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Visit Russia
After this page you will know whether you can go, what the paperwork is, and what to arrange before you fly.
Yes, most nationalities can still travel to Russia in 2026 — the visa is the slow part, and foreign cards do not work once you arrive. This path covers entry rules, routes and flights, paying without a foreign card, connectivity, and the first few days in Moscow. Rules depend on your citizenship; each page says whose.
The path
- 01The roadmapThe whole trip in order, from visa to arrival.
- 02Visa and entryWhat applies to your passport, with the official source.
- 03Flights and routesWhich connections exist and where people change planes.
- 04Paying in RussiaCards, cash and what a foreign card will not do.
- 05SIM and connectivityGetting online on day one.
- 06Moscow, first weekTransport, districts and prices you will actually meet.
- 07Twenty phrasesEnough Russian for a taxi, a counter and a café.
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