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Three trains go to Helsinki and two to St Petersburg and one to Moscow, plus the local elektra train. to St Petersburg. A couple of buses go to Helsinki. The russian border guards do a customs check and passport/visa check on the train . The emigration card that was filled in on arrival in Russia is handed in. rRemember a russian visa is required to enter Russia, which was applied for in your own country before travellingI travelled 09-27 am to Helsinki 2nd class, this was the russian owned train, free yoghurt, choc cake and fruit juice, was served., to those who boarded at Vyborg, the SP passengers had had theirs.
Updated May 4, 2010
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A nice way to see the city of Vyborg, nowadays belonging to Russia, is to take a boat via the Saimaa channel from Lappeenranta city directly to the centre of Vyborg.
Vyborg is actually an old Finnish city, built in the 13th century; also a still existing castle was built. The city used to be Finland's second biggest city after Helsinki, and it was the most international city of Finland. In World War II in the Soviet Union's attack they took this area of our land among others and 400 000 persons had to leave their homes.
We came back by bus after having spent some time in Vyborg. It is still a beautiful city. It is famous for its parks and avenues; also it is nice due to the fact that it is a coastal city.
Written Mar 8, 2007
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There are several trains a day from St Petersburg which take around 2-3 hours.
There are no toilets on board these local trains, so it's best to wait until you get there to drink anything. Not knowing this, I had a couple of beers at the station in St Petersburg, and needed to go between the carriages.
Written Dec 26, 2005
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You can take an Elektrishka from Leningradsky Voksal in StP which takes about 3 hours. There are also a couple of faster ones. Check the timetable in the station itself.
Alternatively, there is a bus leaving every half hour from outside Metro station ........ (have to look it up).
Written Jul 19, 2005
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There is a comfortable train to Vyborg from Finland station. This starts about 8 AM. As well as in the afternoon on weekends. You can return back at 4PM or 9PM from Vyborg. The way takes about 1.5 hours and you can short the time in a bar with a beer.
Do not use usual regional trains - it's terrible !!!
Written Dec 26, 2002
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3 Reviews and 8 Opinions We didn't stay in this hotel, but know that many Finnish groups stay there and I've heard good...
The bus was in Lahti quarter to seven in the morning and as I was the only one to join the tour from here we continued the trip straight away. We had a stop in Iitti so those who wanted could have...
I travelled from StPetersburg by local train for a one night stopover in Vyborg. After the big city i felt this was nearer the "real russia". The buildings are mainly well kept, but some streets are...
Vyborg is an old Finnish town which is now obviously in Russia. There are a few old buildings left and the castle is the main landmark. You can take a daytrip from St. Petersburg. I was just passing...
I took the train up from St Petersburg one day and came back the next after having a good look around Vyborg. Plenty of Finnish tourists around stocking up on cheap booze to take back home. It's...
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