Travelling to Sakhalin Island and Kamchatka

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How do you get to Sakhalin Island?

Sakhalin is just 40km north of the island of Hokkaido and there is a ferry that travels between this northernmost Japanese island and Korsakov, a port in southern Sakhalin. The most practical way to get to get to Sakhalin, though, is by air.

Can I go to Kamchatka?

The only possibility to get to Kamchatka or leave it is the air flight. The airport is located in 20 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the village called Elyzovo. So the airport called \u201cElyzovo\u201d airport. There are daily flights to Moscow, several flights a week to Siberia, Saint Petersburg and Alaska.

Can you travel to Kuril Islands?

To see the entire archipelago, a small ship cruise is the answer. This can travel the length of the Kuril Islands, from Kunashir to the Kamchatka mainland, docking or using a Zodiac RIB to get you on shore.

Can you see Japan from Sakhalin?

The northernmost tip of Japan, with Russia in sight If the weather is good you can see Sakhalin, a Russian island once part of Japan, from the lookout point.

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Russia through the eyes of a foreigner | Life on Sakhalin Island (2020)

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