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Plan your Russia Itinerary with Real Train, Bus & Inter-City Routes

Russia travel plans with the routes already figured out

Rome2Rio itineraries for Russia are made from a decade of travellers telling us their favourite ways to get from A to B. Personalise these itineraries to take you from A to B to C... and then all the way back home.

7 days in Russia

MoscowSaint Petersburg

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Days 1–6: Moscow, Russia

Activities
  • Izmailovsky Market
  • Moscow Metro Stations Tour
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Day 7: Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Moscow → Saint Petersburg by train
  1. Take the train from Moscow to Saint Petersburgtrain train
3h 47m
$30–230
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  • The State Hermitage Museum Winter Palace
  • Grand Maket Russia Interactive Museum
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8 days in Russia

Saint PetersburgMoscow

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Days 1–3: Saint Petersburg, Russia

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  • Kunstkamera
  • Russian Museum
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Days 4–8: Moscow, Russia

9 days in Russia

KaliningradMoscow

10 days in Russia

GelendzhikSochi

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Days 1–6: Gelendzhik, Russia

Activities
  • Olympus Park Cable Car
  • Safari Park
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Days 7–10: Sochi, Russia

11 days in Russia

Kazan’Saint Petersburg

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Days 1–2: Kazan’, Russia

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  • Bauman Street
  • Kul Sharif Mosque
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Day 3: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Days 4–9: Moscow, Russia

Days 10–11: Saint Petersburg, Russia

12 days in Russia

SochiKrasnodar

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Days 1–4: Sochi, Russia

Activities
  • SkyPark AJ Hackett Sochi
  • Stalins Dacha
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Days 5–10: Gelendzhik, Russia

Day 11: Anapa, Russia

Day 12: Krasnodar, Russia

Distance
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Anapa → Krasnodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Anapa to Krasnodarbus bus
3h 25m
$13–29
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  • Galereya Krasnodar Shopping Mall
  • Krasnodar Circus
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13 days in Russia

MurmanskSochi

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Days 1–2: Murmansk, Russia

Activities
  • Try Arctic Cuisine at Tundra Grill & Bar
  • Northern Fleet Museum
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Days 3–5: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 6–11: Moscow, Russia

Day 12: Donetsk, Russia

Day 13: Sochi, Russia

14 days in Russia

NovosibirskSaint Petersburg

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Day 1: Novosibirsk, Russia

Activities
  • Central Park
  • Novosibirsk Planetarium
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Day 2: Tomsk, Russia

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Novosibirsk → Tomsk by bus
  1. Take the bus from Novosibirsk to Tomskbus bus
4h 20m
$24–35
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  • Museum of Wooden Architecture
  • Cathedral of the Epiphany
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Day 3: Abakan, Russia

Day 4: Kyzyl, Russia

Distance
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Abakan → Kyzyl by bus
  1. Take the bus from Abakan to Kyzylbus bus
7h
$18–40
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Activities
  • Tuvan Music and Drama Theater
  • Statue of Genghis Khan
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Day 5: Irkutsk, Russia

Days 6–11: Moscow, Russia

Days 12–14: Saint Petersburg, Russia

15 days in Russia

KrasnodarKaliningrad

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Day 1: Krasnodar, Russia

Activities
  • Kuban Cossack Choir Concert Hall
  • Krasnodar Regional Art Museum
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Days 2–7: Gelendzhik, Russia

Days 8–11: Sochi, Russia

Day 12: Novorossiysk, Russia

Days 13–15: Kaliningrad, Russia

16 days in Russia

VladivostokKrasnodar

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Day 1: Vladivostok, Russia

Activities
  • Central Square
  • Vladivostok Funicular
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Day 2: Nakhodka, Russia

Day 3: Ussuriysk, Russia

Days 4–9: Moscow, Russia

Days 10–12: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 13–15: Kaliningrad, Russia

Day 16: Krasnodar, Russia

17 days in Russia

YekaterinburgKaliningrad

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Day 1: Yekaterinburg, Russia

Activities
  • Church on the Blood
  • Keyboard Monument
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Day 2: Chelyabinsk, Russia

Days 3–4: Kazan’, Russia

Day 5: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Days 6–11: Moscow, Russia

Days 12–14: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 15–17: Kaliningrad, Russia

18 days in Russia

Nizhny NovgorodKrasnodar

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Day 1: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Activities
  • Pechersky Ascension Monastery
  • Gorky Literary Museum
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Days 2–3: Kazan’, Russia

Day 4: Samara, Russia

Distance
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Kazan’ → Samara by bus
  1. Take the bus from Kazan’ to Samarabus bus
7h 20m
$29–40
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  • Samara Philharmonic Hall
  • Samara Regional Art Museum
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Day 5: Yoshkar-Ola, Russia

Days 6–11: Moscow, Russia

Days 12–14: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 15–17: Kaliningrad, Russia

Day 18: Krasnodar, Russia

19 days in Russia

OmskKaliningrad

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Day 1: Omsk, Russia

Activities
  • Vrubel Omsk Regional Museum of Fine Arts
  • Omsk State Museum of Local Lore
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Day 2: Gorno-Altaysk, Russia

Day 3: Barnaul, Russia

Day 4: Novosibirsk, Russia

Day 5: Tomsk, Russia

Day 6: Abakan, Russia

Day 7: Kyzyl, Russia

Distance
Transport
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Abakan → Kyzyl by bus
  1. Take the bus from Abakan to Kyzylbus bus
7h
$18–40
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  • Tuvan Music and Drama Theater
  • Arat Square
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Day 8: Irkutsk, Russia

Days 9–14: Moscow, Russia

Days 15–17: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 18–19: Kaliningrad, Russia

20 days in Russia

MakhachkalaMineralnye Vody

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Day 1: Makhachkala, Russia

Activities
  • Sarykum Dune
  • Dagestan State Philharmonic
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Day 2: Grozny, Russia

Day 3: Vladikavkaz, Russia

Days 4–9: Gelendzhik, Russia

Days 10–13: Sochi, Russia

Day 14: Novorossiysk, Russia

Day 15: Krasnodar, Russia

Distance
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Novorossiysk → Krasnodar by train
  1. Take the train from Novorossiysk to Krasnodartrain train
2h 56m
$8–50
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Activities
  • Krasnodar State Historical and Archaeological Museum-Reserve named after E.D. Felitsyn
  • Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
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Day 16: Anapa, Russia

Distance
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Krasnodar → Anapa by bus
  1. Take the bus from Krasnodar to Anapabus bus
3h 25m
$13–29
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  • Park of 30th Anniversary of Victory
  • Cypresses Lake Sukko
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Day 17: Kislovodsk, Russia

Day 18: Pyatigorsk, Russia

Day 19: Nalchik, Russia

Day 20: Mineralnye Vody, Russia

30 days in Russia

VolgogradChelyabinsk

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Day 1: Volgograd, Russia

Activities
  • Panorama Museum of the Battle of Stalingrad
  • Volgograd Planetarium
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Day 2: Elista, Russia

Distance
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Volgograd → Elista by bus
  1. Take the bus from Volgograd to Elistabus bus
7h 5m
$14–35
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  • Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Friendship Monument
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Day 3: Krasnodar, Russia

Days 4–9: Gelendzhik, Russia

Days 10–13: Sochi, Russia

Day 14: Novorossiysk, Russia

Distance
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Sochi → Novorossiysk by train
  1. Take the train from Sochi to Novorossiysktrain train
7h 27m
$23–35
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  • Sukhumi Highway Observation Deck
  • Monument to the Unknown Sailor
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Days 15–17: Kaliningrad, Russia

Days 18–23: Moscow, Russia

Days 24–26: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Day 27: Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Day 28: Donetsk, Russia

Day 29: Yekaterinburg, Russia

Day 30: Chelyabinsk, Russia

Distance
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Yekaterinburg → Chelyabinsk by bus
  1. Take the bus from Yekaterinburg to Chelyabinskbus bus
4h 1m
$21–30
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  • Chelyabinsk State Puppet Theater
  • Chelyabinsk State Museum of Local Lore
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Must-see Russia

Plot your journey across Russia, visiting its many must-see destinations. With just a short train ride or scenic drive, you can journey from one region to another.