It is now possible to get from Minsk to St. Petersburg cheaply in at least 4 ways:
- By train (for 130-153 BYN);
- By bus (for 60-75 BYN);
- And also by plane (for 140-250 BYN per one-way flight).
Another way is to go through Vitebsk or Smolensk. In fact, you just need to get out of one carriage and enter another. So a small transfer will help you save 10-15% of the cost.
But this is to put it briefly. Later in this article, I will talk in detail about each of the travel options, write about the rules of entry into the Russian Federation and how to find housing after Booking and AIRBNB have left us. If you are reading this post, consider yourself lucky, like the lobsters in the kitchen of the Titanic. Here I gathered all my experience and put everything on the shelves.
Minsk – Saint Petersburg train
Direct trains run from one city to another every day. Trains depart in the evening, spend 13-16 hours on the road and arrive in St. Petersburg in the early morning, which is very convenient.
The fare in reserved carriages is from 130 to 153 BYN. But by using your wits, you can buy them 20-30 rubles cheaper. To do this, you need to cross your legs in the lotus position, take a deep breath and … just buy tickets to Vitebsk (for the same St. Petersburg train). In fact, the whole trick here is to buy two tickets instead of one. At first:
- Minsk – Vitebsk (for 10-11 BYN),
- and then Vitebsk – Saint Petersburg (for 104-115 BYN).
Vitebsk railway station in St. Petersburg, where trains arrive from Belarus.
If you do everything right, you won’t even have to get out of the car. I just moved from one place to another and drove on.
You can view the schedule and buy tickets on the websiteRW.BY .
How do I find a place to live in St. Petersburg?
I like these two Russian sites:
; - Yandex Travel.
One is concentrating on apartments and pulling over owners who used to rent on AIRBNB. The other is trying to become a Russian Booking company and focuses more on hotels. If you have not yet decided where you will live in St. Petersburg, start your search with them.
You can save a little more with the help of various promo codes of these services.
- Yandex travel: 12% discount on any accommodation with a promo code TP-ANTON.
- Daily.
: a 500 rub bonus upon registration here at this link.
Some more useful life hacks for traveling in Russia can be found in one of my past publications.
How to get from Minsk to St. Petersburg by bus?
At the moment this is the cheapest way to get to St. Petersburg. 7-8 flights travel from one city to another every day. Therefore, if you are not afraid to drive for 12 hours, curled up like a Bavarian pretzel, then visit the website ticketbus.by . There you will find both the schedule and the prices.
The usual ticket price ranges from 70-80 BYN. But during sales, it can fall lower.
How do I find promotional offers?
They are most often found on the discount aggregator Slivki.by . You can also search for cheap tickets on the websiteIntercars.by . This company usually arranges sales on the eve of all major holidays. (Only my birthday is ignored).
How to get from Minsk to St. Petersburg by plane?
For a long time, cheap tickets to St. Petersburg were offered by the Russian low-cost airline Pobeda. The flight cost like a ticket to a reserved carriage (or even cheaper). But since October 25, 2024, the company has suspended flights in this direction. Therefore, now flights from Minsk to St. Petersburg remain in the line of only two carriers – Belavia and Aeroflot. Prices for both start from 208 BYN per one-way flight. Travel time is just over an hour.
You can view the details and buy a ticket on this site.
Where to go and what to see in St. Petersburg?
I have several good articles about this city and its surroundings on my website at once. Therefore, if you love traveling and are not afraid of longrides, please read them. They will help you make up your route and get into the St. Petersburg energy in advance.
Excursions in St. Petersburg
I’m usually not a big fan of guided walks, but in St. Petersburg the choice of excursions is simply amazing. There are photo shoots on rooftops, and ghost chases, and walks through famous communal apartments. I have collected several similar excursions that I personally liked in the windows below. I think any of them will leave behind a lot of pleasant impressions.
Well, I’ll say goodbye with these words. Thank you for reading the article to the end. I hope she helped you determine how cheap it is to get from Minsk to St. Petersburg.
