Petersburg around a. You can buy a round trip ticket for a price that ranges between and euros including sleeping berth , depending on the time of year. You have to take a bus to get downtown in about 25 minutes. You may enter St. Petersburg without a visa for a hour period , although you must satisfy a number of conditions such as booking a guided tour or presenting hotel reservations in case you are staying in the city.
However, for citizens of 53 especially European countries, it is much easier to apply for an electronic visa that allows a stay of up to 8 days and does not require you to book any guided tour. Finally, I must also mention the possibility of traveling by ferry from Lappeenranta Finland to St. It also allows you to travel with the hour visa exemption by booking a package tour or using an electronic visa. The next option for traveling from Helsinki to St.
Petersburg is on the high-speed Allegro train. For me this is the best option for traveling between the two capitals for several reasons:. To travel with this train you need a traditional visa. At the moment it is not possible to travel by train to St. Petersburg with an electronic visa , since border controls on trains are carried out on the move and the Russian authorities do not yet have the necessary technological equipment.
However, the plan is to implement electronic visa control on all trains in Petersburg is the Tolstoy train that leaves Helsinki and arrives at the Leningradsky station in Moscow with a stop at the St. Petersburg Ladozhsky Station and vice versa. There is a once daily departure from Helsinki at hrs. The problem is that the Tolstoy train trip from Helsinki to St. Petersburg lasts 6 and half hours and the return trip takes 7 and a half.
The only advantage this has is that it also offers cars with bunk beds although these compartments are more designed for those who are traveling all the way to Moscow. This is the cheapest way to travel between Helsinki and St.
Petersburg about 30 euros round trip , although the trip is longer than by train between 7 and 8 hours. You can enter St. Petersburg using an electronic o traditional visa. You can buy tickets on the Infobus website.
There are many daily departures on both day and night buses. Another option for going from Helsinki to St. Petersburg is by car, either your own car or a rental vehicle. Petersburg When is your trip? Start date —. Start planning. Wanderlog staff. Still using Google Sheets to plan? Try the trip planner and place bookmarking app everyone's been raving about.
Never forget to visit a restaurant or juggle with Google Sheets again. Plan your best trip ever with Wanderlog. Learn more. The top cities between Helsinki and St. Petersburg are Peterhof, Vyborg, and Kronshtadt.
Peterhof is the most popular city on the route — it's 5 hours from Helsinki and less than an hour from St. Vyborg is a town in western Russia, close to the Finnish border. Today it houses a regional history museum. Northwest of town, landscaped Monrepos Park is dotted with monuments and grottoes. Kronstadt is a town and naval base on Kotlin Island, just west of St.
Petersburg, Russia. Anchor Square is dotted with military memorials. On the square, the 20th-century Byzantine-style Naval Cathedral has an ornate interior. Kronstadt History Museum displays regional artifacts. Offshore is the man-made island of Fort Alexander. On 1 list.
Petergof or Peterhof, known as Petrodvorets from to , is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland. The top stops along the way from Helsinki to St. Petersburg with short detours are Peterhof, Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas, and Vyborg Castle State Museum. Rome2rio uses cookies to help personalize content and show you personalised ads.
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Recommended option Train Take the train from Helsinki to Pietari. Car ferry Take the car ferry from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg. Drive Drive from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg. Quickest way to get there Cheapest option Distance between. Helsinki to Saint Petersburg by train The train journey time between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg is around 3h 29m and covers a distance of around km.
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Those showing symptoms will be asked to self-quarantine This applies to arrivals from all countries, with no exceptions. Rules to follow in Russia Physical Distancing 1. Mandatory Mandatory. Considerations leaving from Finland The official advice is to avoid non-essential international travel to high risk countries.
Am I allowed to travel from Finland to Russia? Yes, but conditions apply when entering Russia from Finland. Explore options for future travel.
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