Smart spring weekend flight deals from major Russian cities
OneTwoTrip shared exclusive budget flight routes for the long spring break and May holidays. The analysis covered price data from ten popular cities where travelers most often search for airfares. All options shown are under 5,000 rubles for a one way ticket, with travel windows spanning April 29 to May 14.
During the May holidays, travelers can fly from Moscow to St. Petersburg for as little as 2,600 rubles, or to Pskov for 2,700 rubles. Tickets to Tambov cost around 3,000 rubles, to Cherepovets about 3,300 rubles, and to Murmansk around 3,400 rubles.
From St. Petersburg, budget options remain strong: a trip to the capital in late spring starts at around 2,600 rubles, to Arkhangelsk about 2,900 rubles, and to Kazan around 3,000 rubles. Inexpensive tickets to Samara are available for about 3,100 rubles and to Stavropol for roughly 3,400 rubles.
For a weekend escape, the most economical route is from Sochi to Makhachkala, with May travel from 2,000 rubles. A flight to Mineralnye Vody is slightly higher, around 2,100 rubles one way. Other accessible destinations include Astrakhan from 4,500 rubles, Saransk from 4,900 rubles, and Kazan from 5,000 rubles.
From Yekaterinburg, travelers can reach Izhevsk for about 1,700 rubles and Magnitogorsk for about 1,800 rubles. A flight from the Urals’ capital to Tyumen runs around 2,300 rubles, and to Khanty-Mansiysk about 2,500 rubles. Tobolsk is also on the list at roughly 3,300 rubles.
Residents of Mineralnye Vody can spend the May holidays in Makhachkala for at least 1,600 rubles, or to Pskov for around 2,000 rubles. Astrakhan is near 2,300 rubles, Sochi around 2,600 rubles, and Volgograd at about 3,800 rubles for a one-way ticket.
From Kazan, a flight to Samara costs about 2,400 rubles, while Yaroslavl is around 2,500 rubles. The journey to St. Petersburg is also accessible with competitive pricing.
Arkhangelsk travelers enjoy a variety of cheap options: tickets to St. Petersburg start near 2,200 rubles, with Murmansk flights listed from about 5,000 rubles.
Novosibirsk offers favorable connections to nearby cities: Kemerovo from 1,000 rubles, Barnaul from 1,200 rubles, and Tomsk from 1,500 rubles. An economical trip to the Altai region, via Gorno-Altaysk, starts around 2,200 rubles, with Krasnoyarsk at roughly 2,500 rubles.
Surgut serves as a gateway to Kurgan at about 2,900 rubles for a one-way ticket and Tobolsk around 3,400 rubles. Tyumen sits near 3,700 rubles, Perm around 3,800 rubles, and Omsk near 3,900 rubles for those seeking value on the May break.
Ufa residents planning the long weekend can head to Astrakhan at a minimum of 2,300 rubles, to Samara for about 2,700 rubles, or to Perm for around 2,800 rubles. A flight to Omsk is approximately 3,000 rubles, and to Khanty-Mansiysk it sits near 3,400 rubles.
Earlier reports noted rising interest in flights to Alanya, Antalya, and Minsk, reflecting a broader appetite for accessible spring travel.