Belgorod is the administrative center of the region of the same name, located practically in the very south of the European part of the Russian Federation. This city dates back to 1596 and covers an area of over 153 square kilometers. Every year Belgorod is visited by many tourists interested in visiting wonderful temples and churches, as well as other city attractions.
Geographic location of Belgorod
The center of the Belgorod region is located on the right bank of the Severny Donets River, which is a tributary of the Don, as well as in the south of the so-called Central Russian Upland, which stretches from the Oka to the southern Donets ridge.
Due to its geographical location, Belgorod is much closer to the border with Ukraine (about 40 kilometers) than, for example, to the Russian capital. The distance from Moscow to Belgorod is about 700 kilometers.
Belgorod is not included in the number of million-plus cities, since, according to the latest data from 2013, its population is slightly more than 373.5 thousand people. These are mainly ethnic Russians and Ukrainians.
From the north, the Belgorod region borders on the more densely populated Kursk region with a population of the administrative center of 428, 7 thousand people, and from the south and west - on the Voronezh region, the central city of which is one million people (1, 003 million inhabitants, according to last year's data). The western part of the Belgorod region is bordering on the territory of Ukraine, and it is through the territory of the region that the bulk of the citizens of the neighboring country arrive in Russia, ready to live, work in our country or who have arrived for the purpose of tourism.
How to get to Belgorod from Moscow and St. Petersburg
There are several ways to get to Belgorod from Moscow. So, daily from the Kursk railway station of the capital, branded train number 291, as well as many others, going through the capital of the Belgorod region and following from Moscow to Donetsk, Evpatoria, Simferopol, Kharkov, Kiev, Sevastopol, Kerch and other cities, departs.
The Belgorod region also has its own airport of the same name, which is connected to Moscow by regular flights with an average flight duration of one and a half hours.
The average duration of a trip to Belgorod by car can be 7-9 hours or more, depending on the congestion of roads and highways. Geographically, the city is located in a southern direction from the Moscow region and you can reach it in several ways - along the M2 ("Crimea"), M4 highway or along the well-equipped Kiev highway.
The distance between Belgorod and the northern capital is about 1370 kilometers. Direct trains # 279 and # 081 depart from the Moscow railway station in St. Petersburg to the capital of the Belgorod region, as well as running flights to Feodosia, Kerch, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Donetsk and Evpatoria.
Automobile communication between the two cities is carried out through the M10 highway and the Crimea highway, as well as through the M10. The duration of the trip by car will be about 16-18 hours.
