Tourism in St. Petersburg
Hotels in Saint-Petersburg.

    Saint-Petersburg - is the northernmost major city of the world. It is located at - 59°57' degrees North, 30°19' degrees East. The city's area equals 606 square kilometers. 1439 square kilometers with suburbs.
    Due to the city's northern position it enjoys the phenomenon of the "white nights", lasting from May 25-26 till July 16-17. July 22. the Solstice Day, is the longest day (18 hours 53 minutes); the shortest day is December 22 (5 hours 52 minutes).
    The climate is humid, close to maritime, with a moderately warm summer and a rather long moderately cold winter. The average winter temperature is -8°Ñ, the average summer temperature is +18°Ñ. In dry hot weather the temperature may rise to +25°Ñ...+30°Ñ. The temperature may seriously drop in winter, reaching -25°Ñ...-30°Ñ. Precipitation reaches 634 mm per year.
    The Neva River is the city's main waterway. The name of the river derives from the ancient name of Lake Ladoga, the Neva where it begins. The Neva is 74 kilometers long, flowing 32 kilometers within the city boundaries. The average width of the Neva within the city is 600 meters, depth - up to 24 meters. In the delta, the Neva splits into three main branches: the Bolshaya Neva, the Malaya Neva and the Bolshaya Nevka. The city is located on the hanks of the Neva and about 100 rivers, canals and straits. Water constitutes 1/l0th of the area of the city.
    The abundance of islands has led to the construction of a multitude of bridges. Of these, nowadays there are 308 within the city proper, and 534 if suburbs are included. 22 of the bridges are drawbridges. The total length of all the bridges is about 16 kilometers. The longest bridge across the Neva is the Alexander Nevsky Bridge (909 meters with runways), the widest bridge is the Siniy Bridge on the Moika River (99.5 meters).
    Saint Petersburg stands on the 47 islands of the Neva Delta. The biggest islands are Vasilievsky and Petrogradsky.
    Floods occur frequently in the city Most often they happen in autumn due to strong westerly winds. In the history of the city the Neva has risen above the ordinary level more than 300 times. The biggest flood was on November 7 1824 when the water rose 4.1 metros above the ordinary level.
    The population of St. Petersburg is 4,715,7 as of the beginning of 2001.

Hotels in Saint Petersburg

    According to the Committee for Tourism and Health Resorts Development data, there are 172 hotels in St. Petersburg of total capacity 31985 beds. 92% of rooms are in the center of the city (143 hotels with 15000 rooms and 29300 beds). By categories 8.1% of beds are in high class hotels, 52% in middle class, 22.2% in budget, 17.7% of beds are in hotels out of category.
Mini-hotels in Saint Petersburg play significant role in providing accommodation for tourists, now there are more than 80 of them. Mini-hotels distinguish themselves for their small but high quality rooms, home atmosphere and individual approach to every guest.

Transport

-  Ground public transport

    Buses, trolley-buses and trams work 6°° a.m. to midnight. The fares are paid by tickets which can he bought from the conductor. You can also purchase a monthly card for a given type of transport, or a single card for all types of transport. Stops are marked with special signs in the city
  Municipal taxies work round the clock. They are marked with a checkered design and the letter Ò on the door. Taxi stops are also marked with the letter Ò. You can hire a taxi at a stop, or just hail it by lifting a hand, provided the stop is permitted in that place. The fares are shown by the counter. Taxies can be ordered by phone round the clock. Taxi reservation: 312-0022,100-00-00,068
  Route taxis work 7°° a.m. to 11°°p.m.

Currency exchange

The monetary unit of the Russian Federation is ruble. Located round the city bank exchange bureaus usually work from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Major banks offer better rates. Do not use private individuals' services to exchange money!

Bank of Russia's current carrency rates

Banks of Saint-Petersburg

- Metro

    The Metro of St. Petersburg consists of 4 lines with 58 stations The metro works from 5.45 a.m. till 12°° p.m. To ride the metro one has to buy a token that costs 7 rubles (is valid for the hole ride) or plastic card for 10 20 30 or 60 rides. Tokens and plastic cards are sold at all Metro stations.
Saint-Petersburg metro map and metro schedule of work

- Coach station

    Comfortable coaches will take you from here to different destinations in Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Finland. To travel around you can book a bus or van over the phone 277-0255.
36 Nab. Obvodnogo Kanala, tel. 166-57-77 (7.00-22.00).
"Ligovsky Prospekt"

Air communications

    The Pulkovo Airport is one of the busiest in Russia. Its capacity is 12, 000, 000 passengers per year.

- Pulkovo-1

    Internal flights and flights to the countries of the near abroad. The airport is located 18 km south of the center of St. Petersburg. You can reach the city by taxi, minibus, express bus or book transfer.
Pulkovo-1 information office tel. 104-38-22

Transport	Working hours	Travel time (mm)	Final stop
Minibus	7:00-22:00	10-15	"Moskovskaya"
Bus ¹39	6:00-24:00	15-20	"Moskovskaya"

- Pulkovo-2

    International flights. The airport is located 17 km south of the center of St. Petersburg. You can reach the city by taxi, minibus, municipal bus or book transfer.
Pulkovo-2 information office tel. 104-34-44

Transport	Working hours	Travel time (mm)	Final stop
Minibus	7:00-22:00	10-15	"Moskovskaya"
Bus ¹13	6:00-24:00	15-20	"Moskovskaya"

Rail transport

    St. Petersburg has a broad network of rail transport. In St. Petersburg there are five railway stations that comprehensively provide for the needs of passengers and freight shippers. For the convenience of passengers there are new ticket offices equipped to the highest European standards, business-centers, cafes, restaurants, rest rooms and waiting rooms. All five stations are located on one metro line greatly easing the transfer process.

- Baltiysky railway station

    Electric commuter trains to Gatchina, Luga, Oranienbaum, Peterhof, Kalishche, Krasnoflotsk.
120 Quay of the Obvodniy Kanal; tel. 055,
"Baltiyskaya".

- Varshavsky railway station

    High speed international links to Warsaw, Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn.
Longdistance covering all of Russia and the Near Abroad including routes to Anapa, Grodno, Lvov, Pskov.
Electric commuter trains to Luga, Gatchina, Siverskaya.
118 Quay of the Obvodniy Kanal; tel. 055,
"Baltiyskaya".

- Vitebsky railway station

    Long-distance trains all over Russia and the Near and Far Abroad including links to Berlin, Brest, Budapest, Dnepropetrovsk, Gomel, Herson, Kiev, Kishinev, Lvov, Minsk, Odessa, Praga, Smolensk.
Electric commuter trains to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), Pavlovsk, Oredezh.
52 Zagorodny Pr.; tel. 055,
"Pushkinskaya".

- Moscow railway station

    Trains to Moscow ply from this station. Among them are some of the best trains in the country: "The Krasnaya Strela" ("The Red Arrow"), "The Aurora", "ER-200" express trains.
Other trains from here will take you to Adler, Akmola, Arkhangelsk, Bryansk, Volgograd, Vologda, Vorkuta, Voronezh, Eupatoria, Kazan, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, Omsk, Petrozavodsk, Samara, Saratov, Sevastopol, Kharkov, Chelyabinsk.
Commuter trains to Volkhov, Malaya Vishera, Mga.
85 Nevsky Pr, tel. 055,
"Ploschad Vosstaniya".

- Finland railway station

    International fast trains to Helsinki: "Sibelius" and "Repin". Trains to Sortavala and Kostomuksha.
Commuter trains to Vyborg, Priozersk, Primorsk, Zeienogorsk, Vysotsk, Svetogorsk, Vsevolozhsk, Schlisselburg.
6 Lenin's Sq.; tel. 055,
"Lenin's Sq.".

Water transport

- Sea passenger terminal

    The Sea Passenger Terminal personnel have prepared exciting sea tours and cruises for you.
1 Morskoy Slavy Sq. tel. 322-60-52, Tickets: 322-16-16,
"Primorskaya" .

- River passenger terminal

    The terminal offers tours and trips on board comfortable boats and pleasure launches: sightseeing tours along St. Petersburg rivers and canals, trips to Moscow, to the island of Valaam (Lake Ladoga), the island of Kizhi (Lake Onega) - a gem of Russian wooden architecture.
195 Obukhovskoy Oborony Pr.; tel. 262-02-39, Tickets: 262-24-74,
"Proletarskaya".

St Petersburg weather meteo St Petersburg forecast for 3 days

Airline companies

"Aefoflot-Russian airlines"
5 Kazanskaya St.,
tel. 327-38-72

"AIR FRANCE"
35 Bolshaya Morskaya St.,
tel. 325-82-52
Pulkovo-2-airport, tel. 324-32-41

"AUSTRIAN AIRLINES"
32 Nevskiy Pr.,
tel. 331-20-05
Pulkovo-2-airport, tel. 324-32-44

"BRITISH AIRLINES"
1/3À Malaya Konushennaya St.
tel. 380-06-26
Pulkovo-2-airport, tel. 346-81-46

"CSA"
36 Bolshaya Morskaya Ul.
tel. 315-52-59
Pulkovo-2-airport, tel. 324-32-50

"DELTA AIRLINES"
36 Bolshaya Morskaya St.
tel. 311-58-20

"Finnair"
44 Kazanskaya Ul.
tel. 326-18-70
Pulkovo-2-airport, tel. 324-32-49

"KLM"
23 Malaya Morskaya St.
tel. 346-68-68
Pulkovo-2-airport, tel. 346-81-81

"LOT"
1 Karavannaya St,
tel. 273-57-21
Pulkovo-2-airport, tel. 324-32-52

"LUFTHANSA"
32 Nevskiy Pr.
tel. 320-10-00
Pulkovo-2-airport, tel. 324-32-44

"MALEV"
Pulkovo-2-airport, tel. 324-32-67

"SAS"
25 Nevskiy Pr.
tel. 326-26-00
Pulkovo-2-airport, tel. 324-32-44

Official holidays

Banks and public offices do not work on these days Some shops continue working on holidays but times depend on the organiza tion The information about working days and hours is usually given on the front door

Translatoion and interpreting services

St.Petersburg association of guides and interpreters
30 Serpukhovskaya St.
tel. 317-89-87
Tekhnologicheskiy Institut

City translation center
10 Quay of the Griboedov Kanal
tel. 325-72-70
Nevskiy prospekt

Institute of foreign languages
11 Pravdy St.
tel. 315-20-34
Vladimirskaya

"Ego Translating"
2 Muchnoy Per.
tel. 310-25-71
Nevskiy prospekt

Mobile communications

"Megafon"
44à 7 Line if Vasilevskiy island
tel. 380-44-44
Vasileostrovskaya

"ÌÒÑ"
2/1 Bolshoy Pr. Petrogradskoy storony
tel. 380-44-44
Sportivnaya

"SKY LINK"
11 Dobrolubova Pr.
tel. 115-0505
Sportivnaya

"Delta Telecom"
22 Bolshaya Morskaya St.
tel. 317-61-26
Nevskiy prospekt

"BeeLine GSM"
3 Konnogvardeuskiy St.
tel. 140-60-77
Nevskiy prospekt
178 Moskovskiy Pr.
tel. 388-41-31
Elektrosila

Fora Communication
Quay of the Moika river, 36
òåë. 329-20-00
Nevskiy prospekt

"TELE2"
8/10 Kazanskaya St.
tel. 329-00-22
Nevskiy prospekt
3 Mayakovskaya St.
tel. 329-00-22
Mayakovskaya