The nearest Winter Olympics will take place in February 2014 in the resort city of Sochi. Of course, the number of people wishing to visit it, both among the citizens of Russia and among foreigners, will be huge. Therefore, it is better to take care of such questions in advance: where to buy tickets, how to get to the place of sports competitions, where to live, etc. If we put them off until the last moment, then, most likely, the dream of seeing the Sochi Olympics will remain a dream.
It should be noted that most of the seats in the sports stands and in hotels and boarding houses of the Krasnodar Territory will be booked for foreign guests. This is a generally accepted rule, which is followed by all the host countries of the Olympics, so that as many foreign guests as possible can see the sporting events. The approved quota of tickets for citizens of the host country is always less than for citizens of other states. Therefore, the Russians are better off not taking risks and booking tickets for the Olympic competitions in advance.
In addition, it is necessary to take into account the following circumstance: for security reasons, the entry of private vehicles into the Sochi area will be limited for the period of the Olympic Games. Therefore, if you plan to come to the Olympics with your own vehicle, you will need to present tickets for sports competitions, as well as any document confirming hotel reservations for this period of time. Otherwise, your car will not be allowed into the Olympic zone.
The best way out is to purchase tickets and book a hotel room in Sochi or its immediate vicinity as soon as possible or immediately after the start of official sales. This should be done for reasons of economy, as it is no secret that the closer the start date of the Olympics, the more expensive both tickets and hotel rooms will be! On the website ticket-sochi.ru you can get full information about how many tickets are available (and at what prices) for competitions in hockey, biathlon, cross-country skiing and other Olympic disciplines. And for residents and guests of Sochi, by 2014, they promise to install a whole network of special ATMs selling tickets.
Those lovers of the variety who want to get to Sochi not by their own car can arrive by plane or by rail. At present, for example, 12 trains run regularly from Moscow to Sochi and 33 flights fly (mainly from Domodedovo). Depending on the category and route, the train takes about 25 hours to 41 hours. The average flight duration is about 2 hours. Most likely, before the start of the Olympic Games, additional trains and planes will be provided for transport links with Sochi.
