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An 7-day train/bus trip from 355 €

ImageAn exciting train/bus adventure to Moscow and St Petersburg is a great way to discover the two greatest cities in Russia! Definitely an exprerience for a lifetime!

 

  Image Click here to view the list of departures and to sign-up !

General information

  • Price from 355 € +visa (+insurance 9 € if necessary)
  • Duration: 7 days, 6 nights
  • Transportation: Train (Lahti-Hki-Moscow-St Petersburg) Bus St Petersburg-Helsinki-Tampere.

  Price includes

  • Train trip Helsinki-Moscow by night train. Sleeping compartments for 4 persons. (Duration 13 hrs)
  • ***Hotel Accommodation in Moscow in double rooms. 
  • Train trip Moscow-St Petersburg by night train (8 h)
  • ****Hotel accommodation in  St Petersburg in a centrally located hotel (rooms for 2 people)
  • Buffet breakfast on 4 mornings in  +2 extra breakfasts
  • Guided city tours of St Petersburg and Moscow
  • A visit to the Peter and Paul fortress   
  • A visit to the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg
  • Bus trip St Petersburg-Helsinki-Tampere
  • An information package with city maps
  • Tour conductor and group leader services 

For extra cost:

  • Consular fee +processing for the Russian visa. In average 45 € for most of the EU citizens) See prices here .
  • Travel insurance 9 €. Not required, if you already have a travel insurance, which is valid in Russia.
  • The guided activies during the trip. You can sign-up for the guided activies during the trip.

ITINERARY (Default)

Weekly departures directly from Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti, Kouvola.

DAY 1 FRIDAY
Bus connection from Tampere to Lahti at 5.00 PM.Participants from Helsinki take the direct night train to Moscow from the Helsinki railwaystation at 6.20 PM.  In the train: Border formalities, money exchange, restaurant car open until 2 AM.  

DAY 2 SATURDAY
Arrival in Moscow at 9.20. All luggages in the bus. Breakfast. Guided city tour by bus. Lodging at the hotel IZMAILOVO Gamma-Delta***. Free time until noon. Tour of the Moscow metro (5 €). Clubbing.

DAY 3 SUNDAY
Meeting at the hotel lobby, guided tour of the Moscow Kremlin (10 €). Later on free time. In the evening Moscow circus or Bolshoi theatre (tickets from 15 €). Moscow by night bus excursion (10 €) and clubbing!

DAY 4 MONDAY
Breakfast. Free time for own activities. You can visit the Tretyakov Gallery (10 €) and the Cold War museum in a bunker with an authentic military lunch (15 €) In the evening possiblity for Bolshoi theatre. Night train to St Petersburg before midnight.  Cabins for 4 people. Restaurant car open until 2 AM.

DAY 5 TUESDAY
Arrival in St Petersburg at 8 AM. All luggages in the bus. Breakfast. Guided city tour, visiting Peter and Paul fortress and the St Isaac's cathedral (7 €). Lodging after 2 PM. Free time. In the evening the Russian dinner party with a folk music show! (25 €) Clubbing!
DAY 6 WEDNESDAY
A bus excursion to the Catherine's palace until 2 PM (20 €). Free time. In the evening possibility for opera or ballet (from 25 €). In the night a party trip by limousines and Soviet champagne! (15 €) Clubbing!

DAY 7 THURSDAY
Check-out. Visiting the State Hermitage Museum (incl). Bus departure to the rw-station at 3.30 PM. Train departs at 4.30 PM. Arrival in Lahti at 9 PM, arrival in Helsinki at 10 PM. Bus connection from Lahti to Tampere- Arrival in Tampere around 23.00 AM.