Introducing Barnaul
Barnaul is a prosperous industrial city and has been so almost since its foundation in 1730 as Ust-Barnaulskaya. Though far from the mountains, it hosts the nearest major airport to the Altai Republic and offers enough cafés and museums to keep you amused between transport connections.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: from Kaz to Mongolia
by danielsprague 01 September 2011
You need to fly (there should be flights from Almaty / Oskemen to Olgi) or go through a country called Russia. There is no direct land-based…
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Re: Border crossings Kazakhstan- Russia
by CHopton 20 August 2011
Semi north to the border. I forget the route number. In Russia, it is A349 to Barnaul. Then east on M52. It is a good road. You go through…
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Re: Border crossings Kazakhstan- Russia
by Ainsa 14 August 2011
I'd just drive straight from Semipalatinsk to Barnaul and then to Tashanta Russia/Mongolia check point via Gornoaltaysk. I don't remember…
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