The cruise navigation is opened in the passenger port of St. Petersburg as of today. The beginning of the season was started by the chairman of the Committee on Transport Alexander Golovin and the general director of the Passenger Port…
More than 16 million passengers passed through St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport in 2017
A record number of passengers – 16.1 million – was served by the airport of St. Petersburg in the last year. The most popular were flights to Moscow and Antalya. As it was reported on January 18 by the press…
Passenger transportation by “Allegro” train grew by a quarter
Since the beginning of 2017, 372 thousand passengers have traveled by rail from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. For the first nine months of this year, the Allegro train carried 26% more passengers than the year before – 372 thousand people.…
The Pulkovo airport of St. Petersburg has announced a record growth in the number of new destinations
The route network of Pulkovo Airport will expand due to new European destinations. From the end of October, the S7 airline starts sending flights to Verona, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Lyon and Turin, and the airline “Rossiya” for the first time will…
A hot line for tourists is launched in Saint-Petersburg.
A hot line for tourists is launched in Saint-Petersburg. The service is designed to help in obtaining up-to-date information on the schedules of attractions in the Northern capital, the transportation schemes and timetables. According to the press service of the…
The Silver Necklace of Russia
The “Silver necklace of Russia” is a tourist route through the cities of the Russian North-West and a new brand in Russian tourism. “Silver necklace” unites the most historically significant areas and cities, including St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Arkhangelsk, Leningrad region,…
The Scarlet Sails holiday in Saint-Petersburg – what it means to the tourists
The scarlet sails holiday is one of the main events in Saint-Petersburg. However, it is not a holiday for all. It is dedicated mostly to the graduates of the schools. That is why, some areas of the city will be…
It is now possible to get information about the drawbridges of Saint-Petersburg in real time
The state-owned company Mostotrest has recently launched a web-service, that gives an information about the raising and lowering of the drawbridges of Saint-Petersburg in real-time. As it is told by the director of the company, mr. Burnosov, the information of…
The Confederations Cup stimulates tourists’ interest in Russia
The data of the search engine Momondo indicate that the interest of independent travelers to travel to Russia during the matches of the Confederations Cup (June 17 – July 2) increased by 34% compared to the same period last year.…
The Wizz Air Lowcoster will increase the frequency of flights from St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport in winter 2017
The european lowcoster Wizz Air is planning to increase the frequency of regular flights between St. Petersburg and Budapest up to three flights per week in the winter season 2017-2018. In summer, the planes will depart from the Northern capital…