Vitebsk - Moscow: features of the trip along the route

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

The distance from Vitebsk to Moscow is 560 kilometers. Between the cities there is one train and several buses. In addition, you can travel from Vitebsk to Moscow with a change in Orsha, from where there are more trains. Below we will consider all the options.

Trip by rail from Vitebsk

Only one Belarusian train runs between Vitebsk and Moscow.

He leaves at 22:18 and arrives in Moscow at 06:42. He walks daily. There are only two long stops - Smolensk and Vyazma. All others are short - 2 minutes each (Mozhaisk, Yartsevo, Liozno).

The price of a ticket depends on the seasonal fare, tentatively a reserved seat will cost from 2100 rubles, and a coupe - 3600 rubles.

In terms of per kilometer, the fare is quite high. This is due to the fact that international tariffs are still in force in the railway communication between Russia and Belarus.

In the opposite direction, from Moscow to Vitebsk, the train leaves at 23:37 and arrives at its destination at 07:55.

Rail ridevia Orsha

From Vitebsk every day there are numerous trains and electric trains to Orsha. By long-distance train, travel from 75 to 90 minutes. There are many flights, the schedule looks like this:

00:10.
02:27.
03:14.
08:12.
08:27.
10:46.
15:19.
16:55.
18:04.
18:43.
19:44.
22:03.

Tickets must be paid in Belarusian rubles, translated into Russian prices are as follows:

General - from 100 rubles.
Reserved seat - from 150 rubles.
Compartment - from 200 rubles.

Besides this, you can get from Vitebsk to Orsha by train. The ticket price will be about 55 rubles. Drive about 100 minutes. The departure schedule looks like this:

06:50.
08:36.
11:30.
14:28.
17:22.
20:14.

From Orsha to Moscow to go from 5 to 7, 5 hours. Trains run around the clock. They can be formed by Russian Railways and belong to the international class, for example, Berlin - Moscow - a train of the "Strizh" type.

Most of the trains are formed by the railways of Belarus, they depart according to the following schedule:

00:11. Brand composition from Brest.
00:41. Brand composition from Minsk.
02:07. Signature composition from Grodno.
02:43, 08:31 and 12:52. Fast trains from Brest.
17:25. Passenger train from Minsk. Flight in progress.
19:20. Trains from Brest and Minsk alternate between Novosibirsk and Arkhangelsk.
22:25. Ambulance train from Minsk.
23:59. Trip from Gomel and Mogilev alternate.

Ticket price depends on the type of carriage and seasonal fare, the rates are approximately as follows:

Reserved seat - from 2000 rubles.
Compartment - from 3300 rubles.
Sleeping - from 7000 rubles.

RZD formation trains also run from Orsha to Moscow:

04:53 and 05:53. Trains from Paris, Nice and Prague alternate.
06:20 and 07:20. Trains from Warsaw to Moscow.
03:19 and 07:40. Compositions from Kaliningrad. The first one is branded.
14:04 and 15:04. Coming from Berlin. They have seating cars with prices starting from 1,500 rubles.

Ride on the bus

From Vitebsk to Moscow buses leave in the evenings from the bus station, which is located near the railway station. There are flights at 21:00, 21:30 and 22:00. The trip takes 8.5 hours. The ticket costs from 900 rubles. The place of arrival in the capital may be the bus station Yuzhnye Vorota and Tushinskaya.

If there are evening flights that are inconvenient, then you can first go to Smolensk, and then transfer to Moscow. From Vitebsk to Smolensk buses depart according to the following schedule:

06:45.
08:00.
10:45.
17:00.

The trip will take 2 hours and 45 minutes. The ticket costs 440 rubles.

From Smolensk to Moscow by bus it takes 6-7 hours. The ticket costs from 900 rubles. You can leave at 13:00. This option is conveniently joined with two morning flights from Vitebsk. You can also leave on an hourly flightnights, From Smolensk to Moscow it is much cheaper to get by train like "Lastochka". It departs, depending on the day of the week, between 12:00 and 13:00, 15:33 to 16:07, from 18:49 to 19:32.

Drive 4 hours, ticket costs 400 rubles. Much more comfortable than the bus.

Drive a car

It is possible to get from Vitebsk to Moscow by car in 6-7 hours. It is necessary to drive 520-580 kilometers. First, along the R-21 highway through Liozno, you need to enter Russia and then move to Smolensk. Then move along the E-30 highway to Moscow. The density of settlements along the road is decent, there are enough gas stations.

On the way you can stop by Smolensk and see this ancient city. It is somewhat more interesting than Vitebsk, for example, there is a large Kremlin with many towers.