Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK) Airport Guide - HonestAirport

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Terminal navigation guide

Terminal-change and gate-area notes pulled from the markdown guide.

From Terminals & Navigation

Terminal A, opened 26 November 2019, handles domestic flights. It is 16,500 m², with four jet bridges, and the airport rates it at about 2 million passengers a year or about 900 an hour.
Lifts for wheelchair users, an escalator, Braille signs, and equipment for passengers with hearing loss are in that terminal.
The domestic business lounge is on the second floor after screening.
The international business lounge is on the second floor of the international sector after screening.
VIP door A1 is on the left of the domestic terminal, facing the Kurchatov monument, with its own parking.
The medical point is on the first floor of the domestic terminal, left of the entrance, and is open 24 hours: +7 (351) 778-32-03 and +7 (351) 778-34-03.
If the mother-and-child room is closed, use the information desk on the first floor opposite the entrance, or call +7 (351) 778-30-70. The room itself is free and open 24 hours for eligible passengers. Bring a passport, the child's birth certificate, and the ticket. Checked bags go to the first-floor left-luggage in the arrivals zone; only cabin bags are allowed in the room.
A new international terminal was still a plan on 11 September 2026. The governor said construction starts when traffic growth justifies it. Do not plan on that building.

Ground transport guide

City-transfer, rideshare, train, and parking guidance from the markdown guide.

From Ground Transport & Parking

The airport lists three city buses and no train. Bus 1 runs between the railway station and the airport via the city centre, and also continues toward the Siniegorye shopping centre. Bus 41 runs between the airport and DK Stroiteley in the Metallurgichesky district. Bus 45 runs between Avtotsentr and the airport.
The airport site does not print a bus fare or a timetable. A 17 March 2026 local briefing put the ride at about 40–90 minutes.
Taxi Metar is the airport's official carrier. The order desk is in the domestic arrivals hall. Cars from economy to business are dispatched when you ask, and the company says it issues accounting documents. Dispatch in the hall: +7 (900) 028-16-98. City dispatch: +7 (351) 721-73-73. No fare table is published.
There is no published airport rail link.
Parking rates above are the airport's own tariff page. A partial day on the long-stay lots counts as a full day.

Ride to Chelyabinsk

Pickup at CEK. Where the app supports it, dropoff is set to Chelyabinsk city center for a live price.

To city center

Chelyabinsk

~16 km

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City buses 1, 41, and 45

The airport's own directions are three city buses, with route 1 tying the railway station to the terminal.

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40-90 min

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Tip: The airport site lists the stops but not the fare or the clock times, so check a live city timetable the day you fly.

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Taxi Metar

Official airport taxi, ordered at the desk in the domestic arrivals hall, with cars from economy to business.

Forecourt P, long-stay P1/P2/P4

Forecourt day cap is 1,300 RUB after 15 free minutes once an hour. Long-stay lots step down after day 7, except P4 which drops from day 2.

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$$

Tip: Since 10 August 2026, P4 is 200 RUB a day from day two. VIP-zone parking is 700 RUB per started hour. Call +7 (351) 778-30-31 if the barrier disagrees.