Useful information
In case of emergency Language Taxi servicesIn case of emergency
The day and night emergency service functions in the city; it includes emergency call service, rescue service, fire-fighting service. If necessary you can dial: 01-with a fixed-line phone, 112 - with a mobile phone.
Language
The most widespread language in the country is Russian. The alphabet is cyrillic. For translation purposes, the web-based translators and dictionaries can be used as well as the one on the right. To write cyrillic letters the transliteration rules can be used:
| Cyrillic | Latin | Cyrillic | Latin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| а | a | р | r | |
| б | b | с | s | |
| в | v / w | т | t / th | |
| г | g | у | u / oo | |
| д | d | ф | f | |
| е | ye / e | х | h / kh / ch | |
| ё | yo / io | ц | с / ts / z | |
| ж | zh / j | ч | ch | |
| з | z / s | ш | sh | |
| и | i / e / ea | щ | sch / shch | |
| й | y / i / j | ъ | - | |
| к | k / c | ы | y | |
| л | l | ь | - | |
| м | m | э | e / a | |
| н | n | ю | yu / iu / ju | |
| о | o | я | ya / ia / ja | |
| п | p | - | - |
Taxi services
If you are in the need of quick transportation, we suggest you use a taxi. Usual cost for a ride within the city is about 6-7 Euro. A trip to the airport will be around 10 Euro.
[ ! ] As long as there are individual drivers and unofficial taxi service available on the streets of Astrakhan, we encourage you to use those who come on a phone call to avoid problems with travel costs.Telephone numbers:
(8512) 71-57-71;
(8512) 39-53-30;
(8512) 70-00-62;
(8512) 74-21-56;
(8512) 42-02-02;
(8512) 24-24-24.
