とうとうムールマンスクへ出発（モスクワから飛行機、マルシルートカで移動編）

　とうとう決行しました。ロシア国内での移動は特段問題はないので、オーロラを見に北を目指します。

　出発日。モスクワМосква〜ムールマンスクМурманскのフライトは各種航空会社が運行しているので、時間、値段ともバリエーションがありました。僕は、預け荷物はないものの、防寒具がかさばるため、機内持ち込みのサイズと重量が確実にオーバーせず、かつチケット料金も安かったS7航空を利用しました。

　久しぶりのドモジェドヴォ空港Аэропорт Домодедво。ワクチン接種場所があるとの案内を発見。空港で打つ人がいるのか。

　2時間半ほどでムールマンスク空港に到着。駐機場からターミナルへはタラップを降りて徒歩で移動。

　着陸ホールはとても狭く、預け荷物をピックアップするターンテーブルは一つのみ。トイレはありますが列ができていました。警備員が何人も目を光らせていたので、そそくさと退出です。

　外に出ると正面は広い駐車場で、左隣の出発ターミナル前にバス停がありました。

　106番のマルシルートカが空港と鉄道駅を結んでいます。鉄道駅までで94Rでした。乗車時に運転手に払います。

　鉄道駅のある市の中心部までおよそ1時間で着きました。すぐにホテルで荷物を降ろし、夜のオーロラツアーの連絡を待ちます。が、この日は低気圧の波が来ていて晴れ間が見えないということで、オーロラハンティングはなくなりました。明日は晴れてほしい……

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We finally set off. There were no particular problems with traveling within Russia, so we headed north to see the Northern Lights.

Departure day. There were various airlines operating flights from Moscow to Murmansk, so there were variations in both time and price. I didn't have any checked baggage, but because my winter clothes were bulky, I used S7 Airlines, which had a low ticket price and didn't exceed the size and weight limits for carry-on luggage.

It had been a while since I'd been to Domodedovo Airport Аэропорт Домодедво. I found a sign saying there was a place to get vaccinated. Do people get vaccinated at the airport?

We arrived at Murmansk Airport after about 2 and a half hours. From the parking lot to the terminal, we had to walk down a ramp.

The landing hall was very small, and there was only one baggage carousel. There were toilets, but there was a queue. There were several security guards keeping a watchful eye, so we left quickly.

When I went outside, there was a large car park in front of me, and there was a bus stop in front of the departure terminal on the left.

The marshrutka No. 106 connects the airport and the train station. The fare to the train station was 94R. You pay the driver when you get on.

It took about an hour to get to the city center where the train station is located. I immediately dropped off my luggage at the hotel and waited for the nighttime aurora tour to be contacted. However, on this day, a wave of low pressure was coming and there was no sign of a clear sky, so the aurora hunting was canceled. I hope it will be sunny tomorrow...