The distance from Sergiev Posad to Kalyazin is small - just over 110 kilometers. It seems that at a good speed you can overcome it in an hour, but this is not so, even though the road surface is very good for most of the way.
The main problem of the route is traffic jams, especially on weekends in the warm season.
Road in Sergiev Posad
If you decide to hit the road on Saturday or Sunday, the first traffic jams will be waiting for you in Sergiev Posad, first at the turn to the desired Novouglichskoe highway, then at the intersection near the market and the Capitol shopping center and the final one - through the large district railroad located on the outskirts of the city. Now a road bridge is being built across the railway tracks, which will go to the western bypass under construction, so in a couple of years the problem with congestion will be practically solved.
It is irrational to drive around the city along the Yaroslavl highway, then turning onto the A-108 highway. Firstly, you will also have to stand in traffic jams there, especially at the intersection with Staraya Yaroslavka. Secondly, the road is two-lane,a lot of heavy trucks pass through it, so most of the way you have to crawl behind some kind of truck without the ability to overtake. Thirdly, you will lose the opportunity to admire the beauties of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra and other churches of the city.
From Sergiev Posad to Iudino
Finally, losing an hour and a half in the worst case, you will find yourself on the highway 46K-8400 (Sergiev Posad - Kalyazin - Rybinsk - Cherepovets). There are many villages along the road, so most often the maximum speed will not exceed 60 km / h. It is not recommended to accelerate, pedestrian crossings in settlements are equipped with speed bumps, surveillance cameras are installed in some villages (for example, Deulino, Krasnaya Storozhka), traffic police cars often come across (they especially like to stand in Iudino).
Shortly before the village of Remmash, the traffic jam begins again. The reason is the railway crossing, where trains run 2-3 times a day. On Saturday, you will have to stand at the turn to Peresvet.
The situation with this traffic jam, unlike Sergiev Posad, will only worsen over time. From 2019, near Sakharovo (a village near Shemetovo) a huge household waste dump for the northern part of the Moscow region and Moscow will begin to operate, so numerous garbage trucks will also join the cars of summer residents.
From Iudino to Kalyazin
After Remmash, almost to Kalyazin, there should not be any problems with traffic jams, except for episodic ones, as a result ofaccidents.
So, it will take at least two hours on weekdays and three hours on weekends to cover the distance from Sergiev Posad to Kalyazin by car.
