Tourist attractions in Russia

Cheap flights to Russia will be great opportunity for tourists to explore the country of birch trees with diverse cultures and unique landscapes. Once setting foot here, tourists who love nature will be enchanted by the green steppe, clear lakes and wild.

Cheap flights to Russia

Russia or known as Russian Federation is a country in the north of Europe and Asia. It is a large country in the world bordering Ukraina, Finland, China, Mongolia, Estonia, Belarus, Kazakhastan, Gruzia, Latvia, Litva and Poland (through Kaliningrad Oblast), Azerbaijan and North Korea. It also shares maritime border with America through Bering Strait and Japan via Okhotsk Sea. Russia has the largest area in the world with 17,075,400 square kilometers, accounting for more than one-ninth worldwide area. Despite being the largest country in the world, Russia is the world's ninth most populous nation with nearly 142 million people. 

As its area extends across Asia and Europe, Russia has about 11 different time zones and a variety of environments and terrains. Russia has the largest mineral and energy reserves in the world. Also, it owns the world's largest forest reserve and occupies a quarter of fresh water which is not frozen worldwide. Due to large area, Russian Federation often has different types of climate depending on many factors. But almost Russia's territory only has two distinct seasons: winter and summer. While fall and spring are very short because of the changes in the weather between winter and summer. In winter, the weather is quite cold. The coldest month is January on mainland and February on the coast. The summer is hot and humid; July is often the hottest month in Russia. 

Tourist attractions in Russia

Saint Basil Cathedral

Moscow is the top destination attracting numerous tourists every year. Coming to Moscow, tourists will have the opportunity to discover the whole city on the most modern metro system in the world. Make sure that this experience will leave an extremely deep impression on tourists. The popular attractions in Moscow are Lenin Hill, Kremlin Palace, Red Square, President Ho Chi Minh Monument, St. Basil's Cathedral, Christ Church, Victory Park, Museum of round painting, Arbat Old Town, Alexandrovsky Garden, MGU School, Monument of anonymous martyrs, Sparrow Hill, underground supermarket, Kutuzovsky Triumphal Arches, Moscow Zoo, Treti- yakovskaya Art Museum, Vietnamese markets in Moscow, Lomonoxov University...

Palace Square, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Visiting Saint Petersburg, tourists will be impressed by the rich culture and history of Russia. There are plenty of attractions such as the Winter Palace - one of the most famous palaces in the world, Ermitajz Meseum - the largest museum in Europe, the Church of St. Issacs, Peter Cannon Station, Pushkin Village, Nicholas I monument, Statue of St. Paul, the largest bookstore in the city, Open Bridge, Petro-Dvarets, Peter I Monument... The church of St. Isaac is considered as an architectural wonder of the old tsarist empire. The church was built by dozens of gems and jade. Inside the church is designed with large space, interior decoration is extremely impressive with the exquisite reliefs, mosaics, murals, and glass window imbued with Orthodox style. In particular, the dome of St. Isaac Cathedral was decorated with more than 100 kilograms of gold and is more than 100m high creating a gorgeous and magnificent beauty for the church.

Golden Ring - State Historical and Architectural Museum Preserve

In addition to the attractions above, tourists should drop by Golden Ring, which has the old towns, an outdoor museum, palace, church imbued with Russian cultural architecture, Ostankino Tower with the height of 540m, Bolshoi Theatre – famous training center of Opera and Ballet in Russia. Apart from Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia owns countless attractions such as: Kazan, Novosibirsk, and Nizhny Novgorod…

Airports in Russia

Domodedovo International Airport

Currently, Russia is one of the countries owning the most airports in Eastern Europe. Among them, there are many airports operating direct domestic and international flights to/ from Russia.  Tourists can book cheap flights from Russia to many destinations around the world at some major airports such as:

- Domodedovo International Airport (Moscow)
- Roschino International Airport (Tyumen)
- Sochi International Airport (Sochi)
- Kurumoch International Airport (Samara)
- Vladivostok International Airport (Vladivostok)
- Volgograd International Airport (Volgogard)
- Roschino International (Roschino)
- Khrabrovo Airport (Kaliningrad)
- Mineralnye Vody Airport (Mineralnye Vody)
- Yakutsk Airport (Yakutsk)
- Kadala Airport (Chita)

Flights from Russia to Vietnam are presently have main destinations as Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City) and Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi capital) offered by Vietnam Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Qatar Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Thai Airways, Emirates, Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, Etihad Airways, Japan Airlines, and Aeroflot Russian... Cheap flights from Moscow to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City are mainly exploited by the carriers. They also operate cheap flights to Europe, and many continents in the world.

Popular airlines in Russia and fly to Russia

Aeroflot Airbus A320-200

Aeroflot, S7 Airlines, Transaero and VIM Airlines are four major airlines in Russia. These airlines are operating domestic and international cheap flights to Asia, Middle East, Americas, and within Europe. Popular and low-cost airlines flying to Russia are Air India, Vietnam Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Ukraine International Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Swiss International Air Lines, Pegasus Asia operated by Air Manas, Royal Jordanian, Pegasus Airlines, Montenegro Airlines, Mistral Air, Kyrgyzstan Air Company, Japan Airlines, Israir Airlines, Iberia, Meridiana, Brussels Airlines, Blu-express operated by Blue Panorama Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, Air Berlin, Aegean Airlines, Tajik Air, and British Airways

Other useful information

 

Stary Arbat, ul Arbat, Moscow

- In Russia if tourists stay at 3-5 star hotels, the service carrying luggage to their room will be charged about 8-10 USD/suitcase. Personal items as toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, and slippers will not be available; therefore, tourists should remember to bring the necessary items in the trip.

- Remember to bring essential items like sweaters, light jackets, scarves, medicine, hat, small umbrella, socks, colic medicine when traveling here in winter... The humidity in Russia is quite low, so tourists should carry lipstick lotion, body lotion, and saline...

- Tourists should not wear high heels or hard footwear, it will be inconvenient for tourists to get around on foot.

- Tourists should have information of the hotel where you are living to call them in case of incidents. The official language in this country is Russian; English is rarely used here.

- Security in Russia is ensured, but for the safety, tourists should be careful and must always pay attention to their belongings. They should go out in groups.

- The Russians respect the individual freedom, so tourists should heed prohibitive road signs. Those who violate may be fined.