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+Title: Travel to Russia
+Url: /travel/russia/
+Save_as: travel/russia/index.html
+
+
+<br />
+<ul>
+ <li><a href="http://www.waytorussia.net">way to russia</a>: excellent resource, visas, train tickets, etc. I've had this recommended to me in person, so I trust it more than most travel sites.</li>
+ <li><a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Russia">main wikitravel page</a>: general info</li>
+ <li><a href="http://seat61.com">seat61.com</a>: great resource for trains and general travel, based in britain; <a href="http://seat61.com/Trans-Siberian.htm">trans-siberian</a>, <a href="http://seat61.com/Russia.htm">russia</a></li>
+</ul>
+<h3>Ferry to/from Japan</h3>
+<ul>
+ <li>"<a href="http://www.euras.co.jp/en/ship.html">EURASTOURS</a>": 376.23 USD one way</li>
+ <li><a href="http://www.bisintour.com/">bisintour</a>: 330 USD one way student
+</ul>
+<h3>Trains...</h3>
+<a href="http://www.eng.rzd.ru/">http://www.eng.rzd.ru/</a>, <a href="http://www.poezda.net/en/index">http://www.poezda.net/en/index</a>
+<ul>
+ <li><b>trans-siberian express</b>: moscow to vladviostok</li>
+ <li><b>trans-mongolian express</b>: moscow to beijing, through mongolia</li>
+ <li>moscow to st petersburg: 5 hours, ~50 USD?</li>
+ <li><b>International:</b> <a href="http://www.waytorussia.net/Transport/International/TrainSchedules.html">waytorussia</a>
+</ul>
+
+<h3>NZ Consulate</h3>
+<a href="http://www.rus.co.nz">Russian Consulate</a> in New Zealand; <a href="http://rus.co.nz/home/consular/v_tourist.htm#s5">forms</a>, <a href="http://www.rus.co.nz/index.php?categ=56">visa info</a>, <a href="http://www.wises.co.nz/l/Wellington/Karori/57+Messines+Road/?gclid=CJa7hb_PsZACFQsGQQodQXDHGg">map</a>
+<pre>
+c/o Karori Post Shop
+Wellington
+57 Messines Road, Karori, Wellington
+tel. (04) 476 6113
+fax (04) 476 3843
+email info@rus.co.nz
+Consular section
+tel. (04) 476 6742
+tel. (04) 476 9548 (visa issues)
+Monday-Friday 9.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
+email wltvisa@xtra.co.nz (visa issues)
+email consul@rus.co.nz (consular issues)
+</pre>
+
+<h3>Vladivostok</h3>
+<a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Vladivostok">wikitravel</a>
+<ul>
+ <li />Ferry from south korea: <a href="http://www.dongchunferry.co.kr/russia/ferry.html">Dong Chun Ferry Co., Ltd.</a>
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Hostels etc</h3>
+<ul>
+ <li /><a href="http://www.hostel.ru/moskhostel.php3">http://www.hostel.ru/moskhostel.php3</a>
+ <li /><a href="http://www.hostelling.ru/index.php4?patchs=piter">http://www.hostelling.ru/index.php4?patchs=piter</a>
+ <li /><a href="http://www.hostelling-russia.ru/hostels.htm">http://www.hostelling-russia.ru/hostels.htm</a>
+</ul>