- How to get to Alushta by plane
- To Alushta by train
- By car
Alushta is a resort town on the Black Sea coast known among tourists. Visitors are attracted by clean beaches, picturesque landscapes and climatic conditions that have a beneficial effect on the body. In order to visit this popular place, you should know how to get to Alushta.
How to get to Alushta by plane
The easiest way to get to Alushta is through Simferopol by buying a ticket for a direct flight from the Russian capital. This service is offered by carriers: S7; Red Wings; Pegas Fly; Alrosa. It is better to find out the availability of tickets in advance, as in the high season their number may be limited. Ticket prices start at 7,600 rubles and reach 8,000 rubles. The flight time is about 2.5 hours, which is very convenient.
If you fly from St. Petersburg, you will spend approximately 3 hours in flight. In the direction of St. Petersburg-Simferopol, aircraft also run non-stop. From cities such as Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Omsk, Rostov-on-Don, you can fly to Simferopol directly or with transfers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Naberezhnye Chelny, etc. The duration of the flight depends on the type of aircraft, weather conditions and other objective factors.
Once in Simferopol, you can easily reach Alushta by local transport, including taxis, trolleybuses and buses.
To Alushta by train
Since December 2019, it has become possible to get to Crimea by train. Now several trains have been launched to Crimea from different cities of Russia: from Moscow and St. Petersburg, from Yekaterinburg and Kislovodsk. In the future, trains from other regions of Russia will also be launched, so that everyone who dreams of resting in Crimea can do it with maximum comfort.
Therefore, to get to Alushta, you need to take a train to Simferopol, from where you can take public transport or take a taxi to the resort.
Tourists note that you can travel to Simferopol with a single ticket to Crimea. That is, you pre-purchase a ticket that includes a train journey, a ferry crossing and a bus transfer from the port to the cities of Crimea.
There are excellent bus connections from Anapa and Krasnodar. Intercity buses run from these cities almost every hour.
By car
Having decided to go to Alushta by your own car, do not forget to take into account several important nuances:
- it is worthwhile to carefully think over the route in advance and find out as much information as possible about the routes along which you will go;
- prepare all documents for the car, passport and child's birth certificate in case of traveling with children;
- take a supply of food and drinking water with you, as the journey is long;
- some sections of the route on the way to Alushta are paid;
Most motorists go to Alushta from Moscow, starting on the M4 highway. On the way, you pass Ryazan, Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don and eventually arrive at the Crimean bridge and keep on your way to Simferopol. Then you need to turn onto the E105 highway, which leads to Alushta.
One of the route options Moscow-Alushta
In general, the road surface on all roads is of good enough quality, so you will quickly get to Alushta. The total travel time in the direction of Moscow-Alushta is about 22-24 hours. Of course, the duration of the trip may increase if you want to stay overnight in one of the cities.
