St. Petersburg
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Introduction
Saint Petersburg (Caнкт-Петєрбýрг) is the second-largest city in Russia. The capital of former czarist Russia, the 'gateway to Europe', the 'Venice of the north' and the largest port of the country, this city has everything and more to make your stay a pleasant one.
Neighbourhoods
Sights and Activities
Events and Festivals
Weather
Getting There
By Plane
British Airways offers direct flights from Heathrow to St Petersburg. Alternatively, one can opt to fly on a low-cost airline from the United Kingdom to Riga, then take the overnight train to Vitebsky station in St Peterburg.
By Train
St. Petersburg has five major railway stations, with long-distance connections to all directions. Vitebsky station is serviced by international trains from the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Belarus, Ukrain and Central Europe. Baltiysky station offers another connection with Riga (Latvia). Finlyansky station is serviced by the direct international train to Helsinki and other destinations in Finland. Ladozhsky station offers connections up north to Karelia and Arkhangelsk, as well as another direct connection to both Helsinki and Moscow, but most trains to the capital leave from Moskovsky station, which is by far the largest of the five.
By Car
By Bus
By Boat
Getting Around
St. Petersburg is huge, and many of its outskirts are not safe for those who do not speak Russian and/or stand out as tourists. But, why bother with them at all, in a city where there is so much to see closer to the center?
By Car
By Public Transport
By Foot
By Bike
Eat
Drink
Work
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