2003 marked Saint Petersburg's 300 year jubilee!

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	EVENTS 2004

Getting By Train

St. Petersburg has five train stations, each conveniently located near a metro station and named after its primary destination. Unfortunately, the user-friendliness ends there. Long lines, particularly in high season, a complicated scheduling and ticketing system ...

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The Stations

Finland Station or Finlandsky Vokzal is the only station north of the Neva... More...

By train from Helsinki

Another pleasant way to travel is to take a train from a European city to St Petersburg or Moscow. More...

By train from Moscow

The Red Arrow trains between St Petersburg and Moscow are a wonderful way to travel. Board the sleeper at night and arrive the next morning for a full day of sightseeing...More...

Tips

The trains always leave on time with a broadcasted warning five minutes before departure-and that is all! So do not miss the train! First class has two beds to a compartment and second class has four...More...

Sights to see
• Kazan (Kazansky) Cathedral

Built in 1801-1811 (architect Voronikhin) to house the famous miracle-working icon of Our Lady of Kazan (now kept in the Prince Vladimir Cathedral). Kazan Cathedral was constructed in a shape of a Latin cross: the side facing Nevsky Prospect shows a colonnade of 96 columns.