How to get to Lermontovo and city transport

Overview of ways to get there

Lermontovo is located on the Black Sea coast on the highway from Dzhubga to Tuapse and Sochi 125 kilometers from Krasnodar (Lermontovo on the map). Lermontovo is the second Black Sea resort on this route after Dzhubga. You can not get here by train or plane directly, but you need to make transfers through Krasnodar. Therefore, the best way to get to Lermontovo is by private car. If there is no personal car or you do not like road trips, then in general there is no big problem to get there with transfers, you just have to spend a little more time.

We also recommend checking the cost of ready-made package tours, since their prices are sometimes comparable to the cost of air travel or train tickets. You can see the prices for tours to Lermontovo on these trusted sites:

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Next, about each of the ways to get to Lermontovo independently with a schedule and prices:

By plane to Lermontovo

The closest airport to Lermontovo is located in Krasnodar-this is Krasnodar airport "Pashkovsky" (now called Krasnodar International Airport named after Catherine II). It operates flights from Moscow and the regions of the Russian Federation, international flights. Especially many flights are made in the summer during the tourist season. Tickets are best purchased in advance of the season. Here are the best prices to this airport from the search engine Aviasales:

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Купить от 14689 ₽	Без пересадок		29.05.2026	08.06.2026
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Купить от 20876 ₽	Без пересадок		27.08.2026	08.09.2026
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Купить от 16965 ₽	Без пересадок		14.10.2026	12.11.2026

How to get from the airport to Lermontovo

Krasnodar airport is located 115 kilometers from Lermontovo (Airport on the map). Directly to the resort from it you can get only by taxi, buses will have to do one or two transfers.

• By taxi

  • 🕐 travel time-2.5 hours.
  • 💵 cost - from 3000.

  A taxi from the airport to Lermontovo will cost about 3000 rubles. The highest prices for the trip will be when ordering an official taxi at the counter in the domestic arrivals terminal in the baggage claim area. The trip will cost a little less when ordering through the Yandex. go (formerly Yandex. go) applications, etc.

  As an alternative to a taxi, you can order a tourist transfer. This is an analogue of a high-Comfort taxi, which can be ordered in advance for the arrival of the aircraft at the airport. In this case, the driver will meet you in the baggage claim area with a sign, take you to the car and deliver you to the place of rest. You can order a tourist transfer on the website kiwitaxi.ru or through this search form:

• By bus

  • 🕐 travel time-from 4 hours.
  • 💵 cost - from 400+28 rubles.

  The bus ride will be cheaper, but it will take almost half a day. In addition, you will have to do one or two transplants, and if you are not lucky, you will also have to stand in traffic for a long time from Dzhubga to Lermontovo. Of course, in a traffic jam you can stand on a taxi, but at least you will be air-conditioned and in comfortable conditions, and not in a stuffy bus.

  If you're ready to take the bus anyway, here's how to do it:

  1. From the airport by trolleybus number 7 (28 USD) or by taxi (300 USD) you need to get to the bus station Krasnodar-1 (AC Krasnodar) on the forecourt, 1 hour on the way.

  2. From the Krasnodar-1 bus station (as Krasnodar) during the day, according to the schedule, direct and passing buses depart towards Sochi, all of them pass through Lermontovo. The cost starts from 400 rubles, the journey is 3 hours or more, if there are traffic jams. If the nearest bus is to Dzhubga, then you can take it, and already at the dzhubga bus station transfer to a suburban bus (16 USD) or a taxi (200 USD) to Lermontovo.

     You can see the bus schedule from Krasnodar bus station at kpas.ru or bus.tutu.ru. but in principle, it is not necessary to be tied to the schedule in the daytime, but you can simply come to the station and buy tickets for the next flight.

By train to Lermontovo

There is no railway through Lermontovo, you can get by train through the railway stations in Krasnodar (140 kilometers), Goryachy Klyuch (70 kilometers) or Tuapse (50 kilometers). Which of these stations is better to go to depends on your region and train schedule:

• Most trains go to Krasnodar station, and in most cases they are cheaper than to Tuapse or Goryachy Klyuch, but to go from here to the resort is the longest and most expensive.
• Goryachy Klyuch is closer, but only some trains stop here. Getting by bus from here is not very convenient, but a taxi is almost twice cheaper than from Krasnodar.
• To Tuapse from Moscow and the regions there are all the same trains that go through Krasnodar and Goryachy Klyuch, and on some trains a ticket to Tuapse is even cheaper than to Krasnodar, although go further. Getting from the station is also convenient and not far, but problems can create many hours of traffic jams, which are often formed on the section of the Tuapse-Dzhubga Highway.

Therefore, before buying, it is better to check the prices and conditions of travel to all three stations, and take into account the cost and time to travel from the stations to the place of rest.

To all these stations during the tourist season (in summer) there are trains from a large number of cities and regions of the Russian Federation. Tickets are very quickly sold out, so it is recommended to buy them in advance, at least a month before the proposed trip, and even better for two. Checking the schedule and buying tickets now is best on the official website of Russian Railways or at the ticket office. When buying through the site, it is better to first register in the Russian Railways bonus system and save points for the next trip.

And now more detailed instructions for each of the railway stations:

• To Lermontovo via Krasnodar railway station

  • 🕐 travel time-2.5-3 hours.
  • 💵 cost-400-3000 rubles.

  It is best to get to the place of rest with comfort, for which you can use a taxi (from 3000 USD), or order a ready-made tourist transfer to kiwitaxi.ru from 3,800 rubles.

  To get there by bus, upon arrival at the railway station Krasnodar-1 you need to get out of it (Krasnodar railway station on the map), and you will almost immediately get to the main bus station Krasnodar-1 (AC Krasnodar). From it during the day, according to the schedule, direct and passing buses depart towards Sochi and Tuapse, and all of them passing through Lermontovo. Cost from 400 rubles, 4 hours on the road. You can see the schedule at kpas.ru or bus.tutu.ru, but in principle it is not necessary to follow the schedule, but you can simply buy tickets for the next flight upon arrival.

• To Lermontovo via Goryachy Klyuch railway station

  • 🕐 travel time-1.5-2 hours.
  • 💵 cost-180-1400 rubles.

  The railway station in Goryachy Klyuch is closer, only 70 kilometers, and the same trains stop here as in Krasnodar (Goryachy Klyuch station on the map). Getting through it is even cheaper, but with a transfer to the bus there are small difficulties.

  A taxi from Goryachy Klyuch to Lermontovo will cost only 1400 rubles. You should order a car through the application or on the website kiwitaxi.ru, since the "Bombers" on the site simply mercilessly rob tourists, requesting 2 times more.

  If you decide to get there by bus, then you will first have to take city buses with a transfer or a taxi to the local bus station, and already there take any passing bus to Tuapse or Sochi. Buses during the day run often, the cost of 180 rubles. There are also buses to Dzhubga directly from the railway station twice a day, in Dzhubga at the bus station you can change to a suburban bus to Lermontovo for 16 rubles or a taxi for 200.

• To Lermontovo via railway station Tuapse

  • 🕐 travel time-1-4 hours.
  • 💵 cost-110-1500 rubles.

  Tuapse is the nearest railway station, but the problem is that in the summer season there are hard traffic jams on the Tuapse-Dzhubga section of the highway, and an ordinary one-hour trip can turn into a four-hour one. This is especially important to remember if you plan to leave Tuapse by train and do not want to be late for it. In this case, it is worth leaving Lourmontovo at least for a couple of hours, and even better for all four.

  A taxi from the railway station Tuapse to Lermontovo will cost from 1500 rubles, or you can book a tourist transfer in advance so that the driver will meet you at the station and take you to your place of rest.

  To travel by bus, you must first get from the railway station of Tuapse (Tuapse railway station on the map) to the bus station (Tuapse bus station on the map), which can be done on foot in 10 minutes. From the bus station to Dzhubga during the day, according to the schedule, suburban buses depart approximately every hour, 1-4 hours on the way (depending on traffic jams), the fare is 110 rubles.

By bus to Lermontovo

There is no bus station in Lermontovo, but a highway passes through the city, along which all buses pass in the direction of Tuapse and Sochi. Accordingly, you need to look for bus tickets in these directions with the condition that you will be dropped off here. Disembarkation takes place in the center on the main highway without entering the village at the stop opposite the entrance to the main beach. You can also take a bus to Dzhubga, and already there at the bus station you can change to a taxi (200 USD) or a suburban bus to Lermontovo for 16 rubles.

By long-distance buses directly or with a transfer in Dzhubga, you can get from At least Astrakhan, Vladikavkaz, Essentuki, Kislovodsk, Kizlyar, Makhachkala, Mineralnye Vody, Pyatigorsk, Odessa, Sevastopol, Simferopol, Feodosia, Taganrog, Khasavyurt, Nalchik, Yalta, Rostov-On-Don. During the high season (in summer), tourist flights operate from major cities of the European part of the Russian Federation, but not directly to Lermontovo, but passing through Sochi or Tuapse. It is best to check the schedule for long-distance destinations at bus stations and travel agencies in your city, or you can view them on the Websites rasp.yandex.ru and bus.tutu.ru, but not all flights are represented. All routes in the Krasnodar Territory are available on the website kpas.ru.

A trip by bus, in general, is Cheaper Than a similar one by train. But still, given the complexity of the trip and the danger of this type of transport when driving on the mountain roads of the region, we would recommend the bus in the last place.

By car in Lermontovo

Distance to Lermontovo from some cities/regions of the Russian Federation by highway:

• Moscow-1455 kilometers / 19 hours
• St. Petersburg-2175 kilometers / 29 hours
• Krasnodar-125 kilometers / 2 hours
• Samara-1645 kilometers / 25 hours
• Kazan-1905 kilometers / 28 hours
• Nizhny Novgorod-1645 kilometers / 24 hours
• UFA-2125 kilometers / 32 hours

By car from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Rostov-On-Don and other cities in this direction you can go along the M4-don toll road or free roads. The fare for all paid sections of the M-4 will be from 1720 rubles, and a little less if you pay with a contactless transponder. For information about toll sections and fare, where and how to purchase a transponder, see on the Rosavtodor website. Travel on free roads also takes place, but you will have to spend a few hours more time standing in traffic jams through settlements.

From the eastern side (Volgograd, Kazan, Samara, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, etc.) while you can go on free roads through Volgograd.

Transport to Lermontovo, what to move around the resort

The resort of Lermontovo is small, and transport to move around it is unlikely to be needed. Even a personal car is better to park and walk to the beaches. You can rent a bicycle, but the rental prices are very high (150 rubles / hour, 500 rubles/day), so it should be used more as entertainment, rather than a means of Transportation on vacation.

For trips to the neighboring resorts of the Tuapse district, you can use the suburban bus Dzhubga-Tuapse, but we recommend doing this only in extreme cases. The fact is that in the peak season the road on this site gets up in many hours of traffic jams, and there is no need to talk about any schedule and frequency of bus traffic. Having left by bus to a neighboring village, you simply can not wait for its arrival on schedule, and you will have to take a taxi or walk. If you still decide to use buses, here is the information:

The bus Dzhubga-Tuapse and back runs from 05:50 to 21:00 approximately every hour and a half according to the schedule. Tariffs start from 16 rubles (to Lermontovo) to 129 rubles (to Tuapse). The journey to Tuapse will take about an hour and a half, due to traffic jams it can increase to 4 hours. In Lermontovo there is a stop opposite the entrance to the central beach, it contains a timetable. Tickets are purchased from the driver.