The schedule of Vitebsk railway station may be useful for travelers who are going to make a change in this city. It is a large railway junction: trains run through it that connect St. Petersburg with Kiev, Chisinau and the cities of Belarus.
Schedule of international trains
It should be remembered that the cost of tickets for international trains departing from the Vitebsk railway station is quite high. Crossing the border of Belarus with other countries raises the price. At the same time, the quality of cars does not get better.
In the south direction from Vitebsk there is only one train of the Ukrainian formation - No. 53, which connects Kiev with St. Petersburg. He leaves at one in the morning and arrives in Kiev in 13 hours.
If you compare the ticket prices with the internal Belarusian message, they look high:
- reserved seat - from 2500 rubles;
- compartment - from 4200 rubles;
- sleeping - from 9700 rubles.
This train arrives in Vitebsk at 03:26, costs 15 minutes and leaves for St. Petersburg, which takes almost 9 hours. In the northern capital, he arrives at Vitebsky Station.
Vitebsk railway station serves as the arrival place for several trains from different cities, all of them follow to St. Petersburg according to the following schedule:
- At 00:43 - the composition of the Belarusian formation from Gomel, the journey takes 9 hours.
- 01:57 - Russian Railways train from Kaliningrad, it is on the way for 13 hours.
- 02:21 - a rare train from Moldova, arrives in St. Petersburg at 11:44. From Vitebsk to Chisinau, he leaves at 05:34 and spends as much as 27 hours on the road.
- 03:41 - the compositions of the Ukrainian formation from Kiev and Kharkov, by 12:21 arrive in St. Petersburg.
- 19:30 - a rare train of Russian Railways from Smolensk, 10 hours travels to the northern capital.
- 23:02 and 23:33 - trains of the Belarusian formation from Brest and Minsk. They arrive in Petersburg at 07:55 and 09:16.
- At 00:54, the composition of the Russian Railways leaves for Kaliningrad.
- Only one train leaves for Vitebsk at 22:18 in Moscow; it spends 8.5 hours on its way to the capital of Russia.
Schedule to major cities of Belarus
In the second largest city of Belarus - Gomel - a day train leaves at Vitebsk railway station at 08:12. It is in transit for 7 hours and 45 minutes. At 22:02, the night train leaves for 8 hours. Tickets inside Belarus are much cheaper than Russian Railways fares in Russia, and the cost of additional services (for example, bedding) is also lower.
The trip from Vitebsk to Brest takes from 9 to 16 hours, the train departure schedule is as follows:
- 03:14 (from St. Petersburg).
- 16:16, 16:55, 18:04, 22:41 (local train from Vitebsk).
Trailers are added to various trains from the railway station of Vitebsk to Grodno. The first leaves at 02:30 (9 hours), and the second at 18:43 (11 hours). They arrive back at 02:05 and 06:10.
You can also leave from Vitebsk by train to Minsk. The fastest flight will take you in 3.5 hours, and the slowest - in 9. Departure schedule:
- 00:10 and 03:14 (both from St. Petersburg);
- 06:40, 15:19 (local express trains);
- 10:46;
- 18:04 and 21:38 (the second train is almost night, arrives in the capital of Belarus by 03:30).
Suburban Train Schedule
Electric trains and diesel trains in Belarus are cheap, tariffs are much lower than Russian. The train schedule of Vitebsk railway station can be divided into four directions:
- Departure to Polotsk and Shumilino at 07:11, 09:07, 11:59, 14:45, 17:21, 20:49. It takes about two hours to get there.
- To Orsha: 06:48, 08:36, 11:24, 14:43, 17:24, 20:14. The journey takes 1 hour and 40 minutes.
- On Rudnya: 08:20, 17:15. 1.5 hours on the road.
- On Jezerische: 08:26, 15:19, 20:58. It will take about two hours.
What to see in Vitebsk?
Vitebsk is not the most interesting city in the region. For example, there is no Kremlin in it, but in neighboring regional centers like Pskov and Smolensk. In Vitebsk, you can spend the weekend. To get acquainted with local social and cultural objects, you can visit all museums, several city parks, architecture and the estate of the artist Repin "Zdravnevo", which is located 15 kilometers from the city.
Among the architectural monuments, it is worth noting the cathedral, the church, the amphitheater, the house of Marc Chagall, the governor's palace, the drama theater and the town hall. Monuments to the heroes of various wars have also been erected in Vitebsk.