Velvet season in Crimea: how much are tickets from the regions?
According to the Tutu service, Simferopol is among the most popular flights for the velvet season among Russians.
Moscow-Simferopol route remains the leader in September-October.
Among travel by trains Moscow-Simferopol is the second most popular destination. It is inferior to trains between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Top 10 cities from where tourists will fly to Simferopol in September-October
Average round-trip check
Moscow 9'788
St. Petersburg 13 611
Yekaterinburg 17'737
Tyumen 16'122
Perm 14'737
Nizhny Novgorod 14'496
Kazan 12'480
Samara 14'577
Ufa 13'862
Omsk 16'400
The share of those wishing to go to the Crimea from Tyumen, Perm, Nizhny Novgorod, Ufa, Omsk has noticeably increased. The number of tickets sold from Perm to Simferopol for September-October is twice as much as last year
The number of travelers from Krasnoyarsk and Surgut has decreased: last year these cities were among the top ten popular routes of the velvet season. But the situation may change: now tickets are bought one to two weeks before the trip, it is difficult to plan in advance due to the instability with the coronavirus.
Closer to September-October, if the situation is calm, more remote regions can catch up, the more tickets are available than in 2019.
Average checks fell from almost all cities. Tickets from Moscow - back cost an average of 9,788 rubles, 10% lower than in 2019.
The same dynamics for tickets from St. Petersburg: a ticket for September-October costs 13,611 rubles in both directions, and a year ago the average check for the velvet season is 15,178 rubles. Average checks on tickets from Nizhny Novgorod and Perm decreased by 22% and 26%.
For trains to Simferopol most tickets sold with departure from Moscow, in second place St. Petersburg, closes the three Rostov-on-Don. The top 5 cities include Voronezh and Ryazan. There is a demand from travelers Krasnodar, Samara, Tver, Penza.
Source: tourism.interfax
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