07.07.2008
Travel Expenses in RussiaAs we often get inquiries from students who want to travel during thier program, and as we encourage students to do so, we provide the following list of sample costs for train tickets and airfare. Note that while the Russian train system used to have student rates, it no longer offers them, so these prices will be the same for all adults. Please note as well that all prices are one way. Purchasing round-trip airfare will be less expensive overall. Train tickets are only available one-way (you must purchase two tickets seperately). Train tickets may only be purchased 45 days in advance of departure; air tickets can have similar restrictions in Russia. Also please note that summer is a high-season for travel, so this can be considered a high estimate of what you might pay. Winter tickets often cost about 70% of these prices. Ticket Prices as of July, 2008
(high season)Moscow - SPB
1 class - USD 256
2 class - USD 165
3 class - USD 60
Air ticket - USD 139 | Moscow - Irkutsk
1 class - USD 1155
2 class - USD 609
3 class - USD 168
Air ticket - USD 335
(Round trip - USD 703) | Moscow - Kiev
1 class - USD 217
2 class - USD 118
3 class - USD 84
Air ticket - USD 248 | Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod
1 class - USD 144
2 class - USD 87
3 class - USD 49
Air ticket - USD 161 | Moscow - Tbilisi
Air ticket - USD 291 | Moscow - Tashkent
Air ticket - USD 400 | Moscow - Yerevan
Air ticket - USD 210 | Irkutsk - Ulan-Baatar
2 class - USD 215
Air ticket - USD 295 | Irkutsk - Beijing
1 class - USD 315
2 class - USD 245
Air ticket - USD 378 | Irkutsk - Vladivostok
2 class - USD 382
3 class - USD 165
Air ticket - USD 465 |
Additional information: The following information was supplied previously on our site. We provide it here only for those interested in comparisons of low-season and high season, plus some general inflation in the country. Ticket Prices as of July, 2006
(high season)Moscow - SPB
1 class - USD 160
2 class - USD 95
3 class - USD 43
Air ticket - USD 120 | Moscow - Irkutsk
1 class - USD 430
2 class - USD 230
3 class - USD 130
Air ticket - USD 500
(Round trip - USD 625) | Moscow - Kiev
1 class - USD 140
2 class - USD 85
3 class - USD 60
Air ticket - USD 150 | Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod
1 class - USD 135
2 class - USD 83
3 class - USD 43
Air ticket - USD100 | Moscow - Tbilisi
Air ticket - USD 215 | Moscow - Tashkent
Air ticket - USD 345 | Moscow - Yerevan
Air ticket - USD 210 | Irkutsk - Vladivostok
1 class - $ 655
2 class - $ 350
3 class - $ 140
Air ticket - $ 265 | Irkutsk - Ulaanbaator
1 class - $ 165
2 class - $ 130
Air ticket - $ 235 | Irkutsk - Beijing
1 class - $ 265
2 class - $ 186
Air ticket - $ 325 |
Ticket Prices as of March, 2005
(low season)Airfare: Moscow-Irkutsk - one-way $317, roundtrip $473; Moscow-Khabarovsk - one way $473, round $668; Moscow-Novosibirsk - one way $302, round $395; Moscow-Vladivostok - one way $721, round $873. Train tickets: (all fares are one-way, 2nd class kupe) Moscow-Irkutsk - $183 (This trip takes about 3.5 days); Moscow-Khabarovsk - $330; Moscow-Novosibirsk - $90; Moscow-Vladivostok - $337. For cheaper tickets, ask for platzkart (3rd class). What is the difference?
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