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Online Russian tutors, compared

A 60-minute online Russian lesson costs $20 at the median, across the 4,809 tutors we track on 11 platforms. Most tutors charge between $14 and $27 per hour. Trial lessons typically cost $5.00. Native speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.

$20/h
Median / hour
$14–$27
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
4,809
on 11 platforms

Compare Russian tutors

3,230 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Catherine

Catherine

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Cambridge and Moscow State Pedagogical University certified teacher with 25 years of teaching exp.

Native
25 yrs · 500+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +3
★ 5.0 (29)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Zhanara B.

Zhanara B.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Russian Language Teacher

Native
4 yrs · 100+ lessons
Professional teacher
English
★ 5.0 (7)
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Konstantin

Konstantin

Native

FindTutors

Литература , сленг , музыка , философия , экономика и политика , УВАЖЕНИЕ .

Native
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown
Nikita

Nikita

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified teacher with YouTube comprehensible input channel

Native
500+ lessons
Other certificate
English +1
★ 5.0 (28)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Kseniia A.

Kseniia A.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Spoken Russian with the experienced teacher.

Native
8 yrs · 100+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +2
★ 5.0 (7)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Darya

Darya

Native (likely)

FindTutors

Learn Russian with a native speaker - real language, real culture

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely

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Marina

Marina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

A qualified teacher currently taking a special course in teaching Russian to foreigners

Native
200+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +1
★ 5.0 (28)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Anastasiia P.

Anastasiia P.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Russian Teacher | Individual Approach + Warm Atmosphere

Native
6 yrs · 200+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
English +1
★ 5.0 (7)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners

Iryna

Native (likely)

FindTutors

I would be happy to help anybody who would like to speak Russian

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown
  • Kids
Irina

Irina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified teacher of Russian with more than 10 years of experience

Native
10 yrs · 200+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Ukrainian +3
★ 5.0 (28)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Ekaterina S.

Ekaterina S.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Speak Russian from Day 1 — Even if You’re a Beginner!😎👍🏻

Native
2 yrs · 200+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate · verified
English +1
★ 5.0 (7)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Maria

Maria

Native (likely)

FindTutors

Native Russian Speaker with fluent english

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely

  • Speaks your language
basic

basic

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Polyglot teacher 多言語 conversation/basics/tech/hobby 大学、日常会話、旅行

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English +7
★ 4.9 (30)
Replies to 94% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners
Mariia A.

Mariia A.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Certified tutor with higher philological education

Native
5 yrs · 500+ lessons
Language degree
English
★ 5.0 (7)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Svetlana

Svetlana

Native (likely)

FindTutors

Russian tutor offers online lessons (qulified teacher and native Russian speaker)

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown
Julia

Julia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

English & Russian teacher ready to Help You!

Native
5 yrs · 500+ lessons
None listed
English +1
★ 5.0 (28)
Replies to 97% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Valeriia P.

Valeriia P.

RussiaNative

Preply · Russia

Tutor

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 5.0 (7)
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Marina

Marina

Native

Tusclasesparticulares

Profesora de Ruso nativa

Native
New tutor
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown
Alina

Alina

UkraineNative

italki · Ukraine

Ukrainian, Russian & English Teacher | Structured lessons & real-life speaking

Native
2,000+ lessons
None listed
Ukrainian +3
★ 5.0 (27)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Nuride Q.

Nuride Q.

AzerbaijanNative

Preply · Azerbaijan

Russian language tutor with 33 years of experience

Native
33 yrs · 100+ lessons
Professional teacher
Azerbaijani +2
★ 5.0 (7)
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Alisa

Alisa

Native (likely)

Tusclasesparticulares

Profesora nativa de ruso online (clases grupales e individuales)

Native (likely)
New tutor
None listed
Spanish
No reviews yet
Not shown

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–B2

  • Beginners
Anna

Anna

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Tutor of Russian

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
English
★ 5.0 (27)
Replies to 87% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Ioannis M.

Ioannis M.

CyprusNative

Preply · Cyprus

University Lecturer in Russian Philology

Native
4 yrs · 500+ lessons
Professional teacher
Greek +1
★ 5.0 (7)
Not shown

Teaches A1–A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners

Daria

Native

Tusclasesparticulares

I am a native Russian speaker and a Russian language teacher with 6+ years of experience. I teach Russian to adults.

Native
6 years teaching
None listed
No other language listed
No reviews yet
Not shown

Teaches A1–C2

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Russian tutors by platform

AmazingTalker has the lowest median price ($6.60), while Tusclases / FindTutors offers the most choice (2,311 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.

Tutors, prices and trial lessons by platform
PlatformTutorsMedian / hMiddle 50%Avg. ratingTrial lessonLesson length
Tusclases / FindTutors2,311$20$16–$255.0★First class free with many tutors60 min
italki1,013$17$12–$245.0★Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
Preply921$23$16–$305.0★Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
Classgap254$19$15–$245.0★Free trial (20 min)60 min
AmazingTalker111$6.60$6.60–$204.9★Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Apprentus65$30$24–$414.9★No trial lessons60 min
Cafetalk41$18$13–$21—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Wyzant31$60$40–$805.0★No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
Verbling30$26$20–$315.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Tutor Hunt27$60$44–$845.0★No trial lessons60 min
LanguaTalk5$28$23–$335.0★Free or discounted trial (30 min)55 min

How much Russian tutors charge

Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.

All tutors
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 4807 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 3230 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $27, 1577 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

Tusclases / FindTutors
$20Middle 50% between $16 and $25, 2309 tutors
italki
$17Middle 50% between $12 and $24, 1013 tutors
Preply
$23Middle 50% between $16 and $30, 921 tutors
Classgap
$19Middle 50% between $15 and $24, 254 tutors
AmazingTalker
$6.60Middle 50% between $6.60 and $20, 111 tutors
Apprentus
$30Middle 50% between $24 and $41, 65 tutors
Cafetalk
$18Middle 50% between $13 and $21, 41 tutors
Wyzant
$60Middle 50% between $40 and $80, 31 tutors
Verbling
$26Middle 50% between $20 and $31, 30 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$60Middle 50% between $44 and $84, 27 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $23 and $33, 5 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where Russian tutors are from

  • RussiaRussia1,353 / 4,809
  • UkraineUkraine316 / 4,809
  • KazakhstanKazakhstan117 / 4,809
  • BelarusBelarus114 / 4,809
  • AzerbaijanAzerbaijan56 / 4,809
  • MoldovaMoldova39 / 4,809
  • UzbekistanUzbekistan28 / 4,809
  • KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan27 / 4,809

Russian tutors: FAQ

Across 4,807 Russian tutors with a listed price, the median is $20 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $11 and $36 per hour.

AmazingTalker has the lowest median price for Russian tutors in our data: $6.60 per hour, and a quarter of its tutors charge $6.60 or less.

Not really: native Russian speakers charge a median of $20 per hour, while non-native tutors charge $20. We list 3,230 native speakers.

Yes. The median trial lesson costs $5.00. Trials are offered on italki, Preply, Classgap, AmazingTalker, and Cafetalk, usually for 25–30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.

We track 4,809 Russian tutors on Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, Preply, Classgap, AmazingTalker, and Apprentus. Tusclases / FindTutors has the most choice, with 2,311 tutors.

We read the public profile of every tutor listed on the marketplaces we cover and refresh it daily. Prices are converted to US dollars at European Central Bank rates and normalised to a 60-minute lesson. Platforms can't pay to rank higher.

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How we collect this data

We collect public profile facts (name, photo, languages, price, rating) from tutoring marketplaces and refresh them daily. Prices are normalised to a 60-minute lesson in US dollars. Ratings and reviews belong to each marketplace. Subscription platforms have no per-tutor price.

Updated November 13, 2026

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