The Russians named five ways to cheaply get to Europe

You can still make it to Europe for the May holidays – Runet exchanges life hacks on this topic on the eve of the holidays. Having studied all the proposed “paths”, we chose the most convenient and budgetary ways and compared them with the availability of the Schengen of this country.

Most of the loopholes to Europe are already known to most of those who are interested in the issue. But there are some novelties to start with.

The domestic traveler tells in her blog how she tried the way to France through Algeria. “From there there are profitable transit flights to Marseille and Paris. If the transit is not longer than a day, then a visa to Algeria is not needed. The price is two to three times lower than through Turkey.”

We check: direct flights from the Russian Federation to Algeria are operated by three domestic airlines and one Algerian from Moscow and Yekaterinburg.

The lowest ticket price for today is Moscow – Algiers – 22 thousand rubles one way. And from Algiers to Paris you can find a ticket for the end of April even for 6 thousand rubles. But the price range is large – up to 30 thousand rubles, so profitable tickets should be “guarded”.

The second trail to Europe in May is through Baku. Plane tickets to the capital of Azerbaijan from Moscow will cost from 14 to 23 thousand rubles. But if you don’t feel sorry for spending two days and four hours, then you can take the train from the capital’s Kursk station for 9279 rubles per compartment (reserved seat from 6989 rubles, SV – from 17 thousand rubles).

You can also cross the Azerbaijani border by land, leaving Dagestan by car or bus. And already from Baku it is easy to fly to any of the European capitals. A ticket, for example, to Paris at the end of April will cost from 16 to 60 thousand rubles. You can get from Baku to Rome at a price of 28 to 49 thousand rubles, and, for example, you can fly to Milan, Frankfurt or Strasbourg for 10-15 thousand rubles.

The route to Europe through Turkey is the most famous, but it also has new “developments”. The sea route from Sochi to Turkish Trabzon has now been added to the air corridor, which they promise to open just in time for May 1. Moreover, in two forms – by “Comet” and by ferry, both depart from the Sochi Sea Terminal. “Kometa” will take you to Trabzn in 4.5-5 hours and 7 thousand rubles. the ticket includes the carriage of 30 kg of luggage, more for a fee.

The ferry will be on the road for 12-14 hours and will cost 4-9 thousand rubles, depending on the place. Suitable for those who cross with a car or bulky luggage and do not expect to enjoy the views (the ferry leaves at 18.00 and the main part of the boat trip is in the dark).

The “Georgian road” to Europe has also been trodden by Russian tourists more than once, but now fellow citizens have trodden a more budgetary path – through Kutaisi. A Hungarian low-cost airline flies from there, with the help of which you can cheaply get not only to Budapest, but also to Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Berlin, Milan, Rome and other European cities. With a bit of patience and luck, you can fly away within 10 thousand rubles. The same low-cost airline and several other European ones also fly from Yerevan, from where it is cheaper to fly not to the capitals – to Marseille, to Lyon, to Milan, Venice, and also to Cyprus.

Overland passage to Europe through Norway in the warm season is much more comfortable, because the path lies through the cold northern Murmansk. The “terrestrial” border between our countries is open, from it you can get by bus to the Norwegian city of Kirkenes, and from there by plane or train to Oslo. From the Norwegian capital, the cheapest flights on the continent to all European capitals, as well as to Spanish Ibiza and Portuguese Madeira.

As for the Schengen, without which all proven moves are useless, according to domestic visa intermediaries, by the end of April, you can get a Schengen stamp from Hungary and Greece. There is also a chance, although less likely, to get an Italian visa.

Regularly issues visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Spain, but delays are possible in its visa centers.

As the fastest, experts advise the Greek Schengen, its registration will take 5 working days. And in order to appreciate the above “paths”, it makes sense to compare them with flights from the Russian Federation to the EU in May. For example, let’s take May 1, one-way flights from Moscow to European cities: to Rome with a change in Istanbul – 150 thousand rubles, to Barcelona – 202 thousand rubles, to Athens – 120 thousand rubles, to Paris – 160 thousand rubles, to Budapest – from 180 thousand rubles.