There are 7 ways to get from Chelyabinsk to Karelia by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chelyabinsk Airport to Pulkovo Airport, train
best- Fly from Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane CEK - LED
- Take the train from Finlyandsky Railway Terminal to Sortavala Centertrain
10h 51m₽9,157–41,807Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chelyabinsk Central bus station to Ufa South Bus Terminalbus 767
- Take the bus from Ufa South Bus Terminal to Kazan' South Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kazan' North bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Petrozavodsk Bus stationbus
2d₽5,885–11,048Train, bus
- Take the train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Vologda 1train
- Take the bus from Vologda to Vytegrabus
- Take the bus from Vytegra to Petrozavodsk Bus stationbus
43h 39mDrive 2,380.7 km
- Drive from Chelyabinsk to Petrozavodskcar 2,380.7 km
35h 43m₽15,754–22,756Fly Chelyabinsk Airport to Petrozavodsk Airport
- Fly from Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) to Petrozavodsk Airport (PES)plane CEK - PES
7h 8m₽9,307–42,367Train, train to Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport, fly to Petrozavodsk Airport
- Take the train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Kamensk-Uralskiitrain
- Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskiy to Koltsovotrain
- Fly from Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport (SVX) to Petrozavodsk Airport (PES)plane SVX - PES
13h 50m₽9,483–45,901Fly Chelyabinsk Airport to Khibiny Airport, train
- Fly from Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) to Khibiny Airport (KVK)plane CEK - KVK
- Take the train from Apatity 1 to Kemtrain
17h 33m₽14,707–54,367
Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chelyabinsk to Karelia is to bus which costs RUB 5500 - RUB 11000 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Chelyabinsk to Karelia is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs RUB 9000 - RUB 43000.
No, there is no direct bus from Chelyabinsk station to Karelia station. However, there are services departing from Chelyabinsk Central bus station and arriving at Petrozavodsk Bus station via Ufa South Bus Terminal, Kazan' South Bus Station, Kazan' North bus station and Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Chelyabinsk and Karelia is 2250 km. The road distance is 2380.7 km.
The best way to get from Chelyabinsk to Karelia without a car is to train and bus which takes 43h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Chelyabinsk to Karelia, including transfers.
Chelyabinsk to Karelia bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, depart from Chelyabinsk Central bus station.
The best way to get from Chelyabinsk to Karelia is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs RUB 5500 - RUB 11000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs RUB 9000 - RUB 43000 and takes 7h 8m.
Chelyabinsk to Karelia bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, arrive at Ufa South Bus Terminal station.
Karelia is 2h behind Chelyabinsk. It is currently 1:19 AM in Chelyabinsk and 11:19 PM in Karelia.
What companies run services between Chelyabinsk, Russia and Karelia, Russia?
You can take a bus from Chelyabinsk Central bus station to Petrozavodsk Bus station via Ufa South Bus Terminal, Kazan' South Bus Station, Pobedy station, Prospekt Pobedy, Severny Vokzal, Kazan' North bus station, and Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal in around 2d. Alternatively, Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Severstal Air Company fly from Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) to Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) once daily.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Chelyabinsk Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–40,000
Flights from Chelyabinsk Airport to Khibiny Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–48,000
Flights from Chelyabinsk Airport to Khibiny Airport via Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–48,000
- Website
- severstal-avia.ru
Flights from Chelyabinsk Airport to Petrozavodsk Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–42,000
Flights from Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport to Petrozavodsk Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–42,000
Flights from Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport to Petrozavodsk Airport via Moscow Domodedovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–42,000
Flights from Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport to Petrozavodsk Airport via Kaliningrad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–55,000
Flights from Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport to Petrozavodsk Airport via Cherepovets, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–45,000
- Website
- flysmartavia.com
Flights from Chelyabinsk Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–40,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Finlyandsky Railway Terminal to Sortavala Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,600
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,000–1,500
Train from Kamensk-Uralskiy to Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽270–1,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽700–1,000
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽270–380
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Vologda 1
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–7,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽16,000–24,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,000–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–7,500
Train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Kamensk-Uralskii
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽850–2,600
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽6,000–9,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽850–1,200
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,800–2,600
Train from Apatity 1 to Kem
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–3,300
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,500–11,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,300–1,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,300–3,300
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Service Express
Train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Kamensk-Uralskii
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽430–700
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽660–700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽430–500
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Apatity 1 to Kem
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–5,868
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,400–3,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,868
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–13,000
- Phone
- +7 (8142) 72-20-12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Karelavtotrans
Bus from Vologda to Vytegra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,233
- Website
- Karelavtotrans
- Schedules at
- Karelavtotrans
Bus from Vytegra to Petrozavodsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Karelavtotrans
- Schedules at
- Karelavtotrans
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Petrozavodsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200
- Website
- Karelavtotrans
- Schedules at
- Karelavtotrans
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Chelyabinsk Central bus station to Ufa South Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽950–2,200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ufa South Bus Terminal to Kazan' South Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,500
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kazan' North bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,400
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Petrozavodsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,000
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- +7-812-612-82-30
- [email protected]
- Website
- bus.sovavto.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Petrozavodsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,490
- Schedules at
- bus.sovavto.ru
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Booking & Getting There
Yes, the driving distance between Chelyabinsk to Karelia is 2381 km. It takes approximately 35h 43m to drive from Chelyabinsk to Karelia.

















