How to get to Lazarevskoye from Sochi airport

The International Airport of Sochi named after V. I. Sevastianov, or simply Adler airport, is located at the other end of the city of Sochi in the Adler microdistrict, 95 kilometers from Lazarevskoye (airport on the map). You can get from the airport to your place of rest by Taxi, electric trains, city buses or use car rental.

Unfortunately, these 95 kilometers of road are complicated serpentines, especially the winding section is between the center of Sochi and Lazarevskoye. Traffic here is very slow, especially at the height of the tourist season, there are often traffic jams and accidents. As a result, to get from or to the airport, it will take from two to five hours. Especially likely to be delayed during the high season (summer), in bad weather with rain or snow, during the day on weekdays. If you need to get to the airport for the departure of the flight, we advise you to use trains if possible, since they run stably on schedule and without delays on the way. If the trains on the schedule are not suitable, then we advise you to plan a trip to the airport with a large margin in time, and, of course, taking into account the time required for registration and inspection procedures (usually 1-2 hours before departure).

And now detailed instructions about each of the ways to get from the airport to Lazarevskoye and back with a schedule and cost:

Taxi

• 🕐 travel time: from 2 hours.
• 💵 cost: from 3000 rubles.

Taxi from the airport can be ordered at the official counter in the arrivals hall or through the applications of aggregators Yandex. Taxi, Uber, Gett and Citymobil. If you do not have mobile internet, then you can use free airport WiFi to order or call a car by phone from one of the taxi companies or aggregators:

• Red Taxi +7 (862) 290-00-00
• Maxim +7 (862) 222-22-22
• Yandex +7 (862) 444-44-42
• Lucky +7 (862) 244-44-44
• Citymobil +7 (862) 300-00-00
• Tap Taxi +7 (862) 448-48-48

Also in the arrivals hall you will be attacked with offers of "bombers". Their services are more expensive than a taxi on the meter, but you can bargain with them or negotiate an economical joint trip with other tourists, which is especially true if you are traveling alone. In this case, they themselves will organize the selection of fellow travelers, and you will share the cost of the trip for everyone. But in the direction of Lazarevskoye there are not always many fellow travelers, so you will have to wait, and maybe go for full price, then you will be lucky.

Keep in mind that getting a car from the airport to Lazarevskoye is not always quick. So, in high season, bad weather or in the presence of traffic jams due to repairs, not all drivers agree to go at a reasonable price, and the delivery of the car through the application can wait more than an hour. Therefore, it is better in peak season to order a car in advance from one of the local taxi companies or book a tourist transfer online. This is especially true for trips from Lazarevskoye to the airport for departure.

You can order a ready-made tourist transfer by car or minivan at kiwitaxi or intui.travel. The transfer is booked for a specific time or flight, and the driver will meet you with a sign on arrival in the arrivals hall.

Rent a car

• 🕐 travel time: from 2 hours.
• 💵 cost: from 600 rubles (carsharing), from 1300 rubles (daily).

Unfortunately, while in Lazarevskoye there is no parking zone and the end of the Belkacar trip, i.e. you will not be able to come here to one of the airports and finish the trip. But you can use this method for a more comfortable family trip: from the airport you will take your family to Lazarevskoye, then return to the center of Sochi where you will complete the trip, and from there you will reach Lazarevskoye on your own. Is it worth it to "bother", it's up to you, of course.

If you decide to take a car with a daily payment, we advise you to use these proven sites for describing and comparing prices:

Train (Aeroexpress)

• 🕐 travel time: 2-2.5 hours.
• 💵 cost: from 376 rubles.

Direct trains between the airport and Lazarevskoye go several times a day, on the way,depending on the flight from 2-2.5 hours. They go strictly according to the schedule without delays, so we recommend them as the most optimal and reliable way to get there, unless, of course, they go according to the schedule (see below). In addition to stopping at the station in the center of Lazarevskoye, they also make stops at other stations along the way, including at the resorts of the area further beyond Lazarevskoye. But their minus is a rare schedule.

The departure station is located at the airport, you can get to it from the terminal via a covered passage on the signs. Tickets are sold at the box office or vending machine, when buying you need to specify the destination station. The fare depends on the arrival station.

At the resort, trains arrive at the station in the center (station on the map). From it, you can already get to a specific hotel with light luggage on foot, or take a taxi. A trip within the resort when ordering through the application will cost from 69 rubles, the "Bombers" on duty near the station ask for 200 rubles.

City buses

The city bus stop is located immediately at the exit from the arrivals hall on the lower level. Payment of the fare at the entrance to the driver by card or cash. From the stop to the center of Sochi there are only two flights: No. 105 and No. 105C (express). These are passing buses that depart every 45-60 minutes from 05:00 to 20:00. You need to go to the railway station in the center of Sochi. Here you have to change to bus number 77 to Lazarevskoye (departs approximately every hour).

Learn more about Sochi buses and how to use them here....