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Transfers in Yekaterinburg city (from or to airports and rail station)
Yekaterinburg is Russian 4th largest city and is found extremely close to the line separating Europe and Asia after Moscow, St. Peterburg and Novosibirsk. It was founded in 1723 and named after Peter the Great’s wife Catherine the First (not in hour of Catherine the Great as many assume). With current population being almost 1,5 million people, Yekaterinburg has well deserved its status as the civil administrative and industrial heart of the whole Ural region.
In its early days, Yekaterinburg’s a metal-oriented city, with tons of building made with the help of iron and being the biggest metal supplier in Russia, the city’s established its place in the first manufacturing league. But being so conveniently located on the European-Asian frontier, Yekaterinburg’s role has shifted from an industrial giant to a trading one. Yekaterinburg became a getaway for Russian goods into Asia (‘window on Asia’). As one of the stops of the Siberian Highway, this city’s of critical importance.
Yekaterinburg is where Tsar Nicolas the Second and his family very killed in the Cathedral on the blood, ending the many-centuries-long monarch rule in Russia and giving way to communism. During WW2 heavy artillery, manufacturing goods and whole factorieswere relocated from western areas (Moscow, St. Peterburg) to Yekaterinburg (renamed Sverdlovsk at given time) in an attempt to build up enough strength to strike back at Nazis’ Army. Most equipment and qualified experienced workers stayed in Yekaterinburg after the war concluded, adding up to city’s industrial base. Under the rule of Khrushchev's government, Yekaterinburg has added residential areas filled with apartment blocks and became the city it is today. The Great Zlatoust belltoweris an example of city’s finest architecture and town planning, and 188-meter Vysotsky skyscraper proves how divinely the old and the new merges and co-exists in this mighty city. Once Yekaterinburg even happened to be in the middle of espionage CIA-KGB scandal and was also selected as a reserve capital. If a trip to Yekaterinburg is on your agenda, plan ahead and book a private transfer.
One aspect that Yekaterinburg’s proud of is the ground transportation system. It’s the 3rd most valuable transport hub in Russia.Yekaterinburg lies on the way of as many as 6 Federal roads. Unbelievably but 7 different-oriented Russia’s main railroads meet in Yekaterinburg. Yekaterinburg’s taxi drivers wait for visitors from Berlin and Warsaw and Paris on every platform, but do not be too quick to hire one, you had better order a transfer at iwayex.com.
The metro system in Yekaterinburg is represented by 1 line and 9 stations, efficient though not large. In Russia the subway is implemented if the population exceeds 2 million citizens, while Yekaterinburg‘s does not, the city nevertheless has been granted the privilege. The trams have run here as early as 1929, but are now less in demand than somewhat 5 years ago, which can be blamed on high fares and, surprisingly, the fast increasing popularity of shuttles. Overall, statistics says that the residents of Yekaterinburg are now using all means of public transportation rarer than they normally would due to often traffic jams and slowdowns on the main city roads, high fares and unbearably low speed. We suggest you order a transfer at iwayex.com to avoid these inconveniences.
There’re 2 airports in Yekaterinburg – Koltsovo International Airport and Uktus. Koltsovo’s terminals are renovated, the space is reorganized but it’s still very crowed there (busier are only Moscow’s and St. Petersburg’s airports). Half the flights it serves are international arrivals from 104 countries and 30 airlines are represented here. You may also stay in one of the 2 airport hotels – Angelo and Liner. It’s likely one may have troubles finding a ride to Yekaterinburg therefore choose a transfer in advance. Uktus serves only local flights and business aviation, but you may still book a private transfer by car from the airport.