The main railway station of Sochi is located in the heart of the Central District of the city near the embankment on Gorky Street, 56 (Sochi train station on the map). Next to Nima is the Sochi bus station, so this is a very popular transport hub for tourists, as trains arrive and depart here to all corners of Russia. High-speed trains running along the considerable length of the Sochi Coast also stop here, which allows you to get to almost any resort of Greater Sochi, bypassing traffic jams.
We will tell you how and by what you can get to the railway station of Sochi on your own from different parts of Central Sochi, as well as from other resorts:
On foot
- 🕐 travel time: 10-20 minutes.
- 💵 cost: free.
The central position of the railway station allows you to walk to it from most places in the Central District. For example, from the embankment and the sea station go one and a half kilometers or about 25 minutes. It is best to go along the Pedestrian Street Navaginskaya, which is not only convenient for pedestrians, but also a local landmark.
By taxi
- 🕐 travel time: 5-20 minutes.
- 💵 cost: from 69 rubles.
Taxi when ordering through the applications of aggregators Yanedksgo, Uber, etc. it will cost from 69 rubles for the shortest trip, and an average of 200 rubles when traveling from neighboring neighborhoods. If you take a car on the street near tourist places and negotiate with the driver about a trip at a fixed price, then as a rule they refuse to go for less than 200 rubles.
City buses
- 🕐 travel time: 5-20 minutes.
- 💵 cost: from 26 rubles.
The railway station is one of the most important junctions of urban transport, and therefore almost all city buses plying within the center go here, as well as many flights from neighboring and distant areas of Sochi. Here go at least the following routes:
- Large city buses: 1, 2, 3, 14, 17, 22, 24, 36, 86, 101, 102, 103, 111, 119, 120, 121, 125, 125C, 152, 154, 155, 169
- Minibus taxis: 4, 6, 7, 19, 25, 30, 37, 41, 43, 45, 47, 83, 87, 92, 94, 95, 98, 104, 113, 114, 122, 155K, 180.
To determine which route number you need from where you are, you can read the information boards at bus stops, ask the locals or the bus driver, or even build a route and see the position of buses on the map in real time on maps Yandex, Google or app 2GIS.
Payment for travel is made to the driver at the entrance in cash or by bank card. The cost starts from 28 rubles and depends on the distance. Within the city center, travel is always charged at a minimum price of 28 rubles.
How to get to the railway station from the airport
If you need to get to the railway station of Sochi from the airport, then the best option would be a high-speed train "Lastochka", which runs from the railway station of the airport on a schedule several times a day.
| Рейс/направление | Отпр. | Время | Приб. |
| 🚆 808Э Аэропорт Сочи — Ростов-на-Дону | 01:58 | 43 мин | 02:41 |
| 🚅 6022 Аэропорт Сочи — Лазаревская | 03:12 | 43 мин | 03:55 |
| 🚆 872С Аэропорт Сочи — Краснодар | 04:42 | 59 мин | 05:41 |
| 🚅 6024 Аэропорт Сочи — Сочи | 06:23 | 43 мин | 07:06 |
| 🚅 6026 Аэропорт Сочи — Сочи | 08:22 | 45 мин | 09:07 |
| 🚅 6030 Аэропорт Сочи — Сочи | 10:18 | 48 мин | 11:06 |
| 🚅 6004 Аэропорт Сочи — Туапсе-Пасс. | 10:58 | 47 мин | 11:45 |
| 🚅 6032 Аэропорт Сочи — Сочи | 12:08 | 51 мин | 12:59 |
| 🚆 830С Аэропорт Сочи — Анапа | 12:41 | 1 ч 6 мин | 13:47 |
| 🚅 6034 Аэропорт Сочи — Сочи | 13:33 | 59 мин | 14:32 |
Travel by train costs from 176 rubles, 40 minutes on the way. Payment is made in the car to the conductor in cash or by bank card, or tickets can be purchased at vending machines before boarding the train.
If you do not want to adapt to the schedule of electric trains, you can take a taxi or city buses No. 105, 105C and 105E. They go from the airport about every 20 minutes, 1 hour on the way, the cost is from 90 rubles.