Pitsunda schedule. Bus schedule Pitsunda - Gagra
How to get to Pitsunda: by plane, train, bus or car. Current prices, useful tips, all the nuances and details of the route to Pitsunda from “Subtleties of Tourism”.
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Pitsunda is located 33 km from the Russian border. Therefore, the easiest ways to get to this resort involve leaving one of the Russian border cities, most often Adler.
By plane
It is in Adler that the plane closest to Pitsunda lands. Every day, more than 20 aircraft from Nordwind Airlines, UTair, Yakutia, Vim Airlines, NordStar, Red Wings, Aeroflot, Globus, S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines fly from the Moscow airports Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Domodedovo to this Black Sea city. Flight time is about 2.5 hours. The road from Adler to the Psou border crossing of the Russian-Abkhaz border by minibus, regular bus or taxi takes about 20 minutes (excluding traffic jams that sometimes occur in Sochi). Taxi cost Adler Airport - Psou - 600 RUB. Travel along the same route by minibus costs 100 RUB. Transport from the airport is quite frequent. Prices on the page are as of March 2019.
By train
Train No. 306M runs from the Kazansky railway station in Moscow to Sukhumi. From May to October the train departs daily. This train does not go through Pitsunda, so passengers need to get off at Gagra, located 25 km from their destination. The train departs from the Kazansky station at 19:50 and arrives in Gagra 1.5 days later at 8:14. The fare in a reserved seat carriage is 3,500 RUB, in a compartment - 6,212 RUB, in a suite - 12,272 RUB. Many inexpensive minibuses depart from Gagra to Pitsunda. The cost of a taxi transfer is 1200 RUB.
Electric trains travel daily on the route Adler - Gagra. Border formalities on the Russian side are carried out at Veseloye station. Then the train crosses the border, after which at the Psou station the inspection is carried out by Abkhaz border guards (directly on the electric train).
By bus
There is no direct bus service between Adler and Pitsunda. But you can still travel by bus. Minibuses No. 100 and 125 (fare 100 RUB), as well as bus No. 125, regularly depart from Adler airport and the railway station to the Russian-Abkhaz border. After passing through passport control (on average 30 to 60 minutes) and crossing the border at the Abkhaz On the other hand, you can use the services of local carriers and get to Pitsunda by minibus for 100 RUB.
Distance between Adler and Pitsunda - 58 km. On the way, vacationers face the main test - crossing the state border, which runs along the Psou River. You can only get to Pitsunda directly from Adler by taxi. In all other cases, a transplant will have to be done. Choose what is important to you: getting to your destination as quickly as possible or saving money.
Train Adler - Pitsunda
In the summer of 2015, electric trains ran on the route Adler - Sukhum, Adler - Gagra (4 times a day, 200 rubles). Passport control at the border was carried out directly in the carriage. As of May 2018, there is no information on the Russian Railways website about electric trains.
Train Adler - Pitsunda
On a regular basis, from May to September, trains run Moscow - Sukhum and St. Petersburg - Sukhum. They stop in Adler and then in Gagra. The journey takes 2 hours 50 minutes. Ticket price for the Adler - Pitsunda train in 2019: from 600 rubles in a reserved seat, 1,000 rubles in a compartment, 2,000 rubles in a SV.
The route is popular, and tickets sell out quickly, so make sure to purchase them in advance.
After arriving in Gagra, you need to change to a shuttle bus to Pitsunda.
Train schedule Adler - Pitsunda 2019
Buy train ticket Adler - Pitsunda
You can purchase a ticket (sales period is 60 days) on the official website of Russian Railways, as well as through the service, which offers a simpler purchase process.
Bus Adler - Pitsunda
There are no direct bus connections between the cities. An option with a transfer to a checkpoint is possible.
Buses No. 173 (from the airport) and 125P (from the railway station) run to the Psou checkpoint stop, which is located in close proximity to the Abkhaz border. If you only have one backpack from your luggage and the extra 700 meters are not critical, you can also take minibus No. 100, buses No. 57, 117, 125 - they will all take you to the second most distant stop from the checkpoint, “Cossack Market”. Ticket - 33 rubles.
Be that as it may, after going through passport control, which takes on average 20 minutes, and about 60 minutes during the season, and crossing the border on the Abkhaz side, you can take one of the minibuses to Pitsunda (the corresponding sign will indicate your destination).
The minibuses do not have a clear schedule. They start moving as soon as they are filled with passengers. This happens quite quickly during the season. In rare cases, you have to wait more than half an hour. The last one leaves for Sukhum around 9 pm. The distance from the border to Pitsunda is 47 km, the journey takes about 50-60 minutes. The ticket costs 150 rubles.
If you take a regular bus, the travel time will increase, but the fare will be 20% less. Unlike minibuses, buses stick to their schedule, no matter how many passengers it carries.
There is 150 meters between the checkpoints of the two countries. We remind you that there is a visa-free regime with Abkhazia. You must present an internal Russian or international passport.
Buy a bus ticket from Adler to Pitsunda
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Transfer Adler - Pitsunda
Perhaps one of the most comfortable ways to get to the Abkhaz resort. During the transfer, you are met at any specified point in Adler (airport, train station), and you go to your accommodation in Pitsunda (hotel, guest house, etc.). Crossing the border is simpler than in the case of a bus: things remain in the car. The driver and the car go through separate controls, and you, as a passenger, head to the terminal, where you also go through border and customs control. Then get back on the road and cross the bridge on the Psou River to the border of Abkhazia, then check again and then travel to Pitsunda.
The transfer can be individual (you personally, your relatives, friends) or a group transfer (i.e., together with other vacationers). In the second case, the fare is divided among all passengers, which allows you to save a significant amount.
From Adler to Pitsunda by car
At the border with Abkhazia, the driver goes through passport and customs control along with his vehicle through a multilateral automobile checkpoint. But if there are passengers, they go in the general flow through the passenger terminal.
The distance from Adler to Pitsunda by car is 58 km. When driving along the Sukhumi Highway by car, the main thing is not to miss the turn to Pitsunda.
Description of the route Adler - Pitsunda
Route length between Adler and Pitsunda: 73 km
Approximate travel time: 1h 24m show route description
Car rental in Adler
Renting a car in Adler is as easy as pie. See our material “Car rental in Adler”. Below is a search form for car rental services:
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Finding travel companions
The journey will be more fun if you have fellow travelers with you. Look for travel companions or offer trips using the Blablacar.ru service.
The new bus schedule in the direction Pitsunda - Gagra currently consists of 1 public transport units. You can go on the road during the day.
If you need to get to your destination Gagra as quickly as possible, we recommend taking the New Athos - Stavropol bus. It leaves from Pitsunda bus station at 15:30. and arrives at the Gagra bus station at 16 hours 29 minutes. The travel time for you will be 59 minutes.
The bus from New Athos to Stavropol takes the longest to travel. Therefore, if the duration of the movement is not particularly important to you, then come at 15:30. to Pitsunda station. After 59 minutes, having covered the entire distance, you will arrive at the final stop Gagra.
All buses (including shuttle buses) along the route Pitsunda - Gagra make a number of stops where you can change to another public transport. You can view all bus stops between the settlements of Pitsunda and Gagra on our website.
The presented schedule fully corresponds to the online bus station display for the Pitsunda - Gagra flight. The data obtained is current, since we regularly update all information on the site, but no one excludes the possibility of operational changes. For this reason, always check the information at the bus station help desk. You can purchase tickets for the Pitsunda - Gagra bus at the ticket office of any bus station.
