There are 8 ways to get from Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring by train, bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train via Komsomolskaya
best- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Leningradsky Railway Terminaltrain 775А / ...
4h 6m₽1,779–20,080Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
10h 44m₽1,570–2,995Drive 702.7 km
- Drive from Saint Petersburg to Golden Ringcar 702.7 km
7h 20m₽4,760–6,876Line 2 subway, fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Take the subway from Nevsky Prospekt to Moskovskayasubway
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane LED - VKO
4h 51m₽4,650–27,466Train
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kiyevsky Railway Terminaltrain 155А
8h 19m₽2,000–4,400Train via Moscow Kursky Station
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Moscow Kursky Stationtrain 077А
8h 41m₽1,668–2,261Line 2 subway, fly to Domodedovo International Airport
- Take the subway from Nevsky Prospekt to Moskovskayasubway
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Domodedovo International Airport (DME)plane LED - DME
5h 6m₽5,105–27,896Line 2 subway, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Take the subway from Nevsky Prospekt to Moskovskayasubway
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane LED - SVO
5h 42m₽4,805–28,746
Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring is to train via Moscow Kursky Station which costs RUB 1600 - RUB 2300 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring is to train via Komsomolskaya which takes 4h 6m and costs RUB 1700 - RUB 21000.
No, there is no direct bus from Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring. However, there are services departing from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal and arriving at Площадь Свободной России via Театральная площадь. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 44m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Moskovsky Railway Terminal and arriving at Kiyevsky Railway Terminal. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 19m.
The distance between Saint Petersburg and Golden Ring is 650 km. The road distance is 702.7 km.
The best way to get from Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring without a car is to train via Komsomolskaya which takes 4h 6m and costs RUB 1700 - RUB 21000.
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring, including transfers.
Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, depart from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal station.
Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring train services, operated by Russian Railways (High Speed Trains), depart from Moskovsky Railway Terminal station.
The best way to get from Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring is to train via Komsomolskaya which takes 4h 6m and costs RUB 1700 - RUB 21000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 1500 - RUB 3000 and takes 10h 44m.
What companies run services between Saint Petersburg, Russia and Golden Ring, Russia?
Russian Railways (High Speed Trains) operates a train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Leningradsky Railway Terminal hourly, and the journey takes 3h 52m. Three other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Avtovokzaly.ru operates a bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal twice daily. Tickets cost ₽2,000–2,900 and the journey takes 10h. Ecolines RU also services this route once daily.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽4,400–27,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–27,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Domodedovo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽4,600–27,000
- Website
- rusline.aero
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽4,400–27,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Tambov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–36,000
- Website
- alrosa.aero
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽4,400–27,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽4,400–27,000
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽4,400–27,000
- Website
- severstal-avia.ru
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Cherepovets
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–29,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Leningradsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Leningradsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,900–4,300
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,900–2,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,100–4,300
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Kiyevsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–4,400
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–14,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,000–2,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,100–4,400
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Leningradsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–3,200
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,700–2,400
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽2,200–3,200
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Express Train
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Leningradsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–20,000
- Website
- Grand Express Train
- Kupé
- ₽5,000–9,000
- SW
- ₽10,000–20,000
- Luxe
- ₽60,000
- Phone
- 8-800-350-11-55
- [email protected]
- Website
- Saint Petersburg Metro
Subway from Nevsky Prospekt to Moskovskaya
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽60–86
- Website
- Saint Petersburg Metro
- Schedules at
- Saint Petersburg Metro Map
- Podorozhnik card
- ₽60
- Metro token
- ₽86
Subway from Nevsky Prospekt to Moskovskaya
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽60–86
- Website
- Saint Petersburg Metro
- Schedules at
- Saint Petersburg Metro Map
- Podorozhnik card
- ₽60
- Metro token
- ₽86
Subway from Nevsky Prospekt to Moskovskaya
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽60–86
- Website
- Saint Petersburg Metro
- Schedules at
- Saint Petersburg Metro Map
- Podorozhnik card
- ₽60
- Metro token
- ₽86
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Service Express
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Moscow Kursky Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,200
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,600–1,700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,900–2,200
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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More Questions & Answers
Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring bus services, operated by Avtovokzaly.ru, arrive at Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal station.
Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring train services, operated by Russian Railways (High Speed Trains), arrive at Leningradsky Railway Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring is 703 km. It takes approximately 7h 20m to drive from Saint Petersburg to Golden Ring.





















