Norilsk is reachable only by air. In summer time there are regular passenger ships from Krasnoyarsk to Dudinka.

By air

You can fly to Norilsk (the airport NSK "Alykel") from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Baku.

Regular flights are operated by air companies "S7", "Aeroflot", "Nordstar".

More details about flights you can get from the official website of the airport Norilsk.

From the airport you can take public buses to Norilsk. The distance from the airport to Norilsk city center is about 50 km.

By passenger ship

In summer time (from middle June to the end of September) you can go down the Yenissey river from Krasnoyarsk to Dudinka by passenger ships operated by the company "PassagierRechTrans". The ships "Alexander Matrossov" and "Valery Chkalov", both of the project № 588, built in 1955. The route is from Krasnoyarsk to Dudinka with short 30-min stops in Yenisseysk, Turukhansk, Igarka and some small villages.

Please note, ships are not touristic, they are normal regular passenger ships. We would recommend to stay in cabins of 1 class (1 or 2 sofas, wardrobe, wash-basin). Shower and toilet cabins are located on decks. There are two restaurants, reading and music room, bar, cinema. Throughout the voyage on the ship’s radio there is travel information in Russian.

The schedule of departures is every 3 days. The average price for a ticket from Krasnoyarsk to Dudinka costs 280-300 Euro. On the way 3 days 14 hours. Return voyage up the river takes 5 days 8 hours.

Further, from Dudinka to Norilsk you can take a regular public buses to Norilsk, the distance is about 70 km.