There are 12 ways to get from France to Russia by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)NCE - LED
12h 18m₽9,734–44,414Train, bus via Esslingen
- Take the train from Paris Est to Esslingen(Neckar)Tgv
- Take the train from Esslingen to München Hbf47 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa ZachodniaIc
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
39h 41m₽23,495–52,310Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Paris Est to Schoenefeld(Bei Berlin)Nj
- Take the bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
44h 29m₽16,095–42,310Drive 2,831.1 km
- Drive from Paris to Moscow2,831.1 km
27h 41m₽39,551–57,130Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)CDG - LED
12h 38m₽12,173–56,223Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)NCE - SVO
9h 58m₽12,244–55,404Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Krasnodar
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Krasnodar (KRR)NCE - KRR
16h 15m₽12,564–60,794Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Krasnodar
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Krasnodar (KRR)MRS - KRR
17h 16m₽30,901–91,167Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Krasnodar
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Krasnodar (KRR)LYS - KRR
17h 17m₽31,793–91,893Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Est to Berlin HbfIce
- Take the bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Kaliningrad Bus station905 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaia
43h 15m₽18,495–39,810Bus, train
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Elblag, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Elbląg to Kaliningrad Bus station802 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaia
2d 5h₽19,257–29,830Bus
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
2d 7h₽11,368–31,843
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Russia is to bus which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 32000 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from France to Russia is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 60000.
The distance between France and Russia is 2403 km. The road distance is 2831.1 km.
The best way to get from France to Russia without a car is to train and bus via Esslingen which takes 39h 41m and costs RUB 23000 - RUB 55000.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from France to Russia, including transfers.
The best way to get from France to Russia is to fly which takes 12h 18m and costs RUB 9500 - RUB 45000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 32000 and takes 2 days 7h.
Yes, the driving distance between France to Russia is 2831 km. It takes approximately 27h 41m to drive from France to Russia.
What companies run services between France and Russia?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Châtelet to Teatralnaya via Porte Maillot - Neuilly, Paris, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Riga, Bus Station, Riga Central Bus Station, Moskow, Bus Station " Northern Gate", and Khovrino in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–85,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–80,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Krasnodar via Belgrade, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–60,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–90,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–90,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Krasnodar via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽29,000–120,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–44,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–70,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–80,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Krasnodar via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–85,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Krasnodar via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–95,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Krasnodar via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽23,000–95,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽25,000–100,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–65,000
- Website
- georgian-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽44,000–95,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Krasnodar via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–85,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Esslingen(Neckar)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–13,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Esslingen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,800–7,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- ₽3,800–5,000
- 1st Class
- ₽6,000–7,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Esslingen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Esslingen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–11,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽3,200–4,700
- 1st Class
- ₽6,500–11,000
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–16,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Paris Est to Schoenefeld(Bei Berlin)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–26,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₽23,000–26,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₽15,000–18,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₽7,500–9,500
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–22,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,700–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Berlin Schoenefeld Airport to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Salaryevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–4,000
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- avl39.ru
- Book at
- avl39.ru
Bus from Elbląg to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Elblag, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,900–10,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–13,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–8,000
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–8,500
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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