Simferopol Airport Transfer.

Transportation within Crimea

You've safely arrived at the Simferopol airport or the train station (see Flight to Simferopol page) What if Simferopol is not your final destination and you are planning to spend your Crimea vacation time at the Black Sea? Crimea, like most of Ukraine, has a well developed transportation network. What kind of transportation to choose for transfer from the Simferopol airport or railroad station to the Black Sea?

Scientists call Crimean Peninsula "the Earth in the miniature". Let's look how big this "miniature" really is. A Crimea map can be found at the Crimean-peninsula page.

The size of the peninsula is 150 miles (240 km) at its widest point from east to west and 100 miles from north to south. The table below shows driving distances for the Crimean towns. All distances are shown in kilometers.

Alushta
83	Bakhchisarai
90	85	Belogorsk
138	131	140	Djankoi
109	102	111	100	Evpatoria
246	256	171	236	282	Kerch
155	148	157	56	97	292	Krasnoperekopsk
90	83	92	105	19	263	110	Saki
128	45	130	176	93	301	193	74	Sevastopol
45	38	47	93	64	218	110	45	83	Simferopol
93	142	57	133	168	153	189	149	214	104	Sudak
148	158	73	138	184	98	194	165	203	120	55	Feodosia
41	86	133	179	150	287	196	131	80	86	134	189	Yalta

Distance between Simferopol and Yalta is 85 km (53 miles). It will take you about 1.5 - 2.5 hours to transfer to Yalta. If you look at the Crimea map, you will see that Simferopol is situated at approximately the same distances from the towns of the coast line (except for the Kerch area).

Practically it means that you won't have time to be bored or tired while you heading from the Simferopol airport or railway station to the Black Sea.

These are your options to transfer from the Simferopol airport or train station.

By taxi

Taxi is the fastest way to transfer to desired town from Simferopol if you are you're tired after your journey and just want to get there quickly. There are two types of taxis: official, (are clearly marked with a dome light) and private. Private taxi is simply any local driver who sometimes acts as a taxi driver. The original price for a ride they ask is usually pretty high. Can it be reduced? It depends on your ability to bargain. The more stubborn you are, the more you demonstrate that there are many more taxis available for you, the lower that price will become.

There are a lot of the professional taxi agencies in Crimea. Very often they offer not only taxi ride, but different kinds of services also: to meet you at the Simferopol airport or railroad station,individual tours, guide or interpreter service, etc.

Here are few of them. (All in Russian): http://www.transport.bigyalta.net; http://www.taxifox.nm.ru/;http://www.krimtaxi.com/

A few things to remember about taxi.

A taxi from the Simferopol airport usually costs $4-$5 more,than from the railroad station.
During the summer season taxi prices are up to 20% higher. If you arrive to Simferopol airport or railway station from 9 p.m. till 8 a.m., be ready to pay $5 extra.

Renting a Car.

Rent-a-car agencies are becoming more common in Crimea. But there is a problem here. Till recent time car rental service was not in high demand in Ukraine. As a result, car hire business is still not very competitive in Ukraine. Hence, prices for renting a car in Ukraine are often higher than even in European cities. Unfortunately not always level of Ukrainian car rental services can compete to European ones.

Fortunately things are changing for better nowadays in Ukraine. And we have a good chance some day to see a real European level of service. Meanwhile, information about renting a car can be read at the Car-rental-in-Ukraine page.

By trolleybus.

Crimea is famous for the longest trolleybus line in the world which runs across the mountains to Alushta and Yalta. Trolleybus is the slowest kind of transportation in Crimea, but at the same time it is the cheapest, most exotic and romantic.

The trip to Alushta takes about one hour and a half, to Yalta - one hour more. Sure, a car or the route taxi (marshrutka) will get you to Yalta and Alushta quicker. But ancient and wise Crimea demonstrates its mysteries and soul only to those who are not in a hurry. Relax and this land will let you feel its real beauty.

Disclaimer:

The timetable information for the Simferopol's trolleybus given below is only intended as a rough guide. We cannot be responsible for the accuracy or otherwise of this information. This information has been provided because it is difficult to find it online in English and as far as I am aware it's not available on any official websites.

Trolley buses go from the trolleybus terminal adjacent to the Simferopol railway station.

To Alushta: Trolleybus N 51 (Route: Railway station - Alushta).

Simferopol - Alushta
6.10	6.30	6.50	7.10	7.30	7.50	8.10	8.30	8.50	9.10	9.30
9.50	10.10	10.30	10.50	11.10	11.30	11.50	12.10	12.50	13.10	13.30
13.50	14.10	14.30	14.50	15.10	15.30	15.50	16.10	16.30	16.50	17.10
17.50	18.00	18.30	19.00	19.30	20.00	20.30	20.45	-	-	-

To Yalta: Trolleybus N 52 (Route: Railway station - Yalta).

Simferopol - Yalta
5.00	5.20	5.40	6.00	6.20	6.40	7.00	7.20	7.40	8.00	8.20
8.40	9.00	9.20	9.40	10.00	10.20	10.40	11.00	11.20	11.40	12.00
12.20	12.40	13.00	13.20	13.40	14.00	14.20	14.40	15.00	15.20	15.40
16.00	16.20	16.40	17.00	17.20	17.40	18.45	19.15	19.45	20.15	-

While in the Simferopol airport you should do the following: Take trolleybus #9 or a mini bus which will take you up to the railway station in Simferopol (the only one in the city). It will take you around 25-30 minutes to get to the station from the Simferopol airport.

The trolleybus ticket costs (2011) from Simferopol to Yalta is about $1

By bus or mini bus (marshrutka).

If you've arrived to Simferopol by train, the closest bus station "Kurortnaya" is located right on the square by the railway station (ticket office next to McDonald's). Timetable for buses from the bus station "Kurortnaya" can be found here

From the Simferopol airport you will have to take trolleybus # 9 or a mini bus, in order to reach the bus station "Kurortnaya". Bus station works from 5-30 a.m. till 7-30 p.m.

Near the railroad station you will find mini buses, which go to Alushta, Yalta, Malyi Mayak, Partenit, Gurzuf, Massandra, Yalta. It will take 1 hour to reach Alushta and 1h.40 min.- Yalta. Mini bus ride will cost you about $3. For a given route, the cost of a ticket is usually the same, regardless of how far you are traveling. "Marshrutkas" usually have the number and destination written in Cyrillic on the front and sides, often with some indication of the cost of a ticket.

There are three more bus stations in Simferopol:

Bus station "Centralnaya" is located on Kievskaya Street, 4. Working hours: around-the-clock. Buses go to Bakhchisaray, Evpatoria, Kerch, Sevastopol, Sudak, Feodosia, and Yalta.
Mini buses are also available. Phone for questions: (0652) 27-23-02, 27-64-05.
Bus station "Vostochnaya" (East). Address: Samohvalova street, 19. Serves towns of the East direction. Working hours: from 5-00 a.m. till 6-00 p.m. Phone for questions: (0652) 24-64-10.
Bus station "Zapadnaya" (West). Address: Sevastopolskaya street, 243. Serves towns of the West direction. Working hours: from 5-00 a.m. till 6-00 p.m. Phone for questions: (0652) 44-78-34.

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