How to get to Loo from Sochi airport

Sochi International Airport named after V. I. Sevastianov, also known as Adler airport, is located at the other end of the city of Sochi on the outskirts of the resort Adler 55 kilometers from the center of Loo (airport on the map). Upon arrival, you can get to Loo by taxi, city buses, trains or rent a car. Depending on the chosen transport and traffic jams, the road will take from 2 to 4 hours, sometimes in exceptional cases the trip time may be longer due to bad weather, repair or accident.

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

Taxi

• 🕐 travel time: from 1.5 hours.
• 💵 cost: from 1800 rubles.

A taxi from Sochi (Adler) airport to Loo can be ordered at the official taxi counter in the arrivals hall or through the applications of the aggregators Yandex.Taxi, Uber, Gett and Citymobil. Payment for the trip is made on the counter. 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

As already mentioned, in the high season, there is a high chance of waiting too long or even failing the car when ordering through applications or by phone. In this case, as an alternative, you can take advantage of the offers of private "bombers" who meet guests of the resort in the arrivals hall. Their services are more expensive than a taxi on the meter, but you can bargain with them or agree on sharing the cost of the trip with other tourists, which is especially true if you are traveling alone.

If you do not want to have problems with a long wait for a taxi, then in peak season it is better to order a car in advance by the time of one of the local taxi companies or book a tourist transfer online. 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 in the arrivals hall.

Train (Aeroexpress)

• 🕐 travel time: 1.5 hours.
• 💵 cost: from 256 rubles.

Direct trains from the airport to Loo and back go several times a day, on the way, depending on the flight, a little more than an hour. What is good, they go strictly on schedule and without delays, so we recommend them as the best way to get there, if they, Of course, suit you on 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. In Loo, trains stop at the Loo railway station in the center of the resort (lootrain station on the map), and if you choose a hotel on the outskirts, you can get off at the Gorny Vozdukh or Lesnaya stops.

City buses

There is no way to get directly by bus from the airport to Loo, you will have to go with a transfer. The road will take 3-4 hours, and, most likely, you will go in crowded buses, so we advise you to use this transport only in extreme cases.

The city bus stop at the airport is located immediately at the exit from the arrivals hall on the lower level. Payment for travel is made at the entrance to the driver by contactless bank card or cash. From this 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. In the center you need to transfer to buses number 75, 76, 77 directly to the loo, depart every 15 minutes.

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

Rent a car

• 🕐 travel time: from 1.5 hours.
• 💵 cost: from 1300 rubles (daily).

At the airport, you can rent a car at the counter in the arrivals hall, or get a pre-booked car via the internet. Available long-term rental (from 1300 rubles / day) and carsharing with Per-Minute payment Belkacar from 6 rubles/minute. Unfortunately, there is no Belkacar parking and end-of-ride area in Loo yet, i.e. you will not be able to arrive here at one of the airports and end the ride. But theoretically, on the "Belka" you can get to Loo, drop off the family and unload things at the hotel, and then return and leave the car in the parking area in the center of Sochi, from where you can get a taxi or bus. In this case, in the absence of traffic jams on the road, the trip can cost only 600 rubles. You can read more about these types of rentals here.

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