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Analysts Tutu travel service compiled a list of air destinations from Moscow and St. Petersburg for May and summer with the lowest average checks at the moment, and also gave advice on what to do in some of the cities included in the rating. According to Tutu, the average check for tickets issued from Moscow for May and summer in Russia is about 15.6 thousand rubles round-trip, from St. Petersburg — 17.8 thousand rubles round-trip. We analyzed tickets issued for a flight from May 1 to August 31, when booking until April 25 inclusive.
10 air routes from Moscow to Russia
| Destination city | Average round trip |
| Saransk | 7 308 |
| Saint Petersburg | 7433 |
| Ulyanovsk | 8 167 |
| Pskov | 8 234 |
| Samara | 8 679 |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 8 943 |
| Saratov | 9065 |
| Permian | 9 176 |
| Volgograd | 9 908 |
| Ekaterinburg | 9 912 |
The top 10 options for air routes from Moscow for May and summer with the lowest average checks at the moment were Saransk, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk, Pskov, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, Perm, Volgograd and Yekaterinburg. The average check for these destinations from Moscow is from 7.3 to 9.9 thousand rubles round-trip.
Saransk, Mordovia
Summer is a good time to get acquainted with the local flavor and visit national holidays such as Viren-Art, Sabantuy, Velen ozks, Tev, Kurgonya and others. You can also go for a walk in the Mordovian Reserve and the Smolny National Park. Fans of outdoor activities may be interested in boating and catamaran trips along the Insar River.
St. Petersburg and Leningrad region
In St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region in the summer you can enjoy the beauty of the Baltic Sea and resorts: Zelenogorsk or Sestroretsk. In the city itself there are parks and squares where it is nice to take a walk and enjoy nature or hide from the heat, if you are lucky with the weather in St. Petersburg. If you want to go out of town and take a walk, but you have already been to Peterhof, you can go to Oranienbaum.
Ulyanovsk
You can go on an excursion to the Goncharov Center-Museum, the Museum-Estate of Urban Life, the Balalaika Museum, and the Small Shop. Of course, the city has many attractions associated with Lenin. You can visit the house where he was born and the house owned by the Ulyanov family in the 1880s. In summer it is nice to take a walk in one of the parks of Ulyanovsk — for example, the park of culture and recreation «Victory», the parks «Friendship of Peoples» or «Black Lake». If you want to relax more actively, you can arrange a boat or Sapa trip along the Volga.
Nizhny Novgorod
In the city itself, of course, you cannot pass by the Kremlin, where you can see historical buildings and enjoy the view of the Volga. Weather permitting, you can ride the cable car across the river to Bor and back. This «attraction» is readily used by both locals and tourists. Of the museums, one can recommend the Artistic, Technical, Gorky Museum-Apartment, the Russian Museum of Photography, from the unusual ones — the art-apartment «Kladovka» and the Museum of Illusions.
Volgograd
In summer, you can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, explore local attractions and enjoy the beauties of nature. In Volgograd, of course, the main attractions are Mamayev Kurgan and Victory Square, on which the monument «The Motherland Calls!» is located. You need to go to the region to relax on the Volga, organize rafting or go fishing.
10 air routes from St. Petersburg in Russia
| Destination city | Average round trip |
| Moscow | 7 363 |
| Kaluga | 8 344 |
| Cherepovets | 9 143 |
| Murmansk | 11 050 |
| Orenburg | 11 133 |
| Tobolsk | 11 528 |
| Syktyvkar | 11 529 |
| Ufa | 11 641 |
| Kazan | 11 776 |
| Permian | 12 015 |
Moscow, Kaluga, Cherepovets, Murmansk, Orenburg, Tobolsk, Syktyvkar, Ufa, Kazan, Perm are in the top 10 air destinations from St. Petersburg with the lowest air tickets for May and summer. The average check for these destinations from St. Petersburg is from 7.3 to 12 thousand rubles round-trip.
Murmansk region
In summer, you can go to the Sredniy and Rybachy peninsulas: off-road, beautiful nature, lack of a network — a great option to reboot. Another good destination for a summer trip to the Murmansk region is Umba and the Tersky coast. Here you can learn how to make Murmansk roe-roe gingerbread and find out how they used to guess, as well as get acquainted with the life of the Pomors.
Tobolsk, Tyumen region
In Tobolsk, tourists are deservedly attracted by the Kremlin of the 17th century. It is interesting because it is the only stone Kremlin in Siberia. Nearby are the museum of the family of Emperor Nicholas II, the prison castle and the Governor’s Palace. From Tobolsk, you can go to Tyumen and visit the thermal springs in or near the city.
Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan
Tukay Square, Batyr Boulevard, the local Kremlin, the Kul-Sharif Mosque and Bauman Street are popular among tourists in Kazan. In summer it is nice to take a walk in the Black Lake Park and along the Kaban Lake embankment. You can also ride a catamaran or a boat on Kaban Lake. If you want to explore the region, we recommend going to Bolgar or Sviyazhsk, these are places associated with the history of the Volga Bulgar state. Here you can see many ancient monuments and get acquainted with the history of the Tatar and Bulgar peoples.
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