EBGflyer From Denmark, joined Sep 2006, 886 posts, RR: 0 Posted (2 years 3 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 7597 times:
I'm thinking about going on a quick trip to Hong Kong and found a really cheap ticket with Aeroflot with connection in SVO. Is visa to Russia required for connection in SVO or can I change flights without going through immigration?
I have a Danish passport.
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PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11133 posts, RR: 63 Reply 1, posted (2 years 3 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 7597 times:
You can spend up to 24 hours in SVO airport without needing a visa, so long as you have an onward connection. IIRC the EU-HKG transfer time is quite reasonable and SU offer a good product these days, so I'd take it with both hands.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18835 posts, RR: 54 Reply 2, posted (2 years 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 7584 times:
While around 8 years ago, I flew LHR-SVO-DEL (including on the IL9) and did not need a visa. Based on what PlymSpotter has stated, it appears not to have changed - which is unsurprising.
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Birdwatching From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 3573 posts, RR: 52 Reply 4, posted (2 years 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 7535 times:
What a lucrative opportunity for luring 1-day city tourists Russia is wasting here by requiring a visa to leave the airport building.
There are entire tourism industries in other places that have evolved based on these 24-hour stopover visitors (like Singapore, Hong Kong or Reykjavik).
Just give the people a 1-day visa, what's the big deal. It's not like we're all trying to seek permanent residency in Russia, out of all places.
Oh well, in my many years of travels I have learned that the lest desirable countries are most difficult or expensive to get a visa for.
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PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11133 posts, RR: 63 Reply 5, posted (2 years 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 7529 times:
Quoting Lufthansa747 (Reply 3): Not required for SU transfers as stated above. I have a 23h transfer HEL-SVO-HKG in June.
Ouch, I had a 17 hour layover there once. I was in C for once so could use the lounge and net, but time still dragged.
Quoting Lufthansa747 (Reply 3): However, there is no airside transfer between SVO1 and SVO2 and in that case a visa is required I believe.
I'm not entirely sure, but I got the feeling it might have been possible when I was there this time last year.
Quoting Birdwatching (Reply 4): What a lucrative opportunity for luring 1-day city tourists Russia is wasting here by requiring a visa to leave the airport building.
So true, I've transited SVO four or five times but never been into the city.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21491 posts, RR: 24 Reply 6, posted (2 years 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 7521 times:
Quoting Lufthansa747 (Reply 3): Not required for SU transfers as stated above. I have a 23h transfer HEL-SVO-HKG in June.
However, there is no airside transfer between SVO1 and SVO2 and in that case a visa is required I believe.
Yes, the Timatic system (many airlines have links to it on their websites...I used CO), the primary database (maintained by IATA) used by airlines for passport/visa/health requirements, states that if changing terminals at SVO you do need a transit visa. It's considered the same as connecting from another airport.
oa260 From Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 24920 posts, RR: 60 Reply 7, posted (2 years 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 7494 times:
Quoting Birdwatching (Reply 4): What a lucrative opportunity for luring 1-day city tourists Russia is wasting here by requiring a visa to leave the airport building.
Very true I flew SNN-SVO-DEL years ago and had 10 hours transit. I really wanted to see Red Square so got a transit visa at the Russian Embassy in Dublin. It was a hassle but worth it. Id travel more to Moscow if I didnt need a visa. Having to get visas puts me off alot of places. I dont mind paying EUR20 or EUR30 on arrival for a visa its just the hassle of visiting embassies.
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Aeroflot777 From Russia, joined Mar 2004, 2957 posts, RR: 30 Reply 8, posted (2 years 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 7484 times:
Quoting Birdwatching (Reply 4): Oh well, in my many years of travels I have learned that the lest desirable countries are most difficult or expensive to get a visa for.
Interesting you say that. In my entire life, Ive only met 4 people (now including you) who have labeled Russia as 'least desirable'. To each his own...
CXfirst From Norway, joined Jan 2007, 2697 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (2 years 3 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 7460 times:
I have a similar question. What if you have to transfer using two different tickets (so you need to collect bags, etc.), and whats the situation at DME, similar to SVO?
debonair From Germany, joined Jan 2004, 2098 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (2 years 3 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 7444 times:
Quoting CXfirst (Reply 9): I have a similar question. What if you have to transfer using two different tickets (so you need to collect bags, etc.), and whats the situation at DME, similar to SVO?
Severnaya From Russia, joined Jan 2009, 1390 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (2 years 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 7209 times:
Quoting Lufthansa747 (Reply 3): However, there is no airside transfer between SVO1 and SVO2 and in that case a visa is required I believe.
There is no SVO-1 anymore. This is now called SVO-B and next to it is SVO-C. However these terminals are not used that much. I think only Avianova and Belavia use SVO-B nowadays. SVO-C is in use for Ukraine and some turkey/egypt/afghanistan flights. SVO-D/E/F (the former SVO-2, plus new terminals) has an airside connection area.
Quoting Birdwatching (Reply 4): Just give the people a 1-day visa, what's the big deal. It's not like we're all trying to seek permanent residency in Russia, out of all places.
The big deal is that for Russians the other way around is true as well, so yes it's just retaliation from depending what your point of view is either Russia or the other countries.
Quoting Viscount724 (Reply 6): states that if changing terminals at SVO you do need a transit visa.
That depends very much on changing between which terminals. D->E/F you don't need a visa.
Birdwatching From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 3573 posts, RR: 52 Reply 13, posted (2 years 2 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 7159 times:
Quoting Severnaya (Reply 12): The big deal is that for Russians the other way around is true as well, so yes it's just retaliation from depending what your point of view is either Russia or the other countries.
Yes but obviously there are more Russians trying to escape Russia into countries like Germany or the US than the other way around. Correct?
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Severnaya From Russia, joined Jan 2009, 1390 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (2 years 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 7143 times:
Quoting Birdwatching (Reply 13): Yes but obviously there are more Russians trying to escape Russia into countries like Germany or the US than the other way around. Correct?
So? That doesn't change the fact that if Germany or the US require Russian citizens to have a transit visa, Russia is perfectly right to ask the same from the citizens from those countries.
Russia has repeatedly offered to abolish the visa regime, both to the Schengen zone and to the US, however very little progress is coming from Schengen countries and the US.
Countries such as Germany, Finland, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary and France are strong supporters of the abolishing of the visa requirement for Russians. On the other hand some small eastern countries such as Poland strongly oppose this.
Next time a European wonders why he needs a visa for Russia (I'm not going to live there, blah bla), please don't point the finger to Russia, but to your fellow eastern European Union members.
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