Adler

Adler (Russian: Áдлер, Ah-dler) is the center of Adler district and is part of Greater Sochi.

Understand
Adler is the historic and administrative center of Adler district. It is 22 km from the center of Sochi and is 7 km from Khosta. The center of Adler is located near the inflow of Mzymta river to the Black Sea. Adler hosted the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Talk
As in all of Russia, Russian is preferred language. You also can hear Armenian spoken on the streets due to the large Armenian community. English is not widely spoken, so it's a good idea to prepare some Russian phrases for communication.

By train
Almost every train going to Sochi from other Russian cities has a last stop in Adler. The railroad station is a bit aside from the center. A commuter line is running every half an hour from Sochi station and the trip takes about 30 minutes.

By bus
There are buses running from about 07:00 to about 22:00. Buses 125 and 124 run from Sochi railroad station to Adler center. The trip usually takes about 40 minutes but due to traffic it can be as long as 2 hours.

By plane
Sochi airport is located in Adler. You can take several buses to get from there: There is also an option of using aeroexpress, departing to Sochi railroad station every hour and has a stop at Adler station as well. But the price for a short trip (9 min) is quite high, so it is recommended to use buses. Also you could take a taxi, but it is necessary to have it booked beforehand as the prices in the airport will be inadequately high.
 * 51 - from the airport to central market;
 * 105, 124 - from the airport to the railroad station (can take also to kurortny gorodok).

Eat
The whole town is scattered with little diners that are called Stolovaya (Столовая), which will gladly serve Russian and local (Causcasian) cuisine. Usually the prices are not high, about ₽200 per person.



Drink
Local wineries produce wine and it is sold draft in the town. You can find it under label of "Вина Кубани". The quality of the wine differs, but is worth tasting.



Sleep
The town has a lot of places to stay, but most of the Russian people coming to stay in summer usually rent a room in a private households (chastnye) because the price will be much lower. Since wouldn't most likely speak English, it will be hard to find English speaking household. Most of the private households will include a separate room with shared bathroom and WC, sometimes outside.

Kurortny Gorodok resort town
Kurort in Russian is Resort, hence the town is named after the resort complex located in the area. It is located midway between Sochi center and Adler center. Distance to the airport is 3 km, Adler railroad station - 1 km, to Sochi center is 20 km.

The heart of the Kurortny gorodok is a resort complex which consists of several resorts - Delfin, Koral, Fregat, Neptun and Smena. There are some renovated hotels like Oasis and Golden Dolphin, and some other small private mini-hotels.

The coast side has a lot of cafes, restaurants, shops and other venues for entertainment, such as the dolphinarium, aquarium, aquapark, some night clubs, bowling etc. Cost of stay can be considerably higher than in other areas in Adler.

Mobile operators
Adler has the traditional set of Russian mobile operators:

GSM 900/1800:



CDMA:

4G (LTE):

Check roaming prices before using non-Russian sim-card, especially those for mobile Internet. Some standards of mobile connection are not supported in Russia, e.g. those for Japan and United States.

Staying in Russia for a week or more, it's definitely worth to buy a local sim-card, but be aware, that a passport is needed for that. The easiest way refill a local mobile account is to use an ATM for that. Most ATMs have bilingual interfaces, allowing numerous kinds of payments, including those for mobile services by local operators.

Wireless Internet

 * Wi-fi connection can be found at part of Adler hotels and restaurants. Below is the list of major free wi-fi spots in the city (see also Krasnaya Polyana):