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The city has several train stations as well as airport (international) Pulkovo. For coming from Moscow the easiest way is to have a train. Usually they start in evening in Moscow and in early morning you arrive to Saint Petersburg. The same is for the way back. The prices depend on the sort of the train and begin from RUR 500 (EUR 15) in plazkart (a kind of 2nd class with sleeping places without any walls for coupe) and to RUR 3800 (EUR 110) in SV-kupe (2-places coupe). There is an international airport, Pulkovo. Unfortunately I didn't know how to get the city from there. Besides there are some routes by international busses. For example, I got the city by Eurolines from Estonia (RUR 500 around, EUR 17). Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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St Petersburg has direct air links with most major European capitals and airlines, many offering several connections each week. There's a departure tax of around US$11. Domestically, you can fly just about anywhere you want, but only a few times a week in some cases. Air service is best between St Petersburg and Moscow. St Petersburg has one bus station serving Tampere, Vyborg, Pskov, Novgorod, Moscow, Novaya Ladoga, Petrozavodsk and many smaller destinations. Many short and long-distance buses also leave from outside the Baltic station. The main international rail gateways to St Petersburg are Helsinki, Tallinn, Warsaw and Berlin. The city has four stations, all south of the Neva River, except the Finland Station, which serves trains on the Helsinki railway line. Moscow Station handles trains to and from Moscow, the far north, Crimea, the Caucasus, Georgia and Central Asia; Vitebsk Station deals with Smolensk, Belarus Prague, Kiev, Odessa and Moldova; and Warsaw Station covers the Baltic republics and Eastern Europe. Baltic Station, just along the road from the Warsaw Station, is mainly for suburban trains. Foreigners can legally drive on almost all of Russia's highways and can even ride motorcycles. You'll need to be 18 years old and have a drivers' licence, along with an International Driving Permit. On the down side, driving in Russia is truly an unfiltered Russian experience. Poor roads, inadequate signposting (except in St Petersburg's centre) and keen highway patrollers can lead to frustration and dismay. Motorbikes will undergo vigorous scrutiny by border officials and highway police. Pulkova-1 and -2, respectively the domestic and international airports that serve St Petersburg, are 17km (10mi) south of the city centre, about a half-hour taxi ride and about an hour by public transport (metro plus bus). Though less majestic than Moscow's, the St Petersburg metro leaves most of the world's other undergrounds for dead. You'll rarely wait more than three minutes for a train, and the clock at the end of the platform shows time elapsed since the last train departed. Taking the metro is the quickest and cheapest way around the wider city. The best way of getting around the city by road is by bus, trolleybus (an electric bus) or tram. Each require payment of an inexpensive talony (ticket), which are sold in kiosks at major interchanges, by hawkers at the train stations, and often in strips of 10 by drivers. Driving a car or motorcycle is definitely not wise - roads are gnarled, road rules are strange, and the traffic cops are empowered to stop you and fine you on the spot. Oh yeah, they can also shoot at your vehicle if you don't heed their command to pull over. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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There are 5 train stations in St. Petersburg for local suburbs and international travel. Trains are a great way to go to other cities, in fact the only way besides airplanes. The local trains are the most economical electric trains. They are widely used for nearby towns and dascha. If you don't mind sitting on hard wood benches and many stops you can try and piece together a number of short runs to get to a far place, but it will be slow and tiring. The redeye or night trains to Moscow form St. Petersburg and well traveled. You leave late a night and arrive early in the morning for a day of sightseeing. You can also return to Petersburg on the night train. Most charge extra for sheets to sleep, about 50 rubles. Moskovsky Station (Metro: Ploshchad Vosstania or Mayakovskaya) Daily trains to Moscow run frequently, and most take approx. 7-8 hours, with overnight sleepers being the recommended choice. There is one train by the name of ER200 which will do the trip in about 4 hours, though it is rumored not to be for those with weak stomachs. In general, be advised to buy tickets well in advance, especially for weekend travel, as this is always a popular route. The station also serves the Novgorod, Luga, Far North, +7 (812) 768-94-57 Finlandsky Station (Metro: Ploshchad Lenina) Trains to Helsinki, Finland, Vyborg and other northwest Russia areas. +7 (812) 768-79-00 Ladozhsky Station (Metro: Ladozhskaya) Central Asia, Crimea, and the Caucuses. http://www.lvspb.ru/ +7 (812) 436-56-00, 436-53-04 Baltiysky Station (Metro: Baltiskaya) For local/suburban services only. Trains to Peterhof, Pskov, Luga, Gatchina. Next to it is Varshavsky Station Serving Pskov, the Baltics, and Eastern. +7 (812) 768-28-59 Vitebsky Station (Metro: Pushkinskaya) Pavlovsk, Belarus, Kiev, Odessa. +7 (812) 768-59-39 Theme: TrainWebsite: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/travel/arriving/stpete.html
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There are daily trains from Finland which takes just about 5 hours to arrive to St Petersburg, the trip was very comfortable. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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