There are 3 ways to get from Chita to Sakhalin by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Big Sky
best- Fly from Chita Kadala Airport (HTA) to Big Sky (EKS)plane HTA - EKS
13h 13m₽8,973–41,562Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Chita 2 to Habarovsk 1train
- Take the train from Habarovsk 1 to Vaninotrain
- Take the ferry from Vanino to Kholmskferry
- Take the bus from Kholmsk Yuzhny to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Bus stationbus 516
3d 20h₽8,192–15,704Fly to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Fly from Chita Kadala Airport (HTA) to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (UUS)plane HTA - UUS
4h 4m₽9,533–42,642
Chita Kadala Airport (HTA) to Big Sky (EKS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chita to Sakhalin is to train and ferry and bus which costs RUB 8000 - RUB 16000 and takes 3 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Chita to Sakhalin is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs RUB 9500 - RUB 43000.
The distance between Chita and Sakhalin is 2064 km.
The best way to get from Chita to Sakhalin without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 3 days 20h and costs RUB 8000 - RUB 16000.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Chita to Sakhalin, including transfers.
Sakhalin is 2h ahead of Chita. It is currently 3:12 PM in Chita and 5:12 PM in Sakhalin.
What companies run services between Chita, Russia and Sakhalin, Russia?
Aurora, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and IrAero fly from Chita Kadala Airport (HTA) to Big Sky (EKS) 3 times a week.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Chita Kadala Airport to Big Sky via Vladivostok, Khabarovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–48,000
Flights from Chita Kadala Airport to Big Sky via Irkutsk, Khabarovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Chita Kadala Airport to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–42,000
Flights from Chita Kadala Airport to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk via Khabarovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–42,000
- Website
- flyaurora.ru
Flights from Chita Kadala Airport to Big Sky via Khabarovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–41,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Chita 2 to Habarovsk 1
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,900–9,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽19,000–28,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,900–6,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,500–9,000
Train from Habarovsk 1 to Vanino
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–15,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,100–2,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,200–4,500
- Phone
- +7 (4242) 72-25-53
- [email protected]
- Website
- sakhtrans.ru
Bus from Kholmsk Yuzhny to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽430
- Website
- http://sakhtrans.ru/
- Book at
- https://rfbus.ru/
- Phone
- +7 (42433) 66208
- [email protected]
- Website
- SASCO
Ferry from Vanino to Kholmsk
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