Novosibirsk is the geographical center of Russia (whether you go to the west or to the east till the Russian border, the distance is the same). An advantageous location on the crossroads of the major transport routes promoted a rapid growth of the city Novosibirsk is also one of the most important transport centers of the country. It is situated on the crossroads of water-, air-, auto-, and rail-ways and is the major hub of the Asian part of Russia. Nowadays with population of 2,7 mln. residents Novosibirsk 's a third largest city of Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg) both by population and area. Novosibirsk is the business center of Siberia and home to the largest Siberian banks, as well as the Siberian Stock and Commodity Exchanges. It is also one of the largest industrial cities of Siberia. The main industries are: instrument making, machine building, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, processing precious materials, and production of farm machinery and chemical concentrates.
Novosibirsk airport is situated on the outskirts of the city and it takes about an hour to get to the city center by car and cost about
50$ if you take a taxi and 5$ if you take a bus.
It will cost you 20$ more if you choose to be met at the airport and be escorted to your hotel
