Have you ever heard of Transnistria? I can’t blame you if you haven’t. It’s a country that doesn’t exist.
Transnistria, or Pridnestrovie as it’s called locally (full name Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, or PMR), is an autonomous breakaway region of Moldova that self-declared independence in 1992 after the fall of the Soviet Union. The only problem? No other countries recognise it.
Despite this, it has its own government, its own border control and its own currency. It’s like stepping back in time to the Soviet era and everyone speaks Russian. In short, it’s quite possibly the most fascinating place I’ve ever been.
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As you can imagine, Transnistria’s history is complex at best, and its present quite possibly even more so, particularly with the war going on mere miles away; Ukraine is just 10 miles from Tiraspol, and war-torn Odessa is the closest city around 100 miles away. Much of their economy is propped up by Russian funds, their gas supplied for free on its way to the rest of Moldova (something which is currently being threatened as the agreement has run out). Russian troops are stationed here, and despite this, even Putin does not recognise their independence, nor accepts them as part of Russia.
If you’re interested, this is a brilliant article with a lot of background information as well as the thoughts of people who live in Transnistria now, which is something I wondered about the whole time I was there. There is something to be said for the pride of identity, but at what cost? When your passport isn’t valid and your financial system makes things complicated for business, is this really freedom? And what will the future of Transnistria, or Pridnestrovie, hold?
Needless to say, this is a brilliant day out from Chisinau. I did a day trip to Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria, using public transport.
Getting to Transnistria
To get to Transnistria, you need to catch a marshrutka, or minibus, from the bus station in Chisinau, behind the Central Market.
I had read varying reports of where the minibuses to Tiraspol depart from (I read to go to bay 17 and speak to the drivers) so I headed to the bus station early to figure out what the hell I was doing, where I was met with chaos. I walked through the markets to the bus station, and found rows and rows of minibuses. None of them said Tiraspol.
Then I realised that bay 17 was through the other side of the bus station. I walked through, noting that nothing was open and nobody was around to ask, and found a much calmer row of minibuses. More importantly, there was what looked like a ticket counter, with “Tiraspol” written next to it! Success.
Tickets are super cheap – I paid 57 lei, or about £2.50. On the way back I paid 75 lei – more on that below.
I read that marshrutkas tend to leave whenever they are full, although it seems that they do run to some sort of timetable and they’re also more regular than I thought they’d be. When we arrived in Tiraspol, I asked when I could return, and the driver gave me the times he would be back, approx 1pm or 5pm. I aimed to get back to the train station for 5pm, but I was about 20 minutes early and another driver was already there. The first driver had been so nice that I was planning to wait for him, but this driver asked if I was coming, and I thought I’d better get in case the other driver didn’t actually come back. And so we left with just 3 or 4 of us on the minibus – and of course passed the other driver a few minutes later.
Quick note: the bus drops you at the train station in Tiraspol, although a few people got off near a market along the main road. I didn’t know if they pick up at the same spots, so I stayed on until the train station. It used to be that you could get the train from Chisinau to Odessa in Ukraine, but for obvious reasons it’s not running at the moment.
Left: the full minibus on the way out. Right: the practically empty minibus coming back.
It’s worth noting that the driver coming back was really funny about me paying in Moldovan currency. I actually had just enough Transnistrian left but I wanted to keep it, so he huffed and puffed and then charged me extra! It was only about 50p more so not a big deal. I definitely wish I’d waited for the other driver though, just because he was really friendly. Sorry, Mr Nice Driver!
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Border control in Transnistria
We are lucky in Europe to be able to travel around so easily, so this was probably the most unique border control experience I’ve had!
We stopped at the border about an hour into the journey, and had to get off the bus to go into a small building. There is also a toilet block behind so you have a few minutes to use that if you need to. We were stopped for 10-15 minutes.
Inside, there’s a counter where you’re asked how long you’re staying, and they take your passport details and then hand you a piece of paper. Because it’s not an official country, they’re not allowed to stamp your passport, so this piece of paper is your “visa”.
Mine said I had to leave by 22:24 that day! So I basically had 12 hours in the region.
What really surprised me is that I got to keep it. Border control on the way back was a cursory check of everyone’s passports and migration cards on the bus, and then it was all handed back – migration card included!
From the border, it’s about half an hour into Tiraspol, and it also stops in Bendery on the way.
Getting currency in Transnistria
It’s important to note that Transnistria has its own currency, despite not being official. They are rubles, but not Russian – they’re Transnistrian rubles. This means that you cannot get it outside of Transnistria; not even in the rest of Moldova.
Therefore, my first port of call was a bank. Unlike Chisinau where there are currency exchange booths literally everywhere, there are a few banks along the main strip here, and I popped into one where I had to get a ticket to be seen. The machine was all in Russian so the guy on the door helped me out.
It took a short while to be seen, and I was most definitely the only foreigner in there, but then I went up and simply exchanged some Moldovan lei for Transnistrian rubles. A weird, local experience to start my time there!
What to do & see in Tiraspol
I only visited Tiraspol on my visit to Transnistria. A lot of people also visit Bendery (or Bender; unsure why there are two spellings) to see the fortress. Interestingly, Russian troops are based there, which isn’t really something I’d want to get involved with at this moment in time!!
I had five main things on my list:
- walk the length of 25th October Street, to see the city hall at one end, government building at the other end, and the famous tank next to the chapel
- get food at the underground Soviet canteen, Cantina URSS
- also get food at Back in the USSR if I had a chance
- take photos of the Soviet-era ferris wheel in Victory Park
- buy a postcard (I genuinely didn’t know if this would be possible!)
I am pleased to say I managed everything on my list! Even though Dom Knigi (a bookshop which is possibly the only place to buy souvenirs in Tiraspol) had a very sparse selection of postcards… along with an interesting collection of other souvenirs. More on that below!
Here’s everything I got up to in Transnistria.
Lunch at Cantina URSS
Because there were two places I wanted to eat, I decided to go to one at the start of my day for an early lunch, and the other just before I’d be leaving for an early dinner.
This place is nuts. It’s underground, and the hallway is set up a bit like a Soviet museum. At the end of the hallway is a canteen with unlabelled food set out in trays, and you just point at what you want and it gets priced up at the end. There are glasses of juice of various colours on offer.
I queued up behind some police, pointed at 3 types of food that I couldn’t identify, picked up a glass of juice, and the whole lot came to under £3. I then took it through to one of the dining rooms where a Russian comedy show was playing on a TV. Absolutely surreal experience from start to finish!
It’s worth noting that they do take Moldovan lei, but they calculate the “exchange rate” so I’m not sure if it would be favourable. I’d recommend just getting your currency first!
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City Hall of Tiraspol
Round the corner from the Cantina is one of Tiraspol’s main sights – the colourful city hall.
This was by far my favourite building in Tiraspol.
It’s used for day-to-day administrative purposes, so there were a handful of people going in and out, which made it seem a bit more welcoming than I expected from the official buildings there.
This is a good place to start a walk along 25th October Street, which is named after the 1917 Russian Revolution. Honestly, this place!
Tank monument & chapel
One of the most famous sights in Tiraspol is this tank monument that looks like it’s pointing at a small chapel. It’s such a contrasting image that it’s a must-see.
The tank serves as a reminder of those who have fought in the Soviet wars. Nearby is a war memorial wall, and while there is a section dedicated to the world wars, the focus is on the more recent fight for independence, the Transnistria War in the early 1990’s. It’s interesting to think about as while most countries were celebrating their independence from the USSR, I assume Transnistria would rather have remained part of it, but ultimately they fought Moldova to become independent.
A lot of the square was under construction and there was work going on while I was there, so I didn’t linger for too long, but it’s a great place for photos and to contemplate the past.
I also just found out that the chapel, St George the Victorious, was only built in 2011!
Government building
This was the one building I didn’t want to get too close to, so I just took photos from the other side of the road. Outside is a prominent statue of Lenin.
It’s a great piece of Soviet architecture though, so it was interesting to see!
This is as far as I walked along the main street, and I turned back and took a short detour along the river before walking back to the other end. Dniester (the river that Transnistria is named after) isn’t all that scenic to be honest.
Buying souvenirs in Tiraspol
As you can imagine, souvenir shops are few and far between. In fact, I’d read that there’s only one place to buy postcards, so I added Dom Knigi to my list. This unassuming book shop had one unassuming cabinet with souvenirs.
Oh boy.
Unfortunately they had one box of postcards which only had a couple of awful designs left, but I had to buy one as I get one everywhere I go. It’s a shame they didn’t have any of the city hall or of the tank & chapel, as those would have been my choices.
In all honesty though, my favourite souvenirs were my migration slip, and the unique currency.
And no, I did not buy any Putin magnets.
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Victory Park
When I found out there’s a Soviet-era ferris wheel, akin to the one in Chernobyl, I knew I had to pop along there to take some photos.
It took me a while to find it – because half of the park is taken up with what can only be described as an abandoned amusement park. Except there was loud music playing from somewhere, and I saw one thing open. What was this place?
Eventually, I found the ferris wheel, which looked equally abandoned. In fact, it looked like it hadn’t worked in at least 30 years, since the Soviet era, and the pods were so rusty there was no way it could be running.
…Well.
Let me tell you what happened next.
I was happily snapping photos, and when I got close to the booth, a woman came out. “Go on?” she gestured towards the wheel. “10 rubles.”
I laughed. 50p for certain death? You know what, go on then.
And so that’s how I found myself, completely alone, riding a Soviet-era ferris wheel over Transnistria.
Yes, I was the only person on it. Absolutely bonkers!
And the carts were even more rusty close up!
Thankfully, I lived to tell the tale. It was an experience for the books, that’s for sure!
Food at Back In The USSR
After my unexpected adventure, I needed more food before I left.
Another Soviet-themed restaurant, this was more of a proper meal than the cantina, and probably a better place to try actual traditional food. It’s also a really cool place, with an outdoor section and then a terrace and an indoor restaurant. I sat in the terrace as the outdoor area was full when I arrived.
The menu translations properly made me laugh – or should I say LOL.
I went for the “Tiraspol cucumber” which is a bit like a sausage but rolled up and not actually encased. It was actually pretty good – even though it looked a little, err, dodgy!
There was another room inside that felt a little Soviet-museum-esque, and I loved the old cars outside. The bill was delivered inside a Russian doll, and I befriended at least one cat. Overall, another unique experience!
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And here’s the thing. I’ve had a bit of a running theme with posts lately ending with photos of the most random things I’ve seen. Tiraspol trumps ALL of them. Apart from the eventful ferris wheel experience, I haven’t told you about the weird and wonderful sights I saw on the way.
Starting with this wonderful carpeted car.
This delightful coffee machine shaped like a teapot (with a bin shaped like a cauldron). It matched the bus stop shaped like a carriage, which you can see in the second photo in this post.
This pink tractor driving up a pavement, which was, I swear, the sixth time I had seen it that day.
This extremely old bus.
(Side note: I really liked all the flowers in Tiraspol! It was also incredibly clean.)
A praying mantis on the pavement!
And an advert for Turkish cleaning products, with a provocative teddy bear.
And, believe it or not, there were things that I missed – like this Harry Potter statue?!?! There’s also a MIG-19 plane that my colleague wanted me to go and see, but it was a little too far out.
Overall, this was one of my favourite days of travel ever! Everything was so unique; I had experiences that I’ll never have again. Truly, a fascinating region.
And I felt safe. This was perhaps the only place I’ve ever been where Ash has said “please be careful” and meant it. In fact, it’s worth pointing out that it’s currently on the UK government website with an advisory not to travel there. Eek. (Do actually bear this in mind because your travel insurance isn’t valid if this is the case!!)
I spent about six hours in Tiraspol, which was plenty of time to see everything I wanted to see. It’s possible to stay overnight too, as long as you tell them on the border then they’ll give you a visa for the length of your stay.
If you don’t fancy visiting alone (and I don’t blame you), it’s also possible to visit on plenty of tours that take you there and will show you around. In fact, you’d probably learn a lot more than I did, and many of the tours also go to Bendery.
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That said, once I located the minibus, it was straightforward buying a ticket and getting to Tiraspol – but I think even a few years ago I wouldn’t have wanted to do it independently, and even now I was a bit hesitant about doing it solo.
It’s hard to find truly unique and off-the-beaten-path places in Europe these days, but I think Transnistria fits the bill! It had been on my list for a long time (and was one of my main reasons for visiting Moldova in the first place), and it certainly lived up to expectations.
If you want an insight into the Soviet era, this is a brilliant day trip to take if you’re in Moldova.
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What a bizarre place. It looks like you travelled back in time to the USSR, which I guess you kind of did! Maggie
Haha yes, it certainly felt like it!
This is really something else! A country that’s not really a country hahaha. The places are sooo unique that I bet your were chuckling the whole time. Brave girl riding that ferris wheel! That bear is definitely the Snuggle Fabric Softener bear, although he definitely doesn’t pose like that here in Canada lol…look it up 🙂
It does look like it!! Brave or mad…? 😂
Wow, what a day! I’ve heard of Transnistria, but I’ve never been and I had no idea it had its own currency. Sounds like a surreal time, and I appreciate you sharing your journey over there 🙂
Haha I think surreal is a good way of putting it!!
I mean what a crazy place. I was chuckling/disbelieving the whole way through but that provocative teddy with the cleaning products made me properly lol!
HAHA I almost didn’t include the teddy bear picture, but I’m glad I did now. 😂
Such an entertaining post. What a slap in the face that even Putin doesn’t want them. He wants everything! (Then again, so does Trump, it now seems.)
Your post had me looking on the US State Dept. Travel Advisory map, and though I think it had been a Level 4 (do not travel), for some reason it’s now a Level 3 (reconsider travel). The US and UK have similar rankings of other nations, but they are not always in lockstep.
Read the marshrutka details with interest, as we may be taking that form of transport while in the Caucasus.
This country/not-country has An Orcadian Abroad written all over it, what with all the quirk you found. Good on ya for riding that Ferris wheel. Not sure I would have been brave enough.
Ha, I know! It’s interesting too because back when the USSR fell, Transnistria was wealthier than the rest of Moldova, so should have been of interest to Russia. Nowadays they clearly don’t see any worth in it, other than using it as a strategic base. Keep some control but don’t take responsibility, basically.
I’ve just checked and the UK government website still says it advises against all travel there. I think it’s more to do with the war in Ukraine, as it’s so close to the border and anything that happens is outside of the Moldova government’s control. Whereas in the rest of Moldova you theoretically have some protection.
Honestly, that ferris wheel is one of my favourite stories hahaha. Completely mad. I didn’t feel like I could say no!
(Also: feeling very sad for you all today. The next four years are going to be turbulent, to say the least.)
Thanks, Clazz. Many of us are in mourning and have been since November. These next four years can’t go fast enough.
Waouh this is such an incredible adventure ☺️.
It was a fun one!
That is crazy that there can be a self declared country yet no one else recognizes it. It does seem like you’ve entered the twilight zone and found yourself in a place that no one knew about. Great post!
Haha thanks, it was a little surreal!
Wow! What an adventurous person you are!! Amazing.
Ha, thanks Barbara – this one was definitely beyond my comfort zone! 😅
Lol Clazz long time no chats – I came back just at the right moment as this is such a quintessentially perfect Orcadian abroad post! ” 50p for certain death? You know what, go on then.” 😀
I am so impressed that you found all this out and explored by yourself. I feel like the government warning would have made me wimp out – but it looks really fun!
Also (totally unrelated…) but I remember my sister told me in France you should always watch where the police go to eat, as they know the best spots. Now you have me wondering if that is the same in transnistria!?
I was a liiiittle bit worried when I saw about the warning, to be honest. I was a little worried about Moldova in general just because of the proximity with Ukraine. You never know what’s going to happen next!
Haha that’s an interesting tip! I don’t know, don’t the police often just want something quick and easy?
Lol not when we saw some eat in France! They had a full 3 courses. V. civilized.
Haha, to be fair that doesn’t surprise me about continential Europe!
Wow, what a unique place. I’d heard *of* it but that’s the extent of my knowledge. It must be weird to exist in limbo like that, surrounded by countries that don’t recognize your existence. Thanks for this tour!
I agree, it must be difficult for the residents. There’s quite an interesting insight in that article, ranging from “we want to be European so we have more opportunities” and the proud “I have everything I need here!” …followed by someone saying “but it would be nice to have IKEA” hahaha. All about perspective, I suppose, but I respect the pride of identity.
Absolutely fascinating! Never even heard of it 😅
It’s a really fascinating place!
What a fascinating read. My football team (Tottenham) played a team over in Tiraspol and I’m now a little regretful I didn’t go haha. I didn’t realise it was independent of Moldova but it could have been an interesting trip!
Certainly a unique travel day for you and just aswell you survived the ferris wheel, I’m thinking of poor Ash having to deal with the bureaucracy of getting you home from a country that doesn’t exist internationally!.
So cool you had that solo experience though and some really interesting photos – that car is fantastic!
HAHAHAHA imagine. I sent him a photo once I got to the restaurant, and he was like “WTF CLAZZ”. 😂
Oh that’s funny that Spurs went there. Funnily enough Ash said he’d heard of the football team and that was about the extent of his knowledge of the place!
P.S. I loved that car too!
Are you so stupid that you couldn’t figure out that the word “transnistria” is not a name of a region, but is an extremely crude insult, tantamount to wishing death on these people? Or are you mentally ill and unmotivated insults give you pleasure? I’m ashamed of you.
Of course, if you’d read the first main paragraph of my post, you’d see that I do name it Pridnestrovie – but I suspect you didn’t actually read any of the post and just came here to get angry. Unfortunately it’s known as “Transnistria” in English, so from a travel perspective, I’ve written about it by that name. One thing I do find interesting is the currency translates to “Transnistria rubles” – is this a mis-translation, or is there some complexity in the use of the name?
You are directing your anger at the wrong people, and may I suggest if you are hoping for change, approach it with a diplomatic conversation rather than going straight in with insults? I assume you’ve also contacted the UK government and the BBC to let them know they’re mentally ill?
What are you talking about? What was I supposed to read? You insult Pridnestrovie everywhere in the article, using a dirty curse word instead of its name.
I’ll probably let you in on a secret, but Pridnestrovie is completely unknown in English: hardly a fraction of a percent of native speakers have heard of the existence of this country. Therefore, the term the author uses to describe it depends entirely on the context and his/her attitude towards Pridnestrovie. If the author hates Pridnestrovie and wishes death to these people, he uses the word “transnistria”. What caused this on your part, I still don’t understand, so the only assumption can only be related to your mental problems.
What does currency have to do with it, what a translation, where? Has the UK government already recognized the existence of the Pridnestrovian Republic? For some reason, I still haven’t seen the embassy of this country in Tiraspol. Some incoherent text.
An angry, unhappy, life-offended person who fears neither God nor karma. In vain.
No, the UK government acknowledges the region, but under its travel advisories it says “Transnistria”. Hence using that name as a travel writer in the UK, and I can assure you it’s not out of hate but I’m sorry you feel that way. I understand what you mean about Pridnestrovie not being known though – I didn’t know it by that name until I travelled there! In fact, the travel blogs I’ve read do not even call it Pridnestrovie at all, so it was one of the first things I wanted to acknowledge.
Re: the currency, that was a genuine question because I used Google Lens to translate the rubles I have, and it translates it to “Transnistria ruble”. I’m now wondering if this is a problem with Google, to be honest!
The UK government cannot talk about Pridnestrovie as a real state or sovereign territory, it can only talk about “territories of Moldova”. What do you want to prove to me? That you have the right to insult people and wish them death just because someone else does? I hope fate will give your children exactly what you wished for Pridnestrovian people by using this curse word. I can assure you it’s not out of hate.
I am not wishing death on anyone, and you know that. Just like there is no offence meant towards Maori when Aotearoa is referred to as New Zealand.
By the way, I can assure you that this is not out of hate, and I’m sorry if you feel that way, but in Pridnestrovie it is believed that you are worthless and at the same time bloody people, whose entire history is an alternation of shame and humiliation with arrogance and cruelty.
The birthplace of concentration camps, guilty of the murder of hundreds of millions of people: Irish, Scots, Indians, Hindus, blacks, Chinese and many others. An empire that cruelly occupied a quarter of the world and shamefully squandered all its achievements to please its former North American colony, before which it now grovels like a naughty dog.
A country that spread its language throughout the world – the language of the Germanic occupiers of Britain, which supplanted the native language of the local Celts, in order to later, thanks to the next occupation, become half-Romance, after which for centuries it was used only by the last rabble. It did not turn finally into a cow’s mooing only thanks to the influence of French, which itself was a mutilated primitive Latin.
The direct or indirect motherland of all misanthropic ideologies; a people without roots, who arose as a result of the Norman Conquest, which is why they take their own humiliation positively and just as easily humiliate and destroy others.
I think your comment proves that history is very complex. Being Scottish, I am well aware of British atrocities, including against my own country, and I don’t think it can be used to define a nation and certainly not its people today. There are certainly things that make up our identity; after all, here I am speaking English instead of Gaelic. Our name too, Scotland, has a complicated past as it was historically known as Alba or Caledonia. I don’t think that defines a nation either; nor should it define yours.
Hi Clazz! I want to apologize for Gennady, because he forgot to add that the modern phonetics of the English language is the result of the widespread scurvy among British sailors, who made strange sounds with their toothless mouths and taught this to their children; as well as mass epidemics caused by a disdainful attitude towards their own and public hygiene. In other respects, I have to agree with him: this article is an offensive provocation against Pridnestrovie.
Thanks for your input, Nikolai!
Hello so it’s easy to do by myself without a tour operator ?
Hi, yes I found it easy once I was there. 🙂 You just need to find the bus!
hi plaza
am presently in skopje macedonia, in 2 weeks time will be crossing into moldova then heading to tiraspol Was firstly in transnistria about 18 years ago travelling enroute from odessa to chisanau At the border I had to pay 45 dollars to border guards to let me in or else go back to odessa
was last here about 8 years ago entering from the chisanau side,was able to buy a transnistria book from the tourist office though i had to go to the printers in bender to collect it
At one of the souvenir shops in tiraspol you can buy soviet memorabilia, next door is a back where you can change pounds
Really looking forward to seeing soviet cars that don’t exist anymore even in central Asia countries and even ukraine and I don’t mean ladas
Brilliant, I bet it was harder to figure out when you first went! That would have been such an adventure. Enjoy!
Calling Pridnestrovie by the name Transnistria is roughly the same as calling Israel by the name Buchenwald and openly wishing its inhabitants to burn in the furnaces of that concentration camp. Why this outpouring of hatred?
I absolutely loved your hilarious (and helpful) blog post! 😂 I went to Transnistria 2 days ago, and I’m just curious as to exactly when you were there. Because, now the ferris wheel is completely out of commission. The electronics (control panel, or whatever) at the ride has been completely destroyed, no lady there offering for you to get on, nada. So, you were absolutely fortunate to be one of the last ones to ride it (and to live to tell about it!). Love your blog, will be looking for more posts from you! 😊
Ahh thanks so much for your lovely comment, Jenny! And for following along. 🙂 I was there in October 2024, so that’s really interesting that it’s not in operation any more. I can’t say I’m too surprised as it did seem like it was on its last legs, but then I thought at that point it might just last forever, hahaha. Although I wasn’t actually expecting it to be running when I went, so that was also a surprise! 😂 Hope you enjoyed your trip there!
Clazz, we really enjoyed your article about your day trip to Transnistria and loved the way you captured the unusual atmosphere, history and character of the region.
We are involved in local tourism in Pridnestrovie and are working to help travelers discover not only Tiraspol, but also lesser-known places, local history and authentic routes across the region.
Your article was one of the inspirations behind creating a dedicated routes section on our website, where we are collecting and developing different travel itineraries across Pridnestrovie:
[https://open-nistrenia.md/routes/](https://open-nistrenia.md/routes/)
We would love to ask for your permission to name one of our routes the **“Clazz Route”** as a small tribute to your work and the inspiration your article gave us.
Would you be comfortable with us using your name for this route? We would be very happy to hear from you and discuss the idea. Please feel free to contact us.
Thank you for sharing your experience and helping more travelers discover this fascinating and often misunderstood part of the world!