Saint Petersburg is a city with developed infrastructure. There is a public transport network and a wide range of commercial transport and taxis in the city.
Getting to Saint Petersburg
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Transport map(city center and suburbs)The map of city public transport and the map of transport routes to suburbs of Saint Petersburg. |
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By trainThere are five passenger railway stations in the city operating with different russian and foreign directions. |
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By planePulkovo airport is situated on the south border of Saint Petersburg. It is one the biggest and most dynamically developing airport in Russia. |
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By coachIt is easy to reach many different cities in Russia, Europe and nearest countries by choosing wide bus connection network. |
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By shipSaint Petersburg's water area allows all year round navigation. There are several seaports and river berths in the city. |
Public transport in Saint Petersburg
Inner-city passenger transportation is served by metro, buses, trolleybuses and trams.
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MetroHighspeed underground transport system consisting of 5 lines and 72 stations. Ticket price is 60 rubles and it doesn't depend on amount of line changing or length of trip. |
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AutobusThere are commercial and municipal routes in the city. Ticket price in municipal transport is 50 rubles and it doesn't depend on length of trip. You may purchase your ticket right from the driver or ticket collector.
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TrolleybusThe trolleybus network of St. Petersburg is extensive and consists of 45 routes.Ticket price is 55 rubles and it doesn't depend on length of trip. You may purchase your ticket right from the ticket collector.
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TramTotal length of street railway in Saint-Petersburg is 500 km, there are 40 routes. Ticket price is 55 rubles and it doesn't depend on length of trip. You may purchase your ticket right from the ticket collector.
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TaxiOfficial taxi services work in all main transport hubs and major hotels of the city. Another way to order a taxi is by phone or by website of taxi-operator. Major global taxi brands are also presented in the city. |
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By boatNavigation season for small ships lasts from the end of April until Noverber. There is wide range of water tours on rivers and canals of Saint Petersburg served by numerous cruise boats |
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By bikeSaint Petersburg bike transport has made a significant development in the past couple of years. Bike points of rental are now located in every corner of the city what makes bike rides comfortable and simple |
Useful information
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Information standsThere are information boards in the main transport hubs of the city like «Gorkovskaya», «Gostinniy dvor», Pulkovo airport etc. which show expected public transport arrival time. |
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PodorozhnikPodorozhnik is a unique project which gives the owner of this card the possibility to accumulate on it all non-preferential long term tickets including «United electronic ticket allowing to make several amount of rides limited to any fixed sum of money». Additional info can be found here. |
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Rent a carGuests and inhabitants of Saint Petersburg can use one of car rental points to discover the city and its suburbs. You need a driver license and a passport to rent a car. |
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CampingIf you want to travel across Saint Petersburg on your own transport there is a camping-car park. |
