Delta and its partners KLM / Air France / Alitalia are putting Russia on sale from pretty much every city in the US for Fall and Winter travel. Here’s what we found from our coverage cities. Prices are for Fall travel. Winter travel is slightly less — for example, from New York to St. Petersburg, its $606 in the Fall, but $556 in the Winter.
- New York (JFK)
- Moscow (SVO) – $689
- St. Petersburg (LED) – $606
- Boston (BOS)
- Moscow – $553
- St. Petersburg – $601
- Philadelphia (PHL)
- Moscow – $553
- St. Petersburg – $631
- Washington D.C. (WAS)
- Moscow – $603
- St. Petersburg – $656
- Miami (MIA)
- Moscow – $653
- St. Petersburg – $711
- Dallas (DFW)
- Moscow – $653
- St. Petersburg – $722
- Phoenix (PHX)
- Moscow – $702
- St. Petersburg – $772
- Los Angeles (LAX)
- Moscow – $702
- St. Petersburg -$756
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Moscow – $703
- St. Petersburg – $756
- Portland (PDX)
- Moscow – $702
- St. Petersburg – $756
- Seattle (SEA)
- Moscow – $702
- St. Petersburg – $756
- Chicago
- Moscow – $653
- St. Petersburg – $706
These are base on price checks we did. City pairs not listed could be more or less. And depending on routing and departures dates, could be more.
Sample Travel Date:
- Sample from Los Angeles (LAX) – Moscow (SVO)
- September 8th – 15th
Fare Availability:
- Fall: Valid for travel on the outbound from August 24th – October 25th for Sunday through Wednesday departures from the United States and Monday through Thursday departures to the United States. Must purchase by June 18th
- Winter: Valid for travel on the outbound from October 26th – December 11th or December 24th – March 19th, 2015 for Sunday through Wednesday departures from the United States and Monday through Thursday departures to the United States. Must purchase by June 18th
How to Search for Availability:
- Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
- Departing from: LAX
- Outbound Advanced Routing Code: dl+
- Destination: SVO
- Return Advanced Routing Code: dl+
- (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
- (For other departure cities, replace LAX with their respective airport codes)
- Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
- Length of stay “3-10” (the max date range is 7 days. So 0-7, 5-12, 7-14 etc)
- Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
- How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage
Fare Class:
- V
Elite Qualifying Dollars:
- $592.80
Routing:
- LAX – JFK (New York) – SVO (Moscow) – JFK- LAX. Depending on routing, some segments will be operated by KLM or Air France or Alitalia under their own flight numbers or Delta flight numbers.
Stopover:
- Not permitted
- How to Take Advantage of a Stopover
Mileage:
Delta will be revenue based mileage earning starting January 1st, 2015. Miles will be earn base on elite qualifying dollars multiple by 5 as base level earning and up to 13 for Diamond level members who purchase with a Delta co-branded American Express credit card. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all Delta fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of Delta flyers.
- 2014: 14,266 miles or 4.9 cents per mile.
- 2015: 2,964 miles or a difference of 11,302 miles.
How to Book:
- Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select Delta
- Save $400 off your next travel purchase after signing up for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard®.* Earn 40,000 bonus miles when you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days – that’s enough to redeem for a $400 travel statement credit (Read our review)
Accommodations:
For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Hotels.com, HotelsCombined.com or Hotwire.com) if it is a non-chain hotel. We don’t want you to miss out on earning rewards with chain hotels.
- Accor Hotels
- Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis
- Aloft Hotels
- CheapTickets
- Country Inns and Suites
- Four Points
- Hilton Hotels
- Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
- HomeAway.com
- Hotels.com
- HotelsCombined.com
- Hotwire
- Intercontinental Group
- Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites
- Le Meridien
- Orbitz
- Preferred Hotels & Resorts
- Preferred, Sterling, Summit
- Radisson Hotels
- Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni
- Sheraton
- Venere
- Westin
- W Hotels
- Wyndham Hotels
- Wyndham, Tryp, Wingate, Hawthorn, Microtel, Dream, Planet Hollywood, Ramada, Night, Baymont, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, Knights Inn
Car Rentals
- Avis – US and Canadian Rentals
- CarRentals.com
- Fox Rent A Car
- Hotwire
- Orbitz
- Payless Car Rental
- Sixt Car Rental – Good Agency for Rentals in Europe
Background Information:
- Visa: US Citizens – required prior to arrival. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
- Currency: Russian Ruble (RUB) – $1USD = 35.64 RUB
Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:
- No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards to save on international purchases
- Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
- Get your taxes refunded when shopping
- How to Avoid International Data Roaming Charges
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