General Information about Ekaterinburg, Russia (also known as Yekaterinburg)
Ekaterinburg Location:
Ekaterinburg of Russia is situated in the central part of the mainland, on the border between Europe and Asia.
Ekaterinburg is located in the central part of the Ural mountain range. To be more exactly, the city is situated on the eastern slope of the Middle Urals, on the banks of the Iset River (a tributary of the Tobol River).
Ekaterinburg Coordinates: 56°50′N 60°35′E
Area of Ekaterinburg: 1143 sq. km
Ekaterinburg Population: Its population of 1,339,000 people (2005 Census) makes Ekaterinburg the fifth largest Russian city.
Administrative status: Ekaterinburg is the administrative center of the Ural Federal District and Sverdlovsk Oblast. Ekaterinburg city is the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast.
Ekaterinburg Coat of arms
The coat of arms consists of two fields of two contrasting tinctures. The upper field is of vert tincture, the lower one is ore with azure wave. The escutcheon contains silver mine and a smelting furnace.
Supporters are golden bear and sable, standing on a pedestal, in the form of a golden ribbon, with 5 crystals in its centre.
Ekaterinburg Local self-government:
City Duma, the head of Ekaterinburg is mayor (Arkady Chernetsky).
Administrative Division: Ekaterinburg of Russia is divided into 7 districts (Verch-Isetsky, Zhelezhodorozhny, Kirovskiy, Leninsky, Oktyabrysky, Orjonikidzevsky, Chkalovsky)
Ekaterinburg is a large transport center, intersection of the railways: Perm – Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk) – Tjumen (Transsibirskaya railway), Serov – Ekaterinburg, Ekaterinburg – Cheljabinsk and Ekaterinburg – Kurgan
Time difference between Ekaterinburg and Moscow +2 hours. Ekaterinburg is 1667 km from Moscow.
Dialing code in Ekaterinburg: +7 343
Ekaterinburg Climate:
Climate is temperate continental. This type of climate is characterized by cold long winters and short hot summers. Winter average temperature is -16 C (in January) (rarely it goes down to -20-30 C). Summer average temperature is +18 C (sometimes hotter) (in July).
The Ural Mountains, despite their little height, protect Ekaterinburg and the Ural region from the cold arctic air and cold continental air of the West-Siberian Plain. The south of the region lacks such geographical protection, which let warm winds of the Caspian Sea and the deserts of the Central Asia through. It causes drastic fluctuation in temperature and natural anomalies. In winter sever frosts alternates with thaw, in summer temperature may vary from +30 to +5 and back during a short period of time. Sometimes it may snow in May or even June.
Annual perception is about 550-650 mm. Snow lies for 150-160 days per year.
Means of Transport in Ekaterinburg
EkaterinburgAir transport
1. Koltsovo International Airport (SVX) is the major airport of Ekaterinburg and the fifth largest airport in Russia
It has got hub status. Koltsovo carries both domestic and international flights.
International Koltsovo Airport cooperate with many air lines: Aeroflot, Ural Airlines, Transaero, AviaPrad, Lufthansa, British Airways, Russia Airlines, China Airlines, Airlines of Armenia, Ukraine, Kirgizia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and many others. “KLM", "Finnair" will be in this list soon.
There are many direct flights from many countries to Ekaterinburg, Russia and back. Tourists can travel to Ekaterinburg/ from Ekaterinburg with the help of connecting flights.
Address: Koltsovo Airport, Ekaterinburg, 620025 (It is 25 km form the city)
Tel. 007 343 2249924
How to get:
You can get Ekaterinburg from airport by means of public transport, as well as by means of private transport
Bus №1 "airport - train station"
Bus№167, 168 "airport - city center"
Yellow minivan: “airport – railway station”
Taxi stand is also near the airport.
2. Uktus Airport serves domestic directions. There are flights to the cities and towns of Sverdlovsk Oblast
Address: Uktus Airport, Ekaterinburg, 620010 (30 km from Ekaterinburg)
Tel. 007 343 2219111, fax 007 343 2273276
Railway Transport
The Central Railway Station of Ekaterinburg is called Sverdlovsk-Passazghirsky. Though Sverdlovsk was renamed back to Ekaterinburg in 1991, the railway station preserved the same name as it had in the Soviet Times.
The railway is a big junction, which serves all transit traffic between European and Asian parts of Russia
It has two buildings with all passenger facilities: ticket booths, waiting room, bar, departures and arrivals boards, left-luggage, lost-and-found, toilets, shower rooms, lounge, video room on the second floor.
Address: Ekaterinburg, intersection of Cheluskintsev Street, 22 Vokzalynay Street, and Square of Ural Volunteer Tank Corpse
How to get:
Tram №: 3,5,7,12,23,27,29, 32, A
Trolleybus №: 1, 3, 5, 9, 12, 17, A, B
Bus №: 1, 23, 31, 33, 60
Metro station Uralskaya.
Central Railway Booking-Office
One can book railway tickets and get information about train timetable there.
The book-office works daily, Sunday is a day off.
Working hours: 8:30-19:00 (weekdays)
8:30-18:00 (Saturday)
Address: 25 Sverdlova Street, Ekaterinburg
Booking-Office (Transaganstvo)
They sell air and railway tickets. It is open from Monday till Friday (Saturday and Sunday are days off).
Working hours: 8:00-18:00
Address: Ekaterinburg, 68, Vostochnaya Street Ekaterinburg
tel. 007 343 350 12 27
Suburban Bus in Ekaterinburg
There are two main bus stations, the South Bus Station and the North Bus Station.
a. The South Bus Station
Address: 145, Vosmoe Marta Street, Ekaterinburg 620142
tel. 007 343 299581
Suburban busses run to
Tatarstan, Bashkiria
regions: Perm, Chelyabinsk, Tyumen, Kurgan regions
towns: Aramil, Bobrovsky, Bolshoy Istok, Verhnyay Sysert, Degtyarsk, Zarechy, Polevskoy
How to get:
Tram №: 1, 4, 5, 14, 15, 25, 27
Trolleybus №: 11, 14
Bus №: 2, 12, 17, 20, 23, 37, 38, 50, 76
b. The North Bus Station (Auto-Express 1 Ltd)
Address: 15, Vokzalnaya Street, Ekaterinburg 620107
tel. 007 343 353-15-44.
There are bus routes to Alapaevsk, Asbest, Verhnaya Salda, Irbit, Kamensk-Uralsky, Krasnoturinsk, Nigny Tagil, Serov, Aramil, Degtyarsk, Zarechny, Polevskoy, Sysert
The Bus Station is 100m from the Central Railway Station (Sverdlovsk-Passazghirsky)
How to get:
Tram №: 3,5,7,12,23,27,29, 32, A
Trolleybus №: 1, 3, 5, 9, 12, 17, A, B
Bus №: 1, 23, 31, 33, 60
Metro station Uralskaya.
City Public Transport
City means of transport include above-ground (trams, trolleybuses, buses, route taxis) and underground (the Metro) transport.
Above-ground transportation operates from 6.00 till 23.00. Fare is collected through the sale of special tickets. One ticket (for a single one-way trip) in buses, trolleybuses and trams costs RUR 8.00 (about $0.3), it can be obtained right in the vehicle from conductors. Route taxies (mini-buses) circulate along all main routes - as a rule, from 7.00 till 22.00. Fare varies from RUR 10.00 to 15.00 (about $0,5).
As for underground transportation, the Metro functions in the city. It has 7 stations and one line, new stations are under construction at the moment. Working hours: 6:00-24:00
Ekaterinburg Taxi
Taxi in Ekaterinburg is also available. The fare is about RUR 200-400 per hour.
