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My Russia Travel Itinerary: Irkutsk to Moscow

2016-04-14 · Updated: 2026-08-04 · Original (Korean)

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Plan

DateStart TimeEnd TimeDetailsTransportPrice (per person)Booking
5/613:0023:25Go to IrkutskAirplane363,500 KRWmytrip.com
23:5000:30Go to accommodation (Vozdushnaya Gavan)WalkRUB 800 (14,000 KRW)booking.com
5/710:0012:00Go to ListvyankaBusRUB 100 (1,700 KRW)
5/1010:0012:00Go to IrkutskBusRUB 100 (1,700 KRW)
5/1023:0814th 04:42Go to MoscowTrainRUB 6,922.40 (118,000 KRW)https://pass.rzd.ru/
5/1414:0015:00Go to Moscow accommodation

Expected Expenses

Irkutsk

Moscow

PlaceDetailsExpected TimePrice
*Red Squarehttps://namu.wiki/w/붉은%20광장20 mins-
St. Basil's Cathedralhttps://namu.wiki/w/성%20바실리%20성당1 hour350 RUB
*Kremlinhttps://namu.wiki/w/크렘린Probably 3-4 hours to see everythinghttp://www.lovely-days.co.kr/1036 2,050 RUB (35,383 KRW) if seeing everything
State Historical Museumhttp://www.12go.co.kr/01travelstory/02_view.asp?s_idx=106732 hours350 RUB
Cathedral of Christ the Saviourhttp://m.blog.daum.net/seoulpr7555/11171 hour-
Bolshoi Theatrehttps://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/볼쇼이_극장, http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/20 mins / 2 hours 30 mins if watching a show1,500 RUB (25,890 KRW) for an opera. Booking is the issue though.
Moscow State University (MGU)http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/, One of the Seven Sisters (Stalin's skyscrapers)30 mins-
Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory)http://blog.daum.net/mirolove/6963323, Pretty much the only place with a panoramic view of downtown Moscow (Moscow has no mountains). Or Ostankino TV Tower here.1 hour-
Arbat Street (ulitsa Arbat)https://brunch.co.kr/@mistyfriday/23, The starting point of the trip and a place like Hongdae (trendy Seoul area). Has the Viktor Tsoi wall and Dom Knigi bookstore.1 hour-
Moscow River Cruisehttp://m.blog.daum.net/sunconet/592http://www.radisson-cruise.ru/schedule_en.php2 hours 30 minsWeekday daytime 700 RUB (12,000 KRW), otherwise 900 RUB (15,500 KRW)
Gorky Parkhttp://mistyfriday.tistory.com/2133, Where Russians go to relax (== Han River Park in Seoul)2 hours-
*Novodevichy Conventhttp://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=950624&cid=43081&categoryId=430812 hours-
Tretyakov Galleryhttps://namu.wiki/w/트레챠코프%20미술관, Has Kandinsky. Need to study before going. There's an old and new building.3 hours450 RUB
Moscow Metrohttps://namu.wiki/w/모스크바%20지하철, Nicknamed the underground palace.--
*Kolomenskoye Historical and Architectural Museum and Reservehttp://m.blog.naver.com/creadeal/110137120244, Has the Church of the Ascension, a UNESCO World Heritage site.2 hours-
GUM Department Storehttp://mistyfriday.tistory.com/20781 hour-
Lenin's MausoleumLiterally Lenin's tomb. Embalmed so he looks exactly as he did alive.15 mins-
Pushkin Museum of Fine Artshttps://www.expedia.co.kr/Pushkin-Museum-Of-Fine-Arts-Moscow.d6155994.Place-To-Visit, Van Gogh, Degas, Monet, Cezanne, Renoir1 day-

St. Petersburg

PlaceDetailsExpected TimePrice
Kazan Cathedralhttps://namu.wiki/w/카잔%20대성당1 hourCathedral 250 RUB, Observatory 150 RUB
St. Isaac's Cathedralhttps://namu.wiki/w/성%20이사악%20대성당, Said to be one of the top 3 cathedrals in the world, but there's no basis for this.1 hour 30 minsCathedral 250 RUB, Observatory 150 RUB. Nighttime 350 RUB, 300 RUB. Closed Wednesdays.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Bloodhttps://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/피의_구원_사원1 hour250 RUB. Closed Wednesdays.
Hermitage Museum (including Winter Palace)https://namu.wiki/w/에르미타주%20박물관, One of the top 3 museums in the world along with the Louvre and British Museum. Has Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Rubens, and Rembrandt, and you can take photos. Also includes the Winter Palace, which was captured during the Bolshevik Revolution (the Marxist revolution led by Lenin), completing the revolution.1 or 2 days600 RUB
Peter and Paul Fortresshttps://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/페트로파블롭스크_요새1 hour-
Palace SquareSquare next to the Hermitage Museum20 mins-
Peterhof areahttps://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/페테르고프페테르고프 Has Peterhof Palace (Summer Palace).7 hours (3 hours round trip)?
Peter and Paul Cathedralhttp://www.hoteltravel.com/kr/russia/st_petersburg/peter-and-paul-cathedral-in-st-petersburg.htm, Tombs of Peter the Great and Catherine II30 mins?
Bronze Horsemanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Horseman5 mins-
Mikhailovsky Castlehttp://ko.placesadvise.com/러시아/상트페테르부르크/미하일롭스키_성2 hours300 RUB. Extra 250 RUB for photography. Closed Tuesdays.
Moika (Yusupov) Palacehttps://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/모이카_궁전1 hour?
Catherine Palacehttps://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/예카테리나_궁전, Home to the famous Amber Room. Pushkin is also here.3 hours (2 hours round trip)?
Gatchina Palacehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatchina_Palace4 hours (3 hours round trip)?
Smolny Cathedral, Tauride Gardenhttp://www.saint-petersburg.com/parks/tauride-garden/, The cathedral and park are pretty.3 hours?
Nevsky Prospecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevsky_Prospect2 hours-
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedralhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronstadt_Naval_Cathedral6 hours (4 hours round trip)-
State Russian MuseumMalevich, Kandinsky1 day-

*Mariinsky Theatre on the 21st: bad seats 1,000 RUB, good seats 3,200 RUB

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