Tag Archives: Nerungri

Matt George’s report: Journey from Neryungri to Yakutsk by a taxi

In a previous post “How to get a taxi going to Yakutsk at the Neryungri railroad station?” I mentioned Matt George, a UK backpacker. This is a guy, who asked me about how to get at the Neryungri railroad station a taxi going to Yakutsk. My answers you can find in the mentioned publication. Here [...]

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How to get a taxi going to Yakutsk at the Neryungri railroad station?

As you noted by my announcements, I decided to arrange my friends’ roadtrip from Yakutsk to the Pole of Cold, Oymyakon. So… I was forced to come across some technical questions, like visa, air tickets, car rent, transfers, accommodation, etc. Man, so many things are to be done! Praise God, everything goes smoothly so far. [...]

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How to get to Yakutsk by train and car?

Received questions from China. A traveller is thinking over the ways of getting to Yakutsk from Beijing.
I wanna know, whether there is the railway in Yakutsk. I know a place Berkakit railway station. What’s solutions from Beijing to Yakutsk?
A very natural request. Air travel from Beijing to Yakutsk, even via Novosibirsk (I wrote about [...]

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How to meet shamans in Yakutia?

An interesting request arrived from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. A couple is planning to visit Yakutsk and asked me about available opportunities to meet local shamans in the city. That was an unexpected question. I don’t have friends among shamans to ask them about meetings. But, Praise God, my mom has a few contacts :)

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Railroad stations in Yakutia?

A Swiss, who plans to travel across Yakutia and go back to Moscow by train, asked a few questions about availability of railroad stations in the region. My answer is following:

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Road distances between Yakutsk and towns

Further, please, find the list of distances between republic’s towns and Yakutsk:

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Major cities in Yakutia

Information on Yakutsk, Mirny, Nerungri, Lensk. Key facts.

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Yakutia info in one PDF booklet!!!

43 pages with information on the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in English.

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International calls from Yakutia

Do not recommend to make international calls from a hotel room phone. It is as expensive as anywhere in the world.

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Long-distance taxi rates within Yakutia. As of Oct. 20, 2009.

In Yakutia we have a sort of long distance taxi drivers, who are ready to give you a ride from Yakutsk to any settlement within the republic for certain price, sure, if there are roads to your destinations. Further find current rates.

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