General Information for Arriving Media

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Transport support for accredited media will include a free shuttle service. A printout of the accreditation confirmation or an accreditation badge (see Accreditation badges/Accreditation Centre) will be required to board the shuttle bus.

Round-the-clock shuttle service will be available between Ufa International Airport and the Ufa Railway Station, hotels AMAKS Tourist, Mercury and Hampton by Hilton, and the Accreditation Centre and International Media Centre.


SHUTTLE BUS ROUTES AND ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIMES


1. Ufa International Airport => Accreditation Centre => International Media Centre => Hampton by Hilton Hotel => AMAKS Tourist Hotel => Mercury Hotel
(estimated one-way travel time 1 hour and 45 minutes)

Shuttle buses will stop at the International Media Centre from 12 pm on 7 July to 12 pm on 11 July 2015, and at the Accreditation Centre from 8 am to 10 pm on 6-10 July.

2. Ufa Railway Station => Accreditation Centre => International Media Centre => Hampton by Hilton Hotel => AMAKS Tourist Hotel => Mercury Hotel (estimated one-way travel time 1 hour and 30 minutes)

Shuttle buses will stop at the International Media Centre from 12 pm on 7 July to 12 pm on 11 July 2015, and at the Accreditation Centre from 8 am to 10 pm on 6-10 July.

Shuttle buses will operate from 12 pm on 6 July to 8 pm on 11 July

Timetable:

Every 30 minutes from 7 am to 11 pm

Every hour from 11 pm to 7 am

Buses stop in direct proximity to media hotels, the railway station, the airport, the International Media Centre and the Accreditation Centre.

Bus stops are identified by infographic markers You can also ask volunteers for directions.

Full information on the shuttle service routes and timetable will be also available at Ufa International Airport, the Ufa Railway Station, the Accreditation Centre and hotels recommended for journalists.

Journalists are free to use rented and private cars around the city outside the security zone.

However, traffic will be restricted in the vicinity of the Summit venues. Therefore, the Organizing Committee recommends that you use the shuttle service for the main routes.

To inquire about any personal items lost on shuttle buses, please refer to the Information Desks at the International Media Centre or call +7-347-262-62-62.

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ACCREDITATION BADGES / ACCREDITATION CENTRE

An accreditation badge confirms your accreditation as a journalist covering the BRICS and SCO summits and allows you to work at the International Media Centre and to use the shuttle service Journalists must wear their accreditation badges to enter the International Media Centre on the summit days.

The badge consists of two cards: a personal identification card above and a pool card below. Your accreditation badge should be worn in clear view at the International Media Centre and presented to the security staff upon request. It is prohibited to transfer it to another person.

The badges will be available at the Accreditation Centre located at 67 Pushkin Street, Ufa.

The Accreditation Centre will be open

from 8 am to 10 pm on 6-10 July.

Telephone: +7-347-262-62-55

E-mail:   accreditation@brics2015.ru

accreditation@sco-russia.ru

Accreditation badges will only be issued to those media representatives whose accreditation has been confirmed on the official website of Russia's SCO Presidency in 2014-2015 or the official website of Russia's BRICS Presidency in 2015. To receive an accreditation badge you must present your passport or other form of identification and a printed confirmation form.

If you have lost your accreditation badge, please report the loss as soon as possible to the Accreditation Centre. A centre official will explain how to receive a copy of your badge and how long it will take.

If you lose your accreditation badge while in the International Media Centre, please report the loss without delay to the Information Desk in the Media Pavilion or call +7-347-262-62-62.

If you find an accreditation badge, please return it immediately to any Information Desk.

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