Between Moscow and Crimea there is a road more than 1500 km long. You can get to the new Russian entity by car, by plane to Simferopol, by train or by bus.
To Crimea by car
The shortest way from Moscow to Crimea is the road along the Simferopol highway, through the cities of Tula, Orel, Kursk, Belgorod, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye. The road can be long in time due to long traffic jams, frequent stops from the traffic police in Russia and the Ukrainian traffic police.
Many Moscow tourists reach the peninsula through the Kerch Strait. From Moscow you should go to the Don highway, drive through the cities of Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Krymsk and Anapa. At the port "Kavkaz" by ferry cross the strait and get to the city of Kerch. From there, follow your route.
To Crimea by plane
Flights to Simferopol are carried out daily from Moscow airports. From the Sheremetyevo airport every day at 08:20, 09:25, 14:50, 16:50 and 22:45 there are flights to the designated point. Travel time - 2 hours 40 minutes. The ticket price starts from 8000 rubles.
You can also take a flight with an airplane at the Domodedovo airport. Departure from Moscow takes place daily at 06:20, 12:00, 13:20, 16:25. Buses run from Simferopol to almost all Crimean cities.
Trains Moscow - Simferopol
Trains in the direction of Simferopol leave from the Kursk railway station in Moscow. The railway station is located at st. Zemlyanoy Val, 29. Call the information desk to check the exact train schedule. In the summer, at 09:10, the branded train "Turgenev" number 029Ya starts with a route Moscow - Simferopol. On certain days, the "Crimea" branded train runs at 23:05. The days of the train operation should be specified at the ticket office of the station or by phone. At 17:15, the Perm - Simferopol train runs through Moscow, and at 10:50, a train with the Murmansk - Simferopol route. The lowest ticket price is 1600 rubles, travel time is 23 hours.
Also, from the Kursk railway station by train you can get to the city of Evpatoria of the Republic of Crimea. Transport runs daily at 15:27. The Moscow - Sevastopol train will take you to the city of Dzhankoy, which is the center of Crimea. By calling +7 (800) 775 00 00, you can consult and choose a convenient and optimal route by train to the Crimean peninsula.
To Crimea by bus
On certain days, a bus leaves from the Novoyasenevskaya bus station at 21:00 to the city of Kerch. This bus passes through such Crimean cities as Simferopol, Feodosia, Yalta. There is an option with transfers in the cities of Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar. The trip takes over a day.