Tours and Trains

Moscow to St Petersburg | St Petersburg to Moscow | Insert into Trans-siberian

The Golden Ring Trips are excellent value trips that often help you travel between Moscow and S Petersburg. There is Gold between Moscow and St Petersburg!

Direct Train

We can book places on three night-trains between Moscow and St. Petersburg. It is the most convenient way to get between the two cities and saves on one night's accommodation.

Cost of tickets delivered to you by our Russian representatives. We do not deal with any day trains or bus transport.

Direct from Moscow to St Petersburg
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Code M-SP#52 Train #1/#2 'Red Arrow' Moscow to St Petersburg, directA direct train between Moscow and St Petersburg. An overnight service, departing Moscow at 22:20. Disadvantages are not having a dining car (although you can ask for meal service in your cabin upon booking) and arrives at an unfriendly hour in the morning (note it is unlikely you will be able to check into your hotel room straight away). The cabins are just as comfortable as the 'Red Arrow' below.
Code M-SP#2 We can also book Train #2 'Red Arrow' from St Petersburg to Moscow, daily departures at 23:55, arriving 07:55, but prices are more expensive on this flagship service although there is a dining car
From € 49 per person in second class
Direct from St Petersburg to Moscow
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Code SP-M#55 Train Moscow to St Petersburg, directA direct service between St Petersburg and Moscow. This train does not have a dining car and leaves after midnight at 00:40. The cabins are just as comfortable as the 'Red Arrow' below but departing after midnight means cheaper prices. The later arrival at 09:55 is also more practical for checking into the hotel.
Code SP-M#1 We can also book Train #1 'Red Arrow' from St Petersburg to Moscow, daily departures at 23:55, arriving 07:55, but prices are more expensive on this flagship service although there is a dining car.
From € 49 per person in second class

Golden Ring Starting in Moscow

Break the Journey from Moscow to St Petersburg and combine the Golden Ring Tours

Moscow - Suzdal - St Petersburg
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Moscow - Suzdal - St Petersburg

Includes: Train travel from Moscow to Vladimir, overnight train from Vladimir to St Petersburg. Car transfers between Vladimir and Suzdal, 1 night acc. in Suzdal, guided tour for 3 hours.

Day 1 Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St PetersburgDepart Moscow Kurzskaya station on train #62 at 14:00, Arrive in Vladimir (180kms) at 16:05. Car transfer from Vladimir to Suzdal (1 hour), and check-in to Pushkarskaya Sloboda Hotel. Overnight.
Day 2 Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St PetersburgBreakfast. Guided walking tour of Suzdal for three hours (pick up at 9am unless another arrangement). Free time in afternoon. Transfer back to Vladimir in afternoon, free time for dinner and short sightseeing of Vladimir. Departure from Vladimir on train #59 at 22:20.
Last Day Arrive St Petersburg Glavnyi station at 10:00
Moscow - Velikiy Novgorod - SP
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Moscow - Velikiy Novgorod - SP
Includes: Overnight train travel from Moscow to Velikiy Novgorod, and V Novgorod to SP. Car transfers between hotel and station, 1 day accommodation in V Novgorod, guided tour for 3 hours.

Day 1 Depart Moscow on train #42, departure 21:50.
Day 2 Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St PetersburgArrive Novgorod at 05:50 with transfer to Sadko hotel. Lie-in and breakfast. Guided walking tour of Novgorod for three hours (pick up at 10am unless another arrangement). Free time in afternoon. Transfer back to station for departure at 16:30 on local train. Arrival in St Petersburg at 20:23.
Moscow - Velikiy Novgorod - SP
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Moscow - Velikiy Novgorod - SP

Overnight train travel from Moscow to Velikiy Novgorod, and V Novgorod to SP. Car transfers between hotel and station, 1.5 nights accommodation in V Novgorod, guided tour for 3 hours.

Day 1 Depart Moscow on train #42, departure 21:50.
Day 2 Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St PetersburgArrive Novgorod at 05:50 with transfer to Sadko hotel. Lie-in and breakfast. Guided walking tour of Novgorod for three hours (pick up at 10am unless another arrangement). Free time in afternoon. Overnight at Sadko hotel.
Last Day Breakfast. Transfer back to station for departure at 08:00 on local train. Arrival in St Petersburg at 11:14.

 

Golden Ring Starting in St Petersburg

Break the Journey from St Petersburg to Moscow and combine the Golden Ring Tours

St Petes - Suzdal, Vladimir - Moscow
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St Petes - Suzdal, Vladimir - Moscow

Includes: Overnight train travel from SP to Vladimir, and return by bus to Moscow. Car transfers between Vladimir and Suzdal, 1 night accommodation in Suzdal, guided tour for 3 hours.

Day 1 Depart St Petersburg Glavnyi train #131 at 20:42.
Day 2 Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St PetersburgArrive in Vladimir at 08:10. Car transfer from Vladimir to Suzdal (1 hour), and check-in to Pushkarskaya Sloboda Hotel. Guided walking tour of Suzdal for three hours (pick up at 10am unless another arrangement). Free time in afternoon. Overnight
Last Day Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St PetersburgBreakfast. Morning transfer back to Vladimir train station with assistance at left luggage. Free time to explore Vladimir. Hourly departure from Vladimir by bus in the afternoon. Arrive Moscow after 4 hours.
SP - Velikiy Novgorod - Moscow
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SP - Velikiy Novgorod - Moscow
Includes: Travel from St Petersburg to Velikiy Novgorod, and overnight from V. Novgorod to Moscow. Car transfers and guided tour for 3 hours in Velikiy Novgorod.

Day 1 Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St PetersburgDepart St Petersburg Moskovskiy station by local train departing 08:10 and arriving the same day at 11:58 with guided walking tour of Novgorod for three hours. Free time and make own way to the station for departure at 21:10 by train #41 to Moscow.
Day 2 Arrival in Moscow at 05:26
SP - Velikiy Novgorod - Moscow
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SP - Velikiy Novgorod - Moscow

Includes: Train travel from St Petersburg to Velikiy Novgorod, and overnight from V Novgorod to Moscow. Car transfers between station and hotel, 1 nights accommodation in V Novgorod, guided tour for 3 hours.

Day 1 Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St PetersburgDepart St Petersburg Moskovskiy station by local train departing 08:10 and arriving the same day at 11:58 with guided walking tour of Novgorod for three hours. Overnight at the Sadko Hotel.
Day 2 Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St PetersburgBreakfast. Free time to enjoy the sights and make own way to the station for departure at 21:10 by train #41 to Moscow.
Last Day Arrival in Moscow at 05:26

 

Add Golden Ring into Trans-Siberian

The Golden Ring tours are possible before or after the trans-siberian trip, but these extendions below mean you can add the trip into to the trans-siberian itinerary, i.e. splitting the train journey between Ekaterinburg and Moscow

Irkutsk - Suzdal - Moscow
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To add into East to West Irkutsk

Add on to Package GR-S1 for travel from Irkutsk to Vladimir. Available on packages BM4, BM5 or BM8 only.

Day 1 Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St PetersburgArrive from Irkutsk, train #9 at 13:12. Car transfer from Vladimir to Suzdal (1 hour), and check-in to Pushkarskaya Sloboda House Hotel. Free afternoon. Overnight.
Ekaterinburg - Suzdal - Moscow
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To add into West to East Ekaterinburg
Add-on to Package GR-S2 for train from Vladimir to Ekaterinburg. Available on packages MB26, MB27 & MB29 only.

Day 1 Golden Ring Tours between Moscow and St Petersburgfor onward travel on the Trans-Siberian to Ekaterinburg tr#26 at 19:56 every even numbered day. Arrival 18:47 next day.

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