
[wiki=f8c9463a043944ea057c2ee784dfb503]Cheboksary[/wiki] airport receives both cargo and passenger aircraft. Commercial Aviation traffic to Cheboksary airport is served by various local airlines on Russian Yakovlev Yak-42 jet and Antonov An-24 turboprop. There are regularly scheduled flights to [wiki=7e35e74e610188414ad24235dd787c78]Moscow[/wiki] and other destinations. Cheboksary is also about a four-hour drive from [wiki=c9068eee1dc60fff1f00a053d795ed68]Nizhny Novgorod[/wiki], a city with international air connections through Lufthansa on an Airbus A319 aircraft. Lufthansa also flies its A319s to [wiki=8a3752e9533d538016ce6ce86fe2a9be]Kazan[/wiki], which is a short two-hour car ride away as well. Microbusses may be hired to get to Cheboksary from Kazan, but it is highly recommended to seek transportation with acquaintances.
The railway network is developed and accessible all year. One of the largest railway junctions of Russia, [wiki=48074a3933b193bb1f3fd3fa91431093]Kanash[/wiki], is in the center of the Republic. Via [wiki=48074a3933b193bb1f3fd3fa91431093]Kanash[/wiki], the rail system connects Cheboksary with the major industrial centers of Eastern Siberia, the [wiki=5ae08ce92f603565304dc1ce800287c9]Urals[/wiki], and [wiki=7e35e74e610188414ad24235dd787c78]Moscow[/wiki]. Express trains present a low-cost, comfortable way to travel. Express trains to and from Moscow are available everyday, and the easy overnight journey is approximately 14 hours each way.
Autos, trucks, and buses carry the majority of transportation, as the Republic ranks forth in highway density in all of Russia. Cheboksary is situated on one of the main highways of the Russian Federation leading from [wiki=7e35e74e610188414ad24235dd787c78]Moscow[/wiki] to the industrial areas of [wiki=19bdb784fdd570baa2abd089c09fc120]Tatarstan[/wiki], the Southern Urals, and [wiki=7a2c6a6ceb9241963e51d8454e2c91aa]Siberia[/wiki].
The [wiki=72c06ed0e1cc514e6e1a8d008f2a9a7e]Volga[/wiki] river connects Cheboksary with [wiki=c9068eee1dc60fff1f00a053d795ed68]Nizhny Novgorod[/wiki], [wiki=99b6ea08e93467d5b785b80847266999]Yaroslavl[/wiki], [wiki=7e35e74e610188414ad24235dd787c78]Moscow[/wiki], and the northern regions of Russia. By using river-sea vessels, it is possible to get from Chuvash riverports all the way to [wiki=030731390dab949e28d2e3fa11a3b6f3]Saint Petersburg[/wiki], [wiki=791565eb0255d86ea7e045121256d7d9]Novorossiysk[/wiki] (on the Black Sea), [wiki=245c1d6e0035ab89037cbe2f78aaab75]Astrakhan[/wiki], and ports situated on the [wiki=8b927bf65f6b7f62f23d2a7143a18fa4]Danube[/wiki] river. However, the river is frozen from December through April.
Cheboksary is covered by an extensive system of trolleybuses, autobuses, and minibuses. There are several official taxi agencies, but also many so-called "gipsy" taxis, which are privately owned. The latter can be a convenient way of getting around, but also potentially dangerous and thus not recommended. Official taxis cost less than two dollars for travel between most points within the city.
Cheboksary is a frequent stop on many boat tours that travel up and down the Volga. A boat tour to the major cities along the Volga is highly recommended.