BUSES TO TIRASPOL AND BENDER
depart from the Central Bus station in Chisinau every 30-45
minutes. Cost of the ticket one way is about 2 USD. The trip to Tiraspol
takes 1 hour and a half stopping at the border after 1 hour of journey.
Warning about the
Cuciurgani border crossing
For those travelers who intend
to go to Odessa from Chisinau we recommend to avoid transiting Transdniestr.
The Transdniestrian customs officers will defenetly ask you for a stamp
of exit of Moldova (which you obviously can't have because there is no
customs between Moldova and Transdniestr and no one will even check your
passport on the Moldovan side) and won't be willing to hear any explanations
about the impossibility to get one. Go through Palanca instead. Or pay
an enourmouse bribes (it gets up to 150-200 Euro for some travelers) and
feel a fool at Cuciurgani (the Transdniestrian side).
September, 2007
"I did not find Trans-Dneistr to be backward as described in many places - eg Lonely Planet. It's very clean and transport etc seems to be very efficient. There's a brand new sports stadium and the train station in Tiraspol has just been refurbished! I was pleasantly surprised. I would compare the feeling of being there with it being in Minsk (if that helps anyone!) Who said communism doesnt work???!" by Kevin Gold, December 2004
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Medals of Tiraspol city
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Flag of Transdniestr Republic.
This was the flag of Moldavia during the Soviet period
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"The capital of PMR (Transdniestr Moldovan Republic) Tiraspol welcomes You" |
Administration of president Smirnov
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| There are 102 km from Tiraspol to Odessa | Office of the Transdniestrian administration and president Smirnov | A. Suvorov the count of Russian Empire founded Tiraspol in 1792 | Central street of Tiraspol - 25th of October |
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Memorial to Transdniestrian soldiers
that took part in Afghan War, 1918 - 1978
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Alley of the central park
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Central park of Tiraspol on the bank of the river Dniestr |
View of the Dniestr
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"Dom Sovetov" - the Parliament
of Transdniestr
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Honored residents of Transdniestr
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Tank on pedestal in the center of the city |
The office of Transdnistrian radio
- Radio PMR
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| Theater | Pokrovskaya church. Built recently and very close to the central market | Rail station and bus station. Busses and minibuses from Chisinau arrives here. |
REGISTRATION IN TIRASPOL should
be done in local OVIR office upon your arrival. OVIR is
situated in the downtown of Tiraspol on Kotovskiy street 2/A. They work
every day from 9 am till 5 pm, lunch time from 12 am till 1 pm, except
Saturdays and Sundays. The Police office
of the city is at Roza Luxemburg, 66 street.
For information, please, phone (+373 533) 7-90-83 (russian only)
!!! IMPORTANT
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New regulations on the Transdniestr border
No visa is required. No invitation letter is required to transit or stay in Transdniestr. Transit of Transdniestr and a 24 hours stay is free and a fee of about 2 USD is applied for a longer stay. Foreign travellers do need to register with the OVIR or militia office in the nearest majour town if staying in Transdniestr for more than 24 hours. If you are booked with Lena in Tiraspol than she will take care of your registration herself. (update May 2010)
Read what other travellers
write about Tiraspol:
Tabibito's
Transdniestr Guide - has
some basic facts about PMR (Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika =
Transdniestr Moldovan Republic) and its capital Tiraspol, geography, history,
travel information
Tiraspol on Wikpedia site
- shortly about the history and famous people born in this town
Listen to Radio PMR in English:
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