Kaliningrad region generously endowed by nature.There is a large beach with golden sand, pine and deciduous forests, lakes and healing mud and curative mineral waters.And about the cultural and historical heritage of the city, formerly known as Krulevets (and Konigsberg), and can not speak.By the way, it is home to the famous philosopher Immanuel Kant.So, many of our citizens are tempted to visit this area: for tourism, recreation or just a trip to visit relatives or friends.But then the question arises: Do I need a passport to Kaliningrad?
definite answer here.On the one hand, this wonderful land of amber is an integral part of our state, and from this standpoint any person who has Russian citizenship, has every right to come, taking with him only an internal document.After passport "travel abroad" is only necessary when entering a foreign power (with a visa - to foreign countries, and without it - in some countries in the Middle: Ukraine, Belarus, for example).However, the Kaliningrad region is unique in that it is almost an enclave that is part of the country, from all sides surrounded by the territories of other states.
So you need a passport to Kaliningrad?If you are traveling by plane, the answer is simple - no.Airspace - a neutral zone, and board the Russian plane - part of our country.Therefore, on the way, say, Moscow-Kaliningrad, you are not legally leave the Russian Federation.Documents to board the flight needs are the same as for domestic flights in the country.
say that this region - almost an enclave, meaning that it has access to the sea, that is - to neutral waters.You take a ferry ticket St. Petersburg-Kaliningrad?Then you can safely embark on a journey to an internal document of a citizen of the Russian Federation.That is the question that if they need a passport to Kaliningrad if traveling by sea, the answer is: not - for commuter ferries plying between two Russian cities: Yes - if you are going to visit the Maritime region on board a cruise ship in the Balticsea.
What about ground transportation - bus, train, car ownership?Here, the answer to the question of whether a passport is needed in Kaliningrad, also unequivocal: certainly needed.And for those who are traveling on your own machine, and even a Lithuanian visa is required.Why is that?It is known that the Republic of Lithuania enters the Schengen area.Therefore, those who like to travel with the comfort of their vehicles, it is necessary to start to apply to the embassy and to issue a permit to enter the country.Even the Belarusian border guards have the legal right to require the production of a passport.
To avoid problems with obtaining a visa (and, at the same time to move on the ground, traveling to Kaliningrad), there is only one way: to buy a ticket for the shuttle bus or train Russian formation.Passport with this move as needed.But cashiers public bus services and railways in the sale of tickets will automatically transit visa to Lithuania, still called "simplified travel document."It should be noted that this service is absolutely free, but the cost of the passport are not included in it: you should already be in possession of this document for the purchase of the ticket.
