Train Moscow-Sank-Petersburg – Is it worth it and how profitable it is? The schedule, stops, travel time, ticket prices 2025. Do two-story trains go between Moscow and St. Petersburg, how convenient the chairs are at Sapsan, whether it is worth buying tickets online-in the Eurotraveler review.
The direction of Moscow-St. Petersburg is traditionally the most loaded in Russia. In demand with it, only routes leading to popular resorts of the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea can argue with it. And then, of course, only in the summer season.
In the rest of the year, the roads connecting two Russian capitals are out of competition. Moreover, this applies to both the M-10 automobile highways (free) and M-11 (paid) and railway tracks.
In a separate review, we told in detail how many hours and rubles you can get from Moscow to St. Petersburg by car. In this review we will consider option with railway.
As the most preferred for most foreign tourists visiting Russia. Arriving in the capital, striving to see St. Petersburg, but do not want to go as a brief flight or rent a car.
And the Russians who do not live in the capitals are literally shown by the use of trains. Since today the trip to them is highly comfortable and actual speed.
Again, the choice is incredibly great. For in 2025, not only the high-speed Sapsans, a little less fast, but the two-story Aurora and that became a rather ordinary “swallow”, has run between Moscow and St. Petersburg. But also a number of other (mainly night) trains.
And, including: “Grand Express”, “Megapolis”, “Swallow”, “Northern Palmyra”, “Red Arrow”, “Change”.
Once in transit through Petersburg, he went to Tallinn Baltic Express. And Muscovites could go to Helsinki on the composition “Leo Tolstoy”
High -speed trains
Sapsan, which develops speeds up to 300 km/h (they say that more) is today the fastest way to get from Moscow to St. Petersburg, without rising into the air. On the way, the compositions are from 3.5 hours to 4 hours 15 minuteswhich allows you to abandon the aircraft option.
Yes, and look down at those who decided to go from Moscow in St. Petersburg in a personal car. For even the commissioned route M-11 does not allow to overcome the distance faster than 5-6 hours. At the same time, you will have to accelerate to speeds, prohibited by the current traffic rules.
Places in the Sapsan train are exclusively sessile. And if you work hard to read the reviews, then many call them not very convenient – you can get tired in 4 hours of trip.
Well, yes – calling a journey on this railway express inexpensive pleasure is difficult … but more on that below.
Like other compositions serving the direction, Sapsan leaves from the Leningrad station of the Russian capital and arrives at the Moscow station of St. Petersburg. Both railway hubs are installed on the network of appropriate metro, which in general excludes the need to contact taxi drivers.
Every day in each direction there are 13 “sappsians”, on Saturdays and Sundays the number increases to 15! Without stopping, only the first follows, leaving Moscow at 5.45. The rest stop: some only in Tver, others in Bologar, Miracle, Vying Volochka.
Is it convenient to get in this way? Undoubtedly – primarily because it is fast.
And if you come to St. Petersburg not with business, but with purely sightseeing goals, then having left the Moscow station you will not even have to plunge into the subway. Not to mention other public transport or taxi.
For good and not insanely expensive hotels near the Square of the Uprising of St. Petersburg-enough! Yes, that hotels-at a distance of 5-10 minutes of walking from the station you can remove a well-groomed studio or apartments for 3-6 people. Also for a completely justified amount!
Prices for Tickets for Sapsany
Now about the main thing – the cost of pleasure! Popularity in the broad masses naturally affected the appetite of sellers!
So it will turn out to buy a ticket for Sapsan if there is an amount of about 4,000 rubles in the wallet. This is provided that the acquisition is strongly ahead of time: for 60, but better Generally 90 days before departure. Children under 10 years of age receive a 70%discount.
If you need to go literally “tomorrow”, you can not always count on such numbers. Since only tickets at a price of 7,000 rubles in one direction often remain on sale.
“Aurora”
Since December 2024, a train Aurora has been walking between Moscow and St. Petersburg once a day. The wagons in it are two -story, and sitting places (there are paramedics and compartment) are much more comfortable than in Sapsan.
Aurora leaves from Moscow at 6 in the morning, and arrives in St. Petersburg at 11.30 (5.5 hours on the road. Tickets for seats can be purchased for 2-2.5 thousand rubles.
“Swallows”
Once a day from Moscow to St. Petersburg, a Swallow train goes (departure from the capital at 5.52 in the morning). There are also only seats.
The speed of following the composition is much lower than that of Sapsan – no more than 160 km/h and therefore it spends 5 hours and 19 minutes on the road. Along the way, the “Swallow” makes 4 stops, train tickets, which departs “tomorrow” in 2025 about 3,000 rubles.
Tickets for any trains between Moscow and St. Petersburg can be purchased online on Yandex Traveling.
Night trains
For those who are in no hurry, trains are addressed, as exclusively along the Moscow-Sanct-Petersburg route and transit. They move no faster than the car.
But, of course, inside Much comfortable -Even the night standing somewhere in the Bologge does not bother passengers too much. IN relaxed Not really comfortable poses sleeping on their soft shelves.
Direct trains circulating only between two cities rarely spend more than 8-9 hours on a trip. The most popular and cheap: nameless night No. 30a and No. 162a.
The nights and 1.53 nights leaving from Moscow and arriving at the Moscow Station of North Venice when the main traffic jams passed their peak: at 10.18 and 10.35, respectively. Which significantly facilitates further movements …
Friven compositions are leaving the capital of Russia a little earlier. However, they go quickly: about 8 hours. The “two -story” train leaves from Moscow at 22.50, and the North Palmyra even earlier – at 22.28.
At the same time, they come to the destination with an interval of only 7 minutes: at 6.40 and 6.47. In exactly 8 hours, the famous “Red Arrow” overcomes 750 km of distance: 23.55-07.55. And for only 7’24 “Baltic Express”: 22.15-05.39.
Note that the above schedule is better to clarify on the official website of Russian Railways. Since it is constantly changing – rzd.ru/ru/9269.
The cost of tickets
The sooner you buy, the less pay, this rule works here like a clock. In general, it is worth focusing on the following numbers: from 1,800 for a seated place, from 2,500 per place in the reserved seat, from 3,200 in the compartment.
Transit trains
Also a way out. Passenger compositions, following transit through Moscow and (or) St. Petersburg, are not too hastily. But in comparison with other and not too much road.
For example, a comfortable train from Adler goes 9’42. Kislovodsk and Volgograd compositions slightly faster (9’18) and cheaper.
Just a meteor against the backdrop of the above is an express from Belgorod, overcoming 700 with a tail of kilometers in 8 hours and 27 minutes. By the way, ticket prices do not bite: the reserved seat costs from 2,800 rubles.
Pretty roads and relatively fast Murmansk train “Arctic” (8’27 and from 4,200). True, he arrives not at the Moscow, but at the Ladoga Station of Peter. Also, however, possessing the “own” metro station.
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