The First 50 Routes for Car Travel in Russia Published on the National Tourism Portal Puteshestvuem.RF

The press service of the Russian Union of Travel Industry has announced that the national tourism portal Puteshestvuem.RF has published the first 50 car travel routes across 47 regions of Russia. These routes encompass popular attractions and include maps with information on distance and travel time, along with recommendations for the number of travel days and the best seasons to visit.

Some routes span several dozen kilometers and are suitable for weekend trips. There are also longer journeys exceeding 2,000 kilometers. In the future, several of these routes are planned to be accessible on popular navigation systems.

It is anticipated that additional rest areas, cafes, and hotels will be constructed along these routes, and improvements will be made to mobile connectivity and road surfaces. This work is part of the concept for developing automobile tourism. It is projected that by 2030, the number of car trips will double as a result of this implementation.

The geography of the routes spans central Russia, the Russian North, the South and North Caucasus, the Volga region, the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East. Three guidebooks offer a drive along the Chuy Highway—one of the most beautiful roads in the world—while another three routes allow travelers to closely explore the Russian North, including Karelia and the Kola Peninsula. There are also guidebooks for Kamchatka, the most photogenic spots in Crimea, interregional routes connecting Yaroslavl and Perm, St. Petersburg and Moscow, attractions of the Golden Ring, and other interesting places.