St Petersburg

Join the Hipporoller Challenge

Help the Travel Guide reach 20,000,000 characters and we'll donate 63 hipporollers worth over $6000. Read more.

On Travellerspoint

• 7 St Petersburg Apartments
• 9 St Petersburg Guesthouses
• 42 St Petersburg Hostels
• 32 St Petersburg Hotels

Contributors

• Utrecht (33%)
  from http://utrecht.travellerspoint.com
• bentivogli (30%)
• Herr Bert (15%)
  from A Dutchman in Madrid

as well as james1982 (12%), Hien (9%)

Help contribute to this article to share the ad revenue.

Introduction

St. Petersburg - Pushkin

© All Rights Reserved malmn

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

Hermitage

The Hermitage is one of the oldest and most famous museums in the world. Its collection holds over 3 million pieces, from an Egyptian antiquities collection to Impressionist and post-Impressionist art, of which only a small part is on permanent display. The museum spreads out over 6 buildings, along the river including the Winter Palace, the former residence of the Russian Emperors. The Entrance is in the Winter Palace from Palace Embankment or the Courtyard. The Hermitage is closed on Mondays.

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. There are two daily trains ('The Sibelius' and 'The Repin') between Helsinki and St. Petersburg, both travelling during the day and evening. One train is Russian, the other one is Finnish. Both trains take about 6 hours to cover the route.
Trains also stop in Lahti, Kouvola and Vainikkala in Finland and in Vyborg in Russia.
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

Eurolines provides services to and from Helsinki.
Two daily buses provide services to Vyborg and St Petersburg from Helsinki, one of which originates in Turku. There's also one daily bus from Tampere and three weekly buses from Lappeenranta. Check Matkahuolto for more information about prices and schedules.

By Boat

Germany

• Trans Russia Express operates a ferry between St Petersburg and both Sassnitz and Lubeck in Germany.

Getting Around

Down deep

© All Rights Reserved UStravel23

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

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

Keep Connected

Internet

Cafe Max on Nevsky Prospekt is a 24-hour internet cafe.

Phone

Post