# Is Foreign travel to the Donbass allowed?

**URL:** <https://forum.russiable.com/t/is-foreign-travel-to-the-donbass-allowed/304>\
**Category:** Travel to Russia\
**Created:** [December 27, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/is-foreign-travel-to-the-donbass-allowed/304 "2025-12-27T18:21:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bill](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Bill](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Bill)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/is-foreign-travel-to-the-donbass-allowed/304/1 "2025-12-27T18:21:56Z")

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Has anyone travelled to Donetsk, Lugansk or Mariupol?

There seem to be a few hotels that are open in these cities according to Yandex maps. And there is bus service from the Russian side.

I’m thinking of taking a bus from Rostov On Don. Has anyone tried this? I’m curious if a USA passport and russian tourist visa will be enough.

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**Author:** ![EprFinland](https://forum.russiable.com/user_avatar/forum.russiable.com/eprfinland/32/18_2.png) [@EprFinland](https://forum.russiable.com/u/EprFinland)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/is-foreign-travel-to-the-donbass-allowed/304/2 "2025-12-28T10:49:00Z")

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I’ve been there a couple of times. You need an invitation from someone there.

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**Author:** ![Bill](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Bill](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Bill)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/is-foreign-travel-to-the-donbass-allowed/304/3 "2025-12-31T19:11:16Z")

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I’ve been chatting with a hotel in Mariupol, and they say foreign tourists have not needed any invitation letter.