| Russian Transportation |
- Airplane is the fastest way to get to Russia.There are daily flights to Moscow from all major European capitals, New York and Washington DC.
- Driving in Russia isn't everybody's cup of tea but, if a traveller has a sense of humour, doesn't mind some fairly rugged road conditions, a few hassles finding petrol, and getting lost now and then, it's a great way to see the country.
- River transport remains important and in summer it's possible to travel long distances across Russia on passenger boats. The main passenger services ply between Moscow and St Petersburg, and between Moscow and various points on the Volga and Don, including Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Astrakhan and Rostov-on-Don.
- Trains are cheap and comfortable and usually take a long, long time.The Trans-Siberian Railway runs from Moscow to Vladivostok, and a traveler can get a train from there to Beijing.
| Travel Tip |
International Airport Codes:
Moscow (MOW)
Saint-Petersburg (LED)
Astrakhan (ASF)
Sochi (AER)
Barnaul (BAX)
Irkutsk (IKT)
Yakutsk(YKS)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (PKC)
Major signs in major cities are translated in English.
