How to get from Moscow to Tula by train, bus and car in 2021

Train schedule Ticket prices Where to buy tickets Train “Lastochka” Train 119A Train 109B Train 057B Train 083M

The distance from Moscow to Tula by train is about 200 kilometers. Travel time is a minimum of 2 hours, a maximum of 3.5 hours. Long-distance trains, electric trains and high-speed Lastochka trains follow this route from the Kursky station in Moscow, arriving at the Tula-1-Kurskaya railway station.

In the article you will find useful information about the route, travel time, ticket prices, train schedules, types of cars, comfort level, and stations. You can also see photographs of the carriages and reviews from passengers.

Ticket price

The distance between Moscow and Tula is only 200 km, so many trains have seated cars, the cost of tickets for which is low. But long-distance trains also pass through Tula, so if you wish, you can purchase a reserved seat or even a compartment, or NE seat. Ticket prices vary from 500 to 4,000 rubles . The cheapest way to get to Tula from the capital by train is to buy a ticket for a seated carriage, for example, for the Lastochka train. It will cost only 500 - 700 rubles , less often - 800 rubles . A reserved seat will cost 1,100 - 1,400 rubles (the upper bunks are cheaper), a compartment seat - 1,150 - 1,900 rubles , a SV - about 3,000 rubles .

When planning your trip in advance, try to purchase tickets as soon as they go on sale. The dynamic pricing policy developed by Russian Railways involves increasing ticket prices closer to the departure date. Moreover, the cost can change even during the day and increase up to 50%. In , a seat will cost not 500 , but at least 600 rubles , and a reserved seat will cost at least 1,300 rubles instead of 1,000 .

Dynamic Pricing Details

Travel on regular trains is cheaper than on branded trains. The most profitable way to get to Tula is by Lastochka in a seated carriage, especially considering the short distance and travel time of about 2 hours.

Minibus or bus

Illegal carriers do not insure their clients and often violate traffic regulations, so it is best to use official buses and minibuses, of which there are many offered in Moscow. Buses depart from the following metro stations:

“Varshavskaya” (delivers passengers to Tula on Smidovich Street, 12);
"Krasnogvardeyskaya" - to the Tula bus station;
"Domodedovskaya" - also to the bus station.

There is another landing station for buses - the Kalanchevskaya platform or the Komsomolskaya metro station. At this point, buses depart based on capacity. The first one leaves at 07:30 in the morning, and the rest leave at intervals of at least an hour and a half, sometimes earlier. This boarding point offers the most inconvenient buses, but they run quite often.

To buy a ticket

You can purchase tickets in several ways: through Russian Railways ticket offices, on the Tutu.ru service, and also on the official website of Russian Railways.

At the ticket office you can purchase a travel document for cash, providing the employee only with an identification document. Tell the specialist the point of departure and arrival, the date of departure, the desired type of carriage (seater, reserved seat, compartment or SV), and also hand over the passports of all passengers and birth certificates if you are traveling with children. The employee will offer different trains and tickets, you can choose the best option.

You can buy tickets on the official Russian Railways website, but you don’t need to go to the station. You just need to select the city of departure and arrival by filling out the form on the website. It will require you to indicate the passengers' full name, date of birth, number and series of identification document. On the website you can choose your own carriage and seat by looking at the train diagram. You need to pay for your purchase by credit card. Tickets in PDF format will be sent to your email, all you have to do is download and print them. The electronic ticket is a boarding document and is presented to the conductor along with your passport.

It is not necessary to register on the Russian Railways website, but there is a bonus program for regular customers. By purchasing travel documents, bonuses are credited to your account, for which you can purchase tickets. Thus, every fifth to eighth trip will be free for you.

If you don’t have the time or desire to register, then the easiest option is to use the services of the ticket sales service Tutu.ru. The search form is shown below. You can get your boarding pass at the station ticket office, but trains on the Moscow-Tula route have electronic registration, so you don’t need to print anything out.

According to passenger reviews, purchasing tickets on the Tutu.ru website has a number of advantages:

The site is easy to use, simple and accessible, the purchase form is easy to understand the first time;
The process of purchasing a ticket takes only a few minutes and there is no need to go to the departure station and stand in line for a ticket;
Possibility of choosing a carriage and seat;
You can pay for your train ticket in cash or by credit card online;
Cashback and promotional codes allow you to save on purchasing a ticket;
Reliability: you receive confirmation of the purchase of an electronic train ticket by email or SMS, with an enclosed boarding coupon and many information links (for example, to your personal account), as well as technical support phone numbers. A few hours before departure, SMS reminders with detailed information about the trip (departure station, time, train number, carriage and seat) are sent to your specified phone number;
After purchasing a ticket, the Tutu.ru service offers free coupons for discounts in various online stores.

Train "Swallow" Moscow - Tula

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Photo: © Official website of Russian Railways

The Lastochka train is a high-speed electric train with a train length of 130 meters. It has 5 carriages with seats. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 160 km/h. It runs on the route Moscow - Orel - Kursk, as well as in other directions. Train No. 725M runs at the beginning of the week from Monday to Thursday, departing from Moscow (Kursky Station) at 08:47 and arriving in Tula (Tula-1-Kurskaya) at 11:02, traveling for almost 2 hours 15 minutes. Arrives at the final point of the route at 12:54. From Friday to Sunday, train No. 715B operates along the route, departing and arriving at the same time, but the final destination is Kursk (arrival at 14:41).

Train No. 719M runs daily, departing from Moscow (Kursky Station) also at 14:23 and arriving in Tula at 16:45. Train No. 743B also departs every day from Moscow (Kursky Station) at 15:47. Arrives at Tula-1-Kurskaya station at 18:00.

Trains No. 719M, 715M, 725M make stops in Serpukhov, and after Tula in Skuratovo, Mtsensk and Orel, stopping at stations for 2 minutes.

The Lastochka high-speed train has a modern appearance and is painted red. It is equipped with air-conditioned carriages and dry closets. Some of them allow small pets. The train also includes carriages equipped for people with disabilities. Passengers are offered seats near tables and regular seats.

Scheme of the Lastochka train Moscow - Tula

Ticket prices range from 500 to 1,200 rubles . A place at a table will cost almost 1,000 rubles , not at a table - 550 rubles . A seat for a person with disabilities costs about 250 rubles . All seats in Lastochka are seated.

Reviews about the train: on Otzovik.com, Irecommend.ru and Rail-club.ru

Train stops and route

Where and what is

There are no problems with food in the city. There are cafes and restaurants to suit every taste and budget. Of course, the two most popular types of cuisine are Russian and European. For those in a hurry - fast food outlets, various burger joints and pizzerias. I’m not going to recommend anything specific. And if you like fresh beer with an interesting taste, I recommend visiting the Salden'S brewery on Krasnoarmeysky Prospekt, 22, or the Augustin beer restaurant on Zhavoronkova, 1A, near one of the entrances to the Central Park named after P.P. Belousova. Pyotr Petrovich was a sanitary doctor in the Russian Empire.

The main building of the estate of the artist Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov. You can see the works of the artist himself, his family and friends, look into the workshops, and imagine how the Russian creative intelligentsia lived a hundred years ago.

Train No. 119A Moscow - Tula

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Photo: © Gubin Alexander

The train runs from St. Petersburg to Belgorod and runs seasonally. It departs from Moscow at 09:47 and arrives in Tula at 12:37, traveling for 2 hours 50 minutes. The 8th stop along the route is Moscow, and the 9th is Tula. In total, the train makes 16 stops, traveling 1357 kilometers in 20 hours 49 minutes.

The train has reserved seat and compartment cars; there are no seats provided, as this is a long-distance train. The carriages are equipped with dry closets and air conditioning, they provide hot and cold food services, and there are places for people with disabilities. Pets can be transported.

The cost of a ticket from the capital to Tula in a reserved seat carriage is 1,100 rubles . A compartment seat will cost a passenger 1,200 - 1,800 rubles , a seat for a disabled person and an accompanying person will cost about 990 rubles .

Reviews about the train: on Otzovik.com, on Rail-club.ru

Train stops and route

By bus

It is convenient to get from the capital to Tula by bus or minibus. The ride will take 3 hours, the ticket price starts from 600 RUB. Transport departs from different bus stations: “Krasnogvardeyskaya” (Orekhovy Boulevard, 24G), “Teply Stan” (Novoyasenevsky Prospekt, building 4), “Varshavskaya” (Kashirsky Prospekt, 19, bldg. 7), “Orekhovo” ( Shipilovsky Ave., building 3). Private minibuses also depart from the Sadovod market (MKAD, 14th kilometer, 30) and from the Dmitry Donskoy Boulevard metro station.

When planning a trip, you need to take into account the location of the stop; for example, the Dmitry Donskoy Boulevard metro station is considered convenient, since flights departing from it do not waste time in traffic jams, but will immediately go out of town.

Train No. 109B Moscow - Tula

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Photo: © Tolkomy

Train route No. 109B - Moscow - Anapa. Departs from the Kursky railway station in Moscow at 16:52, making the first stop at the Tula-1-Kurskaya station at 22:35, covering a distance of 200 kilometers in 5 hours 43 minutes. The entire journey of the train is 1922 kilometers. It passes through Tula, Voronezh, Orel, Rostov, Krasnodar.

The composition includes reserved seat, compartment and SV carriages. They are equipped with air conditioning, dry closets, and places for people with disabilities. Pets are allowed to be transported in the carriages.

A ticket to Tula will cost from 1,300 to 4,000 rubles . SV is the most expensive option; for just 5 and a half hours of travel you will have to spend from 3,700 rubles . A place on the bottom bunk in a reserved seat carriage will cost 1,300 rubles , on the top - about 1,300 rubles . In a compartment - 1,700 rubles . A ticket for a disabled person and an accompanying person will cost about 1,200 rubles .

Reviews about the train: on Otzovik.com, Irecommend.ru, on Rail-club.ru

Train stops and route

By your car

The path runs along the M-2 “Crimea” highway (Simferopol highway).

Travel time without traffic jams: from 2.5 hours

Other drivers rate the Moscow-Tula highway 4.5 points out of 5. According to the Autostrada website

The stationary traffic police post is located in the village of Inshinsky in the Leninsky district of the Tula region at 192 km of the highway.

The road is popular among tourists who want to relax in the summer on the Black Sea coast. For this reason, during the holiday season, the traffic on the highway increases greatly. The infrastructure is well developed.

The road is in good condition: the road surface is smooth, with slight ruts in some sections.

You can calculate the cost of gasoline for a trip through the Rudorogi.ru service, indicating the fuel consumption of your car there. For a consumption of 10 liters per 100 km, the price will be 836 rubles (data as of September 2018 with a gasoline price of 44 rubles/l):

Route from Moscow to Tula, laid out using the Rudorogi.ru service

Train No. 057B Moscow - Tula

The direction of the branded train is Moscow - Stary Oskol. Covers a distance of 720 kilometers in 10 hours 47 minutes. It makes 6 stops along the way, the second of which is Tula-1-Kurskaya. Poisoned at 20:58. From the capital to Tula it takes 2 hours 36 minutes, arriving at 23:34. Long-distance train No. 057B “Prioskolye” runs on a special schedule.

The train includes reserved seat and compartment carriages, as well as SV class carriages. Most carriages are equipped with a modern air conditioning system, as well as dry closets. Some allow pets.

The cost of a seat in a reserved seat from the capital to Tula will be about 1,300 rubles , a lower seat in a compartment will cost 2,000 rubles , an upper seat in a compartment will 1,500 rubles , and a SV seat will cost from 4,000 rubles . There are no places for disabled people.

Reviews about the train: on Otzovik.com and Rail-club.ru

Train stops and route

Train No. 083M Moscow - Tula

The train travels from the capital to Adler and runs on a special schedule. It departs from Moscow's Kursky Station at 19:42 and arrives in Tula 5 hours 47 minutes later at 01:29. This is the first stop along the route. In total, the train makes 25 stops over a 1,983-kilometer journey.

Long-distance train No. 083M includes reserved seats, compartment cars and SVs. The cheapest option is a reserved seat. The carriages are equipped with an air conditioning system and dry closets. They have seats for passengers with disabilities and accompanying persons. Pets can be transported.

Ticket prices range from 1,300 rubles to 4,000 rubles . Lower and upper reserved seat seats will cost the passenger almost 1,300 rubles , compartment seats - 1,800 - 2,200 rubles . The cost of a seat for a disabled person and an accompanying person is about 1,000 rubles . The SV car is the most expensive - about 3,800 rubles .

Reviews about the train: on Otzovik.com and Rail-club.ru