The direction St. Petersburg-Tver is one of the most attractive travel destinations. The road is relatively short, the roads are good, there are options for different price categories.
In own car
Getting from St. Petersburg to Tver by car is not that difficult. The road from one city to another will take you about 8 hours. The cost of the trip will be from 1,700 to 3,000 Russian rubles.
The car route lies through the highways passing through Nizhny Novgorod. You start driving along the E105 highway, after which you turn onto the M10. The total mileage of the route will be approximately 553 kilometers. If you do not stop anywhere, you will only spend 7 hours on the road.
Another option is to use the Bla Bla Car service. It helps drivers and fellow travelers find each other. Let's say you're traveling to another city. To somehow recoup the cost of gasoline, you can find a person who also needs to get to this city. You ask him for a minimum payment, usually lower than for a train or bus. You remain in the black because you received part of the money for gasoline, and the fellow traveler is pleased thatarrived in comfort for less.
Travel from St. Petersburg to Tver will take about 9 hours. At the same time, you will pay about 700 rubles for the “ticket”. Of all the options proposed in this article, Bla Bla Car is the most budget one. According to the statistics of the service, cars are sent about four times a day.
Bus
From Tver to St. Petersburg, the bus runs infrequently, only twice a week, so if you are going on a trip, take care of buying tickets in advance.
The trip will take longer than the same bus route. In total, you will spend about 13 hours on the way. On average, a ticket will cost you 1000 rubles. If you use the services of the popular carrier Busfor, you will pay about 900 rubles.
Regular buses run through Tver to St. Petersburg. Their cost is approximately the same - about 1000 rubles. At the same time, you will spend less time on the road: from 7 to 9 hours. Some buses run daily, so call the bus station dispatcher often and check the availability of bus tickets.
Train is an option for the hurried
The distance from Tver to St. Petersburg is about 542 kilometers, it is possible to cover it in just four hours. In this case, you do not even have to pay a lot of money for air tickets!
Such services are provided by the rail carrier INT-Schnelzug. Trains go straight to Tver and depart from the mainrailway station of St. Petersburg. At the moment, the train leaves at 13.00, 13.10 and 15.00. At the same time, the cost of tickets varies from 940 to 2,300 Russian rubles.
If for some reason you missed the train, you can choose a route with transfers. It starts moving at 15.10. You are going to Okulovka by train INT-Schnellzug, the journey will take an hour and a half.
Next, in Okulovka, you change to a D-Train train, which goes to Tver. It leaves at 16.40, the journey takes about two and a half hours. At the same time, in a reserved seat, the minimum ticket price is 940 rubles, and in a compartment, prices start at 2,300 rubles.
By air
Oddly enough, you can also get from St. Petersburg to Tver by air. For example, you can fly to Moscow, and from there take a train to Tver. A plane ticket will cost from 1,800 to 14,000 rubles. You will spend 1 hour and 15 minutes on the road.
After that, you go to the Belorussky railway station, from where the Sapsan train leaves every three hours. Travel time will be only one hour. In this case, the ticket will cost from 650 to 1,200 rubles. As a result, you will spend 5.5 hours on the road and an amount ranging from 2,600 to 15,500 Russian rubles. Of the total time, you will spend about two hours on the transfer.
At the same time, the cost of moving depends on which Moscow airport you arrive at. For example, the cheapest option is Sheremetyevo. The total cost of the trip can be 2,600 rubles. The next cost option islanding at Vnukovo. Be prepared to spend at least 3,000 rubles and 6 hours on the trip. If you land at Domodedovo, then the cost of the trip will also start from 3,000 rubles.
How to get from the airport to Moscow?
From the airport "Sheremetyevo" to the Belorussky railway station you can get by train lines Aero Shuttle. Pros - no traffic jams and a comfortable journey. On the road, you will spend only half an hour, and spend about 60 rubles on a ticket. The train leaves every half an hour.
If you land at Domodedovo, take the Aeroexpress. The journey to the city center takes about 46 minutes, trains leave every half an hour. However, be prepared to pay more here: a one-way ticket will cost about 500 rubles.
Aeroexpress also runs from Vnukovo to the center. The trip will cost 500 rubles, the duration of the trip will be 38 minutes.
As you can see, there are many ways to get from St. Petersburg to Tver. All of them vary in cost and duration. When planning a trip, choose the option that will be the most optimal for you, then the trip will be as comfortable as possible and will not bring inconvenience.