Kazan has an international airport serving flights to more than 40 various destinations, with 15 regular flights to Moscow. Travel time from Moscow is 1 hour 25 mins and from St. Petersburg – 2 hours 20 mins. Other regular destinations are Dubai, Istanbul, Helsinki and Barcelona.
Trains to Kazan from Moscow depart from the Kazan Railway Station, the travel time varies from 10 to 20 hours. Trains from St. Petersburg depart from the Moscow Railway Station and the usual travel time is about 22 hours.
Moreover, Kazan is a major railway junction: trains from Siberia, the Volga region, the Far East and the Central Russia run through Kazan.