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NEW: E-VISA for Kaliningrad region:  quick, uncomplicated and free of charge:

Good news: a new simplified procedure of applying for e-visa for Kaliningrad region entered into force for many countries (see the list: http://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru/klgd_country_en.html )

Here is a link to the official announcement and to online application  

http://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru/klgd_home_en.html

 Attention: NOT on the list are United Kingdom and Lebanon!!!

Attention: the e-visa is valid for AT MOST 8 calendar days, so if you are planning to enter Russian Federation earlier, eg. on July 31st and to stay till Aug. 9th, you need a REGULAR VISA!

Please read the information on the above website carefully.

For the application you will need:

a.     Your photo (passport format, jpg file

b.     Your passport number

c.     The name, address and telephone number of the hotel :
Hotel Baltica

Kaliningrad, 236001, Moskovskiy Prospekt, 375.

               Booking department phone:  +7 4012 35-35-11

The visa should come within 4 days after the application.

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150 participants from 26 countries have so far registered.

Austria, Argentina, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom (not to mention Scotland) and USA will be represented.

ATTENTION: bookiing after May 31st still possible - we have some more rooms reserved for us.

FOR YOUR TRAVEL PLANNING:   a bus from GDANSK to KALININGRAD:

A good travel option might be take a flight/train or bus to GDANSK (Danzig) and  change to the direct  bus GDANSK – KALININGRAD.   Time: 3,5 hours, costs: 45 zloty (11 Euro)
there are 4 buses per day leaving at 6am, 9 am, 3 pm, 5 pm on all days of the week
from bus station:  Dworzec PKS.Gdansk, ul. 3 Maja 12, Gdańsk (next to the main train station)

Here is the  Timetable to download (look at “Czas letni”-column (summer time)

For a taxi from airport  phone +48 587711222 (they speak English).
Costs for a taxi from the airport to the bus station (Dworzec PKS):  31 to 35 złoty (up to 9 Euro)

BUS FROM WARSAW TO KALININGRAD:  8 1/2 hours, 8 am till 4:30 pm: Link to Ecolines