RUSSIA TRAVEL for First Timers - what YOU NEED to KNOW | Moscow & St. Petersburg

What you NEED to KNOW before visiting Moscow and St. Petersburg Russia! VISA info, places to see, what to do, how to get around, safety and more!

✈️ Sections ✈️
Visas - 0:35
Language - 1:40
Getting around - 2:28
Money - 4:00
Tickets - 4:52
Weather -5:25
Food - 5:58
Things to do - 6:22
Safety - 8:54

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[heynadine]

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[АнтонДеч]

I think the notion “not to photograph government buildings” pertains to China where you are prohibited to take pictures of the military and some government buildings.
I lived in Russia through all my life and traveled through out the country and never encountered any problems with taking pictures of buildings or whatever.
Yes there are some forbidden zones but ordinary tourist would never be there.
Besides Uber there are other options like the Apps Yandex Taxi or Get Taxi which are even cheaper. The trip from the Airport to the downtown would cost about 1000 rubles ($16).
And thank you for vindicating our country’s safety. Moscow and Saint Petersburg statistically are much safer than NY and to tenfold safer than Chicago.

[MsRita]

Thank you for such a positive feedback on my country!

[Ropiplup]

I was in St Petersburg for 5 weeks and I felt safer there than I do here in Winnipeg 😂. Peterhof and Catherine's Palace are a must. I spent days wandering around in the Hermitage, if you have an ISIC card entrance to a lot of places is either free or at least they give you 50% off. Georgian cuisine was absolutely my favourite out of everything I tried there.

[christinamois]

I'm from Moscow and I feel much safer in Russia than in Canada where I've been living for 6 years, glad I'm going back.

[smalltime]

Russia was one of my favourite places to go.
Didn't get questioned anywhere, locals were happy to help guide me (learn a bit of Russian first, a little goes a long way), the police were polite and courteous.
In the Ukraine I was threatened by a Neo-Nazi gang, in Estonia I was asked for my papers multiple times, and I was sidelined for questioning in Switzerland (until I produced my British Passport).
My biggest gripe about Russia is the language barrier though. Between my shitty Russian and the locals' shitty English, I ended up on the wrong train... So I didn't get to Kubinka.
I'd happily go back to Russia, but the visa process holds me back.

[heynadine]

Have YOU been to Russia before? What are some tips you have for first-time travelers? ALSO which countries would you like me to cover next?

[mzm]

You can order Uber in Russia but it’s more popular to use Yandex Taxi.

[MarySmilodon]

Russia is awesome! I lived in Voronezh for 4 months and visited Moscow, St Petersburg, Sochi, and Kazan!

[alex_gaimar]

It was very informative and nice video. Looking forward for more episodes.
St Petersburg does have an unpredictable weather, for which it is know in Russia. It is a seaside city. Most residents carry an umbrella even if there was a clear sky in the morning which is rare. Basically, summer weather there is quite like in London. Moscow is a continental city so it doesn't really have such problems.
Regarding visiting churches, I would add to the scarf that men should cover their legs with pants, so no shorts are allowed even if it's hot outside.

[andreisokolow]

Арест за фотографирование "военных и правительственных зданий в Москве и Санк-Петербурге"? Это бред какой-то!

[languagetraveller]

Good thing Russian is my native language and I don't have to worry about it when I go there 😅 Russia (especially St Petersbourg) has been on my bucket list for a VERY long time, because it's an important place for my family - my grandma actually survived the Leningrad Blockade during WW2 and I'm very interested to go there and see it all 😍

[LeBron]

everything in Russia become bigger in size and brighter in colors . and i like BIG and bright colors!

[FFGuy-euhr]

I can't wait till Russia reopens. I went for 2 days as a layover in 2017. So beautiful.

[andrewab]

4 days in Moscow for the World Cup Final! Can't wait and thanks for the vid!

[manishapagare]

Thanks for the tips .. I'm going to russia for the world cup!!!! 5 days in moscow and 5 days in St.Petersburg 🤘🏻 The video was very helpful! Loved it! ♥️

[JohannesNikitin]

When you say Russia is expensive its not correct at all. Maybe in Moscow and St.Petersburg and their city centers and tourist traps. But when you go to the countryside, small towns or Siberian cities they are cheaper than China. In Khabarovks and Kaliningrad there is like €3 hostels and in Irkutsk Ive met people from China who said that Irkutsk and Khabarovsk are cheaper than China. Its also old stereotype that "China is cheap".

[davidaway]

The Taxis in Moscow are very cheap, usually about 400 Rubles (4 Euros) inside Moscow.

[kassiesconcepts]

This is going to be an amazing series! So smart! I’m going to watch all of them!

[apieceofes]

Great idea with a tip series - I’ve wanted to visit Russia for a while and you only made me more confident!