- Basic information
- How to get to Gagra by plane
- To Gagra by train
- Budget by bus
Gagra is a popular resort located in Abkhazia, which a century ago was a simple seaside village. It was controlled first by the ancient Greeks, then by the Genoese, the Ottomans, and since 1810 by the Russians. For the transformation of Gagra into a luxury resort, one should thank the representative of the House of Romanov - Prince Alexander of Oldenburg. Nowadays, Gagra still enjoys the love of tourists from Russia, as in Soviet times. Families with small children come here, for whom the resort has a lot of entertainment. How to get to Gagra, any local resident and vacationer can tell.
Basic information
To get to the territory of Abkhazia, where the resort of Gagra is located, you will have to cross the state border with Russia. All Russian citizens are allowed to enter Abkhazia without a visa. At the border, which is located on the Psou River, you must show an internal or foreign passport. Experienced travelers are advised to travel to Gagra on an internal passport, which does not contain marks about crossing the border of Abkhazia and Russia. A stamp on visiting Abkhazia may subsequently raise unnecessary questions from border guards when visiting Georgia. There are no queues at the border between Abkhazia and Russia. When crossing the border by train, tourists do not even have to leave the carriages.
How to get to Gagra by plane
There is no international airport in Gagra. The nearest airport to this resort, Sochi, is located in Adler, on the territory of Russia, just 10 km from the border with Abkhazia. Thus, most tourists arrive in Adler to then continue their trip to Gagra by land or sea.
Planes of many airlines fly from Moscow to Adler. The cheapest direct flights are the options offered by Red Wings, Ural Airlines, NordStar, S7. These flights connect Sochi with Domodedovo airport. Airplanes of carriers Yakutia, Aeroflot, UTair depart daily from Vnukovo to Adler. Only Aeroflot flies from Sheremetyevo to Sochi (8 flights a day). Passengers spend about 2 hours in the air. Ticket prices range from 3000 to 7000 rubles.
You can get from St. Petersburg to Adler both directly and with one connection in Moscow. The flight will take 3 hours.
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How to get to Gagra from Sochi airport? There are several options:
- express to Sochi + train to Gagra;
- bus to the border with Abkhazia (crossing the border on foot) + minibus to the destination;
- taxi to Gagra or transfer ordered in advance at the hotel.
To Gagra by train
Most passengers prefer to travel to Gagra by train. It is convenient, practical and economical. We offer several routes for such a journey: direct train to Gagra; train to Adler, from where you can get to Gagra by train, bus or taxi.
From Moscow, trains to the capital of Abkhazia, Sukhum, leave through Gagra from the Kazan railway station. During the high season, trains run daily, and in winter, when passenger traffic decreases, they run much less frequently. The road takes about one and a half days.
An excellent option for traveling to Adler, from where it is already easy to get to Gagra, is a trip on the famous double-decker train, which delivers passengers to the resort in less than a day.
Budget by bus
The question of how to get to Gagra without spending a lot of money worries many. The zealous tourists choose the bus as a means of transportation. There are no direct flights from Moscow, only with transfers in Volgograd, Anapa or Taganrog. Such a trip may take more than a day. The buses are equipped with air conditioning, soft folding seats and are quite comfortable.
You can get to Gagra by bus, especially in summer, from many Russian cities. As a last resort, it is easy to compose a complex crossing, which will include travel by train and bus.
