How to get to the Crimea?
To get to the Crimea peninsula, you cantake a ferry through the Kerch Strait, you can also take a plane and fly to Simferopol or Sevastopol, and from there you can take a bus or taxi to the desired place. Distances between the settlements of the Crimea are not too big, so you can easily reach the most remote point of the peninsula.
On a ferryboat
To get to the Crimea, you need to cross over toferry from the port of Kavkaz to Kerch. The road by sea will not be long, as it will only have to overcome 4 km. You can get to the crossing by taking the train to the Taman peninsula and going to the Caucasus port on foot. You can also take a bus that goes right up to the ferry.
By bus
Now tickets for the bus from Crimea toMoscow, the ferry service is already included in the ticket price, so you will not need to worry about the transplants. Just take the bus and drive to Moscow about a day. Buses are comfortable, so the trip should not seem tedious.
The distance from Kerch to Sevastopol is 300 km, toSimferopol - 210 km, to Feodosia - 160 km, to Yalta - 280, and to Evpatoria - 289 km. Buy bus tickets at the bus station of Kerch and drive to any settlement of the Crimea.
If you do not want to go by bus, you can take a taxi.
In summer, you can get to the Crimea from Anapa and from the port of Kavkaz by the sea on a high-speed catamaran. The journey takes about two hours.
In the same way you can get to the Crimea by car. On the ferry you can cross along with your personal transport.
By plane
The fastest and most convenient way to get to the Crimea is to use the services of airlines.
Simferopol International Airport since March 2014served flights only within the country, after a while Simferopol-Istanbul flights were made, but later it was canceled, therefore, to find out the exact schedule of flights, you can go to the official site of Simferopol airport.
By plane you can get to the Crimea from various cities of Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Samara, Penza, Rostov, Saransk, Ekaterinburg, Lipetsk, Grozny, Omsk, etc.
Travel time from Moscow will be a little over two hours, from St. Petersburg - about three hours.
By train
You can also get to the Crimea from Moscow by train 067M, which goes through Ukraine. If you are interested in a precise timetable, you can learn it by clicking on the link.
We have prepared materials for you that can be relevant if you are going to have a rest in the Crimea:
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- How to get to the Crimea cheaper and painless