Yaroslavl Transportation
 
contents: getting to and from vladimir • by train • by bus •• public transport • taking a car or a taxi

Yaroslavl is an ancient big Russian city, 240 kilometers north of Moscow.

BY TRAIN. Yaroslavl is one of the main transportation hubs of Russia, so there are many daily trains to / from Moscow going through the city's railway stations. There are two railway stations: Yaroslavl Moskovsky vokzal (trains to / from Kostroma, local trains to / from Kostroma, Rostov Veliky, and Alexandrov) and Yaroslavl Glavny (trains to / from Moscow, and other cities). In the building of Yaroslavl Moskovsky railway station, the main bus station is located temporarily (but as it's already there for 5 years, it may be there pernamently).
Useful tips: [how to read the train schedules?] - opens in a new window
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The railway station: information: (0852) 79-21-11

TRAIN SCHEDULES FROM/TO YAROSLAVL
Note, all the schedules below are subject to change. The data below is as of 16 August 2001.

BY BUS. The daily buses go to / from Moscow, Kostroma, Rostov Veliky, Pereslavl Zalessky, Vladimir, Suzdal, Uglich, and local destinations.
If you want to get to Pereslavl - Zalessky, you can take either direct bus, or take any direct or transit bus that goes to Moscow. If you want to get to Sergiev Posad, look for the buses to Moscow with "s.p." - "–.•." sign in the schedule at the bus station, it means the bus goes through Sergiev Posad.
They stop selling tickets 15 minutes before departure. The queues are long sometimes, so it's better to come beforehand.
The bus station: The bus station is located in the same building as the Moskovsky train station. The information office is outside, or you can talk to them using the intercom inside the station. The bus schedules are outside, next to the information booth.
The ticket sales office is closed at night, but you can buy the tickets from the driver of your bus.
When you want to buy the tickets, choose the ticket office with your destination written above. You can buy the bus tickets beforehand (7 to 1 day before departure, it'll be 10 roub ($0.3) more expensive, you need to use the special ticket sales there at the station.
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The bus station: address: Moskovsky (Δ–�”‰–��Ž) prospekt, #20. information (0852) 44-18-37.

BUS SCHEDULES FROM/TO YAROSLAVL
Note: the data below is as of 16th August, 2001. The bus schedules are subject to change. Sometimes the buses are delayed or canceled, check it beforehand.
* "sp" sign means that the bus goes through and stops in Sergiev Posad (Moscow region).
We list the transit buses with the points of their departure and destination, you'll need the information when you buy the tickets.

BY BOAT. There's a hydrofoil Yaroslavl - Kostroma - Plyos that departs around 6.20 daily, except tuesdays and thursdays from the River Station. It takes 2 hours to Kostroma, costs around $1.5 US one way.
River station: Volzhskaya embankment (naberezhnaya), #2a. 10-15 mins walk from the Red Sqare to Volga, and then on the left. Information: (0852) 25-43-25