Vladivostok trip planner

Often compared to San Francisco and Naples, the sprawling eastern city of Vladivostok serves as the largest Russian port on the Pacific Ocean. Established in 1860 as a military post, the city grew into a major center of commerce and transportation. Closed to foreign travelers from 1958 to 1992, Vladivostok now draws big tourist crowds with its hilly streets, centenarian buildings, and busy bay area, named the "Golden Horn" after a similarly shaped harbor in Istanbul. Farther away from the water, the city turns into a mass of gray housing blocks, remnants of the glum Soviet days. Begin or end your trans-Siberian trip in this city, the eastern terminus of the world's longest passenger railway route. Use our world travel planner: Vladivostok and all its delights await.