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bluez
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 Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:02 pm Post subject: Ticket prices for Trans-Siberian |
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Hi, my friend and I are visiting Russia for 2 weeks and wants to take the Trans-Siberian route to Ulan-Ude. How much will that cost? Any sites where we can check the prices?
On the way, we will like to make a stop at Yekaterinburg too.
How many nights shld we stay at each stop? Any other recommendations?
Also, are there any cheap fast ways to get back to Moscow from there?
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saez
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Hi, the logical stops are Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk. Irkutsk for sure. 
There are interesting sites around Yekaterinburg - like the Europe-Asia border, and the places connected with the gone tzar family - so probably 2 nights...
If you opt for Irkutsk, allow 1-2 extra nights at the Lake Baikal - you may stay in Listvyanka village and enjoy museums, husky sledding, trekking, diving - it depends much on the season.
Try this website: http://www.transib.net/tourCreate - it helps to plan an itinerary depending on the train schedules. And then there are ready-made tours as well. E.g. you could take Romanov Triangle and extend it to Ulan-Ude... |
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Ekaterina
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Tickets for direct train from Moscow to UU cost from 3000 to 24000 rubles. |
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bluez
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:48 am Post subject: |
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thx for the replies.
gosh, the planning is tiring. we have only about 2 weeks and there's too many places to cover.
we're most likely just going to Irkutsk and Ulan Ude. before we go back Moscow. and we've still got St. Petersburg to cover.
Is 3 days at Moscow and St Petersburg each enough? |
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camarks
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| bluez wrote: | | Is 3 days at Moscow and St Petersburg each enough? |
Yes and no.
You can do the Kremlin, Red Square, the Cathedral, the Arbat, plus squeeze in a few other central Moscow sights in a full ambitious day. That leaves a couple of days (or even partial days if you are traveling) to pick and choose among the many monasteries, museums, parks, etc. that you might wish to see.
St. Petersburg is more difficult. I spent three days there a couple of years ago and feel like I got a good taste of the city itself, but could easily have spent weeks there, not to mention the outlying palaces etc. We spent only half a day at the Hermitage, focusing on the Russian stuff. Since we live near the Smithsonian and have both been to the Louvre, we spent very little time there looking at Western art. We also spent some time at the Russian Museum, managed to see a ballet at the Mariinskiy Theater, saw the Peter & Paul Fortress, and toured St. Isaac's Cathedral as well as several other churches. However there are things we didn't see: the Summer Palace, Peter's Cabin, the Aurora, the Nevsky Monastery, and countless others.
I highly recommend taking an overnight train between Moscow and St. Petersburg. You save a night in a hotel and don't use any sightseeing time for travel. |
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