The company "Strizhi" was one of the first to carry out passenger transportation on the Pskov - St. Petersburg route on comfortable minibuses Mercedes-Benz, Ford and Volkswagen. Over the years of its existence, the company has gained a foothold in the market passenger transportation Pskov as one of the most popular companies providing passenger transfers on the routes Pskov-St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg-Pskov.
The popularity of the "Strizhi" company, which is evidenced not only by the reviews of passengers, but also by the results of various polls, is explained by a number of fairly obvious reasons. Their essence boils down to a simple and well-known formula: safety + comfort + customer focus. Many people claim such an approach to work, but not all are able to meet these fundamentally important criteria. "Swifts" correspond to them completely. The Strizhey car fleet consists of new cars from well-known manufacturers.
Minibuses Mercedes-Benz, Ford and Volkswagen do not need a separate introduction and are the most reliable and safest in their class. Before entering the line, all machines undergo a thorough technical inspection.
"Strizhi" is a close-knit and time-tested team of professionals in which everyone - from the driver to the operator of the round-the-clock booking line - is subordinated to the main task of ensuring comfortable, safe and timely passenger travel.
Among the pilots who work on the line, there is not a single random person. Each of those who are entrusted with their time and their safety by numerous clients, a huge experience of passenger transportation. Experienced, disciplined and, importantly, polite drivers use the so-called defensive driving style, the meaning of which is to prevent accidents under any circumstances and regardless of the actions of other road users.
Comfort and focus on customer wishes are two more obvious trump cards in the Strizhi deck of advantages. Comfortable and spacious minibuses are equipped with air conditioners, the setting of which depends on the wishes of the passenger. High-speed free Wi-Fi 4G Internet is available on every bus running on the route Pskov - St. Petersburg and back.
Modern video systems for watching movies will not let you get bored on the road. Roomy luggage compartments and the ability to check-in at the St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport will delight those who are heading for a long-awaited vacation or long-distance business trip. Comfort and safety of passengers, convenient departure time, reasonable prices, various promotions and a flexible system of discounts - "Swifts" do their best to make the travel time fly by.
Focusing on the wishes of customers, "Strizhi" not only determine the most successful departure times for their flights, but also constantly increase the number of minibuses running between St. Petersburg and Pskov. So, from July 1, 2015, two more transfers were added to the previously existing flights with the departure time from Pskov at 12-00 and 13-30. Two new flights from St. Petersburg were also added. Now two additional minibuses will depart from the Northern capital to Pskov, as usual, from the Chernyshevsky monument at 17-30 and 19-00.
Separately, it should be noted that the Strizhi company is open and accessible to people. This means that she not only responds promptly to any wishes and comments of clients, but also supports a variety of social and partnership projects. We are talking about both the existing pricing policy in the company, which provides for mandatory discounts for veterans and a number of other preferential categories of citizens, and about such partnership actions as, for example, a transfer from St. Petersburg to Pskov of the film crew of the St. Petersburg video studio Linsa for filming a documentary about Pskov. architecture.
The minibuses of the company are easily recognizable by the corporate logo depicting flying swifts. The company symbol was not chosen by chance: the swift has the highest horizontal flight speed among all living beings, it reaches 120-180 km / h. At the same time, swifts can stay in the air without stopping for 2-3 years and cover distances of 500 thousand kilometers. The most amazing thing is that during all this time the swift eats and drinks without sitting on the ground.
The company's minibuses with a corporate logo depart from Pskov from the Gulliver shopping complex, and from St. Petersburg - from the Chernyshevsky monument (metro Park Pobedy).
The schedule of all bus routes of the company "Strizhi" on the route Pskov-St. Petersburg you can get on the website
Have a nice trip with the Strizhi company!
06/28/2012 11:43 AM CDI, Pskov
“Go out for bread and go to St. Petersburg” - for Pskov, this scenario is not bragging, but an ordinary harsh reality. The northern capital will find something to lure both small and old: children - with ice cream, women - with Galleries, men - with a car market.
The principle "From each according to his capabilities, to each according to his needs" operates not only in the choice of St. Petersburg entertainment, but also in the choice of the way to move towards your dream. For a very long time, we recall nostalgically, it was possible to fly to Peter in 40 minutes by plane. Now, if you don't have your own car - 7 hours by train or 4 hours by minibus. The time savings that we get by choosing the second option are obvious. But don't we save on quality and comfort? Business Information Center compared the services provided by route taxis directions Pskov-St. Petersburg.
Let's start with what we book places for in minibuses - travel time... Most of the carrier companies master the 275 kilometers between Pskov and St. Petersburg in 4-4.5 hours with one stop on the way (usually done in the Zapolye region). When going on the road, one must remember that this time is average, it does not take into account the traffic jams that often stand at the entrance or exit from the cultural capital. True, the time spent on car queues can be more than replenished on the track, especially in the process of competing with other minibuses.
In such competitions the strongest survives. Jokes are jokes, but what we ride, or rather, we are being driven - a guarantee of safety and comfort. The inhabitants of big cities have come up with a lot of affectionate names for minibuses - "death capsule", "bucket", "coffin on wheels" ... Pskovians in this sense look more than worthy. Most carriers work with modern American and German foreign cars.
For example, there are reliable Mercedes in the Avtofavorita and Sun City-TOUR parks. The Avtofavorita park is systematically updated with newer and more modern bus models. The company has its own repair base, where qualified mechanics service all equipment and inspect buses before each trip. The company closely cooperates with the Department of State Road Supervision in the Pskov region, and this is an additional guarantee of the quality of services and safety. Relatively recently, Avtofavorit bought two new 35 local buses, roomy and comfortable, not inferior in their characteristics to Mercedes.
"Rus-Auto" and "Autograph" carry passengers in Fords. The cars are no less comfortable, but among the reviews on the Rus-Auto website there are complaints from passengers that the cars on the way rattle and shake if the weather is windy. There are also "Swifts" that drive Fords, and Volkswagen Crafter is also listed in their fleet. "Avtovizit" carries out transportation on new Iveco, equipped with personal safety equipment.
The king and god of any minibus - driver... There is an opinion that the driver of the minibus does not smoke, listens to the blues and observes traffic rules. It may very well be. And our fellow countrymen are also capable of eating seeds without leaving the wheel and talking on the phone for hours. Personally, I went with two of these, the trips were sincere.
The management of the companies, realizing that a competent responsible driver is a guarantee of passenger safety, are trying to take measures. For example, before each trip, the person who enters the route undergoes a medical examination, in some companies they regularly conduct traffic safety classes. Drivers with less than three years of experience are not hired; in many companies yesterday's employees of the Pskov bus depot work.
You read on the websites of companies something like "Our experienced, disciplined and polite drivers use a" protective "driving style, the meaning of which is to prevent accidents under any circumstances", "We only employ experienced drivers with many years of experience" - and I want to believe that This is true. But when a minibus goes to overtake on a bend, I just want to clarify what a "protective" driving style is ...
An important point for any passenger - where to go and where to arrive... Minibuses depart from Pskov from different points - don't get confused! Avtofavorit and Sun City-TOUR come from Imperial and PIK-60, Rus-Auto, Strizhi and Avtovizit - from Gulliver, Autograph - from the parking lot next to the Niva market. However, you can always agree with the dispatchers that the driver intercepts you at the nearest stop within Zavelichye, Center or Zapskovye.
Upon arrival in St. Petersburg, Pskov minibuses make two stops at the metro stations - Moskovsky Prospekt and Pobedy Park (many agree to drop passengers off at Pulkovo on the way, this issue must be discussed with the dispatcher first). As for the departure from St. Petersburg, everyone leaves the parking lot near the Rossiya hotel, which is on Moskovsky Prospekt (metro Park Pobedy), except for Avtofavorit, which picks up passengers from the Pulkovskaya Hotel (metro Moskovsky Prospekt) ).
The earliest bus from Pskov, judging by the timetables posted on the Internet, was at the Strizhi and Avtovizit firms at 5 am. Then "Rus-Auto" (5.30) and "Autofavorit" (5.40) starts. The last hour when you can leave Pskov for St. Petersburg by minibus is 19.00 ("Avtofavorit", "Autograph", "Swifts").
If you need to leave St. Petersburg as early as possible, “Autograph” with a flight at 7.30 or “AutoFavorite” at 8.00 will suit you. If you have a lot of things to do in the cultural capital, you can use the latest minibuses - at 23.30 (Sun City-TOUR), 21.00 (Autofavorite) or 20.30 (Autograph).
What to do with yourself on the way? The luxury of pondering for 4 hours about the futility of Life and the zigzags of Fate will turn into tinsel when the news that Pskov minibuses have WiFi with free Internet access in their salons. The less progressive will have to enjoy the masterpieces of modern cinema: literally all buses have DVD players. This is where the Moscow legends about the minibus driver listening to the blues begin to fully understand. And the legends about the tolerance of fellow citizens are even more complete. Quieter, louder, funnier, more interesting, more modern, so that you can watch the child. 14-15 people in a minibus is a large field for studying the psychology of random groups. But still, if there is a child in the cabin, most of the drivers of Pskov transport companies agree that kids should not watch horror or action movies. True, they will sigh heavily: "Are there films without vampires and shooting?" and add "No cartoons".
Finally - about prices and discountsoperating on minibuses. The most common ticket price is 500 rubles (with the exception of "Autograph" - there travel costs 550). A pleasant surprise can be promotions, which are quite often carried out by shipping companies. Probably the most memorable one was organized by "Avtofavorit", which on its birthday drove the residents of Pskov and St. Petersburg for free. Pleases also Sun City-TOUR, on the buses of which the birthday boy on his birthday can make a round-trip voyage as a legal "hare".
In addition, many companies have their own sites on the Internet, where you can print a coupon for a 10% discount (for example, on the page "Autograph" and "Autovisit").
There are discounts for different categories of citizens. For example, 10% - for students, military personnel, passengers who book a ticket for the return trip - to Rus-Auto, Autograph, Swifts. In Avtovizit, when ordering a round-trip ticket, they will even give a 20% discount. Veterans of "Rus-Auto" minibuses are transported free of charge; preschoolers do not need a ticket on the "Swift" and "Avtovizit" buses.
It turns out that in order to go out for bread and go to St. Petersburg by minibus, you need to take some 20 loaves of loaves, and if you also plan to return back, then as for the entire first shift of the summer camp. "Netushki, we are fed well here too," we repeat after the cartoon character. But after a month or two we again find ourselves in search of money for "20 loaves of bread", sit down in a minibus to the driver spitting seeds and hurry to the capital, to our cultural ...
ROUTE SCHEDULE
"AutoFavorite"
Pskov - St. Petersburg: 5.40, 8.00, 11.00, 13.00, 16.00, 18.00, 19.00
St. Petersburg - Pskov: 8.00, 10.00, 13.00, 16.00, 17.30, 19.00, 21.00,
"Rus-Auto"
Pskov - St. Petersburg: 5.30, 9.30, 13.30, 18.00
St. Petersburg - Pskov: 10.00, 15.30, 17.30, 19.30
"Autograph"
Pskov - St. Petersburg: 6.00, 7.30, 10.00, 12.30, 15.00, 17.00, 18.30
St. Petersburg - Pskov: 7.30, 9.00, 11.30, 14.00, 17.00, 18.30, 20.30
"Swifts"
Pskov - St. Petersburg: 5.00, 8.00, 10.00, 14.00 (on weekdays and Saturday); 5.00, 12.00, 14.00, 15.00 (at sun)
St. Petersburg - Pskov: 14.00, 16.00, 17.00, 19.00 (on weekdays), 10.00, 14.00, 17.00, 19.00 (on Sat), 14.00, 17.00, 19.00, 20.00 (on Sundays)
"Autovisit"
Pskov - St. Petersburg: 5.00, 7.00, 9.30, 12.00, 14.00, 18.00
St. Petersburg - Pskov: 7.00, 12.00, 15.00, 16.30, 18.00, 20.00
Sun City-TOUR
Pskov - St. Petersburg: 5.20, 7.30, 13.30, 16.30, 21.00
St. Petersburg - Pskov: 07.30, 11.00, 14.00, 19.30, 23.00
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On June 1, 2015, a new route of the high-speed train Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod and back was launched. High-speed train got a self-explanatory name "Swift"... The train project is based on one of the fastest Spanish trains - Talgo.
- The cheapest one-way tickets are 900 rubles.
- The most expensive - 6,000 rubles (luxury). This price is already for two passengers with meals and amenities.
- Meals are included in the First Class ticket.
- The cheapest ticket costs 900 rubles.
- The cost of the most expensive is from 6000 rubles for 2, food is included.
- First class ticket includes meals.
- Most cheap ticket Moscow - Vladimir - 700 rubles.
- A luxury ticket from Moscow to Vladimir will cost you 5500 rubles. The SV includes double occupancy with its own sanitary facilities and meals.
- First Class Ticket - Meals included.
Discounts and promotions
- If you buy a ticket in the period from June 1 to June 30, 2015, then SV (“Lux” class) for one passenger will cost you 4000 rubles, for two - 5000 rubles. You will not need to spend money on food, it is included in the price.
- From June 1 to June 30, 2015, First Class tickets will cost RUB 2850 instead of RUB 2950.
- If you use the RZD-Bonus program, you will receive an additional 25% points for all trips on the Strizh train in 2015.
Swifts Schedule
Swifts will start from the Kursk railway station in Moscow and arrive at the Moscow railway station in Nizhny Novgorod.
Few numbers:
- Every day will walk up 7 trains at different times.
- In total, the route Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod will operate 12 trains - Strizhey.
- On the way will be done 3 stops (Vladimir, Kovrov, Dzerzhinsk).
- Two routes of the Strizh train ( 714 and 711 will follow without stopping).
- A stop at each of the intermediate stations will last no more than 2 minutes.
On the way from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod, the Strizh train will cost from 3 hours 35 minutes before 3 hours 50 minutes.
Schedule "Strizh" Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod:
- 07:15
- 11:00
- 14:00
- 15:40
- 18:35
- 20:20
Schedule "Strizh" Nizhny Novgorod - Moscow:
- 06:45
- 07:40
- 13:40
- 15:50
- 19:00
- 20:10
Strizha route Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod
The train will run with three stops (in Dzerzhinsk, Vladimir and Kovrov).
- The Strizh train will reach Dzerzhinsk from Moscow in 23 minutes.
- From Moscow to Kovrov - in 1 hour 33 minutes.
- From Moscow to Vladimir - 2 hours 3 minutes.
Reviews
In this part of the article, we will collect feedback from our community about the Strizh high-speed trains between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod.
- Trains depart from 1 platform Kursky railway station, which means that there is no need to climb the stairs with things.
- You won't get confused because everywhere there is pointerslike here.
- They say that in comparison with the Peregrine Falcons, the Swifts' cars are not so spacious, but they are much wider than the Swallows.
- If you are lucky a lot of luggage, it is better to be one of the first to board in order to place luggage in special compartments. There is not enough space for all the compartments. And placing large bags at the feet is not very convenient.
- the Internet paid.
- Wagons of any class are provided with coolerswith cold and hot water (cups are included), so many take tea leaves from home and make tea themselves.
- Air conditioners quite often breakand if he blacks out, the train gets very stuffy.
- In the direction Moscow - Nizhniy, almost all seats are located in the direction of the train, in the direction Nizhniy - Moscow, on the contrary, opposite the direction of travel. But the train runs smoothly, at the same speed, so no one gets seasick. When buying a ticket, it is impossible to select a specific seat.
- It seems that a printout of the ticket receipt is not needed, but sometimes the conductors have a failure and they begin to demand a printout. It is better to have it for your peace of mind.
- Many people liked Sapsan more than Swift.
Carriages, amenities and entertainment
On each train Strizh:
- 5 sleeping cars
- 2 carriages with first class seats
- 9 cars with second class seats
- 1 dining car
- 1 buffet car
Wagon with berths (SV, lux)looks like that:
Below is a photo of what the places look like 1st class (the distance between the seats is enough to stretch your legs).
Cheapest seats 2 class located closer to each other. But they are still very comfortable to use.
AT restaurant carriage there are very cozy tables, from the menu you can order hot dishes, hot and cold snacks, salads, desserts.
AT buffet car you can have a snack with a sandwich and drinks, if you wish, you can take food to your place.
Regardless of the class, the carriages will have air conditioning, sockets, headphones can listen to music or turn on the voice acting of a movie that is shown on a common TV.
For a fee, you can use the service wi-fi.
Magazines, drinks and snacks are available throughout the trip. Water will be provided to all passengers free of charge.
With the advent of the Sapsans, Russian Railways introduced the tradition of naming high-speed trains after birds. The names of the trains are given according to the results of Internet voting.
This year the title "Swift" won.
Swifts will replace the Peregrine Falcons that traveled along the Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod route.
Today Swifts are the fastest trains in Russia.
They say that the first international Swifts (Moscow - Berlin) will be launched in summer 2016. On the way, the train will spend up to 16 hours.
Spain is the country to follow in the construction of expressways railways... All corners of Spain are carefully designed in terms of transport accessibility. According to the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, cooperation with Spain in the field of railway construction will only expand. Therefore, the Swifts are just the beginning.
Compensation for being late Swift
If the Strizh train arrives at its destination not on schedule, but with a delay, passengers will receive monetary compensation... To do this, directly on the way, you need to contact the head of the train and get a claim form, which you will need to fill out and give to the head of the train.
Claims are considered within 7 days.
- for a delay of 30-60 minutes, the passenger will receive compensation in the amount of 25% of the ticket price
- for a delay of 61-120 minutes - 50%
- for being late from 121 minutes - 100%
You learned about the high-speed train "Strizh" between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, how much tickets cost, and where you can buy them. In the article, we told you in detail how the carriages and seats look on the new train. The information is regularly updated.
