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Ice Sculpture Festival In The Peter And Paul Fortress Until February 9, 2020

24.12.2019

A fairy tale embodied in ice figures is the best feature of the Ice Fantasy festival, which is held annually in the Peter and Paul fortress. It turns into a place of pilgrimage for St Petersburg residents and tourists, especially during the New Year holidays. This season’s theme «Live Planet». Well, sounds timely, doesn’t it? A...

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Moby SPL Canceled Departures Of Princess Anastasia Till January 8 With Uncertainty For Future UPDATE

30.11.2019

The only St. Petersburg ferry operator, Italian Moby SPL (former St. Peterline, now owned by Moby Group), has announced all the departures planned till December 18 will be canceled due to repair of its only ferry Princess Anastasia. This three-week long cancellation came after the company had canceled runs several times for shorter periods. It’s still...

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ferry , incident

Warning For Those Who Travel To St. Petersburg In Middle 2020 And Later

13.11.2019

If you are going to St. Petersburg in 2020, then you’d better be on alert regarding how to get to major sightseeings and get around the city. Local authorities are now undertaking a big transport reform which one day in July 2020 will make all your print and online guides on the city out of date. The reform will change the routes of public transport,...

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authority , buses , getting around , traveler's advice

Tourist Tram Route Launched In St. Petersburg

10.11.2019

A replica of a mid-XX century tram dubbed «American» has started its daily tours through the downtown of St. Petersburg on November 7, 2019. It will get you past some major sightseeings for rather little money. Till the end of 2019, the route will be operating in a test mode. UPDATE: one more tram added to the route for weekends and holidays...

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excursions , free time

Chinese Payment Systems AliPay And WeChat Pay Can Be Used In Sapsan Train

09.11.2019

The Russian Railways (RZD) announced today that passengers of Sapsan train can buy onboard services and souvenirs with WeChat Pay and AliPay just like they do it anywhere else. According to RZD’s statement, all Sapsan trains have been equipped to accept payments through Sendy, the provider of WeChat Pay and AliPay systems in Russia. The only thing...

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money , Moscow , Sapsan , trains

Ferry Line MOBY SPL Opened Sales For Season 2020. Prices And Schedule UPDATE COVID 2019

17.10.2019

UPDATE: MOBY SPL has canceled all departures due to COVID 2019 till July 21, 2021. MOBY SPL with ferry Princess Anastasia going between St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Tallinn, and Stockholm and, occasionally, Riga has opened sales for 2020. The first sail is scheduled for March 21, 2020, when the ferry will leave St. Petersburg for Helsinki. MOBY SPL operates...

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

Beware Of New Kind Of Pickpocketing In St. Petersburg

16.10.2019

St. Petersburg’s pickpockets can leave you without money and passport just before you’re going to board a train, thus making your trip impossible or almost impossible, guides warned through social media. The pickpockets use the way how Russian railway stations operate, that is security checkpoints which you must pass to enter a station. One St....

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emergency , incident , railway stations , safety , security

Wizz Air Started Flying From London To St. Petersburg

03.10.2019

While St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport (LED) says farewell to the British Airways on October 3, 2019, Wizz Air arrived last night to fill the gap. It launched daily flights between Luton airport and Pulkovo and seems to stay for long. UPDATE: In January 2020, the company announced that it would launch flights to St. Petersburg from Sofia, Bucharest, Bratislava...

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airport , aviation , flights , money , prices , visa

Campers Will Have To Pay A Lot When Incoming To Russia

30.09.2019

We’ve got bad news for those who do not live in the Eurasian Economic Union (the EAEU – Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus) and temporary enter Russia on more than one vehicle owned by one person or one organization. Now, you are to make a large deposit for all these cars, except one. The deposit will be returned to you only after you leave...

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border , emergency , money , rent car , traveler's advice

List Of Countries Eligible For Electronic Visas To St. Petersburg

12.09.2019

Russian government published a list of countries, whose citizens are eligible for getting electronic visas to St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. Our congratulations to EU citizens and other 26 states which are on the list of 53 countries welcomed here as of October 1, 2019. We also published which border crossings you can use to be able to use...

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aviation , border , Estonia , ferry , Finland , sea cruise , visa

Moby SPL Ferry Line Introduced 10 Euro Tickets

28.07.2019

You can travel aboard the Princess Anastasia ferry for just 10 euros on some routes in July and August this year to/from St. Petersburg, Helsinki and Tallinn. These are deck tickets available for only 18+ passengers, and, of course, of limited edition ones. Attention: port fees not included! Moby SPL is operating the Princess Anastasia, the only ferry...

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Estonia , ferry , Finland , Helsinki , money , prices , Stockholm , Tallinn

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