Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Air
All airlines fly into Pulkovo Airport in St Petersburg (75 to 90 minutes). Book flights
through the airline websites in advance and you can get tickets as cheap as R2200 one way,
although normally prices are between R3000 and R3600.
Aeroflot
(
www.aeroflot.ru
)
Flies out of Sheremetyevo up to 10 times a day.
Rossiya Airlines
(
www.rossiya-airlines.com
)
Based in St Petersburg, this airline flies out
of Domodedovo about eight times a day.
to St Petersburg.
Boat
There are numerous cruise boats plying the routes between Moscow and St Petersburg, most
stopping at Uglich, Yaroslavl, Goritsky Monastery, Kizhi and Mondrogy (near Lake
Ladoga). Ships are similar in quality and size, carrying about 250 passengers.
Mosturflot
(
www.mosturflot.ru
) Cruises from seven to 10 days.
Orthodox Cruise Company
(
www.cruise.ru
)
The Anton Chekhov spends 11 days cruis-
ing between the cities.
Rechturflot
(
www.rechturflot.ru
,
in Russian) The quickest trip is a six-day cruise on
board the Ryleev.
Vodohod
(
www.bestrussiancruises.com
)
Cruises range from 10 to 13 days.
