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🇷🇺 Moscow · St Petersburg, Russia · Road Trip

Russia Road Trip

Russia at your own wheel — a mapped self-drive through Moscow · St Petersburg.

🗓️ 8N / 9D4.9 (651)🏨 3★ / 4★ en route🌤️ Best: May – Sep

Starting from

₹98,999 / person

Overview

The best of Russia is usually between the towns, and this 8-night self-drive is built to find it. You get the car, a mapped scenic route through Moscow · St Petersburg, and every night booked ahead — so Red Square & the Kremlin and St Basil’s Cathedral happen on your schedule, with the detours left deliberately open.

May – Sep is the sweet spot for Russia (Europe), and we plan departures from Surat around it — flights via Mumbai or Ahmedabad, 3★ / 4★ en route hotels locked in writing, and this itinerary from ₹98,999 per person on twin sharing.

Explera's Surat desk runs the whole journey end to end — flights, stays, transfers, guided sightseeing, Russia visa assistance and insurance — with a written day-by-day plan before you pay and a human on call 24/7 while you travel. Every departure is fully customisable to your dates, budget and travellers.

Trip highlights

Red Square & the Kremlin
St Basil’s Cathedral
Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Moscow Metro art stations
Hire car with unlimited mileage & insurance
Mapped scenic route with offline notes

✓ What’s included

  • 8 nights' 3★ / 4★ en route stay with daily breakfast
  • Return airport transfers
  • Sightseeing & tours as per the itinerary
  • Russia visa assistance & documentation
  • Hire car for the full trip with unlimited mileage and insurance
  • Route notes, offline maps and pre-booked parking where needed
  • Explera 24/7 on-trip support

✗ What’s excluded

  • International/domestic airfare unless specified in the inclusions
  • Visa fees, travel insurance and any airport taxes not mentioned
  • Personal expenses — laundry, tips, mini-bar, phone calls and shopping
  • Anything not listed under "What’s included"
  • GST (5%) and TCS as applicable under Indian tax rules
  • Cost escalation due to currency fluctuation or fuel surcharge before travel

Day-wise itinerary

1

Day 1

Arrive Moscow

Arrive in Moscow, collect your hire car at the airport desk and drive to your first night's stay with route notes already loaded.

2

Day 2

Red Square

A morning at Red Square & the Kremlin, then back on the road with the afternoon's driving kept short and the next town booked.

3

Day 3

St Basil’s Cathedral

Today's leg ends at St Basil’s Cathedral; parking, fuel stops and a lunch detour are all on the route notes.

4

Day 4

Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Set your own hour for Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg — the car is yours, so the day runs to your pace, not a coach timetable.

5

Day 5

Moscow Metro art stations

An easy drive to Moscow Metro art stations with a viewpoint or two written into the route for the photo stops.

6

Day 6

Peterhof Palace

Drive to Peterhof Palace & fountains today on a route we map for you — the scenic road rather than the fast one, with stops marked.

7

Day 7

Red Square

A morning at Red Square & the Kremlin, then back on the road with the afternoon's driving kept short and the next town booked.

8

Day 8

St Basil’s Cathedral

Today's leg ends at St Basil’s Cathedral; parking, fuel stops and a lunch detour are all on the route notes.

9

Day 9

Departure

Drop the hire car back at the airport desk — we build in the buffer so the return is never a scramble — and check in for your flight.

Book your Moscow · St Petersburg trip from Surat & Gujarat

Explera Vacations plans Moscow · St Petersburg holidays for travellers across Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Vapi and the rest of Gujarat — from our Surat Diamond Bourse (Khajod) and L. H. Road (Varachha) offices, or entirely on WhatsApp. As an IATA-certified agency and the official SDB travel desk since 2009, we handle the whole trip on one invoice: visa, flights, hotels, transfers and sightseeing, with flexible 20% booking, GST billing and a 24/7 desk while you travel. Share your dates for a written, all-inclusive quote — no hidden mark-ups.

Package FAQ

Moscow · St Petersburg package — questions

The Russia Road Trip starts from ₹98,999 per person on twin sharing for 8 nights / 9 days (land package). Final pricing depends on travel dates, hotel category and flights, which we quote transparently.

Prices are indicative, per person on twin sharing, and vary with season, availability, hotel category and currency. Share your dates for a confirmed, customised quote.

Traveller reviews

What travellers say about the Moscow · St Petersburg trip

★★★★★4.9/5· 651+ reviews
★★★★★
Booked the 8N/9D Moscow trip with Explera for our trip with friends and it was flawless — 3★ / 4★ en route, smooth transfers and a well-paced itinerary. Nothing to arrange ourselves, we just enjoyed.

Zeel Kothiya

Surat (Vesu) · Trip with friends

★★★★★
Explera planned our Moscow holiday end to end — flights, 3★ / 4★ en route, sightseeing and visa where needed, all on one bill. Every day ran exactly to plan. Best travel agent in Surat, honestly.

Yash Bhanderi

Surat (Vesu) · Trip with friends

★★★★★
Our trip with friends to Moscow was better than the photos. The team suggested the perfect hotels and the 9-day route was neither rushed nor lazy. Priced fairly with no surprises at the end.

Dixita Lathiya

Surat (Vesu) · Trip with friends

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