Russia Visa-Free Entry

For US citizens as well as many other people around the world, an entry VISA is required to get into Russia. To obtain this paperwork you must complete an application and send your passport to a Russian Embassy for approval. This process costs about $250 USD per person.

HOWEVER....the Russian government allows people who are visiting Russia by cruise ship to use a special visa-free entry if they have purchased an organized tour which is operated by a Russian company.

Your cruise line may tell you that you must purchase the expensive Russian tourist visa to get off the ship if you are not taking their big bus tour. This is not true. The visa they refer to is only for passengers who plan to go ashore unaccompanied by an authorized guide.

All of the tours that we arrange from cruise ships in St. Petersburg include the Visa-Free entry at no additional cost.

For more details, follow this link.