How to get to Penza?

Penza is a city with almost half a million population,located in the Central Federal District of Russia. Penza was founded by decree of Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich in 1663. The city is highly respected for its history and traditions, which is confirmed by a large number of diverse monuments, museums and churches.

On the routes of Penza

To get to this city, you can get to Penza by train or bus, and fly by plane:

In Penza, only one civilian airport, which is located 9 km from the city. Through it, the city maintains air links with Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and Samara;
The central station of the city, Penza I, is one of thethe largest transport hubs of the Kuibyshev Railway, connecting the center and west of Russia with major centers in the Urals, Siberia, Kazakhstan and Central Asia. There are also stations Penza II, Penza III, Penza IV and Penza V (or Zarechny Park). The most frequent trains to Penza are from Moscow, Samara, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Mineralnye Vody, Nizhnevartovsk and Novosibirsk;
The Penza Bus Station has a connection with such cities as Balakovo, Gelendzhik, Volgograd, Voronezh, Lipetsk, Moscow, Ruzaevka, Saransk, Saratov, Tambov, Cheboksary, Nizhny Novgorod, Kuznetsk and others.

Ways of communication between Penza and the capital

On the route Moscow-Penza, you can go from one city to another in several ways:

The plane: flights 7R169 at 6.00 (from Mon to Fri) and 7R173 at 19.30 (daily) from Domodedovo. Flight time - 1 hour 20 minutes;
A train. Firm direct: 094Y leaves at 16:20, 052Y - at 20:40. Both from the Kazan station. Passing trains: 132U Moscow - Orsk at 15:35 from the Kazan station, 107Zh St. Petersburg - Ufa at 23:48 from the Kursk railway station;
Direct buses leave from the Kazan station at 8:00 10:00 19:00 21:00. From Shchelkovo bus station - at 16:45 17:10 19:30 20:30 23:00.

In addition, wherever you are going to go,you can always use the services of private carriers. Every year their number increases. Details find out in the transport companies of your city.

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