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…
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…
Point of technical support for the passports of fans opened at the Saint-Petersburg airport Pulkovo
Points of support for the passports of fans (FAN-ID) began to work at the St. Petersburg airport, as well as at the airports of all cities that are hosting the Confederations Cup. They will help those who lost or spoiled…
Football fans can travel free of charge between host cities of the Confederations Cup 2017
The free railway trains will be organized between the host cities of the Cup of Confederations-2017 (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi) on the days of the football matches. The travel on the trains will be free for fans with…