Kerch crossing: how to get there. Port Crimea-port Caucasus: schedule, webcams Kerch crossing, video
A small ferry across the Kerchthe strait has attracted the attention of the whole of Russia, and it is not surprising - after all the Crimea has become ours, and thousands of Russian tourists go there to rest in the summer months. Especially for you, we collected information from eyewitnesses: how the Kerch crossing works today, everything about tickets, and small tricks, how to reduce the time for the passage of the ferry. If you have personal experience about this, share it in the comments to the article.
Schedule-2015 of the Kerch crossing
The ferry "Port Caucasus - Port Crimea" is not the only oneThe way to get to the peninsula, but for motorists and freighters - this is the number one road. Ports are working around the clock, at night traffic slows down. And although the minimum distance along the line of ferry traffic is only 4.5 km, and the net crossing time across the Kerch Strait is only 30-40 minutes, the full procedure for travel is much more complicated and more time-consuming.
You can watch online for the ferry traffic on the Kerch ferry crossing here. Information comes from satellites every 7 seconds.
Timetable of the Kerch crossing for todayThe day is made taking into account the already cruising ferries, mainly these are intervals of about one and a half hours, during which the unloading of the arrived cars and passengers and the landing of the next batch takes place.
The dynamics of the flights, the schedule of ferries 2015 in Crimea and the change of information can be seen on the official website of the ferry crossing here.
Attention! The schedule of ferries (the Port of Crimea and the port of Caucasus) can vary due to bad weather conditions. You can independently draw conclusions about the situation on the ferry, analyzing information from the online map of ferry traffic and the news block of the port of Kerch-Kavkaz.
How to drive Kerch ferry: turn and coupons
Looking for "ends"
Both ports (Crimea and the Caucasus) have a similar procedureorder. The first step is to take turns and understand where and how dispatchers work - they control the queue. Check with the person in front of you if someone has moved away to avoid confusion. It should be noted that cars are moved separately from buses and trucks. If there are a lot of arriving cars, the queue begins at the storage sites.
Waiting for a coupon with number
The dispatcher must give you 2 coupons: one with the number in the queue and the second, where the length of your car is indicated. How much does the Kerch ferry crossing exactly in your case, will depend on the number of passengers and the length of the car. For current prices, click here.
Payment at the ticket office
The ticket is bought for each passenger and car. It will be required to show passports of passengers and the driver, as well as documents for the car.
We are waiting for the instructions of the dispatchers to enter the ferry
The queue on the Kerch crossing is periodically progressed - 10 cars are loaded for loading. Loading the ferry takes about 40 minutes.
Queue on the Kerch crossing: webcams online
To present the situation on Kerch-Kavkaz crossing online, watch streaming video from webcams that are installed in ports, here and here.
But keep in mind that the cameras are only in the port, a cluster of cars at the entrances (in the clarifiers) is not visible.
How to quickly drive the Kerch crossing - small tricks
First, it is better not to plan a trip toholidays and the last days of August. According to the experience of 2014, traffic jams formed due to the large flow of visitors and those leaving the ferry crossing, and it was necessary to stand in line for 16-18 hours.
Secondly, it is desirable to plan departure and entry through one checkpoint.
When planning a trip through the ferry - watch out forweather, so as not to get on a storm warning. Watch not only how the Kerch crossing works now, but also how it worked in the previous couple of days.
Tip: If a storm warning is announced for some days, plan to start traffic 1-2 days after the weather has normalized, so that the flow of those cars that have accumulated in the queue has passed.
Stock up on products. Although on the storage sites and sell some kind of food, they have tea and coffee, but all this is expensive and does not always meet personal tastes.
Who can ride a ferry without queue?
The right of extraordinary loading on the ferry isveterans of the Great Patriotic War, women in the last stages of pregnancy, disabled I and II groups, parents with children under one year old. All benefits should be presented with supporting documents.
Passengers following regular flights on long distance buses, and passengers traveling on a single ticket, ferry pass out of turn.
The rest of the travelers are in a general "democratic" queue under the close supervision of the police and people's squads.
How can I get to the Crimea in 2015 from Russia bypassing the Kerch crossing?
The ideal option is air. While all flights take the airport Simferopol. Already in the summer of 2015, may begin to take civil flights Belbek airport, located near Sevastopol, but so far, it is hoped for it early. The average cost of the flight Moscow-Simferopol-Moscow - from 6 to 12 thousand rubles.
Speedy passenger vessel Anapa-Yalta (ticket about 700 rubles).
By bus Krasnodar - Kerch (560 rubles).
By bus Anapa-Kerch (270 rubles).
By bus from the village of Temryuk (port of Ilyich) to the cities of Crimea.
By private car through the intercepting parking port of Ilyich (Temryuk district).
It is somewhat problematic, but it is possible to call the peninsula through Armyansk and Djankoy, but two border control points will have to pass at once.
To Crimea with the help of the Single ticket
Since April 2, 2015, a preliminarythe sale of uniform tickets for the delivery of passengers to the Crimea peninsula, which will be widely used since May. Coordinates the trip of the Unified Transport Directorate (official website: http://transdir.ru/about/). Passage tickets for the ferry are purchased at the railway ticket office, along with the railway ticket. From the areas of new intercepting parking lots will also run a bus. Full information on the "Single" ticket can be obtained at the toll-free number: 8-800-234-4405
Read more about the ticket here
In 2014, the system of a single ticketpositively proved itself, the schedule of ferries (the port of Crimea - the port of Caucasus) was well adapted for the convenience of passengers. Plus, sparing prices, an extraordinary landing on the ferry passengers on a single ticket. The only inconvenience is weather conditions, which can affect the traffic of the ferry. Another inconvenience - you need to carry your luggage with you. Therefore, try to pack things so that they can easily be transferred during loading and unloading.
Information service for transportation through the Kerch crossing: +7 (989) 299 4260
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