【Visa-Free Travel to Russia｜Zero Visa Fee Direct Flights! Winter Fairy Tale Mode Officially Begins】

The first season of China-Russia visa-free travel is here! Just bring your passport to fly directly to Moscow/Saint Petersburg, with an average cost of 6k+ per person to explore classic routes in both cities and unlock the icy romance of minus 20°C✨

🔥 Visa-Free Details (Key Points) ✅ Eligible Travelers: Chinese citizens holding ordinary passports (must have round-trip tickets + hotel bookings) ✅ Length of Stay: Up to 15 days per visit (enough to explore the Golden Ring towns) ✅ Tested Process: Flight from Beijing to Moscow SVO Airport, customs checks take about 20 minutes

🎯 Winter Exclusive Experiences ❶ Red Square Ice Waltz ⛸️ The world's most beautiful skating rink: glide under the Kremlin walls (ice skate rental about 30 RMB/hour) 📸 Perfect photo spot: GUM shopping mall second-floor arcade for shots of onion domes and the rink together

❷ Baikal Lake Blue Ice Season 🔹 Olkhon Island Bubble Ice: best in February, step on transparent ice to see frozen bubbles 🔹 Lake Circle Mini Train: passes through rime forests + ice crack wonders (tickets must be booked 1 month in advance)

❸ Saint Petersburg Art Walk ▪️ Winter Palace Museum: avoid summer crowds and enjoy original Rembrandt paintings ▪️ Neva River Night Cruise: icebreaker leads the way to see floating ice and palace light shows

💰 Money-Saving Tips ▪️ Airfare: Beijing-Moscow round trip including taxes 3k+ RMB (40% cheaper than summer) ▪️ Hotels: Four-star hotels average 400 RMB/night in winter (includes traditional Russian breakfast) ▪️ Transportation: Get a Troika card for unlimited metro and bus rides

🍴 Must-Try List ▫️ Turandot Restaurant: 200 RMB per person for a Tsar-level royal banquet experience ▫️ Soviet Canteen: 50 RMB for borscht + Russian dumpling set ▫️ Ice and Snow Market: try hot mead (медовуха) paired with grilled venison skewers

🚇 Metro Check-In Guide ⭐ Line 5: Komsomolskaya Station (bronze chandelier dome) ⭐ Line 3: Mayakovskaya Station (starry mosaic ceiling) ⭐ Line 2: Novoslobodskaya Station (colorful glass revolutionary murals)

⚠️ Notes ▪️ Must-Have Apps: Yandex Maps for navigation + Yandex Go for taxis ▪️ Payment Methods: exchange rubles in advance (UnionPay cards can withdraw cash at ATMs) ▪️ Warm Gear: for -25°C prepare heated insoles + touchscreen gloves

Post by AaroVirta | Sep 12, 2025