Flag of Russia Uncommon · +150 XP Best time to visit: Jun–Aug Daily spend ~$65

Russia

St Petersburg is a planned city of canals and the Hermitage; Lake Baikal holds a fifth of the unfrozen fresh water on earth. Since 2022 flights, cards and insurance have all become difficult, and advisories are severe.

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Fast facts

Russia in eight slides

Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026

When to go

Best time to visit Russia: Jun–Aug

Checked 22 Aug 2026
Cities

Where people go in Russia

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Getting there

Fly to Russia

10 airports to land at
Chelyabinsk CEK Kazan KZN Moscow MOW Nizhny Novgorod GOJ Novosibirsk OVB Omsk OMS Rostov ROV Samara KUF St. Petersburg LED Yekaterinburg SVX
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Practical

The facts you look up on the plane

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Driving
On the right
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Plugs
C / F
IEC · World Plugs · checked 21 Aug 2026
Voltage
220V
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Currency
RUB · Russian rouble
ISO 4217 · checked 22 Aug 2026
Hello
Здравствуйте · zdrastvuyte
Checked 22 Aug 2026
Tipping
Around 10%, left in cash. Card tipping is rarely possible.
Checked 22 Aug 2026

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