Distance from Magnitogorsk to Yekaterinburg and methods of travel

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

The distance between Yekaterinburg and Magnitogorsk is about 520 kilometers. The largest settlement along the way is Chelyabinsk. You can travel such a short distance by car, bus or train. Each option has its pros and cons.

By railroad

The choice of trains on which the distance from Yekaterinburg to Magnitogorsk can be traveled without transfers is small. Only one passenger train No. 345 runs between cities, it follows from Nizhnevartovsk to Adler. It leaves Yekaterinburg at 16:04 and arrives in Magnitogorsk the next day at 08:31. Which is very convenient, according to travelers. Thus, the distance Yekaterinburg-Magnitogorsk can be traveled by train in 16.5 hours. On the way back, he departs at 23:59 and arrives at 11:52. Therefore, the trip will take 12 hours.

Ticket price depends on the season, fare and type of carriage. Estimated cost is:

1. Reserved seat - from 890 rubles.
2. Compartment - from 1500 rubles.
3. Sleeping - from 4800 rubles.

On the way there will be a 45-minute stop in Chelyabinsk and several shorter stops, for example, near the Tamerlan station in the Chelyabinsk region.

Ride on the bus

The distance from Yekaterinburg to Magnitogorsk can be traveled by bus in 9-10 hours. It departs from the northern bus station according to the following schedule:

1. 13:44.
2. 20:44.
3. 22:44.

A ticket costs from 1200 rubles, the bus travels through the following settlements: Kasli, Miass, Verkhneuralsk.

Drive a car

It's not that hard to travel the 520 km distance from Yekaterinburg to Magnitogorsk by car. You need to leave to the south, to the M-36 highway towards the city of Sysert. Chelyabinsk is best to go around on the western side, through the village of Kremenkul. Behind it there will be a turn to the E-30 highway, but you need to drive a very short distance along it and turn onto the R-360 highway in front of the Timiryazevsky settlement. It leads directly to Magnitogorsk, you need to enter the city from the east side.

What to see along the way?

Ekaterinburg is a rather interesting city, electric transport is well developed, you can travel by metro, tram and trolleybus. There are many museums in Yekaterinburg on any subject - from the war in Afghanistan to the Airborne Forces and the literature of the Urals.

Various objects can be visited near Yekaterinburg - the gold museum in Berezovsky and Ganina Yama with a monastery at the site of the execution of the royalfamily.

Slightly south of Yekaterinburg, you can stop by the city of Sysert to see the picturesque Talkov Stone Lake, Bazhov's Places and the Museum of the Writer Bazhov.

The distance from Yekaterinburg to Magnitogorsk can be passed through Chelyabinsk bypass or drop into some beautiful city nearby. For example, in Miass, and near it there is a picturesque lake Turgoyak. However, it will be a detour of 200 kilometers round trip.

In the central part of the Chelyabinsk region, on the way from the regional center to Magnitogorsk, it is worth visiting several interesting places:

1. Tamerlan station near the border with Kazakhstan. It is worth visiting the mausoleum of Kesene near it.
2. The settlement of Paris, it was founded in the 19th century by the Cossacks. Recently, a cell tower in the form of the Eiffel Tower was erected there.
3. Ferchampenoise. Like the previous village, founded by the Cossacks, you can go to the local history museum.

We hope this material will help you have a pleasant journey!