# Registration in RU **URL:** \ **Category:** Travel to Russia\ **Created:** [April 9, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224 "2025-04-09T11:59:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/u/KO11)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224/21 "2025-11-08T11:02:49Z")
@antoniob How is the route from SPb to Tallinn? Border is not bad? Is there a bus that will take you all the way or do you need to change? I might consider entering from Tallinn to SPb next time. ---
**Author:** ![antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/u/antoniob)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224/22 "2025-11-08T21:55:55Z")
> @KO11 How is the route from SPb to Tallinn? Border is not bad? Is there a bus that will take you all the way or do you need to change? I might consider entering from Tallinn to SPb next time. road traffic was closed in winter 2024, only pedestrian use of the Narva-Ivangorod bridge. Ticket is split over two busses. Last time I went in the direction Narva-\>Ivangorod was June 2024 and I had some 5 or 6 hours queue. I no longer user this way since, but by Riga-Pskov bus or Gdansk-Kaliningrad. Pskov is convenient for transportations to SPb or MSK for further journey. I decided to try in the other direction Ivangorod-\>Narva with the earlier bus from SPb, this June, and because it was very fast, then again last time two weeks ago. Both times 15mn to 20mn from Russian control post to the street in Narva. Two occurrences are not enough at all for a pattern, and the other day was Sunday. It is common sense that people may travel rather later in the day a Sunday than around six in the morning. No public nor school holidays period either. the good with Narva control post is that now there are four or five EU/Schengen automated gates. Put the passport on top of the scanning screen, then stare at the point with facial recognition camera in the middle of the gate, it opens and you walk out. This benefits of course tremendously EU/Schengen passports bearers. arriving to the Russian control post: ![](https://i.imgur.com/Dck4emD.jpg) arriving to Estonian control post: ![](https://i.imgur.com/JYVVepG.jpg) this is where I was standing in the line to the Estonian post. After couple minutes agent came out asking for EU passports, and told to follow him inside, where by the booth of manual passport control, stand the new automated gates. Otherwise from where I am taking the picture I guess one hour in line, the time for everybody before me to be cleared if they are Russians, which is the majority of travelers. Indeed there was only a handful of us on EU passport: ![](https://i.imgur.com/jMPTUlU.jpg) there was no customs inspection by Estonians (nor when I went same way end June). the 2nd bus was scheduled a good hour and half later, ie. giving time for border clearance of all passengers. As I was out so quickly I just walked to railway station, some 10mn walk away, there is a 09:00 Lux bus to Tallinn, but I picked a 09:45 train to Tallin. Train stops by Ülemiste shopping center, ie. just in front of the airport. ---
**Author:** ![KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/u/KO11)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224/23 "2025-11-09T05:50:17Z")
@antoniob Great insight. Thanks for laying it out in detail. I used the Gdansk - Kaliningrad route in late 2023 but after learning I couldn’t cross back to Gdansk I chose to fly out via Belgrade and have used that flight route a few times since. Riga - Pskov might be a good option next time. I do want to visit Minsk again so that would work. ---
**Author:** ![antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/u/antoniob)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224/24 "2025-11-09T06:50:24Z")
> @KO11 I used the Gdansk - Kaliningrad route in late 2023 but after learning I couldn’t cross back to Gdansk ??? this is strange, maybe there was some specific glitch just at that time? Because Gdansk-Kaliningrad both directions works as usual. I went like that in February and in April. Riga-Pskov is a longish ride, given the 2 to 2,5 hr at borders (both controls). Bus company in Riga is VISSA, departure 18:40 (may vary a bit), is in Pskov at 02:00. Bus in fact keeps driving to SPb, so you could keep going if it is your destination, but I never dared to spend so much time in a bus. A hotel night in Pskov can be very cheap, so after few hours sleep, it is possible to either take the Azimut 1hr flight to Vnukovo (MSK) around 10:30, some 5000rub. What I did the 20.10: ![](https://i.imgur.com/Ip31Hyt.jpg) or the evening night train to Moskow, or one of the express regional lastoshka trains, 3,5 hr to SPb, but these fill quickly, better to buy couple days in advances. Otherwise busses to SPb, to Novgorod. if no room booked in Pskov, you can still head to railway station, just by bus stop, and try to sleep until the first lastoshka to SPb around 06:00. Could be a tiring journey. As I like Pskov, I just spend the first day there. for speed sake, Tallinn-Narva-Ivangorod could be now good, if you are EU citizen, thanks to the automated gates that shortcut the main line. Then in Ivangorod, pick a local bus to SPb, instead of waiting idle in the 2nd bus of the Tallinn-SPb, for all passengers to clear the border. ---
**Author:** ![KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/u/KO11)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224/25 "2025-11-09T09:34:35Z")
@antoniob When I crossed into Russia from Gdansk, the Polish border agent said USA passport holders can’t return via this route. She did say its a fluid situation but I wasn’t going to risk it. Yeah, I also would like to spend a couple nights in Pskov. It has some interesting history. I’ve spent alot of time in Riga so most of that information is familiar. I’m currently about a month from leaving Russia but will return hopefully in the spring. ---
**Author:** ![Jen1](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Jen1](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Jen1)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224/26 "2025-11-10T21:25:25Z")
Hello! Would anyone happen to know exactly where you would go to pay the fine for not being registered? ---
**Author:** ![KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/u/KO11)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224/27 "2025-11-11T09:59:33Z")
@Jen1 What was your outcome? I would think you’d pay the fine at the time you are issued it? When did someone issue you the fine? At the airport? ---
**Author:** ![Jen1](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Jen1](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Jen1)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224/28 "2025-11-11T18:35:34Z")
@KO11 No one has issued me a fine that I know of. The thought is that I will have a fine because I did not have a registration within the first 7 days ---
**Author:** ![KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/u/KO11)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224/29 "2025-11-15T14:40:24Z")
@Jen1 Someone else can chime in but I don’t think you need to worry about it until they actually fine you. ---
**Author:** ![Jen1](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Jen1](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Jen1)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224/30 "2025-11-16T08:46:58Z")
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