Tuva Transportation

  Tuva a view from the bus
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  • Tuva a view from the bus
      Tuva a view from the bus
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  • Tu-154, former Siberia Airlines
      Tu-154, former Siberia Airlines
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Bus or taxi to Abakan to Kyzy

by Ekahau

One can take the train to Abakan, then by bus or taxi to Kyzyl. The Bus to Kyzyl goes everyday in the morning and evening from the railway station square. (not the bus station this can be confusing) The Kyzyl bus departs at 8:30 AM and at 7:00 PM the trip takes , 7hoursand 20 min and cost about 300 Rubel . This is a real back packer experience as it is an old many times very overcrowded bus with passengers (which could be you) standing in the isle waving side to side whole trip. Bright side it is a beautiful trip. You can also take a taxi from Abakan to Kyzyl, but 500-600 Rubel, 41/2 to 5 hours.

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KrasAir flight Tuva

by Ekahau

Getting to Tuva by air is by far the best -- well at least the easiest and the once a week moscow Kyzyl Moscow flight was the best. there are direct flights from Moscow, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk. However Tuvan Only Airport Closed was reported on the Tuva on line on Dec 25 2006. "The only airport of the Republic of Tuva has been today closed down for an uncertain period of time. External and domestic flights have been canceled at Kyzyl Airport. As Newslab.ru cites KrasAir spokesperson Anna Segreneva, this decision was made by Federal Air Transport Agency. "Kyzyl airport's aircraft operator certificate has expired, so it cannot continue its work," she said." Report Tuva on line 25 Dec 2006

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Q:  Hi, I’m going to Russia in august and I’m spending about 10 days in the Republic of Tuva. I cannot find much information about... 

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A: Some ideas: Fortress Por-Bajin http://www.por-bajin.ru/eng_ind.php?PHPSESSID=f6a1fd41a6420b6835e17f8f896861ce Camp Ai http://russia.rin.ru/guides_e/7325.html 

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