Popular directions and the cost of tickets: where the Russians will go to May holidays

Krympress reports:

Travel service experts Tutu Analyzed the demand for train tickets and an airplane from April 30 to May 11, 2025 and gathered the TOP 10 of popular destinations in Russia and abroad. On May holidays, travelers will go by train to St. Petersburg, Kazan and Minsk, and by plane — In Kaliningrad, Sochi, Baku and again in Minsk.

Train

TOP-10 areas in Russia

The most popular area for May holidays was St. Petersburg. The cost of tickets from Moscow is from 3,925 rubles one way.

In second place in popularity Kazan. A ticket for May from Moscow in one direction costs about 4,695 rubles. In Nizhny Novgorod, the capital of sunsets, from Moscow you can leave even cheaper. Tickets for the train with departure during the May holidays cost an average of 2 197 rubles one way.

In the fourth place in the popularity rating of Simferopol. Here — it’s not so budget: from 13,131 rubles for a ticket with departure from Moscow.

On the fifth line, the route Moscow-Rostov-on-Don. You can leave for the shores of the Don for 7,235 rubles. On the sixth — Moscow — Krasnodar: tickets cost from 7,948 rubles.

The rating also got routes with departure from Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don and St. Petersburg. From Krasnodar to Adler, you can leave for about 1,925 rubles. To Adler from Rostov-on-Don-for about 3,318 rubles.

The cost of tickets from St. Petersburg to Rostov-on-Don starts at 7,423 rubles.

Closes the top ten popular railway routes Moscow — Voronezh. The cost of tickets is from approximately 3,053 rubles.

TOP-10 international areas

On May holidays, Russians will go by train to Belarus and Abkhazia. The most popular direction for the May journey was Minsk. A ticket from Moscow in one direction costs about 5,042 rubles. In second place is the route Rostov-on-Don-Gagra: a ticket costs from 3,520 rubles.

The third place in the ranking is again occupied by Minsk, but this time with the departure of a train from St. Petersburg. Tickets can be bought for about 5,550 rubles. In the fourth place is also Belarus: a ticket from Moscow to Brest costs about 7,710 rubles. And from St. Petersburg to Brest — about the same, 7,801 rubles. This route in the popularity rating took the fifth line.

The second half of the popular dozens are occupied by Abkhazian resorts. A train ticket from Krasnodar to Gudauta costs an average of 2,428 rubles, from Rostov-on-Don to Gudauta-about 3,691 rubles. You can get from Moscow to Gagra for about 10,765 rubles, from Tuapse to Gagra — for 1,625 rubles. A train ticket from Rostov-on-Don to Sukhum costs an average of 3,730 rubles.

Airplane

TOP-10 areas in Russia

For May holidays, Russians will fly from Moscow to Kaliningrad — this city is in the first place in the ranking of popular areas. Tickets can be bought on average for 9,864 rubles. In second place Moscow — Sochi and tickets for about 13,973 rubles.

Mineral waters are closed by the top three areas: you can get there from Moscow for about 13,528 rubles.

The fourth, fifth and sixth rating lines are occupied by routes with departure from St. Petersburg. From the northern capital to Kaliningrad, you can get on average for 10,505 rubles, for Kazan — for 7,607 rubles, in Sochi — for 15 219 rubles.

The flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg is not as popular as a train trip. You can get for 6,448 rubles.

Further in the ranking of Moscow — Kazan and 9 127 rubles per ticket, Moscow — Makhachkala — the flight costs an average of 14,538 rubles. The rating is closed by a trip from St. Petersburg to Yekaterinburg: you can make it for about 11,956 rubles.

TOP-10 international areas

Russians will fly to the May holidays in Minsk, Baku, Tashkent, Tbilisi, Istanbul, Almaty and Antalya. In the first place of the popularity rating, the flight Moscow — Minsk: a ticket costs from 9,573 rubles. On the second — Moscow — Baku. Tickets are already a little more expensive — from 18,675 rubles. On the third — Moscow — Tashkent and tickets, which cost an average of 15,777 rubles.

On the fourth line of popular air administrations, Minsk is again, but with the departure from St. Petersburg. Tickets cost an average of 9,414 rubles.

From Moscow to Tbilisi, you can get for 26,575 rubles, to Istanbul — for 26,677 rubles, and in Almaty — for 20 181 rubles.

The ten popular routes from Sochi to Istanbul, from Moscow to Antalya and from St. Petersburg to Baku are closed. You can get from Sochi to Istanbul on average for 22,515 rubles, from Moscow to Antalya for about 25,863 rubles, from St. Petersburg to Baku-for 20,709 rubles.

Ekaterina Dolgikh, head of marketing of the Avia Tutu direction:

On May holidays, Russians in classics choose convenient and affordable foreign directions, including neighboring countries. Minsk occupies a leading position due to the accessibility of tickets and the simplicity of flights without visa difficulties. Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan in the top, because this is due to the redistribution of tourist flow, as well as with trips to relatives of local people working abroad.

Türkiye, as always, is one of the most popular areas: Istanbul is popular as a transit hub and an independent tourist city, and the Antalya attracts lovers of beach holidays, in May the weather already allows you to swim the most daring. Tbilisi also constantly increases the number of Russian tourists, since a visa is not needed, but there is also a variety of nature (mountains, sea, forests), as well as gastrotourism. At the same time, ticket prices in Tbilisi and Istanbul are higher compared to Minsk and Baku, which is associated with a limited number of flights and high demand.

In general, the dynamics of booking shows a stable interest in foreign travel during the May holidays, and demand is distributed between cultural, beach and accessible directions without visas.

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