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Direct Flights Launched To Pskov And Petrozavodsk From St. Petersburg

05.11.2020

SKOL Airlines has launched direct flights from St. Petersburg to the city of Pskov, the capital of the Pskov region, and the city of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Republic Karelia. Fares are several times higher than by alternatives, coach and rail, but travel time is just one hour. The flights have started on November 5 from St. Petersburg Pulkovo...

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Moby SPL Announced Start Of Season 2021

21.09.2020

UPDATE: The company said on March 30 there would be no departures till at least July 31, 2021. St. Petersburg ferry company Moby SPL, operating its only vessel Princess Anastasia, stated the dates of season 2021. The first departure will be on May 22, when Princess Anastasia, the Moby’s only vessel, will leave St. Petersburg on its way to Helsinki...

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Estonia , ferry , Finland , Helsinki , schedules , Stockholm , Tallinn

Electronic Visa To Russia To Cost $50 In 2021

24.06.2020

UPDATE: on October 7, 2020, the Russian government announced the visa will cost $40. Russian authorities have announced the requirements for obtaining an electronic visa to enter the country that will be in effect as of January 1, 2021. There will be no much difference from the e-visa to St. Petersburg, except the cost and the time period of its validity....

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authority , border , Leningrad region , prices , visa

Wizz Air Launches Five New Routes To St. Petersburg As Of September 2020

18.06.2020

The Hungary’s low-cost air carrier Wizz Air is busy with thinking of expanding its Russia-bound business instead of calculating loss due to the coronavirus. Demonstrating incredible optimism in the future of tourism, the company will start flying to St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport from five cities across Europe at low prices adding to the current network....

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airport , aviation , flights , prices , schedules , Stockholm

Wearing Face Mask Mandatory In St. Petersburg As Of May 12

29.05.2020

The St. Petersburg authorities have made it obligatory to have a mask on your face and gloves on your hands for the period May 12 to May 31 with modified prolongation till June 14. St. Petersburg and the nearby Leningrad region have been fighting the outbreak of coronavirus Covid-19 since March. Some restriction measures have been taken in St. Petersburg...

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authority , emergency , Leningrad region , pack your coffer right

St. Petersburg WWII Veteran, 98, Followed Thomas Moore’s Suit To Help Medics

07.05.2020

The incredible achievement of British World War II’s combatant Thomas Moore who has raised a great sum for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) in the run-up to his 100th birthday inspired a veteran in St. Petersburg to take similar action. Aiming to collect money for local doctors and nurses who have been busy fighting against Covid-19, Zinaida...

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emergency , medical aid , money , people , WWII

The Hermitage Museum Launched Online Tours In English, Italian, Spanish, French And Chinese

08.04.2020

With its doors closed for visitors, the Hermitage has gone online to continue demonstrating its collections worldwide and reach even more audience than it could do offline. Here is a regularly updated list of records of available streams and schedule of what’s coming. All cultural establishments throughout Russia have shut down in late March due to...

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art , exhibition , free time , Hermitage , museum

Ruble’s Fall Due To Drop In Oil Prices Makes Travel To Russia Extremely Cheap

23.03.2020

Oil prices are plunging sending the Russian ruble’s value in a downward spiral. The currency of the oil-dependent economy cannot be saved by any monetary means. All this leads to the ruble’s strong depreciation and, as a consequence, to cheaper goods and services in the country for those who have euro, dollar, etc. First, one interesting fact,...

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currency , money , prices

Russian Railways Eased Refund Policy Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

20.03.2020

Trains throughout Russia keep moving, most international routes are suspended till the situation with COVID 2019 normalizes. Despite the fact that passengers can still use the railways, RZD (the Russian Railways) changed its refund and cancelation policy to help those who preferred to stay home. UPDATE on April 6: the refund period is extended to June...

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Peterhof Museum’s Parks Closed Till April 25

16.03.2020

The Peterhof museum has announced recently it closes its parks till April 25, 2020 because of the wet and extremely warm winter. The museum is now preparing them for the start of the upcoming high season. All the museums continue to work in accordance with the ordinary schedule. The Peterhof museum complex includes a few museums and parks both in a...

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fountains , museum , palaces , parks , Peterhof , schedules

St. Petersburg Cruise Port Schedule 2020

09.03.2020

Here is the schedule of the St. Petersburg (Russia) 2020 cruise season. You will find a PDF-file, containing the names of cruise ships, the sites of their mooring, arrival / departure dates, further down the post. Don’t miss our important notes about the addresses of cruise quays in St. Petersburg before you open the file. Important Things To Keep...

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Marine facade , schedules , sea cruise

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