During the Soviet era, the Abkhaz ASSR was considered a prestigious vacation spot. Warm sea, beautiful subtropical nature, hospitality and hospitality of local residents, delicious Caucasian cuisine - all this attracted a lot of holidaymakers. After the collapse of the USSR and the bloody Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, Abkhazia lost its popularity. But recently, Russian citizens began to go there again, attracted by the opportunity to have an inexpensive vacation on the warm sea. Some of them prefer to get to Abkhazia by rail.
Instructions
Step 1
If you live in Moscow or the Moscow region and want to get to Abkhazia by rail, you should buy tickets for the fast train # 305C. They can be purchased at ticket offices, via the Internet, and also with the help of TTC - self-service transaction terminals. Until October 31, 2013, this train leaves Moscow every day from the Kursk railway station at 15:32. Travel time - 42 hours 38 minutes, including parking for border and customs procedures. The train arrives in Sukhum at 10 hours and 10 minutes. After October 31, changes in the schedule are possible, which you can find on the Russian Railways website.
Step 2
You can come back by train # 306C. It departs from Sukhum every day at exactly 14 hours, and arrives at the Kursk railway station in Moscow at 11 hours 20 minutes.
Step 3
Before entering the territory of Abkhazia, you will need to go through border and customs control. It takes place at the border station Veseloye, and takes only one hour. After crossing the border, the train stops again to go through border control at Tsandripsh station, parking will take 30 minutes.
Step 4
After the border, on the way to Sukhum, the train will make stops (except Tsandripsh) in the settlements of Gagra, Gudauta, Novy Afon. All these cities during the Soviet era were extremely popular resorts, and New Athos was especially famous for the fact that in its vicinity there was an amazingly beautiful cave, opened only in 1961.
Step 5
Residents of the Krasnodar Territory or vacationers there can get to Abkhazia by electric train Adler - Sukhum. It has operated regular flights between these settlements since 2011. The electric train leaves Adler at exactly 7 o'clock (daily), and arrives in the capital of Abkhazia at 12 o'clock. It leaves at 4:45 pm and arrives in Adler at 9:40 pm.
