Russia Travel Forum

Hi,

My friend and I are going to be in Tallin and wanted to go to St. Petersburg. Does anyone know the best way to get to St. Petersburg from Tallin? Flying seems quite expensive. Thanks!

Sara

Could anyone tell me what time the Victory Parade will take place 9th May

Where should I go to watch it?

I will be using the metro. Which stop should I use?

I am looking for maps/designs of the routes of the Moscow metro, made before the year 1930. Who can help me with this?

Hi,

I will be arriving at Domodedovo airport at 2am so I will have to get a taxi to the city centre. Is there a good taxi company operating from the airport? How much should I expect to pay?

It has occured to me that I could just wait in the airport until buses and trains start running! Would it be comfortable?

Hi,

I'm planning on tkaing this route to Moscow:

1. Flight to Latvia (Riga), train to Moscow

Outbound:

Monday 19th

16.10 flight from london heathrow - arrives Latvia 23.30 with a 1hr40min stop change over at Amsterdam

Tuesday 20th

Train from Latvia to Moscow:
Departs 15:15 - arrives 21st 09:41

Return:

Thursday 22nd - Train depart 19:11 - 09:20 on Friday 24th

Friday 23rd - flight departs 13:00 arrives London Heathrow 16:10 with a stop off in Amsterdam

Flight Cost - £183.70
Train Cost - £96 for second class or £158 for second class with breakfast and cleaning.

TOTAL COST - £279.70 or £341.70 + Russian Visa Cost

Any advice from experience travellers, tips, thing sI should know would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Mark

Hello, there! A friend and I are planning a short trip to Russia in July. I would like to hear from you which city you think we should go see: Sankt Petersburg, Moscow or Kaliningrad? If we choose St. Petersburg, will we be able to take a train to Moscow or vice versa? We are playing with only 5-6 days to include travel time.

Thanks.
Sylvia

Hi everybody
I need you advice, im going to russia in late december and need some info
Ive found via internet and lonely planet and awesome sounding place to stay called "Galinas flat" that im keen on
If anyone has been there or has any tips on it give me a bell.

Thanks heapes

Joseph

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7384367.stm

Russia has waived normal visa requirements for a 72-hour period for football fans with a ticket for the Champions League final in Moscow.

And the visa exemption will apply between 19 and 23 May (other source: 17...25).

P.

Can someone give me the E-mail address of MoskvaReka-Travel Agency??
I understand they are a reputable and licensed Travel Agents.
I need to get in touch with them but don't have their E-mail address.
Thank you a lot

i am a football fan living in scotland....zenit st petersburg play glasgow rangers in manchester on 14th may...it is impossible to get a ticket in scotland
how hard is it to get a ticket in st petersburg for the game?
does anyone have 2 spare tikets????????????
help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, I am going to Moscow for 3 months (May-July) and would like to have some russian classes (during weekend)..I think a university student will be just fine..anyone who knows anything or has a university contact that would be more than helpfule

how long ,how much and how do i obtain visa to go into russia

I am hoping to meet a lady from Dudinka soon
I know that it is near Krasnoyarsk, and that I should fly there from Moscow, (after Belfast-London etc)
How should I get to Dudinka from Krasnoyarsk?? or should I just ask the lady to meet me in Moscow, or St Petes???
Any suggestions welcome, also opinions of Dudinska??

Has anyone any experience or whatever of this service?

My friend and I are looking for accommodation at the end of July, and we're rather surprised by how high the prices are for even budget rooms. Twice the price of what we're paying in Tokyo! Can anyone recommend homestays or how to find them?

Thanks!

Hi,

I see different answers from different websites, ranging from start to last week of May. Does anybody knoes the exact date or where I can check this?

This matters to me unfortunately because I will be in St Petersburg only on 3rd and 4th May.

Thanks!

I live in Toronto, Canada, I plan to go to Novosibirsk in 2 month to visit friends, I was told that my friend needs to get the certificate of invitation from OVIR, and I found this phone number :7-383-2-16-71-39 from the website, but this number is a wrong number, and my friend could not find this place.
Anyone who knows this place, please let me know as soon as possible?
Thank you so much.

Early September this year I plan 2-3 weeks escapade in Russia all the way down to Lake Baikal on a TransSiberian Railway.
Just wonder now, if there’s anyone having similar plans, willing to join me along the route…?
Roughly saying the itinerary goes as follows: Moscow (3-4 days) – Yekaterinburg (2 days) – Krasnoyarsk (2 days) – Irkutsk – Olkhon Island (2-3 days) – Listvyanka – Ulan Ude (2 days).
(Severobaikalsk, north side of the lake remains an alternative, depending on the weather, time schedule & local transport). I’m a relaxed, easy going guy in my late 20’s, ready to compromise on details when necessary & rather experienced with Asian backpacking… also speak some decent basic Russian which’s always helpful, I guess.
For more details regarding the budget, etc plz contact me at damian30a@hotmail.com
Cheers,
Damian, UK (28)

Do You have any advice which place better in "platzkartnij" train? The middle of the railway carriage (vagon) or the first part? I reserved yesterday to the place 1, and 2, from Moscow to St Petersburg. And I like to chioce good place from back (Stpetersburg to Moscow)

Does anyone know where I can get a visa support letter/invitation from anywhere in Irkutsk or Ulan Ude?

Thanks

MY first day in Moscow will be 9th of May. Victory Day. Will all public buildings be closed? What about the Kremlin? What should I spend this day doing? Should I go to Victory Park?

Thanks

Hello All,
I am from cambodia and I would like to buy a mobile phone via internet because I want to give present to my boyfriend who live in moscow.
Please advice me. Thanks.

I am going to Moscow in August, and I would like to buy a Saint Basil miniature Cathedral, just the size to display it in my curio.

Could anyone tell me where I may find it in Moscow..??

Would it be in the shops in the Arbat Street area..???

Could anyone advise please..????

Thank you fellow travelers.....

Were staying in Moscow in May (Champions League Final)

We'd rather stay maybe 2 or 3 stops on the metro away from the City Centre. Can anyone recommend any hotels?

Thanks,
Shirley

Hi,

Were travelling to Moscow in May (Champions League Final). We dont get into Sheremetyevo Airport until 12:00 midnight. Is it far to get a taxi to the centre of Moscow, how many miles? How much would a taxi cost? I've heard we need to barter with them, but would like an idea whats the most we should pay.

Thanks

Hi

We're wrinklies and are thinking of doing a Page & Moy organized trip to St. Petes - we've heard horror stories on TV about hotel guests getting knocked up by the housekeeper & security bringing back their laundry demanding money - friends have done cruises and have been begged by tourists to join their ship as they've felt unsafe in hotels and people getting mugged - case of when not if.

Quite frankly we just don't know what to believe and how much has been hyped up. Can anyone please give us an accurate up-date - St. Pete's is one option - as is China & India - may be there just as unsafe.

All replies greatfully received.

I am going to buy a ticket online for the Hermitage in St Petersburg. I am in two minds which one to get though.

It is $17.95 for a ticket that allows you to visit the main museum which includes 5 interconnected buildings.

Or for $25.95 I can get one that also allows me to visit, the displays in the General Staff building, the Menshikov Palace, the Winter Palace of Peter the Great, and the displays of the Porcelain museum.

What do people think of these extra places. Are they worth the extra $8? Are they well worth visiting? Or should I be spending my precious, limited amount of time, doing something else?

A few months ago I booked a twin room in the Home from Home Hostel in Moscow for about € 25,- per person per night.

When I want to book this room nowadays, it costs about € 76,- per person per night.

Is this normal, is this Russian, is this...?

Hi everyone,first question, i will 'if' it all goes to plan,traveling on my own to Moscow for the final...WITHOUT TICKET!!!...i will be traveling by train or bus,plaese advise me on all matters which i should understand.

Q2 in Moscow i will be staying one night in a budget low cost or even a camp sit or hostel.

which is the easiest route to travel to Moscow from outside Russia.

Please offer me any advice.

thanks all and have a good weekend

does the bus or train have bathroom?