We traveled from Moscow to St Petersburg in this train during our visit to Russia in May 2013. Train is as good as any other European trains. Seats were comfortable and specious. Journey was very scenic.

If you cannot afford the 1st class ticket but still want to stay online try to get your seat in the cab next to the 1st class one ;)

Can't really fault anything about the train ride itself - the service left and arrived on time, the ride was pretty smooth, the seats comfortable and the toilets clean. What was slightly disappointing was the railway station in Moscow - one doesn't expect to have to walk down a muddy alleyway to reach the pride of Russian Railways! But hopefully... More

We travel between St. Petersburg and Moscow via the Sapsan--a four-hour journey. I tried to take some photos but the speed at 180 mph made for a blurry landscape. Comfortable, and food and drink are available. This is a much better ride than the Red Express and you get to travel during the day. Our hotel, the Crowne Plaza in... More

A friend and I did the Grand Express overnight one way to St Petersburg and then the Sapsan on the way back to Moscow. It's timely, clean, and surprisingly (and happily) non-smoking. I scoured the sites and figured out that the 2nd class ticket for this leg would be adequate. It was spacious enough and I didn't think the much... More

Great way to transit between St Petes and Moscow! Only took 4 hours. Very quiet, clean, spacious with lots of room for our luggage. Clean lavatory. I would recommend it. We only ordered tea on train from the attendant. Didn't try the food.

Its a nice train - I went first class or Business class. Seats are adequate, the legroom is not brilliant - the Eurostar between London & Paris is much more comfortable in standard class. The distance between Moscow & St Petersburg is no more than 750Km and the trip took 3 hours 50 mins - which is an average of... More

We tried to buy the tickets via http://rzd.ru (in Russian) followed the instruction online given by tripadvisor http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Travel-g298484-c179997/Moscow:Russia:Russian.Trains.And.Ticketing.html but the site would not accept our cards. Anyone encountered the same problem? So we had to use the www.realrussia.co.uk/ site to buy the tickets which was approximately 80- 85 GPD more expensive. Bought first class tickets and selected e-tickets instead of... More

Great way to get to St. Petersburg from Moscow in a fast and efficient way. Much better than air travel. The carriages are clean and nicely furnished, everything is new and pretty. Done the return trip twice already and I have no complaints.