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Lux Express Increased Number Of Departures On St. Petersburg — Tallinn Route

06.04.2017

Estonian coach operator announced that it has increased number of departures from six to eight daily between St. Petersburg and Tallinn except Saturday when there are seven departures. The move adds transporting capacity on the route which two air companies are going to enter for the high season. Lux Express is the biggest transport operator on a...

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St. Petersburg Tightens Security Measures After Terror Act At Subway

05.04.2017

The city took some steps to advance security across the area including transport infrastructure and public spaces, theatres made changes to their current programs. The police and secret services revealed the name of the suspect who has been reportedly killed in the action and has given comments after his «death» to local media (though the...

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emergency , incident , metro , police , safety , security

Explosion At St. Petersburg Subway: Facts And Emotions

04.04.2017

Yesterday, a bomb exploded in a subway carriage between Technologichal institute and Sennaya square stations in St. Petersburg. 11 (renewed figures) were killed, about 50 were injured. The city united to help itself with many companies and facilities working for free and drivers offering a free pick up to home. Media reported that a self-made bomb...

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emergency , facts , incident , metro , people , police , safety

St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport Parking Fares Changes

03.04.2017

Pulkovo airport made some changes to its parking price policy, in effect as of April 1. Free time period at short term parkings is eliminated, while an hour rate at long term parkings is reduced. Pulkovo’s 24-hour parking space has four separate zones with P1 being the closest to the terminal and P4 being the furthest (a 10 minute walk away,...

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airport , prices

The Best April Fool’s Day Trick In St. Petersburg Ever

01.04.2017

St. Petersburg taxi company Taxovichkoff, the largest market operator in the city, played a very nice and sophisticated April Fool’s Day trick. On its Facebook page, it announced a launch of new business direction, passenger transportation by road carts, tilt carts and so on. A newly created unit called Karetovichkov (Kareta is a carriage in Russian)...

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fun , taxi

IMIS Moto Salon 2017 Will Be Held On April 14-16 At ExpoForum

31.03.2017

The biggest event dedicated to motorcycling and innovations in the moto world in St. Petersburg will take place in the middle of April at the largest exhibition space in the city. This year’s highlights include customizing show, mototrial and retro exhibition. IMIS is the largest motoshow in Russia annually held in Saint Petersburg. Besides demonstrating...

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competition , events , festival , free time

SKA Ice Hockey Club Advance To Final Of Gagarin’s Cup

31.03.2017

Welcome to the final stage of the biggest ice hockey tournament in Europe, the Gagarin Cup of the Continental Hockey League (KHL). St. Petersburg is part of the event as the local club as one of the two contenders left to fight for the prize. SKA defeated Yaroslavl’s Locomotive 4-0 in the previous stage thus demonstrating their overwhelming power....

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competition , ice-hockey , sport

Hydrofoils To Peterhof Start On April 22

30.03.2017

One of the best experiences you can get in St. Petersburg is a trip by hydrofoil to Peterhof. Just a 30-minute ride turns out to be a nice sea travel on a high speed to the beauties of the Russian Versailles. This year, one company starts operating at the end of April and others in early May. We asked three carriers running hydrofoils (in Russian «meteors»)...

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boat trips , Peterhof

Lux Express To Launch Trips From St. Petersburg To Moscow And Pskov

29.03.2017

Estonia-based Europeanwide coach operator Lux Express announced it would start serving routes between St. Petersburg and Moscow and Pskov this summer thus extending its network. The move seems to be reasonable as tourist traffic is rising on these routes, though as well as competition among carriers. Now Lux Express is operating a few routes from St....

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buses , Moscow , neighboring regions , Pskov

Hilton Is Opened In St. Petersburg

27.03.2017

The first venue of Hilton Hotels & Resorts in the northwest region of Russia is put into operation in St. Petersburg on March 27. Hilton Saint Petersburg ExpoForum is just next door to Hampton by Hilton Saint Petersburg ExpoForum, both located near the ExpoForum, the biggest exhibition center in the city. Francois Morvan, general manager of...

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hotels

RusLine Airlines Launches Flights From St. Petersburg To Tallinn, Vilnius, Palanga

25.03.2017

Russian air carrier, RusLine company, announced it would start operating on a few new routes from St. Petersburg, with some destinations not being served now by any of airlines. These are Tallinn, Vilnius and Palanga. That’s in line with other companies’ policy extending their network for the summer schedule which comes into effect as of...

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airport , aviation , Estonia , flights , Lithuania , Tallinn

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