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Magnitogorsk

Travel Guide Europe Russia Urals Region Magnitogorsk

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Introduction

Magnitogorsk is a city in the Urals Region, Russia. The city has about 400,000 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

Magnitogorsk's climate is a continental one with warm summers and cold winters, when temperatures from November to March are generally below freezing, sometimes dropping below -40 °C. Summers are generally above 20 °C, with highs possible of around 35 °C. Summer is the wettest time of the year and in winter snow is common, especially just before and after the coldest months.

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Getting There

By Plane

Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF) has regular connections with Moscow, but there is nothing international about it, because that is the only destination.

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

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Getting Around

By Car

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

Upscale

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Work

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Learn

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

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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