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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Travel Guide Europe Russia Far Eastern Russia Kamchatka Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Introduction

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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the main city in Kamchatka in the far east of Russia. Like many cities in the country, the number of inhabitants is declining rapidly and there are now less than 200,000 people living here.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has a subarctic climate with cool winters and relatively cold winters, though not as cold as the central Siberian winters, thanks to its location near the Pacific Ocean. Summers from mid-June to mid-September see average highs in the 12-16 °C range with nights mostly around 6-9 °C. Winters from December to February have days around -5 °C and nights around -10 °C. Much of the annual 900mm of precipitation falls during the second half of the year, while March to June is the driest time of the year, with around 40-50mm a month. Snow is common in winter.

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Getting There

By Plane

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport (PKC) offers flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Yakutsk, Magadan and seasonal charters to Tokyo (summer only).

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

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Work

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Learn

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post

Russian Post is the national postal service of Russia. It's English version is currently under construction, but mainly involves the track&trace system. The domestic post is reasonably reliable, and sending international mail is fairly reliable but slow, taking at least a few weeks to European countries, longer to the USA or Australia for example. The delivery of mail sent from abroad to Russia is highly unreliable, and people or companies tend to use foreign adresses, from where a private carrier sends it to Russia. Alternatives like poste restante are non-existent with Russian Post. Most cities and large towns in Russia have a Central Post Office (Glavpochtamt), which also sells stamps and envelopes, and usually has fax services and Internet availability, though the latter mostly not in smaller places. Also, many hotels have postal services, including mail boxes. Post offices tend to keep long hours, usually from 8:00am or 9:00am until 8:00pm or 9:00pm Monday to Friday, and closing earlier during weekends. The main central post offices in the biggest cities keep even longer hours. For sending parcels, you can also try services by DHL Russia and FedEx Russia. For all mail you can use the regular alphabet, though maybe include the country's name in Cyrillic. For sending post to Russia (or trying to receive it) note that addresses should be in reverse order: Russia, postal code, city, street address, name.

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