- A bit of history
- Services and shops
- How to get there?
Adler's airport is Sochi Airport, which is located a few kilometers from the city. At the moment, the airport is an airport of interregional and international importance. It is the eighth largest in Russia in terms of passenger traffic, along with such air hubs as Vnukovo and Domodedovo.
Before the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the airport was heavily rebuilt: new terminals, modern reinforced runways, as well as the latest equipment that ensure security at the airport appeared.
A bit of history
The airport in Adler was built in 1945 to protect the Black Sea coast during World War II. The terminal building and runways for conventional aircraft were erected much later. Regular flights abroad began to be launched only at the end of the eighties. Since then, planes have been flying from Sochi Airport to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and to other European countries.
Services and shops
After the reconstruction of the air terminal before the Winter Olympics, the airport in Adler is in no way inferior in quality and quantity of services to its overseas counterparts. Passengers can access the Internet around the clock free of charge, using a wireless Wi-Fi connection, relax with their families before the flight in the mother and child rooms, use the medical aid and luggage storage. The management of the Sochi airport has also developed a range of services for passengers of priority classes.
In the terminals of the air terminal, cafes, coffee houses and restaurants are waiting for visitors and guests. In addition, the airport has a post office, ATMs and currency exchange offices.
How to get there?
The airport and the city of Adler are connected by a number of bus routes: these are buses number 51, 130, 131, and bus number 135, which goes to Krasnaya Polyana, a high-level ski resort. From the airport in Adler you can get to Sochi by high-speed "Aeroexpress". The way to the city takes 50 minutes, and to Adler - only 15 minutes.
For those arriving at the airport in Adler by car, free and paid parking lots with various types of tariffication are available around the clock.
