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Telephones,
Post, Courier Services in Russia
New: Information
about Prepaid
Phone Cards for Russia and "Follow-Me" Divert Numbers
Telephone
Numbers in Russia
The phone code of Russia is +7. All cities and regions in Russia
have their own code (095 for Moscow, 812 for St. Petersburg,
8162 for Novgorod, 3432 for Ekaterinburg, 3832 for Novosibirsk,
3952 for Irkutsk etc.) The city phone number itself usually has
from 5 to 7 digits.
So, if you phone to Russia from abroad, you
should dial 00, +7 (for Russia), the code of the Russian city
you're phoning
to (e.g. 095 for Moscow, 3952 for Irkutsk), and finally the city
phone number (e.g 655-5555 or 123-456).
When you make a phonecall inside any Russian city, you should
dial the phone number, without any codes (e.g. you're in Moscow,
Russia, and you want to make a phone call to your friend, who
has the number 655-5555 in Moscow, you should just dial 655-5555
directly, without the Moscow code). Normally, all phonecalls
inside the city are free or cost very little.
If you make a phonecall from Russia to any other Russian
city, you should dial 8, wait for a long tone, then dial the code
of the city you're phoning to (e.g. 812 for St. Petersburg),
and then dial the phone number itself. Usually, a phone call
from Moscow to St. Petersburg costs about 9 R ($0.3), from
Irkutsk to Moscow -- about 15 R ($0.5), but it depends very
much on the
providers and the time of the day.
If you want to make a phonecall from Russia to abroad, you
should dial 8, wait for a long tone, then dial 10 (international
access),
then dial the code of the country you're phoning to (e.g. 1
for the USA, 44 for UK, 49 for Germany, 33 for France etc.),
then
dial the code of the city you're phoning to (e.g.1482 for Hull
in UK, or 617 for Cambridge in the USA) and then the city phone
number (e.g. 555-5555). Usually, a phonecall from Russia to
Europe and the US costs about 30 R ($1) a minute.
Connecting a new telephone landline
in Russia is quite complicated. You may end up paying about
$1000 US in fees and might have to wait for a month or so. However,
the good news is that almost every apartment in Russia has a
telephone number and it's quite easy to change a telephone contract
to another name, provided you have a copy of the contract with
your landlord.
If you need a local number for business use, you could get a
divert local Moscow number through LogicLine
or Event
Planning
Russia
and
have it
forwarded
to your
mobile.
If you want to get a UK or USA phone number that diverts at
no cost to you to any number in Russia, please, read our new
divert numbers section.
Telephone
Plugs & Modes
Normally,
5-pin telephone plugs are used in Russia. However, a lot of
plugs have also a socket for standard RJ American
plug. If not, the coverters are readily available in any
appliance store.
Nearly all telephones in Russia use pulse system of dialing
(as in Germany), unlike the tone system used in USA, England
and France.
Callback Service
Used
to make a phonecall abroad at the expense of the person or
organisation you’re calling to. In order to do this,
Moscow AT&T access numbers can be used: (+7 095) 755-5042
or 747-3323. Alternatively, (+7 095) 155-5555 can be used.
Another alternative is to get a special number abroad, which
you can dial, wait one tone (thus, not paying anything,
as there's no connection) and then having it call you back
at the number you specify at the web control panel (for example,
it could be your Russian mobile or a number of
the
place
where you are staying). Such number can be obtained here -
we at waytorussia use their services and they have quite good
quality.
If you want to get a UK or USA phone number that diverts at no cost to you to
any number in Russia, please, read our new divert numbers section.
Russian
Post
The
service is unreliable and poor. Besides, sometimes the letters
don't come at all. Delivery to Europe takes 2-4 weeks. However
it is very cheap.
For 1
US$ you can send the envelope to Europe or USA. The offices of Russian Post
can be
found everywhere in Russia, even in small villages. Just ask where the “Pochta” is.
Moscow: Tverskaya str., 7 (metro Okhotny Ryad - red line)
ST.Petersburg: Pochtapskaya str., 9 (metro Nevsky prospekt) Phone: +7 (812)
312-8302
Internet: http://www.russianpost.ru/
WestPost
Probably the least expensive courier service in Russia. Works in the following
way: you should subscribe for a period of time and get a PO box in Finland,
as well as ability to receive correspondence in "Poste Restante" in St. Petersburg
and Moscow (about $20 / month). After that, you can have your correspondence
sent to your Finnish PO box and WestPost staff will forward it from there
to a Russian address. Like this you insure faster delivery (it's much faster
to send something to Finland, than to Russia). It also works in reverse way:
if you want to send something from Russia abroad, WestPost courier fetches
it in your office and then they bring it to Finland from where it is sent
by 1st class post.
Also, standard courier services
are available, the costs are about the same as other companies.
St. Petersburg: #86, Nevsky pr. 191025, telephone +7-812-327-3211, fax +7-812-275-0806
Internet: http://www.westpost.ru
DHL
They have offices alll over Russia and provide world delivery as well as Russian
delivery services. Express delivery of the letter to Europe from Russia costs
about 50 US$, within Russia about 30 US$.
Moscow: 1st Tverskaya Yamskaya str, 11 (metro Belorusskaya – circle
line), phone: +7 (095) 250-4019
Saint Petersburg: Nevsky prospekt, 34 , 2-nd floor, phone: +7 (812) 318-4472
Internet: http://www.dhl.ru
FedEx
Offices in the big cities in Russia. The express delivery of the envelope to
USA or Europe is about 40 US$.
Moscow: Mokhovaya str., 15, Hotel National Business Cente, phone: +7 (095)
234-3400
Saint Petersburg: Yuri Gagariin prospekt, 34, phone: +7 (812) 379-9040
Internet: http://www.fedex.com/ru/
TNT
Many offices in Russia, espress delivery to Europe for 50 US$.
Moscow: Svobody str., 31, phone: +7 (095) 797-2777
St.Petersburg: Sofiyskaya str., 14, phone: +7 (812) 118-3330
Internet: http://www.tnt.ru/
UPS
Of all the courier deliveries we tried, this one seems to be the fastest,
if you send your correspondence from Moscow (arrives in 24 hours).
Moscow: Bol. Tishinky blvrd., 8, phone: +7 (095) 961-2211
Internet: http://www.ups.com/content/ru/en/index.jsx
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