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jo-jo-7
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 Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject: buses |
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| Does Moscow or St. Petersburg have everyday running buses in the cities and for travel through Russia? |
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Kesha
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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There are buses in the cities. Metros too, of course.
As far as traveling from city to city, I'd suggest train.
I believe the name is Red Arrow from Moscow to SPb, which is very comfortable in first class.
Someone with more experience will give you better information I'm sure, as I have only traveled round trip twice (Moscow/SPb). |
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Eugenia_Kempinsky
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| the answer is "yes" - there are buses and metro and trolleys and trams in the cities. There are buses and trains going from one city to another. If you could specify your question - what routes are you interested in - I will be glad to give you more detailed info. |
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jo-jo-7
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| Eugenia_Kempinsky wrote: | | the answer is "yes" - there are buses and metro and trolleys and trams in the cities. There are buses and trains going from one city to another. If you could specify your question - what routes are you interested in - I will be glad to give you more detailed info. |
Well, I was considering just getting on a bus and going to different places to visit...
Does the buses layover in some towns or stop at some rest areas so that travelers can get some food or shop? |
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MrSpice
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| jo jo 7 wrote: |
Well, I was considering just getting on a bus and going to different places to visit...
Does the buses layover in some towns or stop at some rest areas so that travelers can get some food or shop? |
Russia is not the US. They have no Greyhound there. Even though there are buses - like everywhere else in Europe, the best way to travel between large cities is by train. Russian roads are pretty bad, generally. So being stuck in traffic in an uncomfortable bus in the middle of nowhere is not something you want to do - trust me. |
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Eugenia_Kempinsky
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This is true – we don’t have a Greyhound here- unfortunately:((
Even if the bus looks pretty nice I can’t promise you an air-conditioning or real comfort on the way.
Besides that there are no “rest areas” where travelers could get some food or shop.
Probably taking bus from St.Pete to Novgorod is reasonable (one way is 4 hours and 230 Rubles) – so you will experience Russian buses and don’t get too tired.
Be ready to have 4 hours just driving – no ‘stops for rest’. Take the food and beverages with you.
Bus drivers don’t speak English.
For the long distances (like St.Pete – Moscow) choose trains without any doubts. Much faster, safe, quite clean (don’t expect WC to be “American clean”).
For the short ones – you may try buses and decide whether you like them or not.
One more thing – buses going between smaller cities and towns can be really old |
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nikir
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| Quote: | | One more thing – buses going between smaller cities and towns can be really old |
And when they break down you are expected to get out and push. |
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jo-jo-7
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I guess pushing the bus out of a situation should all together be avoided...thanks for telling me this...  |
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Eugenia_Kempinsky
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[quote="nikir"] | Quote: |
And when they break down you are expected to get out and push. |
It is not America - it is Russia! |
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5_Zvehzda
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| Eugenia_Kempinsky wrote: | This is true – we don’t have a Greyhound here- unfortunately:((
Even if the bus looks pretty nice I can’t promise you an air-conditioning or real comfort on the way.
Besides that there are no “rest areas” where travelers could get some food or shop.
Probably taking bus from St.Pete to Novgorod is reasonable (one way is 4 hours and 230 Rubles) – so you will experience Russian buses and don’t get too tired.
Be ready to have 4 hours just driving – no ‘stops for rest’. Take the food and beverages with you.
Bus drivers don’t speak English.
For the long distances (like St.Pete – Moscow) choose trains without any doubts. Much faster, safe, quite clean (don’t expect WC to be “American clean”).
For the short ones – you may try buses and decide whether you like them or not.
One more thing – buses going between smaller cities and towns can be really old |
All spoken with total truth here. But it's actually very fortunate there is no Greyhound. Once I spent more than 3 hours riding on that heap between two cities that were only 150 Kilometers apart.
Like mentioned above, there are no official rest stops. Even if the bus pulls over in a smaller town along the way, always be equiped with one's own goodies (food & drink) just in case. |
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nikir
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[quote="Eugenia_Kempinsky"] | nikir wrote: | | Quote: |
And when they break down you are expected to get out and push. |
It is not America - it is Russia! |
That's why I love it! |
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