New Posts For Thread: Anyone been to Russia? visa questions.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questionsVisitrussia website says over a hundred quid. They must lose an awful lot of tourism because of this or have I missed something? Is there a loophole. Basically I am thinking of flying to Riga on Sat May 16, riga marathon on sunday May 17 then travI've been to Talinn, Riga and Vilnius before. Talinn was the nicest, Vilnius 2nd and Riga 3rd. The food in Talinn was absolutely sublime and less than half the price of Helsinki or one of the scandinavian capitals. My advice was, if you want to vihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questions?post_id=543150289#543150289I've been to Talinn, Riga and Vilnius before. Talinn was the nicest, Vilnius 2nd and Riga 3rd. The food in Talinn was absolutely sublime and less than half the price of Helsinki or one of the scandinavian capitals. My advice was, if you want to viSun, 18 Jan 2015 09:16:27 -0600Talinn sounds like a place they visited in Star Trekhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questions?post_id=543149067#543149067Talinn sounds like a place they visited in Star TrekSun, 18 Jan 2015 08:13:46 -0600Do the Welsh one.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questions?post_id=543148325#543148325Do the Welsh one.Sun, 18 Jan 2015 07:18:48 -0600I'm thinking of doing the marathon Leopard, yes. My mate is doing 38 marathons in 38 weeks for charity his first is the Brighton marathon which I'm doing with him. then he is doing a load of european ones and I said I'd try to do at least one, thishttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questions?post_id=543148179#543148179I'm thinking of doing the marathon Leopard, yes. My mate is doing 38 marathons in 38 weeks for charity his first is the Brighton marathon which I'm doing with him. then he is doing a load of european ones and I said I'd try to do at least one, thisSun, 18 Jan 2015 07:04:27 -0600If you're a UK national ( or EU ) and arriving by plane or train you have to pay up for the Visa. Only exception is if arriving by cruise ship.Went last November to StP and it was about £110 altogether and also a lot of time spent printing filling ahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questions?post_id=543148103#543148103If you're a UK national ( or EU ) and arriving by plane or train you have to pay up for the Visa. Only exception is if arriving by cruise ship.Went last November to StP and it was about £110 altogether and also a lot of time spent printing filling aSun, 18 Jan 2015 07:01:01 -0600I've never been but I Moscow at some time.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questions?post_id=543146883#543146883I've never been but I Moscow at some time.Sun, 18 Jan 2015 05:10:32 -0600Are you running the Marathon?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questions?post_id=543146821#543146821Are you running the Marathon?Sun, 18 Jan 2015 04:59:26 -0600Have been to Riga, Tallin and St Petersburg.The visa is a must for Russia and you have to go through the pain of applying for it(and paying for it).You have made a good decision flying into St Petes it's much quicker and far less hassle than Moscow.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questions?post_id=543146743#543146743Have been to Riga, Tallin and St Petersburg.The visa is a must for Russia and you have to go through the pain of applying for it(and paying for it).You have made a good decision flying into St Petes it's much quicker and far less hassle than Moscow.Sun, 18 Jan 2015 04:46:24 -0600It says you have to provide fingerprints if you want a visa for Russia, I wouldn't bother.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questions?post_id=543146377#543146377It says you have to provide fingerprints if you want a visa for Russia, I wouldn't bother.Sun, 18 Jan 2015 03:25:01 -0600Visitrussia website says over a hundred quid. They must lose an awful lot of tourism because of this or have I missed something? Is there a loophole. Basically I am thinking of flying to Riga on Sat May 16, riga marathon on sunday May 17 then travhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420657/anyone-been-to-russia-visa-questions?post_id=543146349#543146349Visitrussia website says over a hundred quid. They must lose an awful lot of tourism because of this or have I missed something? Is there a loophole. Basically I am thinking of flying to Riga on Sat May 16, riga marathon on sunday May 17 then travSun, 18 Jan 2015 03:19:19 -0600