With the onset of summer comes the holiday season. So the question arises, where to spend it. It is advisable that the rest benefit all family members. A great place for this is the Crimean peninsula. There is entertainment for everyone: historical monuments, warm and clear sea, dolphinariums and water parks. True, many are wondering how best to get to the Crimea. Port, plane or train - what to choose?
We are going by train
For a long time, the train was the easiest and cheapest way to get to Crimea. In the summer season, their number even increased. So, trains from many railway stations of Russia sent regularly to Simferopol and Kerch. However, due to the unstable situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine, such a railway connection became impossible. Today it is organized in a slightly different way - with a ferry crossing the port of Kerch. As a result, instead of 33 hours on the way, you will have to spend at least 44 hours.
You can somewhat reduce the time spent on the train if you first get to Anapa or Krasnodar, and the rest of the way to the desired resort city is covered by bus. True, a ferry will still be needed. Port "Crimea" - one of the options for how to get to the other side of the Black Sea. In total, the road will take about a day.
Flying by plane
Nevertheless, not everyone is ready to spend the whole day on the road. This is especially true for pregnant women and traveling with children. For them, the best solution would be to use the services of air carriers. Only 2-3 hours of summer - and you can breathe in full Crimean air. True, for such comfort you have to pay a little more. In addition, the message is not established with all the cities of Russia, which means that a transplant may be necessary. But the most important thing is that there is only one airport on the peninsula, and it is located in Simferopol. So wouldn’t it be better to go to the Crimea in your car?
On your car
True romantics and accustomed to traveling "savages", of course, prefer to go to the Crimea in their car. This method is convenient primarily because you can not stop in one place. Surely you will want to see as many attractions as possible. True, in this case, a reasonable question arises: "How to get to the Crimea?" The Kavkaz port is the very place where you can cross to the other side of the Black Sea, to the port of Crimea.
Previously, few people liked traveling like that on a ferry. Mainly due to the fact that it was an international crossing. As a result, checking documents and goods at customs - first in Russian and then in Ukrainian - took more than one hour. It seemed to many that they could no longer get into the Crimea. The port will simply be the first and last sight to be seen. However, after the peninsula became part of the Russian Federation, ferry crossing began to take much less time.
Ferry Schedule
The port "Crimea" due to the large influx of tourists from Russia today works simply in an emergency mode. If earlier it was possible to transport no more than 2500 passengers per day to the other side, today due to the abolition of customs control points and an increase in the number of ferries, its throughput has increased significantly. So, for the summer period, every half hour from the port of Kavkaz to the port of Crimea and back, a new ferry follows. There are currently six of them working.
However, despite this, the lineup of cars on both sides has not yet been reduced. It is also worth remembering that trains also cross the port of Crimea. Kerch, a large railway station, is nearby. By the way, this is the first attraction that should be visited on the peninsula. There are many historical monuments. For example, the oldest port on the peninsula of Crimea. The first mention of it can be found even among the ancient Greeks.
Instead of a conclusion
Whichever option you choose to visit the Crimea - a port, train or plane - all tourists will receive a warm welcome. Crimeans have always been distinguished by their generosity and especially reverent attitude towards guests. And let the service of this resort until it meets the world level, but in terms of the number of sunny days a year and the beauty of the sea coast, Crimea has long been ahead of everyone. The beauty of the peninsula captivated the hearts of many famous personalities: Chekhov, Gorky, Rotaru, Pugovkin and others.