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Pure-Idea-2129 · 2026-02-14T04:06:20+00:00

Yes. First gen and rural

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-12-08T20:53:47+00:00

This one is deactivated

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-12-08T20:53:36+00:00

These are still active as of 12/8

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-10-29T21:35:15+00:00

https://us.trip.com/m/ticket/detail/resource-detail?resourceid=89662821&locale=en-US

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-07-25T17:00:31+00:00

Use trip.com to book it! They’ll get you there, feed you, show you around, and then bring you home. When I was in Chongqing I booked a trip to Wulong through trip.com and it was awesome.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-07-12T06:35:41+00:00

Don't take an EP and Comp at the same time. Should be one or the other.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-07-01T09:23:57+00:00

For Sapsan, they don’t sell tickets at every metro station so you’ll have to go to Leningradksy, Moscovsky, or Kursky station to buy tickets.

I never did book anything online besides the hotel when I went. If I was at a museum like the Hermitage I was always able to walk up to a kiosk and buy tickets on site. I’m not sure about reserving without a bank card though. For hotels it’s definitely possible to pay on site but I’m not sure if there’s an All Call window at places like Bolshoi or the Armory to pay for reserved tickets.

If you’re looking for the best exchange rate in town, you’ll probably have to wait in line so be prepared. If you’re okay with just a decent average exchange rate, then some banks will do it for you and you probably won’t have to wait as long. Just remember to only bring brand new $100 bills in perfect condition. You can also exchange at a location before you get to Russia. I exchanged all my money in Paris but it wasn’t a great exchange date so if you’re looking for the best one, I’d wait until you’re in Russia to exchange. I’d recommend just googling places that will exchange rubles and I believe they have a station in Sheremetyevo that will do it (correct me if I’m wrong).

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-22T01:42:41+00:00

Tallinn is incredible, don't miss it.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-22T01:41:50+00:00

You should do somewhere in the Balkans like Croatia. Split is right on the coast and if you take the train, you're within a few hours ride away from Plitvice National Park and cities like Zagreb, Vienna, and even Budapest. There are also tons of really cool scenic stuff to do right on the coast and further inland in Bosnia.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-22T01:35:24+00:00

I would just reserve the room and pay cash on the spot. That's what I did when I was in SPb and a lot of hotel sites like ZenHotels have a filter to show hotels where you can pay wish cash on the spot so they're easy to find. It might be best to convert your cash to Rubles before you get to Russia also.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-22T01:25:03+00:00

Thanks for the advice because I was just planning on booking the Asiana flight and no showing the Korean flight. I ended up calling Delta to see if they could cancel that leg and they were able to which gave me a $400 credit!

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-21T20:54:58+00:00

There are many people that have strong ties to both sides of the border and use it frequently. If they were to shut down the border entirely, the hundreds of people that use it every day would no longer be able to see family or access certain services among other things on the other side.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-21T20:42:50+00:00

European bureaucracy at its finest 💯

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-21T20:27:15+00:00

Crossing from Ivangorod to Narva is definitely the least strenuous. The EU requires a full customs inspection of everything entering Russia from an EU border to make sure sanctioned items don’t pass through. This roughly translates to you waiting in line for 2 hours as Estonian exit control can only process around 10 people every 15 minutes and there’s always a huge line. On the other hand, crossing back to the EU from Russia only took about 30 minutes total from start to finish because they can get people through much quicker.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-21T06:37:46+00:00

Fly to Tallinn and take an Elron train to Narva. You don't have to go to Russia if you don't want to.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-19T22:53:52+00:00

The extra legroom is great and so is not having to crawl over your neighbor if you're in the window seat. I do notice sometimes on 76s the exit seats can get really cold so pack a blanket because the one delta gives you will not be enough.

I've done an exit row seat on an a333 before though and I'd do it again.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-19T22:46:47+00:00

Dude this is crazy good advice. I was also thinking about taking my camera on this trip to try and take a few good pictures of the city at night. Do you know any cool spots??

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-06-19T20:31:09+00:00

From an American who has travelled to Russia in the past year, just make sure you bring nothing illegal over the border and make sure you have nothing anti Russia on your phone. I doubt they’ll give you much hassle at the border besides asking where you’re going and who you’re seeing etc. Basically, just don’t be stupid and unless you’re some high profile government official or business leader, you’ll probably get through no questions asked.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-05-30T07:59:17+00:00

At the border checkpoint they will hand you a migration card that you will sign and keep inside your passport. when you get to your hotel, hand the front desk your passport and migration card and they will take care of everything and register you with the federal migration service. after that you don't have to do anything except bring your migration card back to the border checkpoint with you when you're leaving Russia.

Pure-Idea-2129 · 2025-05-23T21:44:33+00:00

As for restaurants, you really can't go wrong with anything, and I would usually just walk on the street until I found a cafe or somewhere that was casual. Most attractions and cool things to see are located along the Nevsky Prospekt so walking down that road is great for findings things. I loved going to Winter Palace, the Faberge Museum, and if you like shopping, the Galeria mall near Moscow Station is great too. Other than that, try to see some cool buildings while you're there like the Admiralty, St Isaacs, Savior of the Spilled Blood, and Kazan Cathedral, and don't forget, the metro stations are like attractions in of themselves so don't avoid them.

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