The distance from Moscow to Belgorod is almost 700 kilometers. Thus, it can be compared with the distance between the capital and St. Petersburg.
Belgorod is an exemplary city of the black earth region, worth a trip there from Moscow at least for the weekend.
Air flight between cities
Airplanes fly the distance from Moscow to Belgorod in 1.5 hours or a little less. The place of their departure can be any airport in the capital. And the landing place is always the Belgorod airport, which is small and quite modern. It is easy to get to the city center from it by public transport - trolleybuses (1 and 4 routes, both run from the railway station) and buses (1, 4, 7, 8, 15, 17, 25). A trip from the airport to the city center will cost 20 rubles.
Flights from Moscow to Belgorod are operated by several airlines:
- "Aeroflot".
- Utair.
- "RusLine".
- S7.
Flights depart from 09:35 to 00:10. Aircraft can be different, most often the route is served by "DrySuperjet 100" and Embraer 170.
One-way flight costs from 4,000 rubles.
Return flights from Belgorod to Moscow depart from 05:50 to 02:45.
Rail ride
By train, the distance Moscow-Belgorod can be traveled on one of the many flights. This will take from 6 to 11 hours. Trains from Moscow to Belgorod most often depart from Kursky Station, which traditionally serves the southern direction, but sometimes they also depart from Belorussky Station, for example, a passing passenger train from Vorkuta at 01:41.
You can leave the Kursk railway station at any time from early morning to late evening:
- 03:42. Passing train from St. Petersburg.
- 06:50. Day express, it has sit-down cars.
- 10:12. Passing train from St. Petersburg.
- 11:55 or 12:00. Another day express.
- 15:00. The train to Krivoy Rog of the Ukrainian formation, not branded.
- 15:55 or 16:00. Third daily express of the day.
- 20:03 and 20:40. A rare passing train from St. Petersburg.
- 21:44. Branded train of the Ukrainian formation, follows to Kharkov.
- 23:00. The proprietary train of Russian Railways runs between Moscow and Belgorod.
- 23:47. A passenger train formed by Russian Railways also follows from the capital to Belgorod.
Ticket price depends on the type of carriage:
- Seated. From 1 250 rubles.
- Reserved seat. From 970 rubles.
- Bathing. From 1,900 rubles.
- Sleeping. From 4 800rubles.
Prices are approximate, as pricing is affected by the flexible regulation schedule and seasonal promotions of Russian Railways.
It is also convenient to get back from Belgorod to Moscow, there are a lot of trains. Really leave at any time of the day.
Riding the distance from Moscow to Belgorod, the train passes through three regional centers - Tula, Orel and Kursk.
Intercity bus option
The distance from Moscow to Belgorod can also be reached by bus. This option has an obvious drawback - if the flight is night, then you need to go sitting.
The cost of a bus ticket corresponds to the cheapest tickets in reserved seat and seated cars - from 1000 rubles.
The trip will take between 9 and 11 hours. Buses depart from 8am to 10pm from several metro stations:
- "Krasnogvardeyskaya".
- "Tushinskaya".
- "Novoyasenevskaya".
- "Chkalovskaya".
- "Schelkovskaya".
- "Varshavskaya".
They all arrive at the Belgorod bus station, which is located near the airport on B. Khmelnitsky Street.
Return flights depart between 10 and 9pm.
Drive option
680-kilometer distance from Moscow to Belgorod by car can really be driven in 9 hours. The cities are connected by the E-105 highway, which is convenient in every sense. It passes through populated areas, gas stations, catering places and accommodation options along the way.
If there is enough time, then on the way from the capital to Belgorod it is worth visiting several interesting places:
- Prioksko-Terrasny Nature Reserve. Beautiful nature and bison population.
- The village of Podmoklovo near Serpukhov. It has preserved a beautiful 18th-century rotunda church.
- Yasnaya Polyana. The famous Leo Tolstoy Museum.
- Spasskoye-Lutovinovo. The Turgenev Museum on the outskirts of the Oryol region. A few kilometers away is the village of Bezhin Lug, where another Turgenev estate has also been preserved.
Thus, if residents and guests of the capital have a desire to visit Belgorod, this can be done by any of the methods described. Have a nice trip!
