The funicular costs 9rub for the 2 minute ride up a fairly steep incline on the outskirts of Vladivostok. It's a nice old funicular, but is a bit difficult to find as there are no signs to direct you and apart from saving you a 200m walk uphill there is no real point in visiting unless you are really interested in old funiculars!
what a bonus finding this beauty! Typically though you have to climb 50 steps to get to the station
please note the funicular is closed as of Aug 2014 and the location shown on Trip advisor is wrongif you pick up a local tourist brochure you will find it while it is closed get a taxi up to the top if you want to get to eagles nest and then you can walk down to all the other attractions
The Funicular was closed, and looked like it had been closed for a few months. It is a little hard to find now that the new bridge has been built, and the roads were being dug up around the Funicular.
Other than avoiding a walk up the steps, there's no reason to take it. There's no real view of anything on the way up.
The ride is about 5 minutes. But it is fun. If you missed the view, take a ticket back. It is an old attraction, so the locals feel very proud about it. It is famous, so I would recommend it.
8 rubles to ride up, same to ride down - and at the top you can walk across and up to the Vladivostock Observation Platform, which is actually on the grounds of one of the campuses of the Far East State Technical University. The platform provides a comprehensive panorama of the entire city, the port and the Golden Horn Bay, and the surrounding hills. The platform is landmarked with the statue of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the founders of the Slavonic Alphabet. Many couples visit here on their wedding day, and leave padlocks on the cables of the statue, marked with their wedding date. They throw away the key to indicate their commitment. Below the platform is a souvenir shop with a good variety of goods at very reasonablle prices.
A little hard to find and a very short ride but fun. The ladies who run it were old school and fun. Nice views on the way there. Take it from the bottom to the top or you will have a real exercise in walking
So cute vagons up and down the hill :). At the bottom part located interesting old street and at the top the main viewing platform of Vladivostok. And the main bonus: to go by foot to the observation platform too hard !;))
A short rickety ride to the top is not so special but the views on a nice day are wonderful