lounges with access rules, hours, and verdicts.
Bank loyalty loungeDomestic business loungeInternational business lounge
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Traveler Tips
Check-in usually opens about three hours before departure and closes 40 minutes before departure. The airline sets the exact desk-open time. The airport asks you to arrive two to three hours ahead.
9 tips & hacks
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Amenities
6 rated amenities — food, Wi-Fi, quiet spots, family, and sleep.
Free_KUF Wi-FiFloor-4 business lounges
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Kurumoch International Airport and the Samara city center

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City center Samara

Terminal navigation guide

Terminal-change and gate-area notes pulled from the markdown guide.

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Terminal 1 opened on 24 February 2015. The operator's opening notice gives it more than 42,000 square metres, 24 check-in desks, seven jet bridges (two paired and three single), and six bus gates. All passenger flights moved there by 5 April 2015, when the old terminal closed to passengers.
The 2015 design figure was more than 3.5 million passengers a year. The 2025 total was 3.57 million, so the building is at the capacity it was built for.
Domestic and international departures are separate. Volga-Volga, the marketplace restaurant, is on floor 3 in domestic departures, left of the exit from security. The bank-loyalty room is also on floor 3. Both business lounges are on floor 4.
The mother-and-child room is on floor 3, open 24 hours, for children under 7, or under 14 if the child has a disability. An adult must get a note from the floor-1 medical point first. The stay is capped at 12 hours before departure and 6 hours after arrival.
The VIP terminal is a separate building with its own security, check-in, and parking. It is not a room inside Terminal 1.
The published runway is 15/33, 3,001 by 45 metres, asphalt concrete, PCN 82/R/C/X/T. Runway 15 is CAT II and runway 33 is CAT I. The aerodrome page lists this runway only.

Ground transport guide

City-transfer, rideshare, train, and parking guidance from the markdown guide.

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There is no metro and no railway platform at Terminal 1. In August 2025, 63.ru reported that a line to a platform at the terminal still had no allocated funding, with a possible opening no earlier than 2028.
Bus 222, run by Mayak, links the terminal with Samara railway station. The airport page prints about an hour. The November 2025 launch notice said 55 minutes. The transport ministry's 2026 fare is 153 RUB, plus 23 RUB for luggage, and the route is described as running day and night with gaps that can exceed an hour.
Bus 333 is the express between Tolyatti's Park House mall and the airport, printed on the airport page at 50 to 80 minutes. Bus 607 also stops here between Tolyatti and Samara; the airport page prints 265 RUB.
Bus 78 runs on weekdays to the Barboshina Polyana stop in Samara, about an hour.
P1 is the short-stay lot: 200 spaces, no free period, 357 RUB up to an hour and 1,391 RUB for a day. The multi-storey garage is 208 spaces at 421 RUB a day. Disabled bays are free when the car is in the federal disability register and carries the disability sign.

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Samara

~34 km

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Cheapest

Bus 222

Mayak’s regulated bus between the airport and the Samara railway station, running all day and night.

Time to city

55–60 minutes

Cost

153 RUB, plus 23 RUB for luggage

Tip: The airport page prints about an hour. The November 2025 launch said 55 minutes. Ministry quotes in 2026 put the fare at 153 RUB plus 23 RUB for luggage, day and night, with gaps that can exceed an hour.

FastestBest for luggage

Taxi

Same road into Samara, 35 km north of the city. The airport does not publish a taxi tariff.

Time to city

No published time

Cost

No official fare; local quotes were about 1,200–2,500 RUB in January 2026

Tip: Get a live quote and compare it with the 153 RUB bus before you dismiss the wait.

P2 long-stay

525 spaces about a three-minute walk. The curb is free for 15 minutes, then 880 RUB an hour.

Time to city

Car, 35 km north of Samara

Cost

791 RUB up to 24 hours

Tip: P1 jumps to 1,391 RUB a day after three hours. A repeat curb entry inside 60 minutes costs 570 RUB and loses the free 15 minutes.

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Depends

Bank loyalty lounge

Terminal 1domestic departures

Floor 3, domestic departures only. The airport prints no cash price and does not list showers. Children from age 2 are charged under the program’s own rules.

Access: ON PASS, Grey Wall, EveryLounge, Persona.Aero, RusPriority, or GoldenKey

Amenities: Light snacks · Wi-Fi · Wardrobe

Best for: A domestic departure if your program is actually on the list

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Depends

Domestic business lounge

Terminal 1domestic departures

A real airside hall with a shower, but 5,800 RUB for three hours is a steep cash buy unless your ticket or status already covers it.

Access: Business class ticket · Airline status · Day pass

Amenities: Showers · Food and non-alcoholic drinks · Wi-Fi · Wardrobe

Best for: A long domestic delay · A shower before a morning departure

Full access guide

Depends

International business lounge

Terminal 1international departures

Same cash price as the domestic hall. Confirm the extra-hour rate at the desk, and do not assume a global lounge card works.

Access: Business class ticket · Airline status · Persona.Aero, ON PASS, Grey Wall, Every Lounge, or GoldenKey · Day pass

Amenities: Showers · Food and non-alcoholic drinks · Wi-Fi · Wardrobe

Best for: An international departure with a contract carrier · A shower before a night leisure flight

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VIP terminalSeparate building

A standalone building at 36,000 RUB for one departure or arrival, or 61,000 RUB for both. Most travelers will not use it.

Access: Day pass

Amenities: Private check-in · Security · Rest rooms · Conference room · Aircraft transfer

Best for: A private departure away from Terminal 1

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Lounge & amenity notes

Lounge, food, and quiet-spot picks pulled from the markdown guide.

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The domestic business lounge on floor 4 includes food and soft drinks, a cloakroom, toilets, showers, Wi-Fi, and newspapers. Alcohol is extra. Aeroflot, UTair, S7, Ural Airlines, Rossiya, and Nordwind business-class passengers and those airlines' bonus-program guests can use it. Anyone else pays 5,800 RUB for three hours, then 550 RUB an hour.
The international business lounge, also on floor 4, lists the same amenities. The named airlines are Flydubai, Ural Airlines, and UTair, plus Persona.Aero, ON PASS, Grey Wall, Every Lounge, and Golden Key. The page price is 5,800 RUB for three hours. The page then adds 500 RUB an hour, while the 1 March 2026 and 1 July 2026 tariff PDFs list 550 RUB an hour for both domestic and international.
The floor 3 room is for bank and lounge-network cards only: ON PASS, Grey Wall, EveryLounge, Persona.Aero, RusPriority, and GoldenKey. It lists drinks, light snacks, a cloakroom, Wi-Fi, and newspapers. It does not list showers, and it does not list Priority Pass.
The VIP terminal is 36,000 RUB for one departure or one arrival, or 61,000 RUB for both. An unused segment is not refunded. A group of five or more is 30,600 RUB and 51,800 RUB. A meet-and-greet seat in the room is 1,500 RUB. A greeter's ride to the aircraft is 2,500 RUB. A conference room is 6,500 RUB an hour and a meeting room is 5,000 RUB an hour.
Volga-Volga on floor 3 serves domestic departures: local Volga dishes, pasta, pan-Asian plates, coffee, and dessert. The airport has not published a drinking-water fountain map.
Free Wi-Fi in the passenger zones uses the network name Free_KUF. Russian law requires a mobile-number login, and the airport says the free tier is speed-capped. It does not publish the current cap.
The mother-and-child room includes cots, a shower on request, a kitchen, and free stroller rental. Only hand luggage is allowed inside.

good

Free_KUF Wi-Fi

Fast WiFi

Free Wi-Fi in passenger zones on the Free_KUF network. A mobile-number login is required. The current page does not publish a speed cap.

good

Floor-4 business lounges

Has Lounge

Separate domestic and international halls with showers and food. Cash entry is 5,800 RUB for up to three hours. Alcohol is extra.

good

Volga-Volga

Food

Marketplace restaurant on floor 3 in domestic departures. The operator does not publish a drinking-fountain map.

good

Heinemann Duty Free

Shopping

International departures shop on floor 3. A smaller Sky Duty Free sits after international passport control on arrival.

good

Mother-and-child room

Family Friendly

Free, 24 hours, floor 3, for children under 7 (disabled children under 14). Get the clinic note from the floor-1 medical point first.

basic

Bus 222

Easy Transport

Regulated bus to the Samara railway station, 153 RUB plus 23 RUB for luggage, about 80–90 minutes, running all day with 60–125 minute gaps.

Editorial guide tricks

The markdown guide's highest-signal tactics before the data-backed tips below.

From Best Airport Tricks & Hacks

Check-in usually opens about three hours before departure and closes 40 minutes before departure. The airline sets the exact desk-open time. The airport asks you to arrive two to three hours ahead.
The kerb in front of Terminal 1 is free for 15 minutes. From minute 16 the airport charges 880 RUB through the first hour, then 880 RUB for each further hour.
Long stays belong on P2, not the kerb. P2 is a 3-minute walk and the first 24 hours are 791 RUB.
Bus 222 to Samara railway station is a regulated express. The regional transport ministry, quoted on 12 May 2026 and again on 7 September 2026, puts the fare at 153 RUB plus 23 RUB for luggage, running through the night.
The domestic and international business lounges are both on floor 4 and cost 5,800 RUB for up to three hours. Priority Pass is not on the access list. Children aged 2 to 12 pay half. Children under 2 are free.

01

SecurityTraveler Tips & Hacks

Forty minutes is the published cutoff

Check-in usually opens about three hours out and ends 40 minutes before departure.

The airport asks you to arrive two to three hours ahead. The airline sets the exact desk-open time.

Upside

You are not guessing a local rule of thumb.

Watch-out

The 2014 liquids notice is too old to treat as today’s rule.

02

NavigationTraveler Tips & Hacks

Floor 3 is the split

Domestic and international passport control are both marked on floor 3, in separate zones.

The two business lounges are one floor up. The bank-loyalty hall stays on floor 3, domestic side only.

03

LoungeTraveler Tips & Hacks

Pay 5,800 RUB only if you want the shower

Volga-Volga on floor 3 is the ordinary meal. The lounge price is the same on both sides.

Children 2–12 pay half on the cash tariff. The public international page and the tariff disagree on the extra-hour rate (500 vs 550 RUB).

Upside

Showers are real, and they are printed on the lounge page.

Watch-out

Priority Pass, LoungeKey, and DragonPass are not on the operator’s list.

04

TransportTraveler Tips & Hacks

The bus fare is published. The taxi fare is not.

Bus 222 is 153 RUB. Taxi quotes in a January 2026 local report ran about 1,200–2,500 RUB.

The bus interval can stretch to 125 minutes, and the ride itself is 80–90 minutes. There is no confirmed train shuttle to the door.

Upside

Cash and cards are both accepted on the regulated buses.

Watch-out

Miss the bus and the next one may be two hours away.

Lounges, Food & Amenities

Hydration notes pulled from the editorial guide.

From Lounges, Food & Amenities

Volga-Volga on floor 3 serves domestic departures: local Volga dishes, pasta, pan-Asian plates, coffee, and dessert. The airport has not published a drinking-water fountain map.

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Published alerts

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On 23 September 2026 a Kover airspace restriction stopped takeoffs and landings from 04:06 to 08:09. It was lifted. A similar stop was reported on 22 September. Check the live board.

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