Can I pay for Sharm el-Sheikh hotels and flights with a foreign bank card through Russian booking platforms?

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TL;DR

Recent travelers report that card payments work on Russian booking platforms, including Trip.com and flight offers opened via Aviasales. Complete payment on the specific ticket seller’s website after the redirect from the flight search engine.

What the community said

To book a Sharm el-Sheikh trip with a card, travelers recommend using Russian travel platforms, where hotel and flight payments have reportedly been processed successfully.

Russian booking platforms

A recent report says that payment by Russian card also goes through on Trip.com, making it an option for hotels or flights.

Trip.com

Aviasales is a flight search engine: after selecting a flight, it redirects you to the individual seller’s site, where payment is completed. Travelers report that this route works with a Russian card.

Aviasales