Aldan

Category:Has custom banner Aldan (Russian: Алдан) is a town in Yakutia. It is about 470 km from the city of Yakutsk.

The administration building of Aldan

Understand

The town is located in the Aldan Highlands, in the Aldan River basin. Nearby cities and towns include Neryungri and Tommot.

It was founded in 1923 as the settlement of Nezametny and is known for its large gold and mica deposits. In 2018, it had about 21,000 inhabitants. It is one of the largest towns in the republic.

The climate type of Aldan is subarctic, which is affected by the Pacific Ocean. The best time to visit this town is from June to August, when daylight temperature remains around 20 °C.

Get in

The Aldan railway station

By plane

By train

  • 58.597951125.4047442 Aldan railway stationCategory:Has map markers (станция Алдан). The Tynda–Nizhniy Bestyakh railway line has a stop on this station. The journey is about 11 hours long and starts at 22:04 daily. OSM directions 

Get around

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Map of Aldan

The best vehicle to get around is taxi. To travel to nearby settlements and suburbs, you should pay about 500-800 руб.

There are also bus routes that active during daytime.

  • The 1A-5A routes only run in the town proper (31 руб).
  • The 101-104 routes run to the suburbs.

You can also walk around, because the town center is compact and not large.

See

Do

Church of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors

Buy

To find typical shops on Aldan, look for signs that write "магазин"

Eat

Dzerzhinskogo Street with Keme Cantine on the left

Drink

Most coffee shops and pubs in Aldan serve a wide variety of drinks, including vodka, kumis (fermented horse milk), tea, soda and coffee.

Sleep

Yakutia Hotel
  • 58.609555125.3800661 Yakutia HotelCategory:Has map markers, 4 Dzerzhinskogo Street, ☏ +7 924 361-48-33. Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 12:00. A two-story hotel with a flat-screen TV and double beds in each room. It also has free Wi-Fi and a large parking lot. Smoking is not permitted here. 3225 руб–4398 руб. OSM directions (updated Dec 2021)
  • 58.60812125.3982412 Aldan Guest HouseCategory:Has map markers, 43 Slepneva Street, ☏ +7 924 875-59-28. Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 12:00. There is a laundry service here. 4034 руб. OSM directions (updated Dec 2021)
  • 58.60887125.3895663 Aldan Hotel ComplexCategory:Has map markers (АЛДАН Гостиничный Комплекс), 21 Lenina Street (near the Vtb bank), ☏ +7 924 896-03-86, . Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Has free Wi-Fi, parking lot, breakfast, hot tub, large swimming pool, shopping mall, restaurant and bar. A laundry service is also available on site. Like in Yakutia Hotel, smoking is not permitted here. OSM directions (updated Dec 2021)
  • 58.602518125.3933254 Welcome Plaza HotelCategory:Has map markers, 10 Let Yakutii Street, ☏ +7 411 453-25-55. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. The hotel can afford coaches that drive you to the airport (only takes about 5 minutes). OSM directions (updated Dec 2021)
  • 58.604984125.3817925 Persona HotelCategory:Has map markers (Персона), Divizionnaya Street (about 212 m south of the administration building), ☏ +7 411 453-59-37. OSM directions (updated Dec 2021)

Go next

From Aldan, you can travel to the Lena Pillars Nature Park (nearly 300 km northeast of the town) by car or ferry.

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