Vladivostok

Introduction

Vladivostok is a Russian port city on the Pacific Ocean, and is Russia's largest port.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

Events and Festivals

Weather

Getting There

By Plane

Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) offers a number of flights, including to/from Moscow, Beijing, Harbin, Pyongyang, Seoul, St Petersburg, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Kamchatka, Sakhalinsk, Jekaterinenburg, Yakutsk, Busan, Hanoi, Anchorage and Krasnoyarsk.

by Train

Vladivostok is the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

By Car

By Bus

by Boat

Ferries run to both Japan and South Korea.

From July to October a ferry runs twice a week to Fushiki, near Toyama. Prices go from $230 US (including meals) and higher for the forty-plus hour trip outside the cabin on the deck ($330 US return). Cabins start at $530 US one way and $804 US return. For tickets, go to the ferry terminal, third floor.

Ferries run to Sokcho, South Korea and Dong Chun Ferry (Korean only) is the operator.

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

• Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok
• Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

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.