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International
bus routes, timetable, and prices
contents: map
of europe • best overland routes to and from russia •
buses to russia / schedules & prices • buses from russia / schedules & prices
The
best routes (the fastest and the cheapest) to get to and
from Russia
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THE
BEST OVERLAND ROUTES. The best way to get to and from Russia
is avoiding Belorussia (Belarus), because everyone needs a transit
visa through Belarus, which costs $30 and takes time to make.
On the map above you can see that if you take a direct bus from
Germany to Moscow, Russia, it'll go through Belarus. To avoid Belarus,
you can take a bus to one of the Baltic countries (e.g. Riga in
Latvia, or Tallinn in Estonia), and then change to a bus to Russia.
For example, if your destination is St. Petersburg, you can
take a daily Eurolines bus from Berlin to Tallinn (or Riga), and
then take a bus from Tallinn (or Riga) to St. Petersburg. The price
of this trip will be around $70 one way.
If you take a direct bus Berlin - St. Petersburg, you'll go through
Belorussia, it'll cost around $70 one way and you'll need a transit
visa (+$30 at least).
If your destination is Moscow, you can also take any daily
bus to one of the Baltic countries (for example, Berlin - Riga,
around $50 one way), and then a daily train or bus (departs on mondays)
from Riga to Moscow ($25), or take a bus to St. Petersburg (for
example, Tallin - St. Petersburg takes only 7 hours, and costs $10
one way), and then take one of the many daily trains St. Petersburg
- Moscow (see more info on domestic travel at Getting around Russia
section).
You can see Euroline's latest bus schedule, prices, and reserve
a seat at http://www.eurolines.ru
schedules
& prices: buses to russia
The
Direct Route: GERMANY (Berlin) - POLAND - LITHUANIA -
LATVIA - RUSSIA (St. Petersburg)
Price: around $60 one way
Total travel time: around 38 hours.
No bus changes. |
Berlin
Linien Bus (Eurolines):
Berlin [Tue, Fri - 23.50] - St. Petersburg Baltiiski
train station [Thu, Sun 14.00].
Total time: around 38 hours. Price: 60-120DM one way ($30-60),
105-210DM return ($50-100)
Berlin
Linien contacts on our Bus
Travel page. |
The
Direct Route: GERMANY (Berlin) - POLAND - BELARUS - RUSSIA
(Moscow)
Price: around $55 one way + transit
visa.
Total travel time: around 38 hours.
No bus changes. Transit Belorussian visa is required. |
Deutsche
Touring / Eurolines:
Berlin
(Germany) [Tue and Fri 23.55] - Moscow Lenisgradski [Thu
or Sun 12.30].
Total time: around 34 hours. Price: 120DM one way ($53),
210DM return ($100).
Eurolines
/ Moscow contacts on our Bus
Travel page. |
The
Route: GERMANY (Berlin) - POLAND - LITHUANIA - LATVIA
(Riga) - RUSSIA (Mocow or St. Petersburg).
Price: around $70-$80 one way.
Total travel time (with changes): around 33 hours.
1 bus change. |
Berlin
Linien Bus (Eurolines coaches):
Berlin [daily 19.10] –– Riga
[next day 17.10]. Total travel time: 22 hours.
Price: 70-140DM (around $60-70) one way, 130-260 DM return.
Berlin Linien contacts on our Bus
Travel page. |
Eurolines
Bus:
Riga
[daily 18.00] –– St. Petersburg
Baltiiski [next day 8.50]. Total travel
time: around 12h, price: $18 one way.
or
Eurolines Bus:
Riga [monday 14.10] ––
Moscow [next day 10.00]. Total travel time
19 hours. price: $25 one way.
See the contacts of Eurolines / Latvia on our
Bus Travel page.
or
Daily train [daily 15.10 to Moscow ($25)
and 18.35 to St. Petersburg ($20)]. |
The
Route: GERMANY (Berlin) - POLAND - LITHUANIA - LATVIA
- ESTONIA (Tallinn) - RUSSIA (Moscow or St. Petersburg)
Price:
around $80-$90 one way.
Total travel time (with changes): around 35 hours.
1 bus change.
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Berlin
Linien Bus (Euroline coach):
Berlin [daily 19.10] –– Tallinn [next
day 22.00]. Total travel time: 26h. Price: around
80-160 DM ($40-$80) one way, 150-295DM ($70-150) return.
See Berlin Linien contacts on our Bus
Travel page. |
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Eurolines
Bus:
Tallinn [5 buses daily: 7.00, 11.00, 13.30, 21.30,
express bus 23.00] –– St. Petersburg Baltiiski
[same day: 16.35, 21.10, 23.05, next day 7.40, express
bus: next day 7.00]. Total travel time: 5-9h.
Ticket price: $10-$12 one way.
See
the contacts of Eurolines / Estonia on our Bus
Travel page.
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The
Route: FINLAND (Helsinki) - RUSSIA (St. Petersburg)
Price: around $38 one way
Total travel time: around 8 hours. |
Sovavto
Bus:
Helsinki Busstation [daily 7.15 and 12.00] - St.
Petersburg, Pulkovo Hotel [same day 16.30 and 21.00].
Total time: 8 hours. Price: $38 one way.
Buy a ticket directly at the busstation in Helsinki.
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schedules
& prices: buses from russia
The
Direct Route: RUSSIA (Moscow) - BELARUS - POLAND - GERMANY
Price: around $50-60 one way + transit visa
Total travel time: around 34 hours.
No bus changes, transit visa through Belarus required. |
Eurolines
Bus:
Moscow [Tue, Fri 16.00] ––
Berlin [Thu, Sun 4.30]. Total
travel time: around 35 hours, price: 120DM ($60) one way.
See the contacts of Eurolines / Moscow on our Bus
Travel page. |
The
Direct Route: RUSSIA (St. Petersburg) - LATVIA (Riga)
Price: around $18 one way
Total travel time: around 11 hours. |
Eurolines
Bus:
St. Petersburg [daily 8.00 and 20.00]
––
Riga [same day 19.00, next day 6.50].
Total travel time: 11 hours, price: 505 roubles ($18)
one way.
See the contacts of Eurolines / St. Petersburg
on our Bus Travel page. |
The
Direct Route: RUSSIA (St. Petersburg) - ESTONIA (Tallinn)
Price:
around $10-$11 one way
Total travel time: 5 or 8 hours
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Eurolines
Bus:
St. Petersburg Baltiski [5 buses daily: 7.00, 11.00, express:
14.00, 17.30, 23.30] –– Tallinn [12.35,
17.10, express: 19.00, 23.05, next day 5.40].
Total travel time: 5-7h, price: 300 roubles ($10-11) one
way
See the contacts of Eurolines / St. Petersburg
on our Bus Travel page. |
The
Route: RUSSIA (St. Petersburg) - FINLAND (Helsinki)
Price: around $38 one way.
Total travel time: around 8 hours. |
Sovavto
Buses:
St. Petersburg, Pulkovskatya Hotel [daily 8.00 and 11.00]
- Helsinki Busstation [same day 16.00 and 19.00]. Total
time: 8 hours, price: 1100 roubles ($38) one way.
See
the contacts of Sovavto and how to buy their tickets
on our Bus Travel page.
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