Daily departures
1

Earliest departure
5:00 p.m.

Shortest travel time
8 h 3 min

Apart from connecting the two Russian capitals, Moscow and St, Petersburg, the high-speed Sapsan train also runs on the St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod route.

​There's only Sapsan departure per day from St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod and one departure on the reverse route from Nizhny Novgorod to St. Petersburg.​

The journey takes a little over 8 hours, and the train makes stops in the following towns en route: Uglovka, Tver, Vladimir, Dzerzhinsk, as well as Moscow.
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Importantly, this train stops at Moscow's Kursky Train Station unlike the rest of the Sapsans which go to Leningradsky Station. The average stop time in Moscow is 14 minutes.

Sapsan St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod Timetable

In the table below there is the approximate Sapsan high-speed train schedule from St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod.*

Train #	Departure time from St. Petersburg Moskovsky Station	Arrival time to ​Moscow Kursky Station	Arrival time to ​Nizhny Novgorod Moscovsky Station	Travel time	Notes
771H	4:51 p.m.	8:57 p.m.	1:03 a.m. (next day)	8 h 12 min	Daily

Train #	Departure time from St. Petersburg Moskovsky Station	Arrival time to ​Moscow Kursky Station	Arrival time to ​Nizhny Novgorod Moscovsky Station	Travel time
771H	4:51 p.m.	8:57 p.m.	1:03 a.m. (next day)	8 h 12 min

Sapsan Nizhny Novgorod to St. Petersburg  Timetable

In the table below there is the approximate Sapsan high-speed train schedule from Nizhny Novgorod to St. Petersburg.*

Train #	Departure time from ​Nizhny Novgorod Moscovsky Station	Arrival time to ​Moscow Kursky Station	Arrival time to ​St. Petersburg Moskovsky Station	Travel time	Notes
757H	5:05 a.m.	9:03 a.m.	1:20 p.m.	8 h 15 min	Daily

Train #	Departure time from ​Nizhny Novgorod Moscovsky Station	Arrival time to ​Moscow Kursky Station	Arrival time to ​St. Petersburg Moskovsky Station	Travel time
757H	5:05 a.m.	9:03 a.m.	1:20 p.m.	8 h 15 min

*Keep in mind that the number of daily departures as well as the indicated departure and arrival times can change depending on the day of the week and other circumstances. Please note that the "summer' and "winter" train schedule changes as well.

Seat Classes on Sapsans from St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod

The Sapsan high-speed train from St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod is exactly the same as those running on the Moscow - St. Petersburg route.

Because the St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod route isn't as in demand as St. Petersburg - Moscow, usually there are no double trainsets which are sometimes added to Sapsans to make the passenger capacity larger. Thus, ​Sapsans from St. Petersburg to Nizhny Novgorod have 10 coaches.

You can choose from the following seat classes:
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• Economy Class
• Economy Class +
• Dining Class
• Business Class
• First Class
• Conference Cabin

​Find the Sapsan high-speed train schedule below:

Moscow to St. Petersburg
​Sapsan Schedule

St. Petersburg to Moscow
​Sapsan Schedule