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How to get fromSaint Petersburg to Donetskby train, bus, plane, or taxi

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There are 5 ways to get from Saint Petersburg to Donetsk by train, bus, plane, or taxi

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  1. Train, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Zelenograd-Kryukovotrain train 785А / ...
    2. Take the bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Donetskbus bus
    25h 32m

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Moscow Novoyasnevskaya to Donetskbus bus
    31h 21m
    ₴1,910–3,846

  3. Fly to Krasnodar, bus

    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane plane LED - KRR
    2. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationbus bus
    20h 34m
    ₴5,662–22,690

  4. Fly to Volgograd International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Volgograd International Airport (VOG)plane plane LED - VOG
    2. Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationbus bus
    23h 27m
    ₴5,184–21,612

  5. Fly to Gelendzik, taxi, train, bus

    1. Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Gelendzik (GDZ)plane plane LED - GDZ
    2. Take the taxi from Gelendzik (GDZ) to Abinskayataxi taxi
    3. Take the train from Abinskaya to Krasnodar 1train train
    4. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Donetsk Yuzhny bus stationbus bus
    24h 11m
    ₴7,012–24,940

Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Krasnodar (KRR) flights

Calendar24Weekly Planes
Duration5h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket₴4,546Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,717.7 km
  • Duration: 25h 32m

What companies run services between Saint Petersburg, Russia and Donetsk, Ukraine?

You can take a bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Donetsk via Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal, Khovrino, Novokuznetskaya, Tretyakovskaya, Novoyasenevskaya, Moscow Novoyasnevskaya, and Donetsk in around 31h 21m.

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