RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Vojteková, Mária A1 Blažeková, Oľga T1 JF Doprava a spoje YR 2012 VO 8 IS 1 SP 375 OP 379 UL https://tac.uniza.sk/artkey/das-201201-0043.php AB Transportation problem is one of the basic linear programming problems and it has a place in the Operation research course. Transportation problem can be solved by simplex method and there are special methods too: NW corner method, index method, Vogel's approximation method, … The aim of our paper is to show using of lesser-known Russel's approximation method and its comparison with used Vogel's approximation method.