Getting to/from Minsk from/to airport 'Minsk-2'

Minsk airport is in 40km (25 miles) from the city.

When arrived to 'Minsk-2' international airport, you have a choice how to get to the downtown area: Minsk airport taxi ($35), via public bus (15000 bel rubles, which is < $2) or via mini bus (~$3).

Here is a PUBLIC BUS schedule leaving from 2 main Minsk bus stations: 'Central' (next to rail-way station on Bobryjskaya Street, 6) and 'Moscow'.

-From 'Central' Bus Station to Airport 'Minsk-2' (every day). Duration is anywhere from 1h to 1h 20min:
5:25am(arrival to airport - 6:35am);
5:50am (7:00am);
6:25am (7:55am);
7:25am (8:35am);
8:40am (10:05am);
9:40am (11:05am);
10:55am (12:05pm);
12:10pm (1:40pm);
12:40pm (1:50pm);
2:15pm (3:25pm);
3:25pm (4:55pm);
4:25pm (5:55pm);
5:25pm (6:35pm);
6:35pm (7:45pm);
7:10pm (8:40pm);
8:10pm (9:10pm);
10:15pm (11:25pm).

-From 'Moscow' Bus Station to Airport 'Minsk-2' (every day):
5:45am (arrival to airport 'Minsk-2' - 6.35am);
6.18am (7.00am);
6.55am (7.55am);
7.53am (8.35am);
9.10am (10.05am);
10.10am (11.05am);
11.23am (12.05pm);
12.40pm (1:40pm);
1.40pm (2.40pm);
2.43pm (3.25pm);
3.55pm (4.55pm);
4.23pm (5.05pm);
4.55pm (5.55pm);
5.53pm (6.35pm);
7.03pm (7.45pm);
7.40pm (8.40pm);
8.35pm (9.30pm);
10.35pm (11.25pm).

PUBLIC BUS schedule from Airport 'Minsk-2' to 'Central' Bus Station (every day):
7.10am (arrival to 'Central' Bus Station - 8.30am);
7.40am (8.40am);
8.50am (9.50am);
10.45am (12.00pm);
11.45am (1.00pm);
12.45pm (1.45pm);
1.50pm (3.10pm);
2.20pm (3.20pm);
2.50pm (4.10pm);
4.00pm (5.00pm);
5.05pm (6.25pm);
5.30pm (6.30pm);
6.40pm (8.00pm);
7.20pm (8.20pm);
8.00pm (9.00pm);
8.50pm (10.05pm);
9.40pm (11.00pm);
11.45pm (00.45am).

From 'Central' Bus Station you can also take MINI bus to get to the airport.
Schedule:
7.10am;
8.10am;
10.45am;
11.45am;
1.50pm;
2.50pm;
5.05pm;
6.40pm;
8.50pm;
9.40pm;
11.45pm.

Departure from Airport back to the 'Central' Bus Station is irregular - depends on when the mini bus is full and ready to go.

Minsk Underground/Metro

Minsk wanted to build Underground in the 60`s. But, because during that time the population was less than a million, the construction could not begin. It was an unspoken rule: Only city with million or more denizens can have a metro.

So, it`s said that Minsk government came up with the plan to increase the population - encouraging rural population to move into Minsk by offering them favourable terms.
And, the 1 000 000`s citizen was born in 1972 and the Undergound`s construction began in 1977.

Few details:
1) It`s the fastest in FSU countries: trains speed is up to 80km/hour (~49 miles/hour).
2) Minsk underground has only 2 lines: Moskovskaya and Avtozavodskaya lines.
3) The intersection station is 'Oktyabr`skaya'/'Kupalovskaya' station in the very center of Minsk.
4) The total length of metro`s 23 stations is 27,6 km (~17.1 miles).
5) First train goes at 5.32 am, last one - at 1.02 am.
6) Platforms are 100 meters long and 10 meters wide.
7) Trains run every 3-4 min during rush hours and every 5-10 the rest of the day.