Novorossiysk Getting there & around

Getting there & away

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Land

Bus

The bus station (252 245; ul Chekhovskogo) runs bus services to Krasnodar (R87, 3½ hours, seven daily from 6am to 7pm), Sochi (R171, nine hours, 7.50am and 8.30pm) and Gelendzhik (R22, one hour, six daily), plus marshrutky to Anapa (R50, 45 minutes, six daily).

Train

From the train station (298 126; ul Zhukovskogo) three daily trains go to Moscow (R2500, 26 to 34 hours) passing through Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don. For Sochi or Mineralnye Vody change at Krasnodar.

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Boat

An infrequent passenger ship (full board in four-berth cabin from R2000, voyage 36 hours) sails to Istanbul on a Tuesday, fortnightly in winter increasing to three or more a month in summer. Boarding is at 2pm for a 6pm sailing. Tickets are bought from helpful Transflot (607 066; fax 254 756; seaport customs area; 9am-5.30pm), which has an English-speaking receptionist.

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Things to do