Mordovia is a republic that is part of the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Saransk. You can get to it by train, plane, bus. Also, by train and bus you can get to other Mordovian settlements - Ruzayevka, Ardatov, etc.
Instructions
Step 1
You can get to Saransk by plane from three cities of Russia - Moscow, Samara and Saratov. You can buy a plane ticket in the terminal building or via the Internet. Travel time to Saransk is about an hour. Airplanes do not fly to other cities of Mordovia.
Step 2
By train you can get to Saransk from Moscow, St. Petersburg and some cities in the southern direction - Kazan, Saratov, Samara, etc. There is a branded train "Mordovia", which departs from the Kazansky railway station in Moscow. Its departure time is 21:24. It stops in the following Mordovian cities and settlements: Zubova Polyana, Potma, Torbeevo, Kovylkino, Kadoshkino, Ruzaevka. The train is quite comfortable, there is a dining car. Equipped with reserved seat carriages, compartment, suite. You will be on the way for about twelve hours.
Step 3
You can also get to Mordovia by train # 80, following to the Nizhny Novgorod city of Pervomaisk. It departs daily at 20:48. From Pervomaisk to the Mordovian village of Elniki, located thirty kilometers away, there is ground transport - buses and fixed-route taxis. You can also get from Elnikov to Saransk by bus or minibus. Travel time is about two hours.
Step 4
Buses to Saransk leave from the Central Bus Station. Located a hundred meters from the metro station "Schelkovskaya", at Uralskaya street, building 2. There is a bus daily, leaves in the morning at 07:45. It is better to buy tickets in advance. The journey takes about twelve hours.
Step 5
To Mordovia by car from Moscow, it is most convenient to go along the Nosovikhinskoe highway, which turns into the Nizhny Novgorod highway. At the entrance to Nizhny Novgorod, the road was expanded to four lanes in one direction, the surface is even, and the ride is very comfortable. You can get there along the Yegoryevskoe highway, but it is narrower and there are often traffic jams in the Bronnitsy area.
