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City in Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Sochi

Sochi is the largest resort city in Russia.

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The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, and up to 600,000 residents in the urban area. The city covers an area of 176.77 square kilometers (68.25 sq mi), while the Greater Sochi Area covers over 3,502 square kilometers (1,352 sq mi). Sochi stretches across 145 kilometers (90 mi), and is the longest city in Europe (territorially), the fifth-largest city in the Southern Federal District, the second-largest city in Krasnodar Krai, and the sixth-largest city on the Black Sea.

Get in

Getting to Sochi

Sochi is among several Russian seaports, where international tourists have the opportunity of visa-free entry for up to 72 hours (applicable for cruise ships and ferry line passengers only). Check limitations and requirements carefully before use. For other foreign visitors standard Russian visa requirements apply.

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    Sochi International Airport
See

Worth seeing

Stalinist period Empire Style buildings. The modern-period architecture history in Sochi started from the general construction plan of 1934. During the Stalinist period (till 1953) many monumental buildings around Greater Sochi were built. Among them are: Sochi central train terminal, Sochi seaport, The Winter Theatre, Sochi Art museum, and numerous resort hotels, such as Metallurg, Lazarevskoe etc.

Do

Things to do

Boat tours (Sochi port),. 11:00 - 21:00. 1-hour regular sea boat tours. Organized by Sochi seaport, May to October. Nautilus Aquapark, Pobedy str., 2/1 - Lazarevskoe,. Yachting Kitesurfing Kinotavr. Open Russian Film Festival - conducted in June annually since 1990. Kinotavr is the largest Russian film festival attracting the top talents of Russian cinema: directors, producers, actors, writers, and photographers.

Eat

Where to eat

Art-Pizza, Teatralnaya street, 9 - Central (Near the Winter Theatre),. 10:00-00:00. A reasonably priced pizza place Mama Roza, Moskovskaya, 19A - Central,. 11:00-23:00. In the center, close to the main train terminal, this cafe offers a budget variety of pizza and other Italian-style food. McDonald's, Kurortny Prospekt 17/1 - Central, +7 8622 64 86 74, +7 8622 64 86 85. 08:00-24:00.

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    La Terrazza, Kurortny Prospekt 105 B - Central,.

How locals move

Getting around Sochi the local way

  • Get inSochi is among several Russian seaports, where international tourists have the opportunity of visa-free entry for up to 72 hours (applicable for cruise ships and ferry line passengers only).
  • Get inIn the last case a car can be transferred to Sochi from Trabzon by ferry.
  • Get inThe seaport of Sochi operates several regular international routes, mainly in the period from May to October: Fast ferry from Trabzon, Turkey - 3.5 hours, May to October, 2 times a week From Batumi, Georgia — 4.5 hours, daily, open only for citizens of Russia, Georgia, and CIS countries (although some sites report that foreigners are now allowed onboard).
  • Get inFerry tickets from Sochi can be usually purchased only at the port, 1 day prior to departure.
  • Get aroundThe initial bus transportation system after the collapse of Soviet Union was doped with smaller private buses and marshrutka (minibuses).
  • Get around106 - from Sochi train station to Trout Farm via Sochi International Airport 125 - from the central bus terminal to Imeretinskaya Lowland via Matsesta, Khosta and Adler 130 - from Adler train station to Trout Farm 135 - from Adler (market) to Krasnaya Polyana 155 - from the central bus terminal to Lazarevskoe via most sub-districts of Lazarevskoe district (Dagomys, Vardane, Loo, etc.) 167 - from the central bus terminal to Adler (market / Novy Vek Mall) Bus / marshrutka numbers from 1 to 99 mean that the fare is fixed for all the distance of the ride.
  • Go nextComing to Abkhazia by foot, you will find a marshrutka parking right after the bridge - a cheap opportunity to reach any key destination of the country.
  • Go nextRafting, waterfall seeing, trekking and other mountain activities in front of awesome Caucasus views make this destination very promising.

From Wikivoyage: Sochi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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