| to Staritsa from Moscow |
An arc on the Kutuzovsky to commemorate the 1812 war
A pyramid believed to have supernatural properties by the New Riga road. A popular site. An WW2 fortification north off Volokolamsk |
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| Direct bus from Moscow | A bus leaves for Staritsa about 10am daily from Metro Tushinskaya. Tickets need to be bought in advance in person but I charmed the bus station ladies into reserving tickets for me over the phone, in exchange for one chocolate tablet per ticket. You are most welcomed to take advantage of this little privilege I carved out for myself and my guests. ==>>Staritsa bus station | |||
| Through Tver | Alternatively you can travel to Tver by train or bus from the Leningradski train station (Metro Komsomolskaya). Almost no need to plan because there is constant traffic from the train station to Tver. If there are no trains or they are all booked, get on one of the buses that park in front of the Yaroslavski Station next to Leningradsky. You can always get on one of the electric commuter trains but be prepared to stand for 3 hours. Once in Tver, walk back (south) 200 yards to the bus station, and hop on the Tver to Staritsa or Tver to Rzhev bus. The last bus leaves Tver at 5-something in the afternoon. ==>>Tver | |||
| By car | 3-4 hours of total
driving time from the Moscow's outer ring to the
City of Staritsa. Russian drivers have been known to make it in two. Take
the Novo-Rizhskoye
highway to Zubtsov, turn right immediately after
leaving Zubtsov, the right again at
the T-intersection at the end of the road. Note that Zubtsov has a cheap
hotel with rooms usually available, thus making it a convenient stopping
point if you can't comfortably make it to Staritsa.
There are more interesting ways to travel to Staritsa. See Turning your Moscow to Staritsa trip into a tour. You may want to check when I plan to travel to Starisa by car. With some luck you'll get a ride. A suitable car upkeep contribution is $50 if I'm going anyway. A larger amount will help me to adjust my plans to accommodate you. Or you can go truly extravagant and just hire me to take you there at **your** convenience, VIP style. Speaking of chauffeur services, please make a note of my www.moscowdrivers.net Staritsa taxi drivers will retrieve you from Moscow for $120 or so while hiring a driver in Moscow will cost you about twice as much. See Staritsa Taxi for the phone numbers and brief descriptions of drivers. |
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| Turning the trip into
a tour [make into a separate page] |
A drive from Moscow to Staritsa may be turned
into an tour with emphasis on Russia's military history and in particularly
the 1941 battle to defend Moscow from advancing German troops. The trip can
be plotted to include some or even most of the following:
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| Maps | Staritsa
and vicinity
Major roads between Moscow and Novgorod-the-Great
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| Going back | Daily direct bus at
10am.
Lots of Moscow-bound traffic so just follow others if travelling by car.
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Related files: St. Petersburg to Staritsa ~ Staritsa Bus Station ~ Staritsa Train Station