Zlatoust

Zlatoust (Russian: Златоу́ст zluh-tah-OOST) is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Get in

By plane

There are no airports in Zlatoust. The closest one is in Chelyabinsk (about 150 km to the East) from where you can get in by train, by bus or by car.

By train

Zlatoust stays at historical route of Trans-Siberian Railway which goes southward as compared with main route. Thus the city can easily be reached from both east (Chelyabinsk; 3 hours away) and west (Ufa; 6 hours away) sides.

Get around

The train station is not directly in the city centre, but frequent buses and marshrutka minibuses connect the station to the city.

Do

🌍 National park Taganay, 3-a Shishkina st, ☏ +7 3513 66-07-88. A national park spanning 568 km² (219 sq mi) to the northeast to the city centre. There are 2 trunk trails, the upper and lower routes, with guesthouses available on online reservation. Branches with route markings also exist. Popular sights include a stone run 5 to 6 km long and 100 to 200 m wide (Big Stone River) and the peaks on the Big, Middle and Far Taganay ridges (Double-headed hill and Kruglitsa). Marshrutka minibuses provide frequent connections from the city centre or the train station to the visitor centre. Driving is also possible, with a car park at the entrance. 200 руб.

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