Tourist information

Information about Saint-Petersburg

Getting to the City from the Airport:

• by buses ( https://pulkovoairport.ru/en/transport/bus/)
• by taxies: we advice you not to use an illegal taxi near the airport;
• use the services (download from Google Play or App Store)
  • Uber
  • Gett
  • Yandex taxi

Public transport:

• Payment by cash: 40 rubles one trip (tram, bus, trolleybus) and 45 rubles for the Metro (Subway).
• Payment by bank card with PayPass, PayWare: 40 rubles one trip (tram, bus, trolleybus) and 45 rubles Metro. This method works on every metro station, but not on every routes of the ground transport.
•  Payment by electronic card «PODOROZHNIK»: 31 rubles one trip (tram, bus, trolleybus) and 36 rubles for the Metro.  You can buy it (and recharge it) at the ticket offices of the Metro stations.
• Metro map.

Museums

There are more than 200 museums in St. Petersburg.

• The main museum of the Russia is The State Hermitage Museum;
• The Russian museum has the greatest collection of the Russian arts;
• The Kunstkamera – the first museum in Russia. It was opened in 1714.
• The Peter and Paul Fortress. Here the Russian emperors and empresses from Peter I to Nikolay II, except for Pyotr II and Ioann of VI are buried;
• The Saint Isaac’s Cathedral is the largest orthodox basilica. It has the fourth largest cupola in the world;
• More information here.

Theatres

There are more than 100 theatres in the city.

• The Alexandrinsky theatre;
• The Mariinsky Theatre;
• The Mikhailovsky Theatre;
• The Saint Petersburg Philharmonia;
• More information here.

Internet and Wi-Fi

Saint-Petersburg has a lot of points with free Wi-Fi: all the metro stations, some ground transportation routes, restaurants and cafes.
If you need the Internet all the time, we recommend you to purchase a local SIM-card. The average price for 10 GB is 400 rubles.

Hotels  

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