Saint Petersburg Trains & Transport
We've broken Saint Petersburg Trains & Transport into 6 rail stations, plus Saint Petersburg flights and local transportation.
Saint Petersburg has five functioning train stations, all of which are situated in close proximately to the metro. (St Petersburg Metro map)
Train Ticket "Service Centers"
Ladozhsky station Service Center (ЗАО "Окдайл")
- 2nd floor Ladozhsky station
- 73 Zanevsky Prospekt, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- phone: 7 (812) 436 5526 or (812) 436 5549
- email: ladoga@okdail.ru or avialadog@okdail.ru
Moskovsky station Service Center
- open from 8am until 12am
- 85 Nevsky Prospekt, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 103036
- phone: 7 (812) 768 4905
- email: servise@spgl.spb.org.ru
Moskovsky station Service Center (ЗАО "Окдайл")
- 85 Nevsky Prospekt, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- phone: 7 (812) 337 1983 or (812) 335 9807
- email: viprint@okdail.ru
СПЖА (St Petersburg Railroad Agency) Service Center (ЗАО "Окдайл")
- 1st floor, 24 Griboedov Channel, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- phone: 7 (812) 571 2994 or (812) 314 2525
- email: tourism@okdail.ru or print@okdail.ru
Buy St Petersburg Train Tickets
St Petersburg Train Tickets Online
Buy Train Tickets With the Assistance of a Local Guide
- purchase tickets with the help of a Saint Petersburg guide
Purchase St Petersburg Train Tickets On Your Own
- Substitute the bold description (in brackets) with your train information. (See St Petersburg train schedules and itineraries from the train stations below for further information).
- Translate the information using Google Translator.
- Print and give the translated version to the lady selling tickets.
- For detailed information, see our Trains in Russia page.
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Baltiysky railway station
- Destinations: Baltiysky station operates local service to outlying communities surrounding St Petersburg.
- Metro station: Baltiskaya
- Baltiysky commuter trains (short distance)
Finlandsky railway station
- Destinations: Northern destinations including Vyborg and Helsinki, Finland
- Metro station: Ploshchad Lenina
- Follow link for Finlandsky train schedules (long distance)
- Finlandsky commuter trains (short distance)
Ladozhsky railway station
- Destinations: Routes to the North and East of Saint Petersburg
- Metro station: Ladozhskaya
- Follow link for Ladozhsky train schedules (long distance)
- Ladozhsky commuter trains (short distance)
Moskovsky railway station
- Destinations: Terminus for the Moscow-St Petersburg Railway, as well as routes running to Central and South Russia, Siberia, Eastern Ukraine and Crimea.
- Metro stations: Mayakovskaya and Ploshchad Vosstaniya
- Follow link for Moskovsky train schedules (long distance)
- Moskovsky commuter trains (short distance)
Varshavsky (Warsaw) railway station
- A former passenger train station, the Warsaw railway station now serves as the Museum of Railway Machinery.
- Metro station: Baltiskaya
- Learn more about the Museum of Railway Machinery
Vitebsky railway station
- Destinations: Routes to Central Europe, the Baltic States, Ukraine, Belarus and to southern suburbs of St Petersburg, such as Pushkin and Pavlovsk
- Metro station: Pushkinskaya
- Follow link for Vitebsky train schedules (long distance)
- Vitebsky commuter trains (short distance)
St Petersburg Flights - Airport Arrival & Departure
Saint Petersburg's major airport is Pulkovo Airport (LED).
International flights arrive at Pulkovo-2 terminal, while domestic flights arrive at Pulkovo-1. The two terminals are separated by a 20 minute bus trip.
Pulkovo Airport is about 17 km south of St Petersburg city center. Taxies are available, but expensive, especially if you are limited in your knowledge of Russian. If you decide to take a taxi, try flagging a taxi from the road instead of cabs waiting outside of the arrival terminal. Taxies serving incoming flights tend to be inflated in price.
A quick, convenient alternative is the marshrutki (mini-buses) which take you to the nearest metro station. Alternatively, if time isn't an issue, take bus № 13, located between the separate arrival and departure buildings of Pulkovo-2 terminal. It will take you to Moskovskaya metro station. (St Petersburg Metro map)
Getting Around Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg has a wide range of public transportation including the Metro, buses, trolley buses & trams, marshrutki (shuttle buses), plus Russia’s famous taxies (which can literally be any car on the street).
Saint Petersburg Metro
Like the Moscow Metro, the St Petersburg Metro is simple to use and the quickest and most economical way to move throughout the city.
Quick Facts and Links - St Petersburg Metro
- formerly known as Leningrad Metro
- 16th largest subway system in the world serving almost 3 million passengers daily
- deepest subway system in the world
- the metro in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) opened with seven metro stations in 1955
- photography within the metro is forbidden, although professional photography and cinematography is permitted provided you first obtain permission
- as of 2007 the St Petersburg Metro had 60 stations, while an ongoing expansion plan should significantly expand the metro over the next half century
- official website of the Saint Petersburg Metro (Russian)
- see also, Wikipedia's Saint Petersburg Metro page
Saint Petersburg Taxies
In St Petersburg, any car driving along the street can be a potential taxi. Independent drivers often take US dollars and Euros. Use common sense and good judgment before getting in anyone’s vehicle, particularly if the driver has a companion. When in unfamiliar locals at night, error on the side of caution and call a cab company.
