Sovavto<\/a> is a St. Petersburg company offering daily routes between Finland and Russia (St. Petersburg and Vyborg). They have 7 destinations to Finland, including Helsinki, Lappeenranta and Vaalimaa.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTheir website is only in Russian (there is no English version). You can pay with Russian MIR cards or also by foreign Visa or MasterCard through the Finnish platform Matkahulto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tickets are cheaper than with LuxExpress or Ecolines, so the buses are usually fuller. A ticket from Helsinki to St. Petersburg costs about 48 euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, it should be noted that first because of the Covid pandemic and then because of international sanctions, there is no rail service with the Allegro train and no ferry service between Helsinki and St. Petersburg. However, trains operate in the Russian hinterland normally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. In summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you are traveling for tourism to Russia and you are going to visit both Moscow and St. Petersburg, my recommendation would be to take a direct flight to Finland or one of the Baltic republics and from there take a bus to St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once you have visited St. Petersburg, take a high-speed or overnight train to Moscow. After the visit to Moscow make the reverse journey home. This I think is the most economical, comfortable and without the need to make plane stopovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you only travel to Moscow or other Russian cities, the options are to take a flight with a stopover in Serbia, Turkey, Morocco or Armenia. In this case try to avoid long stopovers, book flights 2 or 3 months in advance to get the best price and use a flight comparator to check the best connections and prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, you can leave them below in the comments area<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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