City Map & Transportation

City Public Transport

Various types of public transportation are available in the city including underground, buses, trams, trolley-buses, routing taxis (public city minibuses).

Operating time of underground (metro) stations is usually 5.45 a.m. till 0.20 p.m. The exact time of operation of the most useful stations follows:

Chkalovskaya 5.45 a.m. - 0.00 p.m.
Petrogradskaya 5.45 a.m. - 0.28 p.m.
Ploschad Vosstaniya 5.45 a.m. - 0.20 p.m.
Primorskaya 5.45 a.m. - 0.00 p.m.

The frequency of underground (metro) trains varies from one every 3 minutes (rush hours)
to one every 10 minutes (night). Cost: 10 RUR / coin. The coins are to be validated into the validating machine. 1 coin is for 1 person or baggage. Coins are sold at metro cash-desks located inside metro stations near to a metro station entrance.

In buses, trams and trolley-buses the tickets are to be bought from the conductor. The cost is 10 RUR. The tickets for routing taxis (public city minibuses) are available from the driver. The cost varies but usually it is about 15 - 20 RUR ($ 0.7)

Airport / Flights to St. Petersburg

There are direct flights to St. Petersburg from the following cities:

and the following companies fly their routes to St.Petersburg:

Flights from most European cities to St. Petersburg take about 2-3 hours.

There are many more choices if you fly through Moscow.

Trains

A direct train service to Saint-Petersburg is available from the following cities: 

- Berlin (Germany)
- Budapest (Hungary)
- Vilnius (Lithiania)
- Prague (Czech Republic)
- Riga (Latvia)
- Tallinn (Estonia)
- Schetsin (Poland) with arrival and departure to/from Vitebsky Railway Station; and
- Helsinki (Finland) with arrival and departure to/from Finlyandsky Railway station.

For trains/tickets information see http://eng.www.express-2.tsi.ru/ 

Coach

You may also reach Saint-Petersburg (Bus station # 2) by coach from the following cities: 

Daugavpils (Latvia)
Kuopio, Tampere (Finland)
Tallinn (Estonia)

The Eurolines provides coach routes from Germany, Estonia and Latvia. The coaches arrives/departs to/from the Baltic railway station. The following cities are connected:

Taxis

Rental cars

You may rent a car from Hertz, the biggest car rental company in the world. Petersburg office of company: 

tel. (812) 324-3242, 
fax (812) 324-3240, 
e-mail: hertz-led@peterlink.ru 

The official confirmation that guarantees your order to be fulfilled will be sent you in advance.

Travelling in the night

Summer is a beautiful time in St. Petersburg when the nights are white and the bridges are open. Travelling around, please, make sure that you are on the right side. See below the schedule of the main bridges' opening: