Artyom

Artyom (Russian: Артём) is a satellite city 50 km north of Vladivostok. It has the only civil airport in Primorsky Krai, called "Vladivostok International Airport". The population is approximately 100,000, and the city is 5 km from the airport.

Understand

The name "Artyom" honours Artyom Sergeyev, a revolutionary. It used to be a mining town, with huge reserves of lignite deep underground, which were used to generate power for much of the Primorsky Krai, but now the richest coal seams are mostly exhausted, with the remainder being rather uneconomical to mine, so nowadays it has refound itself as a support town to the growing Vladivostok Airport and a cheaper bedroom community for the Far East southern capital.

Get in

By train

Elektrichkas pass through the city from Nakhodka twice a day or from Vladivostok on a more frequent schedule.

By bus

Public buses and marshrutkas to/from Vladivostok and Ussuriysk depart from the airport square or the bus station on 45/1 Frunze st. ☏ +7 423 374-70-25. Bus timetable is here. 

By plane

Vladivostok airport with both domestic and international flights is next to the city.

Get around

The city is rather sprawled and quarters are at some distance from each other, so it may be problematic to move around on foot.

There are about 20 public bus routes. Taxis are more common to use.

See

• Memorial to the sky defenders (MIG fighter on the pedestal). 
• 1 Museum of regional history, 16a, Kirova st., ☏ +7 42337 9-89-49, artgimnpochta@mail.ru. (updated Sep 2018)

Do

• Artyom Beaches (Most people use car and park along highway). The beaches of Artyom are very popular, Usually the beaches are full of people, the roads for parking are crowded, and concessions are few. There are small huts, perhaps 1m X 1m to change into swim attire. There is no fee to go on beach. Nearly every woman, no matter what shape or age, wears a bikini. The Pacific Ocean is there, so if you came from area of different ocean, e.g. the Atlantic Ocean, it is your photo opportunity. 0 ruble. (updated Jan 2020)

Sleep

Hotels are located around the airport.

Budget

• Motel, 1, Rabochaya st.. 

Mid-range

• Hotel Venetsia, 32, Portovaya st., hotel@venice.vladavia.ru. 

Connect

Internet is present as pay Wi-Fi in the airport lobby. Cards can be bought at the locker-room (камера хранения).

Another internet point is a post-office at 2, Oktyabrskaya st.