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Online Russian tutors, compared

A 60-minute online Russian lesson costs $20 at the median, across the 4,806 tutors we track on 11 platforms. Most tutors charge between $15 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
$15–$27
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
4,806
on 11 platforms

Compare Russian tutors

1,013 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Viktoria

Viktoria

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Tutora de español y ruso con 10 años de experiencia. Преподаватель по испанскому и русскому языку.

Native
10 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
Other certificate
Spanish +2
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Felix

Felix

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Sprache entsteht nur, indem man selbst aktiv in dieser Sprache denkt und spricht .

Native
10,000+ lessons
None listed
Azerbaijani +2
★ 4.9 (49)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Ekaterina

Ekaterina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified Russian Teacher | PhD in Philology | Clear & Friendly Lessons

Native
200+ lessons
Language degree
Spanish +1
★ 5.0 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Yulia

Yulia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified teacher of Russian in English and Spanish

Native
200+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
★ 5.0 (46)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Irina

Irina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified TORFL teacher with a big Russian soul ❤️

Native
500+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
French +3
★ 5.0 (45)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
Irina

Irina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Passionate English and Russian teacher since 2020

Native
6 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 5.0 (45)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language

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Andre

Andre

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Как вы запомнили русский алфавит?

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
English
★ 5.0 (45)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Alexandre

Alexandre

FranceNative

italki · France

Teacher, translator, editor, musician, athlete, traveler

Native
18 yrs · 200+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
French +3
★ 5.0 (45)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Olga

Olga

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Russian with native!

Native
5 yrs · 1,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
★ 5.0 (44)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Irina

Irina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Learn to speak and understand real Russian without boring textbooks |Write to me to get a LEVEL TEST

Native
500+ lessons
Professional teacher
English +2
★ 5.0 (44)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Anastasia

Anastasia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
Chinese +3
★ 5.0 (44)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Speaks your language
Tanya

Tanya

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Russian native speaker

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
German +3
★ 5.0 (44)
Replies to 97% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Olga

Olga

BelarusNative

italki · Belarus

Certified teacher of Russian since 2013.

Native
12 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Teaching degree
Turkish +2
★ 5.0 (44)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Russian

Russian

SpainNative

italki · Spain

Experienced Russian teacher from Spain / Опытный учитель русского из Испании

Native
5 yrs · 200+ lessons
Teaching degree
English +2
★ 5.0 (44)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Eva

Eva

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Certified TEFL teacher with 4 years teaching experience.

Native
4 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +5
★ 4.9 (47)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Kids
Evgenia

Evgenia

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Professora de russo com mais de 8 anos de experiência 💖

Native
8 yrs · 200+ lessons
Professional teacher
Portuguese +3
★ 5.0 (43)
Replies to 94% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Maya

Maya

BelarusNative

italki · Belarus

Со мной ты точно начнёшь говорить на русском языке!

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
Belarusian +2
★ 5.0 (43)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
Kate

Kate

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
4 yrs · 500+ lessons
None listed
English +2
★ 5.0 (44)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C1

  • Speaks your language
Zuzu

Zuzu

KyrgyzstanNative

italki · Kyrgyzstan

Репетитор иностранных языков и ЛайФ-Коуч

Native
7 yrs · 500+ lessons
None listed
Kyrgyz +4
★ 5.0 (42)
Replies to 100% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Dasha

Dasha

MoldovaNative

italki · Moldova

Philosophy graduate, artist and polyglot. Let's use language|English, Romanian, Russian, Italian!

Native
5 yrs · 2,000+ lessons
Other certificate · verified
Romanian +4
★ 5.0 (43)
Replies to 99% of messages

Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Arseny

Arseny

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Conversational Russian practice with personalized feedback 💬 ✅

Native
500+ lessons
None listed
Spanish +2
★ 5.0 (42)
Replies to 100% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C1

  • Speaks your language
Dasha

Dasha

FranceNative

italki · France

Native speaker and professional teacher of French and Russian

Native
1,000+ lessons
TEFL/TESOL certificate
French +3
★ 5.0 (42)
Replies to 99% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Business
  • Beginners
Снежана

Снежана

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Лучший друг в изучении русского языка

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
English
★ 4.9 (44)
Replies to 97% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A2–C2

  • Speaks your language
Irina

Irina

RussiaNative

italki · Russia

Native
200+ lessons
None listed
French
★ 5.0 (41)
Replies to 98% of messages

Russian (Russia) · likely · Teaches A1–C2

  • Beginners

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Russian tutors by platform

AmazingTalker has the lowest median price ($6.60), while Tusclases / FindTutors offers the most choice (2,310 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 / FindTutors2,310$20$16–$265.0★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
Cafetalk40$17$13–$22—Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Wyzant30$58$40–$755.0★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$61$45–$855.0★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 $15 and $27, 4804 tutors
Native speakers
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 3227 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 $26, 2308 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
$17Middle 50% between $13 and $22, 40 tutors
Wyzant
$58Middle 50% between $40 and $75, 30 tutors
Verbling
$26Middle 50% between $20 and $31, 30 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$61Middle 50% between $45 and $85, 27 tutors
LanguaTalk
$28Middle 50% between $23 and $33, 5 tutors
10th–90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where Russian tutors are from

  • RussiaRussia1,352 / 4,806
  • UkraineUkraine316 / 4,806
  • KazakhstanKazakhstan117 / 4,806
  • BelarusBelarus114 / 4,806
  • AzerbaijanAzerbaijan56 / 4,806
  • MoldovaMoldova39 / 4,806
  • UzbekistanUzbekistan28 / 4,806
  • KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan27 / 4,806

Russian tutors: FAQ

Across 4,804 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 3,227 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 4,806 Russian tutors on Tusclases / FindTutors, italki, Preply, Classgap, AmazingTalker, and Apprentus. Tusclases / FindTutors has the most choice, with 2,310 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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