Average Price of a Return Flight to Russia

Excluding taxes, which are usually about $50 for direct flights and $100 for the flights with changes. Prices are usually higher during high season.
Prices are for return flights.

If you prefer to fly with no-frills budget airlines from Europe, check out our Budget airlines flying to Russia section.



From the USA:
New-York – Moscow: $470 - $650 US
Los-Angeles – Moscow: $690-$900 US
Good deals are offered by Delta, Finnair, AirFrance, KLM, Lufthansa, and Aeroflot. During the summer the prices go up about 50%.

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From Great Britain:
London – Moscow: $260-$400 US (150-290 GBP)
Best deals are offered by Aeroflot and British Airways (especially for students) and Transaero. For stays over 1 month better deals are offered by Lufthansa, AlItalia, AirFrance, SAS, and Aeroflot.
On Budget? Starting from 27 October it is possible to get a budget RyanAir or EasyJet flight from London to Riga or Tallin, from there it is possible to get to Moscow for about $20-$50 one way (an 8-hour long overnight train or bus) or to St. Petersburg for just $10 one way (a 5-hour long Eurolines bus).
 
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From Germany:
Frankfurt – Moscow: $100-$250 US
Berlin - Moscow: $240 US
Koln - Moscow: $240 US
Best deals are offered by Sibir airlines, Transaero, Aeroflot, LOT.
On budget? Starting from 20 June 2005 the German Wings budget airline offers flights from Berlin and Koln to Moscow. A one way flight is about 60 EUR including taxes if you book 2-4 weeks before.
The Russian Sibir airlines and Transaero also offer very attractive fares. If you buy tickets from Russia to Germany, the cheapest you get is 100 EUR one way, because there's a special law in Russia that doesn't allow cheaper tickets.
Starting from 27 October 2004 EasyJet has flights from Berlin Shoenefeld to Tallin (Estonia) and Riga (Latvia). from there it is possible to get to Moscow for about $20-$50 one way (an 8-hour long overnight train or bus) or to St. Petersburg for just $10 one way (a 5-hour long Eurolines bus).

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From France:
Paris – Moscow: $300-$380 US
Best deals are offered by Eastern European airline companies (LOT Polish Airlines, Czech Airlines, Aeroflot, and Air France).
On Budget? Take a train to Koeln (Germany) and catch a direct flight by German Wings to Moscow Vnukovo ($120 one way).


From Holland:
Amsterdam – Moscow: from $350 US
The best deals are offered by Aeroflot.
On Budget? Take a train to Koeln (Germany) and catch a direct flight by German Wings to Moscow Vnukovo ($120 one way). Another way is to take a Blue1 flight to Helsinki (Finland) and then a bus or a train to St. Petersburg.
 

From Italy:
from 200 EUR return.
Italian airlines have pretty good deals on flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg from various cities. It's also really easy to buy one way flights as well. Check out our Guide to Russia in Italian where you can book these flights online.
 

From Scandinavia:
Stockhholm, Oslo, Helsinki – Moscow: from $300 US
New (May 2006) Norwegian Air Shuttle offers flights from Oslo to St. Petersburg for $150 US taxes inc.
The best deals are offered by Aeroflot.
On Budget? Take Norwegian Air Shuttle from Oslo to St. Petersburg. Prices start at 56 EUR one way. Three flights a week - on Mon, Wed, Fri.
Alternatively, try taking a RyanAir flight to Riga (Latvia) or Tempere (Finland) and then a bus or a train to Russia. Also taking a ferry to Tallin (Estonia) and then a Eurolines bus to St. Petersburg is a cheap option.


From Australia:
Sydney – Moscow: $1200-$1500 US
Best deals are offered by Aeroflot, Quantas Airlines, Japan Airlines.


From China:
Moscow – Beijing: $450 - $600 US
Best deals are offered by Sibir airlines and Aeroflot.


From Japan:
Tokyo – Moscow: $750-$950 US
Best deals are offered by Aeroflot and SAS.

Russian Airline Companies:

Aeroflot Russian Airlines
Usually cheapest tickets to/from Russia. Good service (despite what many people think), quite safe (there’s a rumour that many pilots are former military, so if they managed in Afghanistan…), and a wide selection of food (must be prebooked).
Internet: http://www.aeroflot.com (USA), http://www.aeroflot.co.uk (UK), http://www.aeroflot.ru (Russia).
Contacts: +1 (888)686-4949 (Washington, USA), +44 (0) 20 7 355-2233 (London, UK), +7 (095) 753-5555 (24 hours, Moscow, Russia)
Offices: Moscow Russia: Petrovka St., 20/1 (metro Teatralnaya, Okhotny Ryad) | London UK: 70, Picaddilly St.

Sibir Airlines
Second most important in Russia, after Aeroflot. Based in Novosibirsk. Strives to provide good service for less money than Aeroflot. Has great offers for domestic flights in Russia, as well as some international flights, especially to Germany and Asia (China, Korea, Mongolia).
Internet: http://english.s7.ru/ (Russian, English, German)
Contacts: +7 (095) 777-9999 (Moscow, Russia), +7 (3832) 59-90-90 (24 hours, Novosibirsk, Russia), +44 (0)870 60 80 737 (UK), +86 10 651-207-09 (China)
Offices: Moscow, Russia: 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 15 (metro «Belorusskaya»)
Working hours: 10:00 - 20:00, Domodedovo Airport (24h) , Paveletsky Railway Station (10.00-21.00)

Transaero
Not very nice service, however sometimes kicks off very low prices for some international flights (to UK and Germany) and domestic flights (to Kamchatka).
Internet: http://www.transaero.ru/ (Russian only)
Contacts: +7 (095) 241-76-76 (Moscow, Russia)

Pulkovo
St. Petersburg – based airline company. Regular flights between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Sometimes good offers for international flights from St. Petersburg.
Internet: http://eng.pulkovo.ru/

International Airlines Operating in Russia:

Air France
[Internet: http://www.airfrance.com/ | Contacts: +7 495 937-3839 | Moscow office: Korovy Val St., #7 (metro: Oktyabrskaya)]
Al Italia
(http://www.alitalia.com/)
American Airlines
(http://www.aa.com/)
British Airways
[Internet: http://www.britishairways.com/ | Contacts: +7 495 956-4676 | Moscow offices: Domodedovo airport; 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya st., #23 (metro: Belorusskaya)]
Czech Airlines
(http://www.csa.cz/)
Delta Airlines
[Internet: http://www.delta.com/ | Contacts: +7 495 937-9090 | Moscow office: Gogolevsky blvd., #11, floor 2 (metro: Kropotkinskaya)]
FinnAir
[Internet: http://www.finnair.com/ | Contacts: +7 495 933-0056 | Offices: Sheremetyevo 2 airport; Kropotskinsky per., #7 (metro: Kropotkinskaya, Arbat)]
LOT Polish Airlines
(http://www.lot.com/)
Lufthansa
[Internet: http://www.lufthansa.com/ | Contacts: +7 495 737-6415, 737-6404 | Moscow offices: Sheremetyevo 2 airport, Baltchug Hotel, Sheraton Hotel, Penta-Renaissance Hotel]
KLM
[http://www.klm.com/ | Contacts: +7 495 258-3600 | Moscow offices: Usachyova St., #33 / 1 (metro: Sportivnaya)]
SAS
(http://www.sas.se/)
Swiss Air
(http://www.swiss.com/)
Quantas
(http://www.qantasusa.com/)

A list of most airline companies web addresses and toll-free numbers in
USA: http://www.geocities.com/Thavery2000/

Travel agencies that sell train and airline tickets:

Online airline tickets reservation:
WayToRussia.Net Airline Tickets (http://avia.waytorussia.net/ ) visa Pososchok


Airline tickets reservation offices in Russia:

Moscow: Pososhok - Address: Komsomolsky Prospekt, #13 (metro: Park Kultury or Frunzenskaya); Phone: +7 495 234-8000
St. Petersburg: Infinity - Address: Bolshaya Morskaya St., #39 (hotel Astoria) | Phone: +7 812 313-5085
Student STA travel agency.
Offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar, Nizhnevartovsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Rostov-na-Donu, Toliatti, Tumen, Ufa, Volgograd.
Moscow phone: +7 495 797-9555, email: tickets@startravel.ru
Internet: http://www.startravel.ru/about/regions.shtml (Russian)

Discount Flights & How to Save Money:

ISIC cards. First, most airlines offer discounts for students or ISIC cardholders. You can get this ISIC card at your local universities or at student travel agencies.

Student Travel Agencies. There are also Student Travel Agencies (STA); they sell airlines' tickets to students for reduced prices, and ISIC cards. You can find the nearest to you STA agency and the fares they offer on their website - http://www.statravelgroup.com/, or for UK - http://statravel.co.uk.

Last-Minute Deals is when somebody has a ticket, but can't use it, so he sells it for reduced price. Sometimes it might seem a rush, but the tickets are definitely cheaper. Such deals are offered through specialized agencies, or you can try http://www.lastminutetravel.com/

Airhitchhiking is when you buy the free seats airlines haven't sold in the last day, for reduced price. There's an organization offering such services - Airhitchhike (http://www.air-hitch.org), you need to pay an inscription fee though, but their deals are quite attractive.

Air couriers. Another option is to be an air courier for one flight, your job will be to carry someone something. There's aircouriers organisation on the internet - http://www.aircourier.com, you have to pay $30 US to become a member.

The problem with the last three options is that sometimes you won't get the desired destination and won't know when you fly for sure, but the prices might be twice as lower.
Also though you could get a ticket to Russia it might be hard to get a ticket back, and that's bad if you have your Russian visa ending soon.

HOW TO BOOK AN AIR TICKET FROM RUSSIA TO YOUR DESIRED DESTINATION.
If you want to book and buy an airline ticket from Russia to a country abroad, you can contact the airlines directly, but they will not offer the lowest fares possible, so if their proposition is more expensive than the fares stated on this page, try another option: ticket sales agencies.

To book your flight online, please, go to Services / Airline Tickets section - lowest fares are offered!

Other sections of WayToRussia.Net that
may interest you:

Domestic air travel
Online airline tickets reservation
Airport transfers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Irkutsk
Getting to / from Moscow (Airports Information)
Getting to / from St. Petersburg