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RussiaSochi International Airport named after V. I. Sevastyanov (Adler Airport) is a ten-minute drive from the new resort village of Sirius or Imereti resort (Sochi airport on the map). It is easy to get from the arrival terminal to the holiday destination by city buses, taxi or rent a car at the airport. But considering that the village of Sirius is quite large in size, and buses run along very intricate and winding routes, we advise you to use a taxi if possible to get comfortably directly to the accommodation (hotel, guest house, etc.). You can also leave from the airport by train (Aeroexpress trains), but they do not go directly to Sirius, although theoretically you can transfer via Adler railway station.
Life hack, how to save money. There is a free carsharing BelkaCar at the airport. Using the BelkaCar app, you can rent a car and get to the right place in a rented car for just 5 rubles /min, which in most cases is even cheaper than a taxi. In the same way, you can drive from the place of rest to the airport, and leave your car in the free Parking lot before departure.
Here are detailed instructions about each of the methods with the transport schedule and cost:
Taxi
- 🕐 Travel time: 10-20 minutes.
- 💵 Cost: from 400 rubles.
The official airport taxi is recommended for use by the airport administration, but the price is quite high - from 600 rubles, depending on the destination. The order is made at the reception on the ground floor in the arrival hall. It is significantly cheaper to use the order through the Yandex.Go, Uber, Gett or Citymobil applications. The trip will cost from 400 rubles, depending on the location of the hotel.
For greater comfort, you can pre-order an analogue of a taxi - a tourist transfer, and then the car will be waiting for you upon arrival, and the driver will meet you in the arrival hall with a sign. The transfer is available for ordering on the websites kiwitaxi and intui.travel:
Car Rental
You can rent a car at the airport counter or online in advance, and get a car on arrival. Both long-term rental (from 1300 rubles/day) and carsharing with a per-minute Belkacar payment are available. You can read more about these types of rentals here.
Traditionally, finding and booking a car for rent in advance is cheaper than on the spot, so we recommend these proven price comparison and car booking sites:
City buses
- 🕐 Travel time: 20-30 minutes.
- 💵 Cost: 28 rubles.
City buses are, of course, the most inexpensive way to get from the airport to a place of rest in Sirius, but extremely inconvenient. The fact is that the routes are very confusing, they go through the area for a long time winding and detour. If you choose an unsuccessful route, then during rush hour you can loop around the whole village for an hour until you reach the place you need. And besides, then it is likely that you will still have to walk from the stop to the place of accommodation. Therefore, if you are not sure exactly about the route, it is better to take a taxi.
If you still decide to take the bus, then immediately upon exiting the terminal you will find a bus stop, or rather even two. Buses depart from them in different directions, do not confuse them. It is better to check the direction of travel directly with the driver before boarding. The fare is paid at the entrance to the driver in cash or by bank card.
And here are the numbers of the bus routes that go from the airport to Sirius:
- №557. Runs every 20-30 minutes. It passes through the entire Imereti resort to the stop "Olympic Park". This is the best route, since it passes through the entire resort, but it's bad that first it passes through Adler to the railway station, and only then to Sirius.
- №535. Runs every 30-50 minutes. It passes through the Olympic Village and into the center of Imereti to the stop "Sochi Park" and "Olympic Park". A great option, because he does not go to the railway station. But he does not go to the southern part of the village of Sirius (formerly the village of Veseloe) to the streets of Figurnaya, Tavrichesky, Boulevard of Hope.
- №558. Runs every 11 minutes. He goes to the checkpoint "Psou" on the border with Abkhazia along the main highway to the tourist zone of Sirius does not stop by. First, he also goes to Adler to the railway station. Suitable only if you need to get to the area of the Olympic Village, and you are ready to walk a decent distance from the bus stop.
