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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, capital of the former Russian Empire is known as the most beautiful city in Europe. Lined with the splendid palaces of emperors and aristocrats and featuring small boats plying the city's waterways, Saint Petersburg emanates an aura of magical mystery, enchanting its visitors. Except for international airports and hotels catering to foreign tourists, the official language is Russian (utilizing the Cyrillic alphabet), so please be aware that English is very rarely spoken or understood.

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Founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703 as a cornerstone of Russian modernization, the city was equipped with fortresses and an open port to the Baltic Sea. For nearly two centuries until the capital was once again relocated to Moscow in 1918, the city flourished as the nucleus of politics, economy, culture and art in Russia and became the birthplace of world-renowned literature and ballet. Witnessing the height and demise of the Romanoff dynasty's glory, the dreams and collapse of the Russian Revolution, and the tragedy of barbed wires, the city continued to grow to become the perfect place to become acquainted with a profound Russian culture rich in legacy from its former imperial times. History and Art

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By Air
Saint Petersburg is served by Pulkovo Airport, located almost 18 km south of downtown. The airport has separate terminals for domestic and international flights with Pulkovo-1 serving domestic and Pulkovo-2 serving international flights, respectively. These terminals are located far apart and transferring from one terminal to the other by foot is not possible. As well, each terminal operates different transportation routes to the city. As information posted in the airport is not particularly user-friendly and the layout is easy to get lost in, please allow yourself ample time when moving about the facility.
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Domestic Flights
Operate from and to various places in Russia, including Moscow with an approx. 1-hr flight.
Downtown from Pulkovo-1
At the bus stop in front of the terminal, board marshrutki1, No. 9, 39A or K39 with the final stop at Moscovskaya Station or the final stop at either the Moscow Hotel or Ladozhskii Station via Moscovskaya Station passing by Moscow Station.
Destinations are conspicuously marked along the side. To Moscovskaya Station takes approximately 20 min and costs 12-15 rubles.
*1. Minivans and/or buses with route numbers, major destinations and fares displayed.
International Flights
10 hr flight from Japan to Moscow followed by a 1 hr domestic flight from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.
Other services operate from Helsinki with 1 hour, Prague with 2.5 hours, Kiev with 2 hours and other origins in Europe as well as worldwide.
Downtown from Pulkovo-2
Take marshrutki No. K3, K13 or K113.
K3's final destination is Sennaya Ploschad Station via Moscovskaya Station and K13's and K113's final destination is Moscovskaya Station. Takes almost 15 minutes and costs 12-15 rubles.
Trains
St. Petersburg has five main stations with many international services arriving and departing. More than 10 services run to and from Moscow every day.
Moscow Station For Moscow, Volgograd and more in the Ural and Volga regions.
Large station containing cafes, stores and travel companies, as well as a left luggage room and a 24-hr convenience store on the lower level.
Kassa, or ticket sales offices are located adjacent to the train platforms with highly visible signs.
Vitebsk Station For Kiev, Minsk and Riga regions. Elektrichki, or electric suburban trains operate from this station to Tsarskoye Selo and Havarovsk. The station building features early 20th century architecture.
Ladozhskii Station For Helsinki, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk regions.
Finland Station Electric suburban trains to/from the Repin region.
Baltic Station Electric suburban trains to/from the Peterhof (Novyi Peterhof) region.
Buses
At the Avtovokzal 2 bus terminal, international routes to/from Tallin, Riga and the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as well as domestic routes for Novgorod, Pskov and others
Ferries
Saint Petersburg Seaport
For Helsinki, Tallin and Kaliningrad via the Gulf of Finland.
River Port
For cruising the Volga River up to Moscow via Lakes Ladoga and Onega.
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