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Moscow to St. Petersburg Trains

On the Moscow to St. Petersburg route, there is a huge variety of trains to choose from. From 8-hour overnight trains to high-speed day trains, from the luxurious to the basic – you can always find a train that will suit your needs. Electronic tickets are available on Moscow to St. Petersburg trains making your travel arrangements quick and easy.

Double-Decker

The Double-Decker is an overnight train running daily and making only one stop during its journey.
Both 1st and 2nd class tickets are available. A cabin for disabled passengers and persons accompanying them is equipped in the staff car. Each carriage is equipped with air conditioning and heating systems, energy-saving LED lights, a video surveillance system and 3 WCs at the end of the car. The restaurant car offers a wide range of meals that passengers can purchase with cash or credit card.

Double-Decker
  • 005А
    08:16
    Trip time
    22:29
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    06:45
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 006А
    07:42
    Trip time
    22:48
    Moscow Leningradsky
    06:30
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 007А
    43:05
    Trip time
    14:00
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    09:05
  • 008А
    08:16
    Trip time
    21:50
    Moscow Leningradsky
    06:06
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky

Express

The Express Train (N 003/004) is a daily, overnight train running between Moscow and St. Petersburg. It departs from both Moscow and St. Petersburg at 23.30 and arrives 9 hours later at 08.30. The train has VIP first-class, first-class and second-class carriages.

Express
  • 003А
    09:00
    Trip time
    23:30
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    08:30
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 004А
    09:00
    Trip time
    23:30
    Moscow Leningradsky
    08:30
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky

Grand Express

The Grand Express train (N053/054) is the most luxurious train operating between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. It is a daily overnight train run by “Grand Service Express,” a private company.
The train has 6 types of carriages offering different levels of comfort. All types of carriages are equipped with TV and DVD players, 220V sockets and free Wi-Fi.
The train has a restaurant car with a wide range of main courses, salads, desserts and soft and alcoholic drinks. Passengers can enjoy a meal either in the restaurant car or order it to their cabin.

Grand Express
  • 054Ч
    09:33
    Trip time
    23:03
    Moscow Leningradsky
    08:36
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 053Ч
    08:25
    Trip time
    23:49
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    08:14
    Moscow Leningradsky

Lastochka

Lastochka trains are high-speed electric trains produced by Siemens Transportation Systems.
Lastochka trains are equipped with a modern safety system and offer a high level of comfort both for passengers and staff. The train's maximum speed is 160 km/h. The train can accommodate 443 passengers and consists of 5 carriages with 2nd class seats including 4 seats for disabled passengers and 30 fold-out seats. Trains operating at busy times and servicing popular destinations may have up to 10 carriages.

Lastochka
  • 725Ч
    06:42
    Trip time
    15:16
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    21:58
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 726Ч
    06:59
    Trip time
    15:21
    Moscow Leningradsky
    22:20
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky

Megapolis

The Moscow to St. Petersburg Megapolis train (N019/020) is a daily overnight train run by “Tverskoy Express,” a private company. The travel time between Moscow and St. Petersburg is approximately 8 hours and the train stops in Tver for only 1 minute.
The train runs with modern first-class and second-class carriages built by Tver Carriage Works, the largest train manufacturer in Europe.

Megapolis
  • 020У
    08:39
    Trip time
    00:20
    Moscow Leningradsky
    08:59
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 019У
    08:17
    Trip time
    22:50
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    07:07
    Moscow Leningradsky

Nevsky Express

The high-speed Nevsky Express Train (N 747/748) running on the Moscow to St. Petersburg route doesn’t make any stops and has a maximum speed of 200 km/h, making for a quick travel time of 4 hours 5 minutes.
The Nevsky Express has only Economy class carriages with each car accommodating 48 passengers. Seats are arranged in separate cabins for 6 people each.

Nevsky Express
  • 748А
    04:05
    Trip time
    13:40
    Moscow Leningradsky
    17:45
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 747А
    04:05
    Trip time
    13:10
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    17:15
    Moscow Leningradsky

Red Arrow

The Red Arrow (Krasnaya Strela) is the oldest and most famous Russian train. The train is famous for shuttling the communist elite between Leningrad and Moscow in Soviet times. Today, it is still one of the most popular and modern trains operating between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The train has a VIP first-class car, 9 regular first-class cars and five second-class carriages. There is also a very nice dining car that serves good meals. The staff car has a cabin for disabled passengers and the people accompanying them.

Red Arrow
  • 002А
    08:00
    Trip time
    23:55
    Moscow Leningradsky
    07:55
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 001А
    08:00
    Trip time
    23:55
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    07:55
    Moscow Leningradsky

Sapsan

The high-speed Sapsan train is Russia’s fastest. It is capable of speeds up to 250 km/h. The Sapsan operates on the Moscow to St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod routes.
There are several trains daily; the trip from Moscow to St. Petersburg takes 4 hours. The train consists of 10 or 20 carriages of different classes: First class, Business class and Economy class.

Sapsan
  • 751А
    03:30
    Trip time
    05:30
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    09:00
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 753А
    04:03
    Trip time
    06:40
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    10:43
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 755А
    04:02
    Trip time
    06:50
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    10:52
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 757А
    03:58
    Trip time
    09:00
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    12:58
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 759А
    03:55
    Trip time
    09:10
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    13:05
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 761А
    03:46
    Trip time
    11:00
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    14:46
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 763А
    03:46
    Trip time
    11:10
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    14:56
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 765А
    03:58
    Trip time
    13:00
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    16:58
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 767А
    03:45
    Trip time
    15:00
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    18:45
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 769А
    03:49
    Trip time
    15:10
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    18:59
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 771А
    03:46
    Trip time
    17:00
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    20:46
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 773А
    03:52
    Trip time
    17:10
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    21:02
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 775А
    03:58
    Trip time
    19:00
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    22:58
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 777А
    04:03
    Trip time
    19:10
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    23:13
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 779А
    03:35
    Trip time
    21:00
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    00:35
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 781А
    03:58
    Trip time
    21:00
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    00:58
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 752А
    03:30
    Trip time
    05:45
    Moscow Leningradsky
    09:15
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 754А
    03:55
    Trip time
    06:50
    Moscow Leningradsky
    10:45
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 756А
    04:04
    Trip time
    07:00
    Moscow Leningradsky
    11:04
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 758А
    03:50
    Trip time
    09:30
    Moscow Leningradsky
    13:20
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 760А
    03:50
    Trip time
    09:40
    Moscow Leningradsky
    13:30
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 762А
    03:46
    Trip time
    11:30
    Moscow Leningradsky
    15:16
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 764А
    03:46
    Trip time
    11:40
    Moscow Leningradsky
    15:26
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 766А
    04:00
    Trip time
    13:25
    Moscow Leningradsky
    17:25
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 768А
    03:46
    Trip time
    15:30
    Moscow Leningradsky
    19:16
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 770А
    03:49
    Trip time
    15:40
    Moscow Leningradsky
    19:29
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 772А
    03:46
    Trip time
    17:30
    Moscow Leningradsky
    21:16
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 774А
    03:55
    Trip time
    17:40
    Moscow Leningradsky
    21:35
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 776А
    03:55
    Trip time
    19:30
    Moscow Leningradsky
    23:25
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 778А
    04:04
    Trip time
    19:40
    Moscow Leningradsky
    23:44
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 780А
    03:35
    Trip time
    21:00
    Moscow Leningradsky
    00:35
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
  • 782А
    03:42
    Trip time
    21:00
    Moscow Leningradsky
    00:42
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky

Smena-A.Betankur

The Smena train was launched in 1984 and was named in honor of the 65th anniversary of the popular Russian youth magazine - Smena. The train travels overnight with travel time from St. Petersburg to Moscow taking approximately 8 hours.
Double-Decker carriages were introduced in December 2017. Each carriage is equipped with air conditioning and heating systems, energy-saving LED lights, a video surveillance system and 3 WCs at the end of the car.

Smena-A.Betankur
  • 025А
    08:09
    Trip time
    21:55
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky
    06:04
    Moscow Leningradsky
  • 026А
    08:16
    Trip time
    21:50
    Moscow Leningradsky
    06:06
    St. Peterburg Moscovsky

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