Three days is a good length of time to see the centre of Kaliningrad and get to the sea. The itinerary is designed for walking and the train; you do not need a car.
Day 1. The centre and Kant Island• Morning: Kant Island, the Cathedral and Kant’s tomb.
• Afternoon: a walk along the embankments to Fish Village, lunch at one of the village restaurants.
• Evening: dinner and a bar in the centre —
our restaurant reviews (in Russian) and
bars in Kaliningrad (in Russian).
Day 2. Museums and the city• Morning: the World Ocean Museum and the Pregolya embankment.
• Afternoon: the King’s Gate, the Amber Museum by Upper Lake.
• Evening: a walk along Upper Lake. More to see on the page
places of interest in Kaliningrad (in Russian).
Day 3. To the sea• By train to Zelenogradsk, about 45–50 minutes: the promenade, the beach, old streets.
What to see in Zelenogradsk (in Russian),
where to eat (in Russian).
• If you have time left — Svetlogorsk or the Curonian Spit, details in the article
how to get to the sea.
Where to stayFor this itinerary the centre is the most convenient: everything on the first and second days is on foot.
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Saltykova-Shchedrina St., 1 — a two-room apartment by the Plaza mall, in the very centre.
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Bolnichnaya St., 11 — a two-room apartment in the centre, a courtyard with parking.
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Leninsky Prospekt, 46 — a one-room apartment with a balcony, next to the World Ocean Museum.
Free dates and prices are in the
search for available apartments; minimum stay 3 nights. Other areas:
centre and Fish Village (in Russian),
near the South Station (in Russian),
near Upper Lake (in Russian).
All apartments.