Sign in with Facebook
Moskovskoe Shosse 10, Pushkin, 196601, Russia
Check Rates and Availability
In August
August 2010
Reconstruction works, February 2010
In February
How do I get from Pulkovo airport directly to Pushkin? Thanks in advance!
Hello!
From Pulkovo to Puskin is not very far, so i guess there are buses going there. But i would try to find out for sure (will ask my friend, who lives in St. Petersburg).
Hope your friend would know! The only path I found is to get to Moskovskya metro station and then to the end of the metro blue line, but that sounds to long for a 12 km journey!
Thank you for helping me and for a quick reply!
1. Go to Moskovskaya metro station (bus 39, or 39k...)
2. On the opposite side of Moskovsky prospect, find the stop for bus 286. It must be somewhere by Moskovsky 197 building. This bus will take you to Pushkin.
Good luck!
Kate
The palace was built in 1717-1724 (by I.-F. Braunstein architect) for the wife of Peter the Great, the future Empress Ekaterina I. In 1742-1743 the palace was enlarged by architect M.Zemtsov for the Empress Elisaveta Petrovna. In 1748-1756 the building works were led by famous F.Rastrelli. In 1752 the old palace was fully destroyed and new one was built.
Pushkin is quite small and easily walkable, once you've made it to the town. Catherine Palace is probably the main draw, but we consider ourselves luckier to have made it to the Alexander Palace. . . Although not as impressive from outside, Alexander Palace offers more historical and personal interest. . .I'd recommend visiting it first, then walking to Catherine Palace and touring the grounds and palace (if time allows).
The parks, although if you are there for more than a day then it is Alekander Park.
There are 2 tickets booths for the palace tickets which we didn't know. One is outside and the vendor only speaks Russian. There is another one inside, go in through the café and then it's to the right. There are also free toilets in there. The ones outside cost 20 rubles but are in excellent condition.
When I visited again in June 05 there was only the inside ticket office. Visiting times for individuals were 12am till 2 pm and 4 pm till 5 pm and most importantly security wouldn't let you inside before the ticket office was open for individuals, so no cafe or toilet visit inside. But they let us in at 11.15 am, so be on your guard.
Foreigner entry fee to garden 100 rubles, to palace another 500 rubles.
You are not allowed to take pictures in the now finished amber room. Spending two weeks there, eating in different cafés, walking around and always feeling safe, even at a late hour.
In times of Ekaterina II the Great the palace was enlarged and redecorated by C. Cameron. In 1817 russian architect V.Stasov re-decorated some rooms. And, at last, in 1860-1863 the principal staircase was decorated by I. Monigetti
Catherine the Great hired Charles Cameron to design and build her gardens and grounds. He was also responsible for adding the Agate Rooms and the Cameron Gallery. A brief tour of the palace is warranted, but our main enjoyment came from walking the exntensive grounds and from admiring the buildings in their natural setting.
Sponsored Links
Similar to Friedental Mini-Hotel
Near Friedental Mini-Hotel
Cheapest in Pushkin
Q: Pulkovo to Pushkin "How do I get from Pulkovo airport directly to Pushkin? Thanks in advance!"
A: "Hello! From Pulkovo to Puskin is not very far, so i guess there are buses going there. But i would try to find out for sure (will ask my friend, who lives in St...."
Sponsored Links
Sponsored Links
Sponsored Links
Check Rates and Availability (from our partners)