There are 9 ways to get from Samara to Rostov-on-Don by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus, fly to Krasnodar, train
best- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane KUF - KRR
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavnytrain
14h 20m₽9,150–43,900Train
cheapest- Take the train from Samara to Rostov-Glavnytrain 142Е
29h 47m₽2,800–7,000Bus
- Take the bus from Samara Central Bus station to Saratovbus 720
- Take the bus from Saratov to Volgograd Bus stationbus 516
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
26h 23m₽3,342–6,560Train via Kinel
- Take the train from Kinel to Rostov Gltrain 111У
29h 36m₽4,547–9,670Drive 1,243.9 km
- Drive from Samara to Rostov-on-Doncar 1,243.9 km
17h 36m₽8,413–12,152Bus, fly to Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport
- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW)plane KUF - STW
- Take the bus from Stavropol, Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus
17h 50m₽10,300–43,850Bus, fly to Sochi International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane KUF - AER
- Take the train from Sochi Airport to Rostov-Glavnytrain
15h 33m₽8,200–36,900Bus, fly to Mineralnye Vody Airport, train
- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)plane KUF - MRV
- Take the train from Beshtau to Rostov Gltrain
15h 44m₽11,250–45,500Bus, fly to Volgograd International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Volgograd International Airport (VOG)plane KUF - VOG
- Take the train from Volgograd 1 to Rostov Gltrain
23h 35m₽9,140–42,240
Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Krasnodar (KRR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Samara to Rostov-on-Don is to train which costs RUB 2800 - RUB 7000 and takes 29h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Samara to Rostov-on-Don is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 20m and costs RUB 9000 - RUB 44000.
No, there is no direct bus from Samara station to Rostov-on-Don station. However, there are services departing from Samara Central Bus station and arriving at Rostov-on-Don bus station via Saratov and Volgograd Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 23m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Samara and arriving at Rostov-Glavny. Services depart three times a week, and operate Tuesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 29h 47m.
The distance between Samara and Rostov-on-Don is 1577 km. The road distance is 1243.9 km.
The best way to get from Samara to Rostov-on-Don without a car is to bus which takes 26h 23m and costs RUB 3300 - RUB 7000.
It takes approximately 14h 20m to get from Samara to Rostov-on-Don, including transfers.
Samara to Rostov-on-Don bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, depart from Samara Central Bus station.
Samara to Rostov-on-Don train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Kinel station.
The best way to get from Samara to Rostov-on-Don is to bus which takes 26h 23m and costs RUB 3300 - RUB 7000. Alternatively, you can train via Kinel, which costs RUB 4500 - RUB 10000 and takes 29h 36m.
What companies run services between Samara, Russia and Rostov-on-Don, Russia?
You can take a bus from Samara Central Bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station via Saratov and Volgograd Bus station in around 26h 23m. Alternatively, Russian Railways (РЖД) operates a train from Kinel to Rostov Gl once a week. Tickets cost ₽3,900–7,500 and the journey takes 27h 58m.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Krasnodar via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–40,000
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–41,000
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Sochi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–34,000
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–42,000
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–38,000
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Pulkovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–48,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Krasnodar via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–40,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Krasnodar via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–46,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽22,000–49,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Volgograd International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,000–1,400
Train from Sochi Airport to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,700
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,500–2,100
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,900–2,700
Train from Beshtau to Rostov Gl
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,400–2,100
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,800–2,500
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–3,100
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,000–11,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,100–1,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,200–3,100
Train from Kinel to Rostov Gl
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,900–7,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽16,000–23,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,900–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,000–7,500
Train from Volgograd 1 to Rostov Gl
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–4,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽9,000–13,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,700–2,300
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,800–4,000
Train from Samara to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,500–7,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,500–4,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,800–7,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- skppk.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽480–900
- Book at
- Russian Railways
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–5,304
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,100–3,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,304
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽9,500–11,000
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Service Express
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,000
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽900–1,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽800–950
Train from Volgograd 1 to Rostov Gl
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–1,900
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,400–1,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,600–1,900
Train from Samara to Rostov-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–4,500
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,800–3,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,900–4,500
- Website
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽200
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽200
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽200
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽200
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽200
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Samara Central Bus station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–2,200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Stavropol, Bus Station to Rostov-on-Don bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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Booking & Getting There
Samara to Rostov-on-Don bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, arrive at Saratov station.
Rostov-on-Don is 1h behind Samara. It is currently 5:43 AM in Samara and 4:43 AM in Rostov-on-Don.
Samara to Rostov-on-Don train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Rostov Gl station.
Yes, the driving distance between Samara to Rostov-on-Don is 1244 km. It takes approximately 17h 36m to drive from Samara to Rostov-on-Don.


















