Where is Stavropol? How to get to Stavropol?

The southern cities of Russia have always been crowded and lively, especially during the summer holidays. Today, the development of domestic tourism is given a lot of attention, so those wishing to visit the beautiful sunny cities of our country are becoming more and more. Those who have never been to the resorts of the Caucasus, are beginning to wonder where Stavropol or Mineralnye Vody is located. Here is a short route reference for the Stavropol Territory.

Where is Stavropol? In which country?

Stavropol is the capital of the Stavropol Territory, which is located in the North Caucasus Federal District of the Russian Federation. Geographical coordinates of Stavropol - 45 ° 2 'north latitude, 41 ° 58' east longitude.

It is located on the Stavropol Upland between the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea. From the west and the north, the Stavropol Territory, where Stavropol is located, borders with the Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Kalmykia, in the south - with the Karachay-Cherkess and Kabardino-Balkarian republics. The Stavropol Upland is surrounded by the Kuban-Priazovsky Lowland, the Kuma-Manych Basin and the Great Caucasus Range.

How to get to Stavropol?

Transport communication with Stavropol is relatively well established, as it is located away from the main railway line and the airways of communication.

The main passenger flow in the region where Stavropol is located passes south along the railway line Armavir-Nevinnomyssk-Kislovodsk-Nalchik, so if you go to Stavropol from Moscow or St. Petersburg, more trains will be in the direction of Kislovodsk or Nalchik.

In Stavropol there is an airport, so you can get to it by plane, but only from Moscow, so in the absence of direct flights you can search for a flight to the international airport of Mineralnye Vody. To get from the airport to Stavropol, which is 180 km away, you can take a shuttle bus from the bus station of Mineralnye Vody.

International flights from Turkey are also carried out to Stavropol Airport. If you fly from another country, then in any case have to look for flights to Mineralnye Vody or to Moscow.

Bus communication in the Stavropol Territory and the nearest republics is very well established. It is possible to leave in any direction practically on any day of the week. In Stavropol there are 4 bus stations: Central Bus Station, North, South and East bus stations, and arrival at a certain station depends on the direction of the route. In any case, all bus stations are within the city limits, and city routes also have high throughput.

It is more difficult to determine the exit from Stavropol, if not familiar with the geography of the region, but at any station in the help desk will give detailed information on where to go on a certain route. It is useful to know that the peripheral bus stations - North, South and East - are not round-the-clock, and inquiries about the time of their work need to be done in advance.