Zheleznogorsk is the second largest city in the small Kursk region. The distance from Zheleznogorsk to Kursk is about 110 kilometers. It can be traveled in less than 2 hours, it is best to do it by bus or car. The option to travel by train is possible, but it will take longer.
Rail ride
The distance from Zheleznogorsk to Kursk can be traveled both by long-distance train and by commuter train with a change in the city of Lgov. Train No. 141 leaves Mikhailovsky Rudnik station in Zheleznogorsk at 06:16 and arrives in Kursk in 4 hours and 15 minutes. Tickets are quite expensive: from 1,000 rubles for a reserved seat and from 1,500 rubles for a compartment.
The train leaves Kursk for the return flight at 18:44 and at 22:26.
Travel by train will cost less, but it requires a transfer. At 16:17 you need to leave Zheleznogorsk. The trip to Lgov will take two hours. The ticket costs 216 rubles. Further from Lgov to Kursk, the schedule of suburban trains is:
- 05:18.
- 08:30.
- 18:17.
They are on the road for about 2 hours. The ticket costs 156 rubles.
In the opposite direction, the distance from Kursk to Zheleznogorsk can also be traveled by train. The schedule is as follows:
- 08:20.
- 17:40.
- 20:41.
From Lgov to Zheleznogorsk, trains depart at 10:31 and 13:46, the journey takes 2 hours.
A trip by train will cost about 370 rubles.
Ride on the bus
The distance between Zheleznogorsk and Kursk is most convenient to travel by bus, which runs between the cities a large number. They run every day from 5 am to 8 pm. Departure from the bus station to St. Peace in Zheleznogorsk. Buses can be different: "Gazelle", "Ford", "Higer", their capacity is from 14 to 40 seats.
In the opposite direction, from Kursk to Zheleznogorsk, buses run from 6 am to 7 pm.
The bus station is located in Kursk on 50 Let Oktyabrya Street, 120. It is where the Zheleznogorsk-Kursk bus arrives. A ticket for it costs from 240 to 270 rubles.
Drive by car
The distance from Kursk to Zheleznogorsk can be traveled by car in a couple of hours or less - depending on traffic, weather and other factors.
From Zheleznogorsk it is best to take the A-142 highway to the northeast towards the settlement of Nizhnee Mukhanovo. Near it, you need to turn south, onto the M-2 highway. On it, through the regional center Fatezh, you should move to Kursk and enter the city through the Northerndistrict.
What is interesting about Zheleznogorsk?
Despite its small size, the city has four museums: local history, partisan, mining and natural.
There are many monuments in Zheleznogorsk on various topics: from the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident to the work of geologists.
