How to get to Murmansk?

Murmansk is one of the key cities in the north-westRussia. Murmansk is a major port city, the "gateway to the Arctic", in which the main base of icebreaking vessels is located. The city is popular with tourists due to the fact that in the vicinity of Murmansk you can see a unique natural phenomenon - "Northern Lights".

In this article we will tell you how to get to Murmansk by plane, train and bus.

By plane

The airport of Murmansk is located 24 kilometers from the city center and 4 kilometers from the village of Murmashi. Regular flights:

577/9086 Moscow - Vnukovo (22.10-00.30);
1322 Moscow - Sheremetyevo D (22.05-00.50);
521/4162 Moscow - Sheremetyevo D (23.15-01.30);
175 Moscow - Domodedovo (23.25-02.00);
1320 Moscow - Sheremetyevo D (07.05-09.40);
517/4160 Moscow - Sheremetyevo D (10.30-13.00);
555/4164 Moscow - Sheremetyevo D (15.35-17.50);
6345/4586 St. Petersburg - Pulkovo (00.15-02.15);
6341/4508 St. Petersburg - Pulkovo (09.30-11.25);
6343/4566 St. Petersburg - Pulkovo (16.05-18.15);
520/4180 St. Petersburg - Pulkovo (20.00-22.00 except Saturdays);
520/4180 St. Petersburg - Pulkovo (11.55-14.00 on Saturdays);
530 Kaliningrad (17.45-21.35 on Saturdays);
1955 Arkhangelsk (08.30-10.20 on Wednesdays);
9569 Arkhangelsk (09.50-11.40 on Mondays and Fridays);
1953 Arkhangelsk (16.50-18.40 on Thursdays and Sundays);
51 Cherepovets (13.15-15.00 on Thursdays);
53 Cherepovets (14.00-15.45 on Sundays);
9570 Norway - Tromsø (13.20-17.20 on Mondays and Fridays).

By train

The most frequent trains to Murmansk come from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Minsk, Petrozavodsk, Vologda, Nevel, Tver and Volkhov.

From Moscow, direct trains leave from the Leningrad station: 016A departs at 00:43, arrives at 11:43 (travel time is 35 hours) and 092A departs at 22:20, arrives at 12:25 (on the way-38 hours).

By bus

Murmansk supports long-distance communication withKilp - Yavr, Monchegorsk c / o Olenegorsk, Verkhnetulomsky, Vidyaevo, Tumanniy, Zaozersk, Kirovsk, Monchegorsk, Apatity, Nickel, Kandalaksha, Monchegorsk, Umba, Revda, Polar, Gadzhievo, Snezhnogorsk, Taybola, Teriberka, Kovdor, Murmansk - Ivalo - Rovaniemi.

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