How to get to Goryachy Klyuch

Overview of ways to get there

Goryachy Klyuch is located 65 kilometers from Krasnodar and 1400 kilometers from Moscow (Map hotkey). There is a railway station here, where trains and trains to Sochi stop, so it is easy to get here by train from most regions and major cities of the Russian Federation. You can get there by bus or your own transport, because the city is located next to the Federal Highway M4 and from Krasnodar to it leads a chic Highway. If you prefer air transport, you will need to fly to the airport of Krasnodar and there transfer to a taxi, buses or train.

We talk further about each method, How to get to Goryachy Klyuch independently with a schedule and ticket price.:

Ready-made tours

The easiest and most convenient way to get to Goryachy Klyuch is to buy a ready – made package tour from one of the proven Russian tour operators. There are tours with included flights and buses. If the tour is with a flight, then it usually includes a transfer from the airport directly to the hotel, so you do not have to worry about public transport or spend money on a taxi.

Check and compare the cost of tours in Goryachy Klyuch from reliable tour operators and book them online on the proven travelata tour search engine:

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By plane to Goryachy Klyuch

The most convenient way to get to Goryachy Klyuch by plane is through Krasnodar Pashkovsky airport. It operates many flights from Moscow and the cities of the Russian Federation, while the prices for flights without luggage compete with the cost of a train ticket. But to get a good price for a flight, you need to buy tickets long in advance and follow the sales and special offers of airlines. It is most convenient to do this on the site of the Russian search engine Aviasales.

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How to get from the airport to Goryachy Klyuch

Krasnodar airport is located 50 kilometers from the resort (Airport on the map), so it will take at least an hour to get to your destination. You can get directly only by taxi, and if you need to save money, you will have to go with transfers by buses or trains.

• Taxi

  • 🕐 travel time: 1 hour.
  • 💵 cost: from 1200 rubles.

  You can use the order of the car through the applications of aggregators, request a taxi at the counter in the arrivals hall or order a tourist transfer in advance. The cheapest option is the use of aggregators, but it is not always possible to get a car quickly, besides, in bad weather and peak hours, the cost increases greatly. Tourist transfer is more expensive, but more reliable and more comfortable.

  You can order a ready-made tourist transfer by car or minivan at kiwitaxi or intui.travel. The transfer is ordered by a certain time or flight, and then the driver will meet you with a sign on arrival.

• Electric train or train

  • 🕐 travel time-3 hours.
  • 💵 cost - from 220 rubles.

  By train from the airport will have to go with transfers. First you need to take the city bus number 7 for 28 rubles or a taxi to the railway station Krasnodar-1, which will take at least an hour in time. From this station to Goryachy Klyuch, quite a lot of electric trains and passing long-distance trains depart. It is better to use trains, because they are significantly cheaper: from 196 rubles, 1 hour and 45 minutes on the way. If you want to get there faster, you can take the high-speed trains "Lastochka", which are only 46 minutes on the way, cost from 325 rubles. "Swallows" are still convenient because the ticket in them is purchased for the selected seat.

  In Goryachy Klyuch, trains and trains arrive at the station on the outskirts of the city (railway station on the map) and quite far from its tourist area. You can take a taxi from 90 rubles or city buses No. 3 or No. 5 for 25 rubles.

  Расписание поездов Краснодар-1->Горячий Ключ

  Рейс/направление	Отпр.	Время	Приб.
  🚆 642С Ростов-на-Дону — Адлер	01:05	1 ч 7 мин	02:12
  🚆 127Ы Красноярск — Адлер	01:13	1 ч 26 мин	02:39
  🚆 269Ь Чита — Адлер	01:13	1 ч 26 мин	02:39
  🚆 273И Северобайкальск — Адлер	01:13	1 ч 26 мин	02:39
  🚆 127Ы Красноярск — Адлер	01:13	1 ч 26 мин	02:39
  🚆 269Ь Чита — Адлер	01:13	1 ч 26 мин	02:39
  🚆 037Г Нижний Новгород — Сириус (Имеретинский курорт)	03:00	1 ч 6 мин	04:06
  🚆 035А Санкт-Петербург — Адлер	03:09	1 ч 10 мин	04:19
  🚆 353Е Пермь — Сириус (Имеретинский курорт)	03:48	1 ч 7 мин	04:55
  🚆 079Я Архангельск — Сириус (Имеретинский курорт)	04:43	2 ч 18 мин	07:01

  см. полное расписание >>>

• By bus

  • 🕐 travel time: from 3 hours.
  • 💵 cost: from 250 rubles.

  There are no direct buses from the airport, go with transfers at bus stations in Krasnodar. First, from the airport you need to take a city bus or trolleybus number 7 for 28 rubles to one of the bus stations Krasnodar-2 or Krasnodar-1, which will take at least an hour. From these bus stations, it is quite common for buses to go to different cities on the coast, and they all pass through Goryachy Klyuch. Travel costs from 200 rubles, on the road from 2 hours. You can check the schedule and book tickets at Tutu.ru or kpas.ru. But when buying online, be sure to specify the place of departure in Krasnodar, because there are branded buses that depart from their stations, and not from Krasnodar-1 or 2.

  In Goryachy Klyuch buses arrive at the city bus station far on the outskirts on the street. 138 Yaroslavsky street (bus station on the map). From it to the tourist area you can take the city bus number 1 for 25 rubles. But most passing buses do not enter the city and drop off passengers directly on the M4 near the railway station or further opposite the bridge and the "Old Castle". If you get off near the railway station, then you can get to the tourist area by city buses No. 3 or No. 5 for 25 rubles, a taxi from 90 rubles. But if you go out in front of the bridge and the "old castle", you will be within walking distance from the tourist area, but you can only get to the hotel from here on foot, since most of this area is pedestrian.

By train to Goryachy Klyuch

In Goryachy Klyuch there is a large railway junction and station, through which many trains pass from the regions to Tuapse and Sochi, but it is worth noting that not all. There are trains that follow the route through Belorechensk without arriving in Goryachy Klyuch.

We recommend buying tickets on the official website of Russian Railways or the company's application, and before that register in the bonus program of Russian Railways to save points for the next trip.

The railway station in Goryachy Klyuch is located on the outskirts of the city (railway station on the map). Upon arrival at it, you can get to the tourist area by city buses No. 3 or 5 for 25 rubles. Payment of travel at the entrance is possible in cash or by plastic card. A taxi ride when ordering through aggregator applications will cost from 120 rubles, but in bad weather and during traffic jams, the price may rise several times. Well, if you travel with a light backpack and have free time, then it is quite possible to walk to the tourist area of 4 kilometers.

By bus to Goryachy Klyuch

Goryachy Klyuch is located on the M4 highway, and accordingly you can get here by any bus that goes through Krasnodar to Sochi, Tuapse, Dzhubga, Arkhipo-Osipovka, Gelendzhik and other coastal cities. What is good, the bus ride here is not as difficult and long as before Sochi, since all the infamous coastal serpentines and traffic jams begin only further after Goryachy Klyuch.

So, you can get here by bus at least from Moscow, Rostov-On-Don, Stavropol, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kislovodsk, Makhachkala, Astrakhan, Kislovodsk. Of course, there are flights from the coast from Sochi, Adler, Gelendzhik and from other cities of the Krasnodar Territory. There is no complete bus schedule in the direction of Goryachy Klyuch, but you can find information and buy tickets online on these sites: Tutu.ru or kpas.ru

And now important information about the place of departure and arrival. In Goryachy Klyuch there is a bus station, which is located on the outskirts of the city on the street. 138 Yaroslavsky street (bus station on the map). It is visited only by very rare passing buses and flights on the Route "Krasnodar - Goryachy Klyuch". From it to the tourist area you can take the city bus number 1 for 25 rubles. Another stop of intercity buses is already almost in the tourist area at the intersection of Lenin and Voroshilov streets, but the only bus of Flight No. 325 "Krasnodar - Goryachy Klyuch" reaches it.

But if you are traveling on a passing bus, then most likely he will not call in the city, but will drop you off at one of the stops right on the M4 highway near the railway station or opposite the pedestrian bridge "happy Bridge" and "Old Castle":

• From the stop near the railway station you can get to the hotel and the tourist area by taxi from 90 rubles or city buses No. 3 and No. 5 for 25 rubles.
• From the stop opposite the pedestrian bridge "happy Bridge" and "Old Castle" hoot by taxi or bus will not work. Rather, it will work, but you will have to go around again through the railway station. But from here you can walk across the "happy Bridge" and then go through the tourist area to the place you need.

By car in Goryachy Klyuch

Distance to Goryachy Klyuch from cities/regions of the Russian Federation along the highway:

• Moscow-1400 kilometers / 18 hours
• St. Petersburg-2100 kilometers / 26 hours
• Krasnodar-65 kilometers / 1 hour
• Samara-1600 kilometers / 24 hours on the road
• Kazan-1840 kilometers / 26 hours
• Nizhny Novgorod-1600 kilometers / 24 hours
• UFA-2100 kilometers / 32 hours

An excellent highway leads to Krasny Klyuch from Krasnodar, part of the way passes along the highway with a speed limit of 110 km/h. What is still very good, all the famous black sea traffic jams and a complex serpentine road begin further after the resort, so you can get here by private car on vacation comfortably and quickly.

From Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Rostov-On-Don you can go on the toll road "M4-Don" or go around it on free sites. In the first case, you will need to pay from 1720 rubles. It is cheaper to go on paid sections at night and weekends, pay for travel with a contactless transponder. From St. Petersburg, you will also have to drive along the M11 toll road, and as a result, the total cost of the trip will be more than 4,000 rubles. For more information about fares, where and how to purchase a transponder, and free bypass routes, see on the Rosavtodor website.

From the regions east of Moscow, you can also go along the M-4 through Voronezh and Rostov-on-Don, but often drivers choose to travel through Volgograd. This is a completely normal route with acceptable quality roads, but the passage through Volgograd itself is very difficult. On weekdays and during peak hours, you can spend up to three hours on it, so if possible, choose the passage of this city at night or on weekends.

While relaxing in Goryachy Klyuch to move around the resort itself, you hardly need a car, because there is nowhere to go, and everything can be bypassed on foot. There are no big difficulties in putting the car in a long parking lot, but in the tourist area near the hotels there are not always parking places, so check this question when booking.