Thus, among the air destinations the most popular were Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi.

Also, the Russians flew to Krasnodar, Simferopol, Makhachkala, Mineralnye Vody and Rostov-on-Don.

The average cost of a one-way air ticket in Russia for the New Year holidays amounted to 5.8 thousand rubles, which is 13% lower than last year.

Most often they traveled by train to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod and Tyumen.

The average cost of a train journey for the New Year holidays has decreased from 2.6 thousand to 2.4 thousand rubles.

Earlier, analysts told which air and rail routes in Russia will be popular in January 2021.