Holidays in Crimea have always been valued among lovers of comfortable relaxation. And Sevastopol was one of the best resorts in Crimea. In this hero city you can spend time not only on the beach, but also visit many interesting sights.
Muscovites, of course, are among the most ardent fans of the hero city of Sevastopol, and they go there with pleasure. Traveling from the capital to Sevastopol is quite comfortable and exciting, although the distance between the cities is more than 1000 kilometers. There are several travel options:
All ways to get to the city
Crimea has always been popular among Russian tourists, and Sevastopol, as “the most Russian city,” is of particular interest to travelers due to its rich history and a large number of attractions and memorable places. Getting to the hero city in 2021 does not present any difficulties .
- We have collected all the sights of Sevastopol that are worth visiting here.
- We talked about the weather in each month of the year and water temperature in Sevastopol here.
- You will find all the beaches and the most beautiful places on the coast in this article.
- All the nuances, passwords and appearances for holidays with children at the resort are in this material.
To buy a ticket
The sale opens 45 days in advance. To purchase travel documents, visit the nearest railway ticket office, taking with you passports and birth certificates for children, as well as a document confirming the benefit (if any). It is much more convenient to make a purchase online. This is possible on the website of the carrier “Grand Service Express”.
If you don’t want to register another personal account or simply don’t have time for it, then the best option is to use the services of Tutu.ru. This is a convenient site for searching and selling transport tickets. You will find the search form below. There is no need to obtain a travel document for the Moscow - Sevastopol train at the ticket office: passengers are provided with an electronic check-in service for the flight. You will need a passport and an image of an electronic ticket on the screen of any mobile device.
Among the advantages of Tutu.ru, passengers note the following:
- The site has simple navigation, clear purchasing algorithms - you can figure it out the first time.
- Registration of your personal account occurs automatically when you enter your email.
- There is no need to go to the station and stand in line - it will take a few minutes to buy a ticket.
- You can choose any suitable seat in a carriage of any category - the equipment of the carriages is described in as much detail as possible.
- Payment is made online using a bank card.
- Various promotional codes and cashbacks help you save.
- After payment, the passenger receives a code via SMS and an email with the same code - it will not be possible to lose it.
- Automatic entry is available for registered users - now you don’t have to fill out numerous data fields again.
- Pre-order is possible for seated, reserved seat and compartment carriages - this is especially true for trains going south.
- After purchasing, Tutu.ru offers pleasant bonuses and discounts.
Airplane
Buy cheap air tickets on the largest search engine in Russia, aviasales.ru.
The reaction of the website krym.in believes that the most convenient way to get to Sevastopol is by air. Flights from the capital to Simferopol, where the international airport named after. Aivazovsky , operated by Ural Airlines, Nordwind, Red Wings, S7.
The flight duration from the capital is 2.5 hours . The journey from St. Petersburg to Simferopol takes an average of 3.5 hours .
The airport accepts flights from a number of large cities in the central part of the Russian Federation, the Volga region, Siberia, the Far East and the Urals. Ticket prices vary depending on the city of departure and season : up to 10,000 ₽ - from Sochi, Kazan, Ufa, Samara, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, Mineralnye Vody, from 12,000-15,000 ₽ - from Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and etc. The most expensive tickets are usually in July and August.
- The international airport is located at Vossoedeneniya Square, 1, p. Ukromnoye, Simferopol district.
- Up-to-date information can be found on the official website.
The way from Simferopol airport to Sevastopol
Taxi and transfers on Kiwitaxi.ru - online ordering of a taxi and booking of individual transfers with a fixed cost of the trip, meeting at the airport and 24-hour support.
Most often, tourists go to Sevastopol on direct intercity buses from the bus station at the airport. The average trip duration is about 1.5 hours.
The duration of the trip may vary depending on the route. Ticket prices are 270-500 RUR.
Another convenient, but rather expensive option to get to Sevastopol is a taxi ride . There is a dispatch service in the airport building, offering travelers services at a fixed rate.
Quick: planning a trip by plane
Of course, traveling from Moscow to Sevastopol by plane is the fastest. However, there is a nuance: there is no civil airport in Sevastopol. Therefore, when deciding how to get to Sevastopol, you will have to fly from Moscow by plane to Simferopol, where there is currently the only airport in the entire republic.
Thus, it is required:
- Find out the flight schedule Moscow - Simferopol.
- Choose the option of how to get from Simferopol airport to Sevastopol, as can be seen on the map.
Train
Buy train tickets online at tutu.ru.
Railway communication with Crimea was established at the end of 2019 with the opening of train traffic on the new Crimean Bridge. Tourists can go to Sevastopol from Moscow and St. Petersburg and a number of cities along train routes. Travel time from Moscow is 1 day 10 hours, from St. Petersburg - 1 day 20 hours.
As an alternative option, you can consider a trip with a transfer in Simferopol . Trains regularly depart to Simferopol from Moscow, Murmansk, and Yekaterinburg.
Healthy! Simferopol railway station is located at Privokzalnaya Square, 1 . You can get from the station to Sevastopol by commuter trains (electric trains). Ticket prices start from 126 ₽ .
In 2021 (from the end of April to the end of September), travelers can also use the so-called “single ticket” to Crimea . This ticket includes a train ticket and a bus ticket.
The total cost of the ticket is formed from the cost of a train ticket to Krasnodar or Anapa and the cost of a bus ticket that then goes to one of the cities of the peninsula.
The cost of train tickets varies depending on the city from which the trip will “start”:
- from Moscow - from 3000 ₽,
- from St. Petersburg – from 4500 ₽,
- from Voronezh – from 2000 ₽,
- from Samara – from 3000 ₽,
- from Volgograd – from 1700 ₽,
- from Chelyabinsk – from 4600 ₽,
- from Novosibirsk – from 6900 ₽,
- from Yekaterinburg – from 4600 ₽.
A bus ticket to Sevastopol from Anapa costs 690 ₽, from Krasnodar – 810 ₽.
For your information! Children under 5 years old can travel free on a single ticket.
For the period from April 30 to September 30, you can purchase a single ticket in the “plane + bus” . The flight is carried out to the airports of Simferopol or Anapa, from where you can get to Sevastopol by bus. The cost of a bus ticket from Anapa airport is 1200 ₽, from the airport – 600 ₽.
Ticket price
The cost depends on the category of the carriage and the location of the shelf (upper/lower, side/not side in a reserved seat). So, a ticket for a reserved seat carriage will cost 3,060–3,800 rubles , for a compartment – 4,750–6,700 rubles , for a first class car – 13,200 rubles .
It should also be noted that compartment and SV cars are included in the dynamic pricing system. This means that the cost of tickets is not constant. The higher the demand for a given train, the closer the date of its departure, the higher the prices. Therefore, if you are planning a summer vacation in Crimea, buy tickets in advance - it will be more profitable.
This does not apply to reserved seat carriages.
The best option according to tourist reviews
- From Moscow and St. Petersburg it is more convenient and relatively cheaper to get to Sevastopol by plane. The same option is preferred by residents of the Urals and Siberia .
- Tourists from Sochi, Anapa and Krasnodar are considering travel by private car or intercity buses among their priority options.
- Many travelers prefer to go to Crimea exclusively on a tourist package . This option allows you to significantly save on flights and transfers.
How to get from Simferopol airport to Sevastopol? On direct intercity buses from the bus station at the airport, tickets cost 270-500 rubles. Or choose a taxi ride, the price is about 2000 rubles.
How to get to Sevastopol by car
From Moscow
Perhaps, today there is the only acceptable route Moscow-Sevastopol bypassing Ukraine - along the M4 Don to Rostov-on-Don, then through Krasnodar to Kerch. Next, you will have to stand at the crossing across the Kerch Strait (during the season, queues, according to last year’s experience, reached 40-50 hours ), cross it and drive along the Crimean Peninsula through Feodosia to Sevastopol. Travel time may take several days, please be patient.
The company that collects all car rental offers in Crimea and offers the cheapest prices is MyRentacar.me.
Now you know how to get to Sevastopol by plane, bus, train and car. We hope that the difficult road will not diminish the desire to see this amazing city with your own eyes!
How to buy a train ticket to Crimea online
Online purchases with the choice of a specific seat are only possible on the website of the Grand Service Express carrier, and not on the Russian Railways website.
Let's take a step-by-step look at the process of choosing a carriage, a seat and purchasing a ticket via the Internet.
- Select the desired train (from Moscow or St. Petersburg) and set the desired departure date. You can specify the starting point not Moscow, but any intermediate point corresponding to the route (Tver, Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, etc.). The same goes for the final one - for example, not Simferopol, but Dzhankoy.
2. By clicking “Select train” - you don’t have to choose, there is only one, you will be taken to the screen for selecting a class of service.
3. Having selected a class of service, for example, a compartment, using the “Select seats” button you will specify the specific carriage and range of seats, as well as the desired floor if you are buying tickets on a double-decker train from Moscow. Here you will immediately be shown the price of a ticket depending on the chosen seat - upper or lower. The bottom one is more expensive.
4. Fill in the passenger information. If there are several of them, use the “Add passenger” button under the form. A child under 5 years old without a seat can be added free of charge using the appropriate button under the form, with a seat, and a child under 10 years old can be added as an individual passenger with the “Children” fare.
5. Now carefully check the entered data, selected places, departure and arrival dates.
7. Enter your card details. You may need to enter a code from SMS to confirm the payment. After this, the tickets will appear in your personal account and will be sent to you by email.
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How to get from Simferopol airport to Sevastopol
After leaving the airport building, you need to choose how to get to Sevastopol, which is separated from Simferopol by 90 km. There are several options:
- The simplest and most expensive is a taxi. You can use the search service for local taxi services and order a car in advance or use the services of an official airport taxi. If the purpose of travel is to stay at a hotel, then hotel employees often offer transfers as an additional service. The average price of a taxi is about 2 thousand rubles, travel time is about an hour.
- Another simple way is to leave the airport building and walk 50 m to the intercity bus stop. Every 30-40 minutes, buses from Simferopol depart to Sevastopol, arriving at the central bus station after 1.5 hours of travel along picturesque roads. There are still 3 flights to the Severnaya bus station. Ticket price is about 150 rubles.
- A way to get to know Simferopol better. By bus No. 98, minibus No. 115, trolleybuses No. 20, 9, 54, 55 you need to get to the railway station, it will take about half an hour, the fare in 2021 was 13 rubles. The public transport stop is located on the square in front of the airport terminal. At the railway station, at the suburban ticket offices, you should buy a ticket for the train to Sevastopol. There are 5 flights per day, the first at 05:15, the last at 17:55. The train travel time is 2 hours 10 minutes, the fare is 60 rubles.
Flights from Moscow to Simferopol
Many flights operate daily between the capitals of Russia and Crimea.
During the holiday season (May - September) their number increases, but even in the autumn-winter period there is no question of how to get from Moscow to Sevastopol. But before your trip, you need to study the flight schedule, which is seasonal.
You can go south from Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo. Flights are operated by S7, Ural Airlines, Yakutia, Red Wings, Vim Avia and others.
The first flight departs at 00:15 from Domodedovo, the last at 23:45.
The cost of tickets depends on the services of the carrier company, the availability of luggage and other features and starts from 5 thousand rubles, although sometimes you can find cheaper tickets. Airplanes spend 2 hours in flight.
To Crimea by bus
Traveling long distances by bus can hardly be called comfortable. Nevertheless, there are tourists who like this method of travel, and they find its advantages in it.
For example, you can travel from Moscow to Simferopol by train in 33 hours, paying 2966 rubles for a seat in a compartment, 9552 rubles for a seat in a compartment. The flight on the same route will take about three hours. The cost of round trip tickets is 7,528 rubles. It turns out more expensive than in a coupe. If you go to Crimea by bus, the road from Moscow to Simferopol will take 29 hours, you will have to pay 2888 rubles for a ticket and one piece of luggage. It is cheaper and 4 hours faster than by train.
A ticket in a compartment of the St. Petersburg – Sevastopol train will cost 3,906 rubles, in a reserved seat car – 3,500 rubles. The journey will take 43.5 hours. The cost of an air ticket is 5,700 rubles one way. Flight – 4.5 hours. There is no direct bus from the Northern capital to Sevastopol: you can only get to Simferopol with a transfer in Moscow. The cheapest ticket is 3,640 rubles, travel time is 44-46 hours. Obviously, there is no particular benefit in traveling from these cities to Crimea by bus, taking into account the time spent.
If you compare the prices of plane and bus tickets from other Russian cities (from there it is not yet possible to get to Crimea by train), traveling by bus may be more profitable.
- The bus will take passengers from Krasnodar to Simferopol in 7.5-8.5 hours for 1,365 rubles. A plane ticket costs 6,048 rubles; a flight with a transfer in Moscow will take 12 hours.
- Travel from Volgograd to Simferopol by bus will cost 2,700 rubles. Travel time is 18 hours. For a flight with a transfer in the capital, pay 8,614 rubles (baggage is included in the price).
- You can get from Rostov-on-Don by bus in 13 hours, paying 1,425 rubles. A plane ticket with a four-hour transfer in Mineralnye Vody will cost 3,010 rubles. Direct flight – from 4330 rubles. Ticket prices only include hand luggage up to 10 kg.
- From Kazan you will have to travel by bus via Moscow. Travel time is 39 hours, ticket price is 3500-4200 rubles. A flight from Kazan to Simferopol with a transfer in Moscow with hand luggage included in the price will cost 8,776 rubles.
- There are no direct flights from Saratov to Simferopol. You can get there in 16 hours, making a transfer in Moscow, for 7907 rubles. The bus will take you to the place in 26 hours and 3400 rubles.
- From Yekaterinburg you can take a bus to Crimea, but only to Alushta, in almost two days (43 hours), paying 4,400 rubles for a ticket. There is little pleasure in such a long journey. While by plane, paying 5,300 rubles (with luggage and meals), you can get to your vacation spot without transfers in 4.5 hours.
Ticket prices used for comparison are current as of the end of December 2021.
What is the best way to go - through Anapa or Krasnodar?
The route through Krasnodar is faster and cheaper.
If we compare the fastest trains, they are 1.5 hours faster. And tickets, depending on the place and the train, are 500 - 1500 rubles cheaper.
The route through Anapa is longer, but by bus it takes 2.5 hours less. With small children, it can be easier to spend an extra few hours on a train than two on a cramped bus.
When purchasing a ticket through the Russian Railways website, you can see how long the journey will take separately by train, separately by bus:
