St. Petersburg has a well-developed network of railways that connect it not only with different regions of our country, but also with many countries of the near and far abroad. Choosing a direction for a railway trip, you can afford unexpected at first glance places and quite remote corners of our planet.
Combined tours from St. Petersburg
In the tourist market, the most common are so-called combined tours, which involve movement by different modes of transport: for example, plane + train, train + ferry or train + bus .A significant niche in this segment is occupied by proposals for European countries, most often such tours start at the Vitebsk railway station, from where the train leaving Brest is sent .In Brest, tourists are transferred to a comfortable bus and continue traveling in accordance with the program .The variety of such routes is so great that you can only choose a program to taste .Vacations in Paris, acquaintance with Switzerland, an Italian voyage with a rest at sea, Czech walks, a journey through the castles of Spain and Portugal - the options are boundless .
Railway tours from St. Petersburg give an opportunity for one trip to get acquainted with several countries at once, walk through several European capitals and see an incredible number of attractions .For example, the program of the combined tour "Prague - Vienna - Budapest" includes a visit to Prague, Karlovy Vary, Vienna, walks through the Vienna forest, acquaintance with Budapest, Szentendre, Vyshegrad and Krakow..The cost of such a tour lasts 13 days starting from 395 EUR, this price includes accommodation in hotels, excursions and bus transfers, a separate fee for bounty, railway tickets, fuel surcharge (EUR 15), insurance, museum tickets .
No less interesting excursion tour "Bulgaria - Romania - Hungary - Slovakia - Serbia". During 11 days of your trip you will visit Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade, Sofia, Bucharest and many other cities (the cost of the tour is 435 EUR).
Many travelers do not even realize that on the train you can make a tour of the UK. Routes of the British railway tours will take you to the most interesting cities of England, Scotland and Wales, as well as get acquainted with the cities of France and Belgium. A tour to the UK lasting 15 days costs 875 EUR.
By tradition, a large selection of rail tours with departure from St. Petersburg awaits tourists to the Baltic countries. You can go on a mini trip to Vilnius (the weekend tour in Vilnius costs 139 EUR for two days), arrange a fabulous weekend in Riga (the cost of the "Weekend in Riga" - from 115 EUR per person) or go in the week round "Three Baltic capitals" (tour price - from 555 EUR).
Tours from St. Petersburg in Russia
Those who plan to spend their holidays in their native country, also waiting for a whole collection of tours on the train. This and the numerous tours to Karelia (from 3600 RUB), and a variety of programs on the Golden Ring (from 5835 RUB), and trips to Nizhny Novgorod (from 4740 RUB), Kazan (from 6200 RUB), Vologda (from 11 175 RUB), and pilgrimage by train to holy places (from 8700 RUB), and acquaintance with Ryazanshchyna (from 9500 RUB).
Information on the cost of tickets and tours is provided for September 2014.
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