Fisht Olympic Stadium

Fisht Olympic Stadium was developed to act as the centrepiece venue of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Throughout the Olympics, it staged both the opening and closing ceremony.

The ground lacked a purpose following the Games, but was selected as one of the playing venues of the 2018 World Cup. For this, the closed roof had to be opened up, and additional seating was placed to boost capacity with a little over 6,000 seats. Works were completed in late 2016.

Throughout the 2018 World Cup, Fisht Olympic Stadium staged four first round group games, one round of 16 match, and the quarter-final between Croatia and Russia (2-2).

Earlier, Fisht Olympic Stadium was also one of the playing venues of the 2017 Confederations Cup for which it staged one of the two semi-finals.

Until 2018, the ground did not have a permanent occupant, but it became the home of PFC Sochi when the club was founded in 2018 on the license of Dynamo St. Petersburg.

Fisht Olympic Stadium is situated in the city of Adler, southeast in the greater Sochi area close to the Georgian border. This venue stands on the former Olympic Complex right on the shore of the Black Sea.

The city of Adler also contains Sochi's international airport and has a significant train station. The ground lies roughly 12 kilometres from the airport and 11 kilometres from the rail station.

Multiple daily trains connect Sochi and Adler with station Imeretinsky Kurort (Olympic Park), which lies at a short walk from Fisht Olympic Stadium. The journey from Sochi takes just over 40 minutes whereas that from Adler less than 15 minutes.

Bus in addition 57k connects the airport with the ground, and bus 57 runs from Adler train station to the ground.

Address: Olimpiyskiy prospekt, Adler, 354340

Fisht Olympic Stadium stands on the Olympic Sports Complex that is part of a massive new contemporary development including residential areas, parks, beaches, shopping, and entertainment, including an amusement park next door to the ground.

There are plenty of contemporary bars and restaurants spread around in the area, in particular in the strip along the coast.

There are many hotels in the area around the ground, including multiple beach resorts, and many more guest houses and apartment rentals. Some of the better-rated hotels cover the large Bogatyr Hotel, Imeretinskiy Hotel, Tulip Inn Omega Sochi, Abris Hotel, and Radisson Blu Paradise Resort.

Use the linked guides for an overview of hotels near Fisht Olympic Stadium. Alternatively, you can opt to stay in central Sochi, explore the options here.