Russian rail stations


Know your rail station

Moscow and St. Petersburg have more than one rail station. Make sure you know which one you need to be at.

Getting to your station

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Moscow stations

Large Russian cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg have more than one train station. Each station specializes in a certain direction.

  •     Leningradsky Station: Estonia, Finland, St. Petersburg and northwestern Russia.
  •     Belorussky Station: Belorus, Kalliningrad, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, and some trains to Latvia.
  •     Kazansky Station: Central Asia, Ryzan, Ufa, Samara and Novorossiisk.
  •     Kievsky Station: Serves Western Ukraine and Southeastern Europe.
  •     Kursky Station: Southern Russia, Caucasus nations, Eastern Ukraine, and Crimea.
  •     Paveletsky Station: Voronezh, Tambov, Volgograd and Astrakhan.
  •     Rizhsky Station: Latvia.
  •     Savyolovsky Station: Kostroma, Cherepovets and some trains to Vologda.
  •     Yaroslavlsky Station: Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia and China.

St. Petersburg stations

  •     Moskovski railway station: Moscow, Murmansk, Novgorod
  •     Vitebski railway station: Latvia (Riga), Lithuania (Vilnius), Ukraine (Kiev), Belarus (Minsk).
  •     Finlandski railway station: Finland (Helsinki)
  •     Varshavski railway station: Poland (Warsaw)
  •     Baltiiski railway station: cities around St. Petersburg
  •     Ladojsky rail station: Petrozavodsk
Tip: Arrive to train station 30 to 40 minutes before departure.


At the train station

At the train station you must exchange your electronic ticket receipt for a boarding pass (if you are notified that your e-ticket requires this exchange). This can be done in any ticket booth or an electronic terminal. Look for booths that have an e-ticket sign.

It is important that you have a government issued ID that verifies your identity. You will not be able to board a train without your ID. Please make sure that your name on the electronic ticket receipt is printed the same way on your passport.

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