Chișinău International Airport: where to stay, areas and recommended…

Chișinău Airport is located about 13 km from the city centre, with a transfer that usually takes 35-40 minutes by taxi, longer during rush hour. There is no real hotel area right next to the terminal: the Moldovan capital's international hotels are concentrated in the centre, around the Nativity Cathedral and the main boulevards, or in the area of the Malldova shopping centre, slightly more peripheral. The centre remains the most practical choice even for those with just one night, because any hotel still requires a good half-hour transfer from the airport.

Centre and Nativity Cathedral

City centre · About 13 km from the airport, 35-40 minutes by taxi, more in case of traffic.

Best for: Anyone with more than a short layover: the centre concentrates the chain hotels and the capital's points of interest.

Pros

Nativity Cathedral, main boulevards and restaurants within walking distance of the hotels downtown
Wider choice of international chain hotels than on the outskirts

Cons

Any hotel still requires a 30-40 minute transfer from the airport
The Malldova shopping centre and its business area remain a more peripheral alternative

Recommended hotels in this area

Mercure Chisinau Center Jazz Hotel: At Vlaicu Pîrcălab 72, 0.5 km from the city centre and close to Cathedral Park; fitness centre and business centre among the facilities of this Accor-branded hotel.
Radisson Blu Leogrand Hotel: At 77 Mitropolit Varlaam, 4 minutes on foot from the Nativity Cathedral; the most reviewed hotel in the capital according to TripAdvisor, where it ranks first out of 88 hotels in Chișinău.
Courtyard by Marriott Chisinau: At 21/A Arborilor Street, next to the Malldova shopping centre, the largest in the city; about 13 km from the airport, a more business-oriented than historic area.

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