Getting Around Minsk
Belarus is situated in the center of Europe on the watershed of the Baltic and Black Seas. The capital is the city of Minsk.
Belarus borders on Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine.
The territory of Belarus totals 207.6 thousand sq km. It stretches from west to east for 650 km and from north to south for 560 km. The distance between Minsk and the capitals of neighboring states is as follows:
Vilnius - 215 km, Warsaw - 550 km, Riga - 470 km, Kiev – 580 km, Moscow - 700 km
Rail
There are regular trains between Minsk and practically every major capital in Europe. Most Belarusian towns can be reached by railway.
The new Central Rail Terminal in Minsk offers all the services a traveler needs, most of them are available 24/7. Restaurants, bars, a game zone, a waiting room, a locker room, shops, a pharmacy are to name a few. Everything is signposted with easily recognizable pictograms.
Public transport network connects Central Terminal to all the parts of the city.
Bus
There are several bus stations in Minsk, though most of international arrivals come to the Central Bus Terminal. This terminal offers few facilities of its own, maybe because it is next to the Central Rail Terminal, which has all of those.
By car
A payment for entering Belarus and for transit through its territory is required for all vehicles (except for non-transit passenger cars entering Belarus). The fee ranges from US$ 20 to $155. Besides you will be required to fill-in the details of your vehicle into the customs declaration and purchase a motor-car insurance (that’s apart from a personal insurance). Insurance by few foreign companies are accepted. Insurance agents are present at every border crossing point and the charge ranges from € 5 for 15 days to € 53 for a year.