There are enough trains from Nizhny Novgorod to St. Petersburg, it is easy to make a trip between cities, it can take only 8 hours. Nizhny Novgorod, although an interesting city, is inferior to the northern capital by the number of attractions by an order of magnitude. Although he has something to brag about: the cable car, the Kremlin, and the automobile plant museum.
Ride on branded and speed trains
Recently, Sapsan-class trains run between cities. They depart from Nizhny Novgorod at 5 in the morning and arrive in St. Petersburg in 8.5 hours at the Moscow station. This is two times faster than the usual composition of Russian Railways. Such a high-speed train from Nizhny Novgorod to St. Petersburg follows through Vladimir, Moscow and Tver. In Moscow, the stop takes only 15 minutes, and cities along the way - 1-2 minutes.
The ticket price for the train Nizhny Novgorod-Saint Petersburg in the case of a trip on the Sapsan depends on the type of car, and there are six of them:
- Economy From 3300 rubles.
- Economy Plus. From 4000 rubles.
- Wagon-bistro. From 7400 rubles.
- Business Class. From 7600 rubles.
- First grade. From 15,000 rubles.
- Coupe meeting room. From 57,000 rubles.
Dry closets and air conditioners operate in cars, sometimes there are places for small pets. In the bistro car, the price also includes meals, the business class also includes the press, in the first class the plaid complements the above.
If someone is uncomfortable leaving at 5 in the morning, then you can choose the company line-up at 19:06. It takes 14 hours to Petersburg along the same route with short stops in Moscow, Tver, Kovrov and Vladimir.
For a branded train from Nizhny Novgorod to Petersburg, the ticket price depends on the type of car:
- Reserved seat. From 1600 rubles. All cars with dry closets.
- The compartment. From 4200 rubles. The price includes bedding, hygiene and press.
- Compartment improved. From 4200 rubles for the lower place and from 5500 rubles for the top. To services added food, TV, socket, shower, slippers.
- Sleeping. From 10,000 rubles. In the wagons, a washbasin and a shower cabin are added to the services of an improved compartment.
On the way back, the train schedule from Nizhny Novgorod to St. Petersburg is as follows:
- 5 p.m. Peregrine Falcon from Moscow Station, 8 hours on the road.
- 19:15. The company staff, also from the Moscow station, 12 hours on the road.
A trip on the usual composition of Russian Railways
Cheaper trains from Nizhny Novgorod to St. Petersburg leave at 13:54 or 14:02. They are passing from different cities: Izhevsk, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Samara. On the way, they are from 16 to 22 hours and arrive at the Ladoga station. The price depends on the type of car:
- Reserved seat. From 1200 rubles.
- The compartment. From 3100 rubles.
- Sleeping. From 7000 rubles.
On the way, they can have a couple of long stops of 25 minutes, in Moscow and Vladimir.
Return non-branded trains from St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod depart according to the following schedule:
- 13:07, 13:15, 13:33, 13:40.
- 17:40.
Air Travel Option
If you want to get from Nizhny Novgorod to St. Petersburg quickly, it is best to fly by plane. Flight between cities takes two hours. Flights are operated by RusLine and Komiaviatrans airlines. Planes fly out of Strigino according to this schedule:
In St. Petersburg, they land in Pulkovo. Ticket price from 6000 rubles one way.
Return flights from Pulkovo depart at 05:40, 10:10, 10:20 and 15:50.
Bus trip
There are no direct buses between Nizhny Novgorod and St. Petersburg, so you need to change trains to Moscow. 6 hours and a large number of flights go to the capital, they can depart at 00:30 from the Proletarskaya metro station, and also from 7 am to midnight from the Moscow railway station. A ticket costs about 800 rubles.
The place of arrival in Moscow is the bus station near the VDNH metro station. From Moscow to St. Petersburg, buses leave from 16:00 to midnight. Drive 10 hours. The departure station may be the bus station at VDNH and other metro stations in Moscow (Tushinskaya, River Station, Dynamo, Skhodnenskaya).
A ticket costs from 900 rubles. In St. Petersburg, buses arrive at the bus station or to one of the metro stations: Bucharest, Mezhdunarodnaya, Obvodny Canal.