How to reach

HOW TO REACH BUSWORLD RUSSIA

(THE CITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD)

  By train

Trains are probably the best and the most convenient way to get to Nizhny Novgorod. Most of the Trans-Siberian trains (including the legendary train No.1 between Moscow and Vladivostok and the train from Moscow to Beijing) pass via Nizhny Novgorod.

 In train timetables the old name of the city – Gorky (Горький), is still used as the destination name instead of Nizhny Novgorod.

By train from Moscow:

The fastest option is to take Sapsan that will carry you for 3h 35m. The other option is Burevestnik express which commutes between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod (departure from Moscow’s Kursky station at 16.45). It will take around 4 and a half hours to get to Moskovsky station in Nizhny. There is also a comfortable overnight train departing from Moscow’s Kazansky station at 23.49. Of course it is possible to use other trains going eastward departing from various Moscow’s stations.

By train from Saint Petersburg: the night train «Volga» departs everyday at 17.09 and arrives to Nizhny Novgorod at 08.35 next morning.

There are also direct train connections with Kazan, Samara, Kirov, Yaroslavl and other cities of the region (there are mainly night trains). As well as with Vladivostok, Beijing, Ulaanbaatar, Irkutsk, Astrakhan, Simferopol, Novorossiysk and many others.

  By plane

The international airport of Nizhny Novgorod (GOJ) is situated in Strigino district what is about 30-40 minutes by taxi from city centre (if there are no traffic jams). There are several daily domestic flights from/to Moscow, also there are connections with Baku (Azerbaijan), Frankfurt (Germany), Kaliningrad, Novosibirsk, Surgut, Vienna (Austria), Yekaterinburg and Yerevan (Armenia). Most of the flights are operated by the Russian airlines (www.aeroflot.ru), but there are also regular international flights by Lufthansa Airlines (www.lufthansa.com). You can get to the airport by buses number 11, 20, T-29 or by taxi (normal price from city centre will be around 700 rubles or $30 US).

  By car

Nizhny Novgorod is situated on M7/E30 road. It usually takes about 4 hours to get to Nizhny from Moscow. However the traffic jams in the suburbs of Moscow can make the way a bit longer.  

By bus

There are regular state-owned daily bus connections with Moscow (from Kanavinskaya bus station in Nizhny to metro Schelkovskaya in Moscow). There are also faster private daily and overnight buses between Kursky railway terminal in Moscow and Moskovsky railway terminal in Nizhny Novgorod.

By boat

River cruises down the Volga river operate during the summer months (early May to end of September). Dozens of boats operated by different companies run from Moscow to Astrakhan and back. One way or return cruises may be reserved to/from practically any city along the Volga.

Nizhny Novgorod location

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