Experts named the most popular destinations among tourists in spring

According to them, Belarus has become the leader of the railway sector. Most tickets were bought from Moscow to Minsk — 37.2% of the total sales. The average ticket price is 4,554 rubles, which has not increased compared to 2024, experts noted. They will also travel to Minsk from St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don.

Tourists preferred St. Petersburg to travel within the Russian Federation. Tickets from Moscow to the city account for 10.2% of total sales. The average ticket price is 3427 rubles.

Kaliningrad is the most popular Russian air destination for a trip in the spring. On average, tickets departing from the capital cost 12,141 rubles, and in 2025 they increased in price by 8%. Russians will also fly from Moscow to Sochi and Mineralnye Vody in the spring, and from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad and Sochi.

Tourists from Russia most often chose Baku from neighboring countries. Tickets cost an average of 26,755 rubles. Tashkent is in second place: you can fly there in the spring for about 24,113 rubles. Istanbul ranks first among non—CIS cities in terms of the number of bookings: Russians will fly there from Sochi, Moscow and Mineralnye Vody. Dubai and Phuket were also on the list.

Among the European destinations, Paris has become the most popular with flights departing from Moscow. A ticket costs an average of 71,663 rubles. Moscow – Belgrade is in second place. The average ticket price will be 84,166 rubles.

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On February 23, experts from the OneTwoTrip travel planning service told Izvestia about popular spring destinations. According to their information, Russians often choose Sochi, Lake Ladoga and Dagestan for recreation at this time of the year. Among the foreign destinations, the experts singled out Egypt, Japan and Turkey.