Travel to Makhachkala

Every way to reach Makhachkala: 2 modes compared, with fares.

Makhachkala is reachable from 33 places across 7 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 18 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.89 and the fastest takes 1h 18m door to door. The nearest origin is 55 km away.

Checked October 3, 2026Priced for October 3, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Makhachkala

Every mode that actually calls at Makhachkala, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train38€11.891h 18m772 km2
Flight24€43.804h2,511 km16
  • 33Places you can arrive from
  • 33Places you can leave for
  • 7Countries
  • 18Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Makhachkala is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Makhachkala?

Sort by distance from Makhachkala railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km813%Izberbash, 55 km
200 to 600 km2845%Nazran, 223 km
600 to 1,500 km1321%Maykop, 621 km
Over 1,500 km1321%Istanbul, 1545 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Makhachkala that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Russia5081%
Türkiye35%
United Arab Emirates23%
Azerbaijan23%
Kazakhstan23%
Saudi Arabia23%
Uzbekistan12%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Makhachkala

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Makhachkala

Rail
  • Makhachkala railway station
  • Makhachkala I - Sortirovachnaya station
Bus
  • РИНХ
  • АТП-2
Air
  • MCX
Ferry
  • Makhachkala

MCX is not in Makhachkala, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from MCX into Makhachkala?

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Fares

The cheapest journeys into Makhachkala

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Makhachkala, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Izberbash to Makhachkala train€11.891h 18m55 km
Khasavyurt to Makhachkala train€14.091h 29m80 km
Grozny to Makhachkala train€23.442h 5m152 km
Derbent to Makhachkala train€23.441h 51m120 km
Nazran to Makhachkala train€33.892h 34m223 km
Vladikavkaz to Makhachkala train€34.992h 37m230 km
Mineralnye Vody to Makhachkala flight€43.804h 8m377 km
Aktau to Makhachkala flight€46.754h307 km
Nal'chik to Makhachkala train€47.643h 35m320 km
Baku to Makhachkala flight€49.704h 5m351 km
Mineralnye Vody to Makhachkala train€52.043h 20m377 km
Pyatigorsk to Makhachkala train€56.444h 6m378 km
Yessentuki to Makhachkala train€58.094h393 km
Kislovodsk to Makhachkala train€59.194h400 km
Sochi to Makhachkala flight€66.814h 24m633 km
Cherkessk to Makhachkala train€67.994h 45m460 km

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Makhachkala

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Popular trips to Makhachkala

Common questions about Travel to Makhachkala

How can I get to Makhachkala?

Makhachkala is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 33 places, across 7 countries, on services run by 18 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Makhachkala?

The cheapest way into Makhachkala is by train, from €11.89 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 33 origins we sell into Makhachkala over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Makhachkala?

The fastest journey into Makhachkala is by train, at 1h 18m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 55 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Makhachkala have?

Makhachkala has 6 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Makhachkala railway station, Makhachkala I - Sortirovachnaya station, MCX. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Makhachkala from within 200 km?

8 of the routes we sell into Makhachkala start within 200 km. The nearest is Izberbash, 55 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Makhachkala in Russia?

Makhachkala connects to 33 places on our network across 7 countries, the furthest of them 2,511 km away in a straight line. Russia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in Russia

The wider region

Being on the water gives Makhachkala a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Makhachkala before you go?

Day trips that leave Makhachkala in the morning and cover a good part of Russia by evening.

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