Cheap flights To Ulyanovsk (ULY)

Ulyanovsk is on the River Volga, 550 miles east of Moscow, and is most famously known as the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin. Originally called Simbirsk, the city developed around a fort that was built in the mid-17th century to protect Russia s eastern frontier. Fly to Ulyanovsk today, and you ll be visiting a modern city that has sweeping river views and affection for its Tsarist past.

Attractions

The Goncharov Museum can be found in the three-story house where the celebrated writer Ivan Goncharov spent his childhood. If you walk to the end of the street, you ll come upon a war memorial that offers views of the Volga. A few miles north sits the Museum of Ulyanovsk Architecture, which contains a wooden replica of Ulyanovsk s original Kremlin and fortress watchtower. The Lenin Memorial Center and Gardens contains exhibits related to the life of Vladimir Lenin, while the interesting Museum Estate of Simbirsk life in the Late 19th and Early 20th centuries houses period furnishings and paintings of old Simbirsk.

Hints and tips

When you fly to Ulyanovsk, you ll fly into Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV). Ulyanovsk s other airport, Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY), is mainly used for cargo. Ulyanovsk is a major transportation hub for travelers journeying to both Europe and central Asia. The city has an extensive public transportation network.