04.08.2006
Travel Expenses in RussiaThe table below shows what train tickets and airfare between Russian cities cost as of July, 2006. Please note 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. 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
2 class - 255
3 class - 110 | Irkutsk - Ulaanbaator
1 class - $ 165
2 class - $ 130
Air ticket - $ 235
| Irkutsk - Vladivostok
1 class - $ 655
2 class - $ 350
3 class - $ 140
Air ticket - $ 265 | Irkutsk - Beijing
1 class - $ 265
2 class - $ 186
Air ticket - $ 325 | |
Additional information:
The following information was supplied previously on our site for March, 2005 - we provide it here only for those interested in comparisons of low-season and high season, plus some general inflation in the country. We will update this page throughout the year. 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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