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Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Travel Guide Europe Russia Far Eastern Russia Komsomolsk-on-Amur

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Introduction

Komsomolsk-on-Amur is a city in the far east of Russia with around 260,000 inhabitants.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

Komsomolsk-on-Amur has a severe continental climate with cold winters and relatively warm summers. From June to August, temperatures are mostly well above 20 °C and often between 25 and 30 °C during the day. Nights are mostly around or slightly above 15 °C. Winters start early and the coldest period is December to early March with daytime temperatures dropping to deepfreeze temperatures and nights around or below -30 °C! Most of the annual precipitation falls during the warmer summer months, though snow falls in winter of course, mostly just before and after the coldest months (October-November and March-April).

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Getting There

By Plane

Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport has limited flights, including ones to Moscow and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

By Train

Komsomolsk-on-Amur is located along the Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM), a railway section north of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Regular trains also connect Komsomolsk with Khabarovsk, on the Transsib.

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Getting Around

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By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

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Work

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Learn

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Keep Connected

Internet

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Post

Russian Post is the national postal service of Russia. It's English version is currently under construction, but mainly involves the track&trace system. The domestic post is reasonably reliable, and sending international mail is fairly reliable but slow, taking at least a few weeks to European countries, longer to the USA or Australia for example. The delivery of mail sent from abroad to Russia is highly unreliable, and people or companies tend to use foreign adresses, from where a private carrier sends it to Russia. Alternatives like poste restante are non-existent with Russian Post. Most cities and large towns in Russia have a Central Post Office (Glavpochtamt), which also sells stamps and envelopes, and usually has fax services and Internet availability, though the latter mostly not in smaller places. Also, many hotels have postal services, including mail boxes. Post offices tend to keep long hours, usually from 8:00am or 9:00am until 8:00pm or 9:00pm Monday to Friday, and closing earlier during weekends. The main central post offices in the biggest cities keep even longer hours. For sending parcels, you can also try services by DHL Russia and FedEx Russia. For all mail you can use the regular alphabet, though maybe include the country's name in Cyrillic. For sending post to Russia (or trying to receive it) note that addresses should be in reverse order: Russia, postal code, city, street address, name.

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