By car to the Crimea in 2015 from Moscow bypassing Ukraine. How to get there by car to Crimea by ferry
Regular reader Strana-sovetov.com shared his experience of traveling by car to Crimea from Moscow. If you have additions or corrections to his story, write them in the comments.
Why did you go to the Crimea with a dog? - you ask, - and there was no place to put it. Our beloved dog has made the journey a little more complicated, so my story will be fuller with him.
Since 2014, when Crimea became part of Russia, thethe peninsula is preferable to go by ferry to Kerch via the Caucasus port, and then - as you please. Of course, it is possible and through the Kharkiv or Volchansk customs, then through Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Melitopol, Dzhankoy, but the money was there before, and now, according to rumors, the Moskalam pass without money and do not give.
Preparation for departure to Crimea by car
From Moscow to the port of Caucasus it was decided to follow thepaid highway "Don" M-4. The route we really like: illuminated, to Voronezh 2 strips in each direction. In the way we take the navigator, it will help if you need to move out of the road, and in the Crimea it's much easier. In the navigator in Kerch, you must not forget to go to the map of Ukraine, tk. the cards are still old.
We decided that we would not spend the night on the track in the car,but stay overnight at the hotel. We go with a dog, not all hotels accept such "guests" for a stay, we take this fact into account. We also calculate how many miles we will have behind the shoulders by the end of the first day of the trip in order to choose the right location of the hotel. We view reviews about hotels in a special public place in VK. Choose the right one. We must call and reserve the room before departure.
We are looking at the forum of travelers by car to Crimea here. The site reports on the repaired sections of the road.
We make a printout of the location of gas stations on kilometers of the M-4 route from this site. Analyze, schedule refueling.
Everything is collected and prepared, we can go.
We leave Moscow on the highway
We leave early in the morning to Moscow andregional roads do not lose an hour or two on traffic jams and overtaking trucks. Furas do not go too early. It is better to get missing hours of sleep better in the daytime, of course, if there are several people with a driver's license in one car.
Advice! In our experience, after 2-3 hours you need to rest at the wheel, so either stop for half an hour or an hour to restore your strength, or change seats to the passenger's place.
A dog on the road also wants comfort
The dog was placed in the rear seats inspecial road hammock. A dog likes to ride a car very much, he is accustomed from an early age. When necessary, he himself asks to stop barking. We stop every 3 hours, rest and walk with him, be sure to take water. We feed dry food in the morning and in the evening. A dog in the way should periodically open a window. The dog is young and loves toys, so in the hammock, besides the favorite litter, still lie your favorite toys.
Features of the toll road M-4
Having left Moscow on the M-4 track, we get toFork: paid and free roads. Better spend an extra few hundred rubles for a toll road. Free is also not bad, but not comparable to paid. The gain in time, gasoline and the integrity of the car is obvious.
Plots of toll roads are intermixed with free of charge. The fare depends on the kilometer. With a sedan in 2015, take 30, 50, 100 rubles. for the plot, and in some areas do not take money for some unknown reasons to us.
Approaching the Voronezh region, be especiallyattentive to the high-speed mode, because here they like to charge fines for speeding. Speed on the M-4 is not felt, the foot itself is crushed by the accelerator. Before the camera is usually hanging a sign, but sometimes photographed and without warning. Now use the cameras in the boxes. The box can not be seen unless carefully examined.
We passed Voronezh, ahead Rostov
On the Voronezh-Rostov highway there are lotssingle-lane, kilometers to 30. Sometimes there is a traffic jam in the area of the village Losevo. To drive a car on one lane is not a very pleasant occupation under the supervision of radars, but do not be nervous, our thousand kilometers we will pass today necessarily. Especially since they left early, there is a supply of time, and it's too early to come to the hotel. Therefore, let the wheeled tractor with the hangover tractor driver go ahead, we will overtake it when the second strip appears, and it will necessarily appear. Then we start abruptly and leave the tractor, but not exceeding the allowed speed. It's already getting dark, approaching Rostov, near 1087 km, where our hotel is located.
We drive up, put the car in a guarded parking lot, gently walk the dog so that the local wandering flocks do not tear our pet to sandwiches with metropolitan meat.
We prefer to have supper in the room with a thermos and ourstocks, cafe in the evening is expensive, and the quality of food leaves much to be desired. It's nice after a long road to bathe in the shower, eat with pleasure, go to a clean bed and fall asleep under the muttering of the TV.
Morning on the road to the Crimea: ahead of the port of Caucasus
The time of the morning ascent determines the setvarious factors: what is the turn on the ferry, the final point of the trip, the state of health of fellow travelers, the busyness of the route, etc. Based on these principles, we determine the time of recovery and departure from the hotel. Morning toilet, fees, breakfast, walk the dog - all for no more than an hour.
Under all circumstances, we never forget that we are going to rest, so we do not want to overstrain ourselves on the road and take risks on the road.
The road from Rostov to the port of Kavkaz is nothing specialis not attractive. In previous trips getting into a traffic jam, we tried to go round it. But the practice has shown that the winnings are small, but there are a lot of hassles. Therefore, this time did not go around the congestion.
So, we are approaching the Caucasus port. For a few kilometers the post of the DPS can be stopped. We stopped by ourselves, learn the news of the ferry. We leave the post and drive up to the congress from the road to the logistics parking of cars, on which the queue for the ferry is organized. The logistics park organizes the queue, food, toilets and everything else for a large flow of cars. In May 2014, we defended the turn of kilometers 6-7, stood 20 hours because of a bad organization, many climbed without waiting. In 2015, they escaped with little blood, stood for 3 hours.
Information on the work of the Caucasus port, schedules and prices, as well as live broadcasts from web cameras in the port, see here.
Having stood in the queue at the logistic parking lot,We leave for the port as part of a group of vehicles determined by the organizers crossing the strait. Arrival in the territory is managed by a port employee, he places cars in the port area in front of the ferry dock. Ferries are used in two types, smaller (about 20 cars) - domestic, more (about 60 cars) - Greek. The schedule to study is not interesting, because everything depends on the whims of the weather. Blowing out the storm - and the schedule is canceled, the ferry will break - and there is no timetable. Therefore, we wait, hope and believe.
On the site in the port, we pay for the crossing of the car, depending on its length. The dog rides for free, respected so far. The long-awaited handsome ferry is approaching.
Give a command to load, and we, on command of the sailor, call in the hold of the ferry
Leaving the car, we go up to the upper decksee and make photos of the ferry process. Everything happens slowly and important. It is also important to swim to the pier in Kerch, on which the poster is the Republic of Crimea. Half an hour of the waterway and we are in the Crimea! We sit in the car, leave the hold of the ferry, in front of us the road, along which we will go to Kerch.
Road by car in Kerch
When we go through Kerch, turn on the navigator, tk. there are badly placed road signs. Without a navigator, there is a big chance that you will get lost and leave not on the Kerch-Theodosia route, but towards the local airport or some village, which is not fatal, but time is a pity.
When we "hobble" along the Kerch-Theodosia route, thenjust remember the good word quality M-4. The lack of a normal road is felt both by the body and the car, the car suffers, the consumption of gasoline increases. But we are still happy - we are in the Crimea! We are on Kazantip to the Sea of Azov. And you?
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