Vladivostok is the starting point of Ussuri Highway (M60) to Khabarovsk,
the eastern most part of Trans-Siberian Highway that goes all the way
to Moscow and Saint Petersburg via Novosibirsk. The other main highways
go east to Nakhodka and south to Khasan.
The Trans-Siberian Railway
was built to connect European Russia with Vladivostok, Russia's most
important Pacific Ocean port. Finished in 1905, the rail line ran from
Moscow to Vladivostok via several of Russia's main cities. Part of the
railroad, known as the Chinese Eastern Line, crossed over into
Manchuria, China, passing through Harbin, a major city in Manchuria.
During the Soviet era, Vladivostok's status as a closed city meant that
ferry-passenger tourists arriving from Japan to travel the
Trans-Siberian railway westbound had to embark in Nakhodka. Today,
Vladivostok serves as the main starting point for the Trans-Siberian
portion of the Eurasian Land Bridge.
Air routes connect Vladivostok
International Airport with Japan, People's Republic of China, North
Korea, South Korea and Vietnam.
It is possible to get to Vladivostok
from several of the larger cities in Russia. Regular flights toSeattle,
Washington were available in the 1990s but have been canceled since.
Vladivostok Air resumed flying to Anchorage, Alaska in July 2008.
Urban transportation
On
June 28, 1908, Vladivostok's first tram line was started along
Svetlanskaya Street from the railway station in Lugovaya Street. On
October 9, 1912, the first wooden cars manufactured in Belgium entered
service. Today, Vladivostok's means of public transportation include
trolleybus, bus, tram, train, funicular, ferryboat and cutter. The main
urban traffic lines are City Center�Vtoraya Rechka, City Center�Pervaya
Rechka�3ya Rabochaya�Balyayeva, and City Center�Lugovaya Street.
Port
Founded
as a military outpost by Russia in 1860, the Port of
