Few people know, but the city of Orenburg was founded only the third time, and initially it was supposed to serve as a fortress for the head of the Kazakh elders Abulkhair Khan. As a result, by 1770 the city became the center of economic and economic interaction with the eastern states.
Instructions
Step 1
Today you can get to Orenburg by train without any problems. The local railway station is mainly used by international long-distance trains to Bishkek, Tashkent, Kiev and Astana. However, the city has direct rail links with Russian cities (Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Kislovodsk, Samara, Orsk, Adler, Chelyabinsk). If you go to Orenburg from Moscow, you can use the branded train №№031 / 032 "Orenburzhye", while the journey will take you about 25-26 hours.
Step 2
You can also get to Orenburg by air. Central airport. Yu. A. Gagarina is the home base of the airline "Orenburg Airlines", so most of the flights departing from this settlement belong to it. Orenburg has direct flights with St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Perm, Orsk and a number of other cities in Russia. If you decide to fly to Orenburg from Moscow, it should be borne in mind that flights to this settlement are carried out from Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports in the capital, the flight time will be approximately 2 hours.
Step 3
There is also a bus station in Orenburg, the services of which you can use if you wish. You can get from Moscow to Orenburg by bus only with a change in Kazan, while the road will take about 30-32 hours without taking into account the time spent on the change and possible stops on the roads.
Step 4
It is possible to get to Orenburg, if desired, by private car. When departing from Moscow, you need to move along the M7 Volga highway through Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan. In the capital of Tatarstan, you need to turn onto the P239 highway, following which you will get to Orenburg.