A trip from Ekaterinburg to Kazan is quite easy to organize. If you want to get there faster, you can use a plane, and if you are slower and cheaper, then a train or intercity bus. Below we will talk about all the ways.
Flight by plane
The distance from Yekaterinburg to Kazan is nearly 1,000 kilometers; it can be flown by plane in 1.5 hours. Rus Kolayn airplanes fly from Koltsovo Airport to Kazan. Evening flights: at 20:00 and 21:20. The cost of a one-way ticket is from 5300 rubles. Return flights from Kazan to Yekaterinburg will depart at 20:30 and 21:50. They find themselves in Koltsovo in 1.5 hours.
It should be remembered that from Koltsovo Airport to the center of Yekaterinburg can be reached in several ways:
- By bus number 1. The trip will take about an hour, 28 rubles is a ticket.
- On the minibus number 1. 100 rubles per ticket, 20 rubles for luggage, 45 minutes on the way.
- By train. A ticket costs from 15 to 60 rubles, 40 minutes goes to the station.
In Kazan, the airport is located 25 kilometers southeast of the city. Every day several trains go to the center from it. Minibus number 197 to the airport runs from 6 am to 10 pm. A ticket costs 60 rubles, but it does not go to the city center, but to its eastern outskirts.
Rail ride
It is more convenient and cheaper to get from Yekaterinburg to Kazan by rail, but it will take 13 to 17 hours, and not 1.5 hours, as during an air flight.
There are many trains along this route, the departure schedule is diverse:
- 1:30 a.m. Named train that follows from Yekaterinburg to Kislovodsk. Rides slowly, almost 17 hours.
- 03:19, 03:54 and 04:04. The usual fast trains that go to the Kazan-2 station.
- 09:53. Passenger trains run rarely.
- 10:12. Branded compositions from Nizhnevartovsk and Yekaterinburg. They travel relatively quickly (13 hours on the way), but tickets are also the most expensive.
- 13:50. Composition from Yekaterinburg to Sochi.
- 18:17. The train from Barnaul to Adler runs in a day.
- 18:43. Rare international trains of the Kazakh and Uzbek formations.
- 21:20. A train that is assigned by certain numbers.
- 22:22. Daily squad from Novy Urengoy.
- 22:33. Also the daily composition from Nizhnevartovsk.
- 10:43 p.m. The passenger train, runs every other day, makes a stop at the station "Kazan-2".
The trains follow through such stations and cities: Krasnoufimsk, Yanaul, Sarapul, Agryz, Vyatskiye Polyany. Thus, on the way from Ekaterinburg to Kazan, the train crosses the territory of six regions of Russia.
In the opposite direction, trains depart from Kazan from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. Kazan is also suitable for transfers to Moscow and to various cities in the south of Russia (Adler, Novorossiysk, Volgograd).
The cost of a train ticket will depend on a number of factors (season, promotions, type of car), estimated prices are as follows:
- Sedentary - from 980 rubles.
- Reserved seat - from 1000 rubles.
- Kupeyny - from 2000 rubles.
The stations in Yekaterinburg and Kazan are large and comfortable, it is nice to wait for the train to leave there.
Bus ride
For those who want to get from Ekaterinburg to Kazan, this option is the least convenient, as direct buses rarely run. At 20:00, a flight to Kazan departs from the Northern Bus Station in Yekaterinburg. On the way, he is 21 hours. A ticket costs from 1600 rubles. The return flight from Kazan leaves from the central bus station at 22:10. On the way, he passes through such cities: Naberezhnye Chelny, Mozhga, Izhevsk, Perm.
Car trip
By car, the distance from Yekaterinburg to Kazan can be reached in 13 hours. The length of the route is about 960 kilometers. You need to go only on one highway - E-22. She has good quality, along the way there are many settlements, the largest of them is Perm.
On the road you can visit several interesting places. For example, the city of Kungur is interesting not only for its museum and ancient architecture, but also for one of the most famous caves in Russia.
The village of Molebka is located near Kungur - it is known for its anomalous zone.
In the Udmurt village of Debes you can visit the Museum of the History of the Siberian Highway, and in the small town of Arsk near Kazan there is a recreation park "Kazan-Su".
On the way, you should make a stop in Perm to visit city attractions, for example, the Khokhlovka Open Air Museum and the Museum of Antiquities.