Saint Petersburg Travel Forum

Can someone help me find out the bus or trolly system map and whether I can catch a bus from the pier for cruise ships into town?

Privet,
does anyone know a decent B&B in Sankt P.?
I look forward to going up there for Christmas but haven't found anything good yet.
po-ka

Is it true that only members of the supportersclub of ZEnith can visit a training of the team of Dick Advocaat?

Hello Everyone,
I will be in St. Petersburg in a couple of weeks. On the top of my list to visit are the Hermitage, Catherine the Great Palace, and Peterhoff Palace but I can only choose two out of the three to visit. Which two would you suggest? Thanks in advance for your help.

I plan to go to St.Petersburg late Sept. The tour includes taking the overnight train from Petersburg to Moscow.Is the train clean and comfortable?thanks.

Hi there
Im getting a eurolines overnight bus from Tallinn to St Petersburg soon and I was wondering if it is safe for me to do this? Im a 24 year old female travelling by myself and I'm having second thoughts on my money saving tactic!!
Should I just suck it up and book the train? Flights are crazy expensive!

Howdy all,

can anyone advise me on the most efficient way to get from Berlin to St. Petersburg please also on a
tight budget if that narrows it down a wee bit........ thanks..xx

I am doing some initial research to travel to Russia fall 2009 ...

Have looked at individual land tours, but it is so stressful to cope with the risk of having to cancel, not to mention the expense, that I have determined it is best (and cheaper!) to stay in a nice hotel and work with the concierge.

1. Is it necessary - advisable for a woman alone to have a guide to keep company (I have read all the warnings about police scams and passports)

2. Is a concierge the best way to book the Grand Express into St. Petersburg? [with the price of the tour, even staying at the Royal Meridian will be a bargain). The Grand Express showed a single (entire cabin) Grand Class for around $900 USD ... is this more or less what I can expect to pay via a concierge?

3. As far as airport distance and departure hassles ... is it best to start in Moscow or in St. Petersburg? Do the trains travel overnight in either direction? In other words, what would be the best airport to arrive, and the best to leave - St. Pete or Moscow (I know there are three airports in Moscow!)

4. Would it be a good idea to originate and return to an interim country other than the US (I was thinking about Helsinki as I have not been there).

5. Exactly *what* do you need to carry with you - the *actual* passport or a copy? A copy of the hotel's registration? What else? I would *hate* to hand my passport over to any of those police guys.

Thanks ...

Hi
I am travelling to Moscow and St Petersburg in Febuary 09. I am wanting to take photos in a beautiful city in the snow. I believe that the statues are covered for the winter in St Petersburg. Are all statues covered and does this apply in Moscow as well. Is it almost guaranteed that there will be snow at that time of the year.

We will be touring in several European countries and on one part we are traveling from Tallinn to St. Petersburg. We have chosen to take the bus using website: www.bussireisid.ee/ but we have not had any luck getting reservations or even signing up as a customer on that sight.

Does anyone have suggestions as to other bus lines or modes of transportation from Tallinn to St.Petersburg? We have our visa's and also reservations at a hotel in St. Pete's - we just need to get there.

Any help appreciated.

I finish a cruise in St Petersburg at the end of June 2009. Has anyone any tips on the best way to fly back to Sydney, Australia?
Thanks

I'm going to Moscow and St Petersburg in August with my two sons, ages 12 and 16. Can you recommend any places for skateboarding? Is it legal? How do the locals feel about skateboarding? Any and all help you can give me is really really appreciated!

Hello! I just got done browsing through the St. Petersburg Forum. I have some questions that were not answered in the forums.

Where can we catch the fast boat to Peterhof? We will be staying in Birzhevoi Pereulok. How much does it cost for the boat and the entrance fee to the gardens? Shall we plan to spend the whole day for this? We only have three full days.

Thanks.

Hi

We're thinking about visiting Peterhof in mid October. Will the statues be wrapped up or removed for winter. -- Are the fountains liable to be running.
What will the weather be. - Is it worth waiting until spring/summer when the prices are higher

Can someone please help me?

Hello there! I have started the process to obtain a Russian tourist visa. One site requires passport, passport picture, 2 copies of the application form and visa support letter. Then I went to a Russian consulate website and found an additional requirement- proof of insurance. First of all, I can't figure out if it is health or life insurance (it's in German). Second, my insurance company is not listed on the "accepted insurance companies".

Can anyone out there tell me if the consulate website has not been updated and that proof of insurance is no longer a requirement. Can I get a tourist visa without the proof of insurance?

Thanks,
Sylvia

Podskazhite pozhaluista legko li i daleko li dobiratsya ot Vitebskogo vokzala do ulitsy Marata? Esli zamorochno, to podskazhite pozhaluista telefon zakaza taksi.

Bolshoe spasibo!

How much is the train from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. What is the cheapest, safest way to get to St. Petersburg from Helsinki? Any extra travel tips?

i am a football fan living in scotland....zenit st petersburg play glasgow rangers in manchester on 14th may...it is impossible to get a ticket in scotland
how hard is it to get a ticket in st petersburg for the game?
does anyone have 2 spare tikets????????????
help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi,

I see different answers from different websites, ranging from start to last week of May. Does anybody knoes the exact date or where I can check this?

This matters to me unfortunately because I will be in St Petersburg only on 3rd and 4th May.

Thanks!

Hi

We're wrinklies and are thinking of doing a Page & Moy organized trip to St. Petes - we've heard horror stories on TV about hotel guests getting knocked up by the housekeeper & security bringing back their laundry demanding money - friends have done cruises and have been begged by tourists to join their ship as they've felt unsafe in hotels and people getting mugged - case of when not if.

Quite frankly we just don't know what to believe and how much has been hyped up. Can anyone please give us an accurate up-date - St. Pete's is one option - as is China & India - may be there just as unsafe.

All replies greatfully received.

Dear Friends:
I am going to St Petesburg in August, and I would like to know if someone could tell me if I can enter the Hermitage, Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), and the Petrodvorets Palace with my camera tripod or not...
Some dear friends from virtualtourist have already told me I cannot do it at the Moscow's Kremlin...
If someone could please reply to me. Thank you very much....

We are takig our 8 year old grandson with us for a 2 day stay in St. Petersburg in August and would like to take him to some place there where he could have fun...any help you could give me would be great...thank you.

Hey there,

I'm traveling to St. Petersburg in about a week.
I am going to take the train from Riga to St. P. and will arrive in the morning.
I am probably staying at the Nordhostel - does anyone know what the easiest way is to get there from the train station?
And - this probably sounds stupid - can anyone tell me how to get metro tickets (and maybe something I need to know in advance when tking the metro etc)
Also, can I use a visa debit card to get money from ATMs there? (or do I need a credit card??)

Thanks a lot,

Hey everyone,

I am looking for a cheap (I am traveling low low budget) but still central hostel in St. Petersburg. Any idea?

Thanks a lot,
Tatjana

Hey everyone,

I'd like to travel from Riga to St. Petersburg (and back) but haven't decided yet whether to take the bus or the train.
Does anone know how much both are?
Is it safer to take the bus or the train?
Is the bus much less comfortable?
Do I have to get a ticket for either a day in advance or can I get a ticket the morning I leave Riga?

Thanks a lot for your help,

Tatjana

Hey everyone,

I'll be in St. Petersburg in April for four days (it will be my first time in Russia), and I'd love to meet people who live there. I'm a student traveling on low budjet and staying in Hostels, so it would be great to meet other students (but,of course, not a must) I don't speak ANY Russian, but English, German and French, so hopefully this will do ;-)
Anyone interested?

Happy to hear from you :)

Tatjana

With limited time in St. Petersburg what would you suggest seeing. Our interests are music, fine art, military relices, religous relices...thank you for your help.

Looking to take an organised cruise in September with Cosmos tourama. Has anyone taken this cruise? Any opinions, recommendations welcome.

Cheers

Delwin

My sister and I travel together and usually gone for at least 12 days on vacation. I usually rent a flat and that is easy for me to get information on that thru the internet, but what is hard to find out is the costs of basic food. For example we go to the local grocery store and pick up bread, coffee, sliced meat, cheese. etc. Just some food to nibble on in the flat if we get hungary. Can anyone give me an idea the costs of such items?
We are two single women traveling and also must be concerned for our safety. Anything we should be aware of?

Three of us shall be visiting St.Petersburg in coming May. Can someone suggest us some private Flats for rent, for 2 to 3 Nights? Any help in this Regard will highly be appreciated.
Thanks