 Paved roads connect Nikolsk with Pyshchug and Manturovo in the south, crossing the border with Kostroma Oblast, with Totma in the west, and with Veliky Ustyug via Kichmengsky Gorodok in the north.There is regular bus service on these roads as well as local bus traffic.The Yug River is navigable downstream from Nikolsk; however, there is no passenger navigation.