Freight transportation in southern Russia has become more expensive by 60%.
The average rates for road freight transportation within the southern macro-region - the South and North Caucasus Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD) - during the nine months of 2026 increased by 60% compared to the corresponding period in 2025. Transport prices to the south from other regions of Russia, as well as for the delivery of goods from the south, increased by 1.7%. Such data was provided by Atty's logistics platform. they".
According to analysts, the demand for transportation in the south during this period increased by 13%, for the supply of goods to the southern regions - by 43%, for exports from the south to other macro regions - by 36%.
From the Rostov region, transportation to the Krasnodar region, within the region and the Moscow region is the most in demand. The number of requests for intra-regional routes fell by 14% over nine months, while demand for routes to the Kuban and the Moscow region increased slightly.
In the Krasnodar Territory, local transport is the leader, as well as cargo delivery to the Moscow and Rostov regions and the Stavropol Territory: in these regions, the number of requests has increased by 30-70% in annual terms.
It is clarified that in the months of June-September the fuel crisis had a considerable effect on the rates for transporting cargo on the roads. This was especially true for transport to Crimea and Sevastopol - in these directions both the number of requests for transport and the rates increased a lot.
Among the international destinations, Belarus and Kazakhstan remain the most active for carriers in the South - in 2026 they lead in terms of traffic volume in absolute terms.