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Emergency numbers
| Fire |
01 |
| Police |
02 |
| Ambulance |
03 |
| "Lengaz " gas leakage crew |
04 |
| Special police service (for foreigners) |
2783014 |
| 911- |
275-0810 |
| Operator assisted long distance telephone calls |
077 |
| Information on hospitalized individuals |
2780055 |
| Sending telegrams by telephone |
066 |
| St Petersburg directory inquiries(telephone numbers) |
09 |
| Speaking clock |
060 |
| Legal advice |
065 |
| Service Information |
050 |
| Hotel reservation |
(812)717-0255 |
| Transfer |
(812)717-0800 |
Official holidays
| 1, 2 January- |
New Year |
| 7 January- |
Orthodox Christmas |
| 23 February- |
Motherland Defenders Day |
| 8 Mach- |
International Women's Day |
| 1, 2 May- |
Spring and Labor Day |
| 9 May- |
Victory Day |
| 12 June- |
Russia Day |
| 7 November- |
Day of Concord and Reconciliation |
| 12 December- |
Constitution Day of Russia |
Bridge drawing time
| Bridge |
1-st Drawn |
2-nd Drawn |
| Dvortsovy |
1:35 2:55 |
3:15 4:50 |
| Leitenanta Shmidta |
1:40 4:55 |
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| Liteiny |
1:50 4:40 |
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| Trotsky |
1:50 4:40 |
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| Bolsheokhtinsky |
2:00 5:00 |
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| Volodarsky |
2:00 3:45 |
4:15 5:45 |
| Birzhevoi |
2:10 4:50 |
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| Sampsonievsky |
2:10 2:45 |
3:20 4:25 |
| Tuchkov |
2:10 3:05 |
3:35 4:45 |
| Alexandra Nevskogo |
2:20 5:05 |
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| Finlyandsky |
2:30 5:10 |
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| Grenadersky |
2:45 3:45 |
4:20 4:50 |
| Kantemirovsky |
2:45 3:45 |
4:20 4:50 |
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
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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.
- 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
- 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).
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. 704-38-22
- 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. 704-34-44
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".
- 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".
Interactive maps of Saint Petersburg
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