Samara is in general one of the largest cities of Russia, which is located on the shores of the beautiful River Volga. This city has an incredibly rich history, as well as the developed infrastructure and abundance of interesting natural attractions. Interestingly, the urban embankment is actually in this city the most extended in Russia, well, and an excellent new railway station - one of the highest among all European stations. The very first mention of this terrain, where Samara is now located, refers to the fourteenth century, when Metropolitan Moskovsky was forced to go on the road to the Goldenophane Khan.
But already in a few years, a village called the Samara Pier was founded here. But nevertheless, the date of birth of the city of the fortress is considered only 1586, when according to the royal order, in order to protect the southern borders of the young Russian state, the fortified point on the Volga was erected at this very place. Historians cannot unequivocally say the meaning of the word Samara - according to one data it came from the tongue of steppe nomads and can be translated as a "steppe hand", and according to another, Samara has a Greek origin that in translating means "merchant". In the Soviet period, Samara was called Kuibyshev. An honor of a very significant at that time of the state official, well, and after 1991, its present historical name was returned.
The city is located on the bank of the Volga approximately 1000 kilometers in the southeast direction from Moscow. You can get here any of the common types of transport, that is, by plane, car and railway transport, as well as on the steamer. In general, many regional and even federal highways pass through Samara, since the city is located at the joints of the trade routes from Europe to Asia, that is, to Siberia and to Kazakhstan. Samara has its own Kurumoch International Airport, which takes almost all possible types of air transport.
Lightly direct air traffic with St. Petersburg and Moscow has been performed here. From the city on the Neva, here you can fly in two and a half hours, and from Moscow for an hour and a half. Samara also has direct flights with many major cities of Russia, for example, with Yekaterinburg and Kazan, with Krasnodar, Sochi, Anapa, and so on. The metering airport "Kurumach" is located at a distance of 35 kilometers from Samara. The number of flights that are produced at this airport depends on the time of year. So in the summer of departures is made much more. Well, you can get from the airport to Samara either by taxi or by bus.
Railway station in Samara is one of the largest in Russia, its maximum height, if you take into account the dome with the spire, is more than 100 meters. It is possible to go upstairs on a roomy elevator with a mirror wall, which can deliver tourists from the railway platform itself before leaving the station, so it is not necessary to bypass any paths and confused on the road with heavy suitcases in your hands. At the station there are two comfortable waiting rooms with a large number of places where you can relax. SAMARA is very easy to get trains, both from the nearby cities of the Volga district and from Central Russia, from Siberia and from the Urals. From Moscow, trains in Samara are departed from Kazan Station.
The bus is also easy to come to Samara, because the message is organized through a whole system of bus stations. There is also a central, and suburban bus station, well, in the summer, as in almost all Russian cities, there are also additional so-called darial routes here. The central bus station in Samara is located at the address - Aurora Street Building 207. Buses from Samara are departed to Moscow, to Nizhny Novgorod through Tolyatti, to Orenburg, to Kazan, to Perm, and in the southern direction to Volgograd and then to Baku, Tbilisi and So This, also flights to Western Kazakhstan, and in summer, you can reach Sochi by bus to Sochi.
Right through Samara practically passes the federal route M5, which begins in Moscow, and ends in Chelyabinsk. From the capital to Samara, the distance is 1050 kilometers and it is possible to overcome it on average in 16 hours. But it should be noted that the track is pretty loaded, although the road cover is everywhere in a decent state. If you follow on personal transport, it is better to go through another federal highway - M7 called "Volga", which passes through Kazan. From Kazan will need to be collapsed to Ulyanovsk, and then to Syzran. This road is not so loaded, and the path is though longer, but safer.
Since the Volga is a shipping river, then to Samara, it is quite possible to get in water. The entire shipping season of the Samara River Station is hospitable hosting tourists. In winter, when the river freezes, the message is carried out using transport on an air cushion. But now a regular long-distance communication on the Volga from Samara, as it was for some years 20 years ago, now unfortunately, no, there are only local flights. In summer, you can go to a fascinating cruise along the Volga on a cute ship. Thus you can get to Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Volgograd, Kostroma and Rostov-on-Don.