Minsk Transportation

Belarus is proud of being a major transportation hub in Central Europe and that is indeed so. The traditional routes from the Baltic to the Black Sea and from Russia to Western Europe are now covered with extensive networks of railroads and automobile highways that completely meet the demands of modern travelers. Minsk's transport forms the hub of the road, rail and air networks in Belarus. Naturally, it has its own dense and extensive internal public transport networks.

One can get to Belarus by air arriving at MSQ (Minsk-2) International Airport that is not far from the capital. Our transfer will then take you to the hotel of your choice or anywhere else in the country.

If you take a train to Minsk, you will arrive at Minsk Central Railway Station that, apart from being a sight in itself, can compete with Warsaw or Kiev railway stations in terms of efficiency and comfort for the travelers. You can go to your hotel by metro – entering it through an underground pass that connects the railway station with Ploscha Lenina Metro Station. First Minsk metro stations were built in 1984 and extended to two metro lines crossing the city over the years. Travelers from around the world agree that it is clean and fast.

Ground public transport is also quite efficient and since the transport is state-owned low fares will surprise you. You can take Bus No. 100 that travels along Independence Avenue. The second fastest means of transport to move around is shuttle taxi – however, all destination billboards are in Russian only, so you should double-check before boarding them. And of course traditional taxis can be found on the streets of Minsk in vast numbers. Although they do not have a common color - licensed vehicles can be recognized by a yellow number plate.

Trolleybuses mainly operate in dwelling districts and so do trams.

Those traveling by car should be aware of the major routes. The busy M9 motorway circles the urban area. From the north, clockwise, the major radial routes are the M2 (north to Minsk-2 Airport and Moscow), the M4 and M5 (south-east to Gomel and Mogilev), the P23 (south to Slutsk), the P1 (south-west to Brest), the M7 (west to Grodno and Oshmiany), P28 (north-west to Molodechno). Highways to Brest and Moscow have 2 tolling booths each but the toll is very low.