Vladivostok Transportation

If you're flying into Vladivostok from outside of Russia, Korean Air is a good option.
They have daily Incheon-Vladivostok flights, and Seoul-Incheon airport is a real hub with flights to so many destinations.

The flight into Vladivostok though is 10am in the morning, so it may necessitate a night in Korea on the way.

This flight is well used by Russians actually, less so to visit South Korea, but more for transitting through Seoul-Incheon to points beyond, so when I used this service it was close to full.

I have not used this ferry, but the boat was in town while I was there. Link is below for anyone who might be interested. It goes between Vlad, Donghae and Sakaiminato in Tottori prefecture.

Ferry services seem to come and go however, so it would pay to check in advance if it is still running.

Although I don't have much detail on it, there is also a ferry for Sokcho in South Korea leaving from Vladivostok.

I have found a link for it, but I don't know whether or not it is current.
Edit Dec 2011. It doesn't look like this is running, but there looks to be another service to Korea operating.

The airport is located 40 Kms away from Vladivostok in the town Artem. The whole road from the airport is now under reconstruction for the APEC summit in 2012. In fact it's a catastrophe but not a road :) That's the reason it may take much time to get to the city.
Anyway I used a taxi. If you pre-order a taxi the trip will cost about 1000 - 1100 rubles depending on the destination point in the city. If you take a taxi standing at the bus station by the airport it will cost about 1500 rubles.
The trip takes 1 - 1,5 hrs. But I've heard the stories of people spending up to 6 hours reaching the airport because of the repair works on the road and machinery blocking the way, thus causing huge traffic jams. Good luck :)

In planning my trip to Vladivostok, it was obvious I would be coming via Japan or another Asian country. I finally ended up getting a Korean Air flight to VVO (Vladivostok) from Incheon Intl Aiport (Seoul's new intl airport). However, using Vladivostok Avia (their own airlines) was a possibility from Korea, Japan and China.
It would have be great to try a boat cruise or hydrofoil from Japan or Korea, but it appears that these only run during the main summer travel season. (although I'm not sure).

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We took the ferry from Vladivostok to Fushiki in Toyama prefecture. It takes about 42 hours all up, and it cost us $230 US per person, although there are cheaper and more expensive berths available.
The tickets can be bought on the 3rd floor of the ferry terminal behind Vladivostok railway station. The ferry itself is mostly used by Russians importing used cars and motorcycles from Japan.
All meals are included, but it may be an idea to bring snacks/drinks with you that you think you might need.

Update Sept. 2010. This service may not be running any more, so I suggest doing some research around this one.

The 107 bus to the airport from Vladivostok leaves from the train station and takes about 1 hour 15 mins. It costs 60 roubles. The times that it leaves are written up on a yellow signpost next to the information office (don't try asking in the information office - there was a sign on the door saying that they don't give information on buses to the airport!).
From the airport to Vladivostok, there are two buses - one runs to the train station and the other to the bus station.

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Vladivostok has a small but very effective airport. Russian national airways Aeroflot, together with other important private airlines, Vladivostok Air, S7 have domestic and international flights. There are also foreign airlines operating, mainly to Korea and Japan. The one way airfare to Moscow is around 210.00 Euro if you book through Aeroflot web site a month earlier. I had nice Airbus A330 to Moscow which took mor than 8 hours (similar to New York - Istanbul). Aeroflot allows to take the blanket and pillows with you :)