Belarus Travel Information
Currency
| Currency: | Belarus Rouble (BYR) |
| Rate of exchange: | 1 GBP = 1 GBP = 4,103.28 BYR
1 USD = 2,145.52 BYR
1 EUR = 2,781.74 BYR |
You should buy some local currency on arrival at the airport.
Do not expect to be able to use GBP.
Some taxi drivers may accept USD or Euros.
Scottish notes may be refused by exchanges.
Arriving in Minsk by air
| Location: | 45 km/28 Miles to Minsk city centre |
| Taxis: | To the city centre US$25-40 |
| Journey time: | 40-50 mins |
The taxi stand is located in front of terminals 5 and 6.
The cost formula is ~BYR 850-1000/per km.
| Bus number 300: | Operates as shown below |
| Cost: | BYR 3460(approx USD1.60) |
| Journey time: | 50-90 mins |
Stops at the Central Bus Station and at the Moskovski Bus Station.
| Minibuses: | Operate as shown below |
| Cost: | BYR 3620(approx USD1.70) |
| Journey time: | 60 mins |
Stops at the Central Bus Station and at the Moskovski Bus Station.
Vilnius – Minsk – Vilnius by rail
DAILY IF NOT INDICATED OTHERWISE |
Approx rates in USD per person. |
| MINSK-VILNIUS | | Train
No | Name of train | Departure from
Minsk | Arrival to
Vilnius | Duration
(Minsk-Vilnius) | Ticket, USD | | 1st
class | 2nd
class | | 5 | Moscow-Vilnius | 4:08 AM | 8:42 AM | 04:34 | 66 | 39 | | 149 | Moscow-Vilnius-Kaliningrad*** | 5:14 AM | 10:09 AM | 04:55 | - | 36 | | 302 | Minsk- Vilnius* | 6:17 PM | 10:28 PM | 04:11 | - | 16 | | 305 | Minsk- Vilnius** | 6:33 AM | 11:02 AM | 04:31 | - | 24 | | 311 | Harkov-Vilnius-Kalinigrad**** | 7:37 PM | 12:50 AM | 04:15 | - | 29 | | 385 | Gomel-Vilnius-Kalinigrad*** | 10:26 PM | 3:14 AM | 04:48 | - | 32 | | 29 | Moscow-Vilnius-Kaliningrad | 11:38 PM | 4:18 AM | 04:40 | 81 | 48 | |
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| | * | soft seated carriage | | | | | | | ** | Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays | | | | | | | *** | even dates | | | | | | | **** | odd dates | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VILNIUS-MINSK | | Train
No | Name of train | Departure from
Vilnius | Arrival to
Minsk | Duration
(Vilnius-Minsk) | Ticket, USD | | 1st
class | 2nd
class | | 6 | Vilnius-Minsk-Moscow | 5:43 PM | 10:16 PM | 04:33 | 67 | 40 | | 150 | Kaliningrad-Vilnius-Moscow*** | 10:37 PM | 3:00 AM | 04:23 | - | 51 | | 301 | Vilnius-Minsk* | 6:27 AM | 10:30 AM | 04:07 | - | 19 | | 306 | Vilnius-Minsk** | 3:18 PM | 7:47 PM | 04:29 | - | 26 | | 313 | Kalinigrad-Vilnius-Harkov*** | 8:00 PM | 12:32 PM | 04:32 | - | 31 | | 386 | Kalinigrad-Vilnius-Gomel*** | 1:27 AM | 5:40 AM | 04:13 | - | 34 | | 30 | Kaliningrad-Vilnius-Moscow | 5:02 PM | 9:47 PM | 04:45 | 83 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | * | soft seated carriage | | | | | | | ** | Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays | | | | | | | *** | even dates |
| | | | | | **** | odd dates |
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| 1ST CLASS | 2pax compartment | | | | |
| 2ND CLASS | 4pax compartment | TIMETABLES AND RATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PLEASE CHECK BEFORE TRAVEL AT THE LOCAL STATION.
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