The distance from Moscow to Lukhovitsy is 150 kilometers, it is easy to travel in various ways, both by scheduled transport (bus and train), and by car. On the way, you can explore several interesting cities. This is a good day trip route.
Electric train ride
The city of Lukhovitsy is located on the railway from Moscow to Ryazan. Fast trains at such a small station have not made stops for a long time, there are electric trains for these purposes. They depart from Moscow to Lukhovitsy from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Most of them are daily, but there are exceptions. The trip can take from 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2.5 hours. Departure place is Kazan station in Moscow. Ordinary trains depart according to this schedule:
None of them make stops at all stations along the way. In Moscow, you can take such an electric train not only at the Kazan station, but also on the Vykhino and Perovo platforms. The final station for them is Ryazan, but there are exceptions, for example, a flight at 21:35 should be to Lukhovits.
The schedule of accelerated trains is as follows:
- 07:12.
- 09:08.
- 12:39.
- 17:23.
- 18:23.
- 18:40.
All of them follow to Ryazan, but to different stations - both to the first and to the second. There can be few stops, for example, a flight at 17:23 makes a stop along the way at the 88th kilometer and Golutvin stations.
Tickets for such luxury trains are sold with seats. For a regular train from Moscow to Lukhovitsy, a ticket costs 345 rubles, and for an expedited one - 455 rubles.
Return trains depart from Lukhovits station from 5 a.m. to 7:29 p.m. In general, a trip can be arranged in one day, if you leave the capital at 08:30 in the morning and leave Lukhovits at 19:29.
Bus ride
If you don’t feel like traveling by train, you can try to get from Moscow to Lukhovitsy and the Mostransavto bus. All of them are recovering from the Kotelniki bus station from 07:20 to 22:10. The trip takes two hours. All buses arrive at the bus station in Lukhovitsy or at the Perekrestok store.
The bus station is located next to the railway. The terminal station for the bus can be the city of Lukhovitsy itself and Zaraysk following it. A ticket for the Moscow - Lukhovitsy bus will cost an average of 300 rubles.
Car trip
The distance between cities is about 150 kilometers, but depends on which area of Moscow to leave. It can be reached by car on the E-30 highway in an average of 2 hours. The exact time depends on the weather, traffic jams and the situation on the highway.
The road passes through a populated and very picturesque area. On the way from the capital to Lukhovitsy, you can call on the cities of Bronnitsy, Voskresensk and Kolomna.
Each of these cities has its own attractions. For example, in Bronnitsy it is worth seeing such objects:
- Cathedral of Michael the Archangel. Near it are the graves of the Decembrists Pushchin and Fonvizin.
- Pedestrian bridge over Lake Belskoe and an observation deck with a gazebo.
- Monument to military vehicles. The city is interesting because military equipment was tested near it.
- Museum of Local Lore. The exposition is not rich, among the exhibits there is an old English hay cutting.
In Voskresensk it is worth visiting a rare heap for the Moscow region.
There are many attractions in Kolomna: the Kremlin, the monuments to the water carrier and Dmitry Donskoy, ancient churches and monasteries, several museums, sometimes very interesting, for example, the Museum of Pastila.
What to visit in Lukhovitsy?
The city has long been famous for its cucumbers. The famous local cucumber erected a monument on the highway E-30, at the crossroads near the elevated passage. This vegetable differs from similar monuments in the Ukrainian Nizhyn and Belarusian Shklov.
Of the museums worth a visit is a unique museum of cucumber. The second one is difficult to find somewhere in Russia. He is young - exists since 2008.
You can learn more about the history of the city in the museum of local lore. There are several interesting monuments in Lukhovitsy, for example, Dr. Aibolit or the heroes of the cartoon "Three from Prostokvashino." The city specializes in repairing aircraft, so there is a monument to one of them - the MiG-23.