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Duty-Free Arrivals Store at Pulkovo St. Petersburg Airport launched

18.04.2019

When you come to St. Petersburg by international flight, upon passing through passport control you will first meet a Dufry’s outlet, now third at the airport. The other two are in the departure zone as most duty-frees in the world are. The third recently opened enables you to stock up with premium branded goods without the need to go shopping in the...

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Mr. Putin Imposed Tourist Tax On Visitors To St. Petersburg UPDATE

12.04.2019

UPDATE February 2020: the tax is set to be imposed as of January 2021. If you happen to visit St. Petersburg this high season which starts in late April, when entrance to the Peterhof’s Lower Park becomes paid and drawbridges start raising almost daily, you are likely to be among first visitors in the history of the city to pay tourist tax. That’s...

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authority , money

Buy Railway Tickets For Some Routes In Russia 120 Days Before Departure

03.04.2019

As of April 1, 2019, Russian Railways (RZD), a railway long-distance operator in Russia, opens sales of tickets for passenger trains 120 days prior to departure date. The option is available for a limited number of routes and trains, including Sapsan cruising between Moscow and St. Petersburg. For the majority of routes, sales still start 90 days before...

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Moscow , Sapsan , schedules , trains

Steam Train Trip To Fountains Opening Ceremony In Peterhof On May 18, 2019

23.03.2019

The solemn opening ceremony of the high fountains season in Peterhof will take place on May 18, 2019. You have a chance to experience a very unusual way to get to the celebration which even residents have never used as such a tour will be made for the first time. A special steam train trip will be organized to take visitors from St. Petersburg to Peterhof...

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day trip , events , fountains , Peterhof , railway stations , suburbs , trains

Peterhof Lower Park Tickets 2019 Are 900 Rubles For Foreign Guests

20.03.2019

The Peterhof museum announced its ticket prices for 2019 high season which starts on 27 April and ends on 13 October 2019. The Park entry where most beatuies and fountains are located will cost you 900 rubles. There are no special prices for evening visits as it used to be in previous years. Peterhof ticket prices depend on age, nationality, tax residency...

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day trip , fountains , parks , Peterhof , prices , suburbs

Peterhof Grand Palace Tickets Are 1000 Rubles For 2019

17.03.2019

The Peterhof Grand Palace ticket prices for the high season 2019, which starts on April 27, have remained at the level of 2018. The Palace is located betweeen the Lower Garden and the Upper Garden with the entrance through the Lower Garden. It is mostly visited by tourists during the summer. What’s interesting, the museum is usually being ignored...

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boat trips , museum , palaces , Peterhof , prices , schedules , suburbs

Sapsan’s Discounted Fares For May 1 and May 9, 2019 On Offer

15.03.2019

Russian Railways announced discounts for the economy class of Sapsan departing on May 1 and May 9 on any leg and in any direction. That’s a bit more expensive than a night bus between Moscow and Petersburg and one and a half time cheaper than a flight on these days. The 1st of May is the official start of the long May holidays in Russia, which in...

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holidays , Moscow , neighboring regions , Sapsan , trains , traveler's advice

Night Subway Train And Night Buses Launched In St. Petersburg

02.03.2019

Train between Sportivnaya and Admiralteyskaya subway stations and bus routes along the St. Petersburg subway lines will be operating at nights on weekends from April 30 to November 15 except days when the subway works around the clock. Subway train route connecting Sportivnaya (Sportivnaya-2) and Admiralteyskaya is launched to provide passengers with...

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bridges , buses , metro , night life , schedules

Ecolines To Launch Route From St. Petersburg To Finland’s Imatra And Lappeenranta

27.02.2019

The pan-European coach operator Ecolines announced it will launch St. Petersburg – Lappeenranta – Imatra flights as of June 7, 2019. Schedule is composed so that you could take a tour during one day with an early departure from St. Petersburg and a late return before subway closes with a few hours left for strolling in the streets and parks of the...

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border , buses , Finland , neighboring regions , schedules

St. Petersburg Tourism Statistics 2018

17.01.2019

St. Petersburg travel industry enjoyed another fantastic year in 2018, and thanks to all involved, from visitors to travel agencies, airlines, guides and so on. The number of international arrivals increased dramatically (Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Mick Jagger were among them) as well as domestic in-flows. World Cup 2018 The Krestovsky stadium (now...

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airport , Allegro , boat trips , facts , Hermitage , hotels , museum , Peterhof , Sapsan , sea cruise , trains , World Cup 2018

«House Of Playing Cards» Museum Opened In Peterhof

10.01.2019

In late 2018, The Peterhof State Museum opened a new museum of playing cards and their role in human culture. The new venue is referred to as «museum-spectacle» as modern multimedia technologies have come to help spectators (as visitors are called here) better plunge into history and art. The exposition features more than 10,000 items. Various...

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exhibition , history , museum , Peterhof , places of interest

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