Today, many are thinking about a vacation on the Crimean peninsula, which promises to become one of the most popular resorts this season. We will tell you how you can get to Crimea by plane, train, bus and car from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Anapa and other regions. Let's talk separately about how to get bypassing Ukraine. We hope that you will find answers to all your questions, find a convenient route and enjoy a great vacation on the Black Sea coast!
How to get to Crimea by plane
Plane is the fastest and easiest way to get to the resort coast. Often, airlines hold promotions and provide significant discounts, so sometimes a flight can be cheaper for tourists than covering an impressive distance by land transport. Since there is only one suitable airport on the peninsula (in Simferopol), all air routes will have a final destination in this sunny city.
We fly from Moscow
So, let's start an overview of suitable air travel from the capital Domodedovo. Flights of the following carriers are planned for 2017: Ural Airlines, Vim Airlines, Globus, Red Wings and others. The cost of tickets is practically the same and starts from 4200 rubles (Globus company) to 4950 rubles (Ural Airlines). To overcome the route, depending on the airline, it will take from 135 minutes to 2.5 hours. Planes take off both in the morning and in the evening, so everyone can choose the best option for traveling.
From Saint-Petersburg
It will take much longer to get from the cultural capital of Russia to Simferopol, while the average ticket price will only slightly differ from the one discussed above. So, the best option for a flight to Crimea would be the offer of S7. This carrier provides the cheapest way to get to the Crimean coast - tickets start at 4,600 rubles. But for those who are not afraid of additional costs, we advise you to pay attention to the airlines Russia and Ural Airlines, whose aircraft are capable of delivering tourists to their final destination in just 3 hours 10-20 minutes! In this case, the cost of the trip will be from 4900 to 5100 rubles.
From Yekaterinburg
The companies S7, Ural Airlines, Aeroflot, already well-known to us, offer their services to passengers traveling from Yekaterinburg. The most optimal option for a flight can be safely called the offer of Ural Airlines. The flight time to Simferopol is only 3 hours 40 minutes, and the ticket price is 7700 rubles. For example, the cheapest option is considered to be an offer from S7, which is ready to deliver passengers to Simferopol for just 6900 rubles, but it will take more than 11 hours to get there!
From Nizhny Novgorod
You can get to Crimea and from Nizhniy Novgorod by plane of Aeroflot and S7 companies. The first carrier offers the best route, which saves both time and money. So, in 5.5 hours and having paid for a ticket worth 8.5 thousand rubles, you will find yourself at the central airport of the peninsula. For those who seek to reduce their costs as much as possible, a flight on an S7 plane is more suitable, ticket prices for which start at 6 thousand rubles. At the same time, be prepared to spend at least 14 hours on the flight.
From Anapa
With the help of the popular search engines Aviasales and Skyscanner, we were able to find suitable routes for a flight to Crimea from Anapa. The leader in the price plan is still S7, which is ready to deliver passengers to Simferopol for only 5.5 thousand rubles. At the same time, the time spent in the sky is amazing and is 22.5 hours! According to the criterion of speed, the best offer from Aeroflot. Tourists will spend 6 hours on the flight, and the ticket will cost 10,250 rubles.
How to get to Crimea by train
The plane is not the only option for your trip to the Crimean coast. Of course, this option will prove to be more exhausting and not always more budgetary. It is also unlikely to be suitable for families traveling with children. But first things first. So, we all know that the peninsula is separated from Russia by a strait across which there is no bridge. Therefore, any land route bypassing the territory of Ukraine will necessarily run through a ferry crossing. In 2017, there are several ways to get to the Crimean coast.
Train + bus + ferry + bus
The first way is a mixed train journey from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg or other regions of Russia to Anapa or Krasnodar. Next, you have to change to a bus that will take you to the crossing. After that, you will have to get on the ferry and again continue your journey across the peninsula by bus, which will take you to one of the resort towns of Crimea.
The disadvantages of such a trip are obvious. In addition to the need to buy several tickets at once, tourists will spend time waiting for transfer and disembarkation, as well as going through passport inspection. The cost of a bus ticket (including ferry transfers) from Anapa ranges from 380 to 700 rubles (depending on the destination on the peninsula).
Single ticket to Crimea
The second option for traveling by train is the service "Single ticket to Crimea", which was organized by JSC Russian Railways and ANO United Transport Directorate. With its help, you can speed up your tour a little. Although vacationers will have to overcome the same route through Anapa or Krasnodar, they will be spared the need to buy separate bus and ferry tickets. Upon arrival, not the Anapa or Krasnodar platform, a bus will already be waiting for them as part of the transfer service, which will take them straight to one of the selected cities - Yalta, Sudak, Sevastopol, Evpatoria and others. You can buy such a ticket by going to the website of Russian Railways, be sure to indicate the destination on the territory of the peninsula. Or at any ticket office of the railway station - in Moscow, in the regions or in Anapa.
You can get from Moscow to Anapa by train 012M, the cost of tickets for which starts from 5 thousand rubles (compartment) to 26 thousand rubles (soft carriage).
From St. Petersburg, you will have to get there with a transfer through the capital's railway station. The fare to Moscow will be an additional 3.5 thousand rubles. Passengers from Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod should do the same. You can get to the capital station for 3.8-11 thousand rubles (depending on the type of carriage). And from Nizhny Novgorod the fare will cost from 1 to 8 thousand rubles to Moscow, and then with a transfer to express 012M to Anapa. You can find out a detailed timetable for trains to Crimea, transfer time in Moscow and total travel time, as well as other information on the official website of the Russian railway carrier.
How to get to Crimea by bus
Another option for traveling to Crimea is to use the services of bus carriers. This type of transport is considered the most popular today, since it combines availability and low cost. You can get to Crimea by bus either from Moscow or from the southern regions of Crimea. It is quite obvious that the residents of the capital prefer the air route, because it saves time and sometimes money! But residents of the regions - Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Anapa may well appreciate all the advantages of traveling by land transport.
If you nevertheless chose a bus as a means of transportation from Moscow, you should understand that the price of a ferry ticket is already included in the fare, which automatically saves you from having to stand in line at the ticket office for a ticket! It is very convenient.The bus schedule can be checked with the carrier, or by visiting the official website of a particular bus company. The fare from Moscow to Simferopol (the central station of Crimea) is from 2.3 to 3.5 thousand rubles one way, which is somewhat cheaper than air travel, but much longer in time. Do not forget that you will have to pay extra for baggage transportation. The bus departs from the capital's Novoyasenevskaya station, as well as from the platform of the Krasnogvardeyskaya bus station.
If you have a question: "how to get to the Crimea from St. Petersburg?", You will be disappointed. After all, there are no direct buses to Crimea from other regions of Russia - St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and other direct buses. Therefore, tourists have to choose between a mixed type of travel within the framework of the "Single ticket", offers from air carriers, or pre-travel by one of the available methods to the capital's bus station or the southern regions of the country, from where regular transportation is organized.
Another obvious disadvantage of such a trip is the risk of being held hostage to a situation when the bus breaks down somewhere along the route. In this case, you will have to lose a lot of time before help arrives. Traveling by bus from Anapa will be more affordable. For 400-1000 rubles you can always get to any resort town of Crimea. Private carriers offer their services to tourists, as well as companies that provide licensed transportation. The indicated price includes the price of the ferry crossing. You can find out options for such a trip at the local bus station. We hope that after reading our article, you have received answers to your questions on how to get to Crimea from Moscow or any other region of Russia.
Bypassing Ukraine
A few words should be said about the passage through the territory of Ukraine. Due to the difficult political situation in the region, the citizens of Russia should not lay their routes through the territory of Ukraine. The running of trains and buses in this direction has been suspended, there are problems with the passage of passport control. If you do not want your vacation to be hopelessly ruined, travel only with proven ways and routes!
To Crimea by car
Due to the difficult political situation in Ukraine, the passage of Russian citizens through its territory has become very difficult. First, a law was passed prohibiting the entry of Russian citizens into the territory of Crimea, and later a system of border control was introduced, which allows Russians to cross the state border of Ukraine only if they have a passport. Accordingly, all routes through the territory of Ukraine that existed until recently turned out to be closed for Russians and they have to look for alternative routes to travel to the peninsula in their own car.
It is not difficult to guess that the only way to overcome the Kerch Strait from the Russian Federation is the ferry crossing. The most popular and affordable route option runs through the Krasnodar Territory and the ferry crossing the strait, connecting the two ports. It is worth noting that there are different queues for regular vehicles and private cars. Despite the fact that the journey through the strait takes only 20-30 minutes, depending on the weather, you can wait for your turn to land for hours. Consider this, especially if there are young tourists in your car. If you are determined to go to the peninsula by private car, we advise you to plan your trip so that you get to the crossing at night or on weekdays, when the flow of cars and passengers decreases.
From Moscow
From the capital and other cities of the central region of the country, you need to go along the M4 Don highway, which was reconstructed the year before last and on which all the conditions for a comfortable journey have been created - service station, gas station, toilets, cafes and other road infrastructure. Be prepared for the fact that you will have to pay for travel on some sections of the route, or choose an alternative passage on lower quality roads, wasting time. Again, night travel will be cheaper.
From other regions
A trip from St. Petersburg should go through the M10 highway to Moscow, and then along the M4 route mentioned above, which can be reached through the Moscow Ring Road.
There are two ways to go from Nizhniy Novgorod. The first one runs through Vladimir and Moscow along the M7 highway, from where, again, travelers will need to reorient themselves to the M4 highway mentioned above. An alternative option would be to travel along the P158 highway to Saransk and Penza. Further along the E30 to Syzran, from where along the P228 to Saratov and Volgograd. From Volgograd along the E40 you can get to the M4 highway near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky.
From Anapa along the A290 highway we get to Dzhiginka, after which we rebuild onto the E97 road, which will lead directly to the port "Caucasus".
New rules for the passage of the ferry crossing
At the end of 2015, the rules for using the ferry have undergone some changes. So, in front of the road service post, in the village of Ilyich, you should turn left at the sign, go to the auto storage and get coupons for the size of the car and a check from the number in the queue. At the end of the accumulator there is a cash register, where you need to make a payment. In this case, do not forget to provide documents for transport, as well as for all passengers. Further, by transport, you should drive to the place of inspection, hand over the coupons and wait until the security officers inspect the car. You will then be prompted to drive to the drive to await loading.
Prices for the ferry to Crimea in 2017 for cars
The tariffs have been revised in 2015 and are as follows:
- adult passengers and children 12-18 years old must pay 150 rubles each;
- children 6-12 years old - 80 rubles;
- travel for kids under 6 years old is free;
- excess baggage - 10r / kg;
- transportation of passenger cars in length:
- up to 5.3 m - 1700 rubles;
- over 5.3 m - 4800 rubles;
- the trailer is paid additionally (500 rubles).
- trucks - 5-8 thousand rubles, depending on the length.
