The direction St. Petersburg – Tver is one of the most attractive travel destinations. The road is relatively short, the roads are good, there are options for different price categories.
On own car
Getting from St. Petersburg to Tver by car is not so difficult. The journey from one city to another will take you about 8 hours. The cost of the trip will be from 1,700 to 3,000 Russian rubles.
The automobile route lies through the routes passing through Nizhny Novgorod. You start driving along the E105 highway, and then turn off onto the M10. The total mileage of the route will be approximately 553 kilometers. If you don’t stop anywhere, then spend only 7 hours on the road.
Another option is to use the Bla Bla Car service. It helps drivers and fellow travelers find each other. Let's say you go to another city. In order to at least somehow repel the cost of gas, you can find a person who also needs to get to this city. You ask him for a minimum payment, usually lower than for a train or bus. You remain in the black because you received part of the money for gas, and the fellow traveler is pleased that he got in comfort for a lower fee.
Traveling from St. Petersburg to Tver will take about 9 hours. At the same time, you will pay about 700 rubles for a “ticket”. Of all the options proposed in this article, the Bla Bla Car is the most budgetary. According to service statistics, cars depart about four times a day.
Bus
The bus runs from Tver to St. Petersburg infrequently, only twice a week, so if you intend to go on a trip, take care of buying tickets in advance.
The trip will take longer than on a similar route by bus. In total, you will spend about 13 hours on the road. On average, a ticket will cost you 1000 rubles. If you use the services of a popular carrier Busfor, then you will pay about 900 rubles.
Regular buses run through Tver to St. Petersburg. Their cost is approximately the same - about 1000 rubles. At the same time, you will spend less on the way: from 7 to 9 hours. Some buses run daily, so call the dispatcher at the bus station more often and check for bus tickets.
Train - an option for the hasty
The distance from Tver to St. Petersburg is about 542 kilometers, it is possible to pass it in just four hours. In this case, you do not even have to pay a lot of money for airline tickets!
These services are provided by the INT-Schnelzug rail carrier. Trains go straight to Tver and depart from the main railway station of St. Petersburg. At the moment, the composition leaves at 13.00, 13.10 and 15.00. At the same time, the cost of tickets varies from 940 to 2,300 Russian rubles.
If for some reason you didn’t get on the train, you can choose a route with transfers. He begins to move at 15.10. You will travel to Okulovka by the INT-Schnellzug train; the journey will take an hour and a half.
Further, in Okulovka, you transfer to a D-Train company train that goes to Tver. He sends at 16.40, the road takes about two and a half hours. At the same time, in the reserved seat, the minimum ticket price is 940 rubles, and in the compartment, prices start at 2,300 rubles.
By air
Oddly enough, you can get from St. Petersburg to Tver by air. For example, you can fly to Moscow, and from there take a train to Tver. A plane ticket will cost from 1,800 to 14,000 rubles. You will spend 1 hour 15 minutes on the road.
After that, you go to Belorussky Train Station, from where the Sapsan train leaves every three hours. Travel time is only one hour. In this case, the ticket will cost from 650 to 1,200 rubles. As a result, you will spend 5.5 hours on the road and the amount in the range from 2 600 to 15 500 Russian rubles. Of the total time, you will spend about two hours on a transfer.
At the same time, the cost of moving depends on which Moscow airport you fly to. For example, the cheapest option is Sheremetyevo. The total cost of the trip may be 2,600 rubles. The next cost option is to land at Vnukovo. Be prepared to spend at least 3,000 rubles and 6 hours on a trip. If you land at Domodedovo, the cost of the trip will also start at 3,000 rubles.
How to get from the airport to Moscow?
From Sheremetyevo Airport to Belorussky Train Station you can be reached by the Aero Shuttle line train. Pros - no traffic jams and a comfortable trip. You will spend only half an hour on the road, and spend about 60 rubles on a ticket. The train leaves every half hour.
If you land at Domodedovo Airport, take the Aeroexpress. The road to the city center will take about 46 minutes, trains depart every half hour. However, be prepared to pay more here: a one-way ticket will cost about 500 rubles.
From Vnukovo to the center there is also an aeroexpress train. The trip will cost 500 rubles, the duration of the trip will be 38 minutes.
As you can see, there are many ways to get from St. Petersburg to Tver. All of them vary in cost and duration. When planning a trip, choose the option that will be most optimal for you, then the trip will be as comfortable as possible and will not bring inconvenience.