How to get from Mineralnye Vody to Kislovodsk?

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

The article will consider the route from Mineralnye Vody to Kislovodsk, located in the Stavropol Territory of Russia. How to get from Mineralnye Vody Airport to the resort town? Here are the most common ways to travel between these locations.

Distance and modes of travel

Kislovodsk is a resort city with a population of about 130 thousand people. Since it does not have its own airport, tourists from distant regions and countries fly to the Mineralnye Vody airport, and from there they get to Kislovodsk.

The length from Mineralnye Vody to Kislovodsk is small and amounts to 56.1 km. By rail, the distance will be slightly longer - 64 km. The main route of the route is A157. So, from the airport to the "sunny city" can be reached in several ways:

take a taxi from the airport or order a transfer taxi;
by train;
by bus;
on your own car.

Also, a fixed-route taxi departs from the airport. On average, a trip takes somewherean hour and a half. So let's consider all types of movement separately.

Bus

From Mineralnye Vody airport there are regular bus flights. Their cost varies from 90 to 120 rubles. There will be a separate charge for luggage. Travel time is approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. The bus arrives at the railway station in Kislovodsk. On a daily schedule, buses leave almost every 10 minutes.

Taxi

For travelers from afar, the best way to get to Kislovodsk quickly and conveniently is by taxi. The approximate cost will be about 1000 rubles, and the trip will not take more than an hour.

You can also order a transfer taxi in advance, which at the specified time of arrival will already be waiting for travelers at the airport. The fare is usually 1300 rubles or more.

Railway

How to get from Mineralnye Vody to Kislovodsk by train? First you need to take the minibus number 10 and number 11 to the station, and then take the electric train. It departs from Kislovodsk to Mineralnye Vody on schedule, approximately every half an hour. As a rule, the schedule is approved a year in advance, and trains leave for Kislovodsk daily, excluding some calendar holidays. Trains run from morning until late at night.

This type of transport is the most common, due to its comfort. The cost is lower than a taxi, but still quite significant considering such a short distance. So, the price of a ticket on a reserved seatwill cost about 350 rubles, and in a compartment - about a thousand. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket office of the railway station or bought in advance, for example, via the Internet. To do this, there is the Tutu.ru service, where you can buy, in addition to railway and air tickets, see bus and train schedules, as well as choose a hotel or choose a travel tour.

Car

If tourists are traveling in their own car, they just need to drive along the A-157 highway. The journey will take no more than an hour. This route is very comfortable for the trip and not very busy. On the way, autotourists will be able to admire the beautiful landscape. If you calculate the approximate cost, then if you spend about 5 liters of gasoline, you get about 200 rubles=5 liters x 40 rubles.