How to get from St Petersburg to Moscow, the best way for your St Petersburg & Moscow private tour
![]() Sapsan – the fastest train in Russia
The journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow takes about 4 hours The journey between St. Petersburg and Moscow can be done:
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Sapsan high speed trains information Started operating in 2009. These trains are built by the German company Siemens. Sapsan is a Russian word for the peregrine falcon, the fastest bird in the falcon family, so it was an appropriate name for this new train, which can reach the speed of up to 250 km per hour. The journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow takes about 4 hours. SAPSAN trains depart simultaneously from St. Petersburg to Moscow and from Moscow to St. Petersburg in the morning, at noon and in the evening (departures 6.45 , 7.00 , 13.30 , 15.00 , 19.25 and 19.45 ). Each train has 10 cars, two of which are 1 class, seven - second class and one car - restaurant. Services of the 1st class include a hot meal, with a choice of several options, as well as press and a travel case. The total number of seats in SAPSAN train is 554. In the car # 06 there are seats for disabled, space for a wheelchair and a toilet for disabled. |
Sapsan services and characteristics: |
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Second-class carriage Sapsan has the following services: |
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First-class carriage Sapsan has the same amenities + the following additional services: |
Foto Night Trains – ‘Red Arrow’ and ‘Nickolaevskiy Express’: |
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