It is quite easy to get from Izhevsk to Ufa, but this route has its own specifics. Compared with other options for traveling around the region, for example, to Kazan, the train can only be traveled by making a long detour.
Trip along the route by different modes of transport
The fastest way to get from Izhevsk to Ufa is by plane. The Orenburgzhye flight departs from Izhevsk at 11:20 and lands in Ufa at 13:30. It is performed by a small L-410 aircraft. Return flight at 17:10. The plane is on the way for about an hour.
Four buses depart from Izhevsk to Ufa per day (08:00, 14:00, 19:00, 22:00). The trip takes about 5 hours, passengers are dropped off at Richard Sorge Street. The reverse schedule is about the same. A ticket costs about 1,000 rubles. From Ufa to Izhevsk, the distance is about 340 kilometers.
If it seems that there are few flights, then a transfer option in Naberezhnye Chelny is possible. To this city, trains depart at 08:24 and 16:32, they are on the way for 3 hours and 45 minutes, and tickets are quite cheap - from 285 rubles.
In addition, severalbuses from the central bus station of Izhevsk, they travel about 3 hours to the bus station of Naberezhnye Chelny. Ticket price - 500 rubles.
From Naberezhnye Chelny, buses to Ufa run from 6 am to 1 am, there are many flights, the trip takes about 5 hours. They arrive at the southern bus station of Ufa. Flights are served by buses of different models and capacities - Hyundai, Mercedes, Nefaz.
The route from Ufa to Izhevsk can also be reached by car. On the shortest road, the distance is about 340 kilometers. On the R-322 highway you need to go to Sarapul, and then, along the Kama bank to the city of Neftekamsk, and then to M-7 and along it to Ufa.
Sights of Izhevsk
In the city, which is the starting point for this route, there are many attractions - enough for a few days of walking. If you are interested in a collection of weapons, then you should go to the Kalashnikov Museum, and if the Udmurt culture - then to the national museum, which is located in the building of the arsenal of the early XIX century. A rare place where you can learn about one of the Finno-Ugric cultures.
You can admire the canvases of painters, both famous and local, in the Udmurt Museum of Fine Arts.
Not far from the city is an open-air museum - Ludorvay. Similar ones are found in other regions of the country, but this one specializes in the architecture of Udmurtia.
The urban architecture of Izhevsk is also of interest, you should pay attention to the main building of the arms factory or the building of the cathedralcathedral. There are also many funny monuments - Genya the crocodile, a dumpling on a fork and an astronaut dog.
Sights of Ufa
Ufa slightly surpasses Izhevsk in terms of the number of interesting objects, and the national flavor is more felt, for example, there is a beautiful Lyulya-Tyulpan mosque, a huge equestrian monument to Salavat Yulaev, a children's railway, establishments with national cuisine.
The largest museums are local history and art, and other expositions worth noting are the archaeological, Soviet life, Aksakov's house, military glory and the Lenin Museum, unexpected for these places.
Interesting places along the way
The surroundings of Izhevsk and Ufa contain several places worth visiting during your trip. The road passes through the city of Sarapul, where you can visit the Museum of History and Culture of the Middle Kama Region and walk around the center with ancient buildings and parks, where the streets intersect at right angles.
Also on this route is the city of Dyurtyuli, you can also drive into it to walk along a long alley that stretches through the whole city. On the banks of the Belaya River there is a monument that depicts seeing off a soldier to the front. It has a museum, a beautiful fountain and a monument to the samovar.
In another district center along the way - Kushnarenkovo, you can again admire the Belaya River, and there is also the northernmost vineyard in Russia and archaeological sites of the Stone Age.
