How to get to Krasnaya Polyana from Sochi airport

Sochi (Adler) airport is located 40 kilometers from Krasnaya Polyana (airport on the map). You can get from the airport by city buses, taxi or rent a car at the airport. We recommend taxis for the reason that if you choose public transport, you will most likely still have to get from the train station or bus stop to the hotel by taxi. By the way, some hotels offer airport transfers, sometimes even free, but you need to find out at the time of booking.

Here are detailed instructions about each of the ways to get from the airport to Krasnaya Polyana, esto-Sadok, Rosa Khutor and other mountain resorts:

Taxi

• 🕐 travel time: 40-60 minutes.
• 💵 cost: from 1400 rubles.

A taxi ride will not be cheap, but usually this is the only way to get directly to the hotel without additional transfers. You can order an official taxi at the counter in the arrivals hall (more expensive) or use the aggregator applications Yandex.Taxi, Uber, etc., which will be cheaper than the official one. You can order a car, including by phone:

When ordering a taxi through aggregators or by phone, it is likely that the delivery of the car will have to wait an hour or more. So apply for a car with time to spare, especially in the high tourist season for a trip to the airport by the time of departure.

You can leave faster using the services of "bombed" in the arrivals hall, but they ask for almost twice as much as a trip on the counter. At the same time, if you are traveling alone, with the "Bombers" you can arrange a joint trip with other tourists, and then they themselves will find fellow travelers and you will share the cost for everyone.

If you want to avoid problems with taxi delays, you can pre-order a ready-made tourist transfer at the right time with a meeting with the driver at the airport. The transfer will cost a little more than a taxi, but the quality of Service is higher. You can order at kiwitaxi or intui.travel.

City buses

• 🕐 travel time: 60 Minutes.
• 💵 cost: from 160 rubles + fee for large luggage.

Buses are not the best option, but if you are traveling alone and not in a hurry, and it is extremely necessary to save money, then in principle you can get there without any difficulties. The bus stop at the airport is located immediately at the exit from the arrivals hall on the lower level, signs lead to it. From the stop to the center of the village and to all resorts there are routes No. 105, 105C, 535, 219 (65), departing approximately every 30-60 minutes. Buses make several stops at all resorts, so it is theoretically possible to walk to some hotels even on foot, you only need to choose the right stop to get off. To plan a route and bus stop is quite possible to use Yandex or Google maps, 2GIS app or the official app of "Transport.Sochi" and site transport.sochi.ru. You can pay for the bus fare at the entrance to the driver with a contactless bank card or cash. Learn more about Sochi buses and how to use them here.

Car rental and car sharing

• 🕐 travel time: 40-60 minutes.
• 💵 cost: from 300 rubles (carsharing), from 1300 rubles (daily).

You can rent a car at the airport counter or in advance online. Available long-term rental (from 1300 rubles / day) and carsharing with Per-Minute payment Belkacar from 6 rubles/minute. You can read more about these types of rentals here.

If you do not plan to move around Sochi a lot during your vacation, but plan to drive only to the lifts, then there is no point in taking a car for a long time. The fact is that to park it for free at ski resorts near the lifts will not work, you will have to pay an average of 700 rubles per day of parking. Therefore, it is more profitable to take a taxi every time than to have a rented car.

But Belkacar carsharing can be used to get from the airport to the place of rest or back. For this, free parking is provided at the airport and at the resorts for the beginning and end of the trip. So you can quite comfortably drive to the hotel, unload things, and then finish the trip in free parking. Similarly, you can go back to the airport.

If you still decide to take a car for a long time, we advise you to use these proven sites for searching and booking cars:

Trains (Aeroexpress)

• 🕐 travel time: 1 hour 10 minutes.
• 💵 cost: 336 rubles.

Once a day, according to the schedule, a high-speed train "Lastochka" runs from the airport. Unfortunately, it is not very convenient and fast to go on it, since at first it makes a detour through the railway station of Adler. If the direct train does not suit you according to the schedule, you can go with a transfer through the Adler railway station.