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Caravanning in Russia: Motorhomes for 1-3 million rubles replace hotels

21.04.2026 15:18 1 min 2 sources РУС
RuNews24.ru RUS + 1 more
Caravanning in Russia: Motorhomes for 1-3 million rubles replace hotels
Original source: RuNews24.ru

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Caravanning has become widespread in Russia: tens of thousands of owners, 150 new campsites in three years. A week-long trip from Moscow to Gelendzhik costs 70,000 rubles, saving about 50,000 on hotels.

Caravanning in Russia has become a mass phenomenon: the number of motorhome owners has grown to tens of thousands. Over three years, more than 150 new campsites have been built, and by 2030, 230 campsites with 9,000 places are planned.

The main demand is for trailers costing 1-3 million rubles. According to media reports, a week-long trip for a family from Moscow to Gelendzhik by motorhome costs about 70,000 rubles, saving about 50,000 on hotels.

Challenges include a lack of equipped campsites and ambiguous parking legislation.

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Russians massively switch to motorhomes: how caravanning for 1-3 million rubles replaces five-star hotels

21.04.2026 RuNews24.ru RUS Original source

Popularity of Caravanning in Russia

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Updated: 05.09.2026

RON 92

$0.93 /l

₽78.90 · €0.80/l

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cheaper than 61% of countries

RON 95

$1.04 /l

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cheaper than 81% of countries

RON 98

$1.13 /l

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cheaper than 83% of countries

RON 100

$1.33 /l

₽111.96 · €1.14/l

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cheaper than 75% of countries

Diesel

$1.02 /l

₽86.33 · €0.88/l

23 of 166

cheaper than 87% of countries

Premium diesel

$0.95 /l

₽80.40 · €0.82/l

1 of 46

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$0.46 /l

₽38.53 · €0.39/l

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cheaper than 91% of countries

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