The Itinerary Russia itineraries
Day-by-day routes through Russia, from 9–15 days — with what every trip actually costs.
- 9–15
- days
- Eastern Europe
- region
Planning a trip to Russia
Pulled from the 3 routes below — so it says what these itineraries actually do, not what a brochure would.
When to go
May–Jun, Sep–Oct — the months these routes agree on. Feb–Mar are split — some routes here call them prime and others say avoid, because they cover different parts of the country and those do not share a season.
How long you need
9–15 days. The shortest is Russia beyond the capitals: Golden Ring to Kazan in 9 days; the longest is Siberian winter: Baikal ice, the Trans-Siberian and the coldest village on Earth.
What it costs
≈ AED 250 to ≈ AED 800 per person per day, depending on the route. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
e-Visa online before you go, 30 days. Applied for four to forty days before you travel. Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with the embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Moscow · St Petersburg · Murmansk · Suzdal · Nizhny Novgorod · Kazan · Krasnoyarsk · Baikal · Yakutsk · Oymyakon.
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Best for: First-time visitors
Russia in 10 days: Moscow, St Petersburg and the Arctic
Moscow → St Petersburg → Murmansk
Two imperial capitals and the Arctic Circle in one trip — Red Square, the Hermitage, and hunting the northern lights in Murmansk, with the payment, SIM and e-visa rules that make or break a Russia trip in 2026.
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Best for: Second-time visitors
Russia beyond the capitals: Golden Ring to Kazan in 9 days
Moscow → Suzdal → Nizhny Novgorod → Kazan
The Russia most visitors never see — monastery towns of the Golden Ring, the Volga at Nizhny Novgorod, and Tatar Kazan — strung along one eastward rail line with no backtracking.
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Best for: Adventure travellers
Siberian winter: Baikal ice, the Trans-Siberian and the coldest village on Earth
Krasnoyarsk → Baikal → Yakutsk → Oymyakon
A February expedition across Russia's deep winter — a night on the Trans-Siberian through the taiga, the blue ice of frozen Lake Baikal, and the road to Oymyakon, the coldest inhabited place on Earth.
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