Why go
- Second-largest city in Russia.
- Served by Pulkovo Airport (LED).
History
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. Situated on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, its area of 1,439 square kilometers (556 sq mi) makes it the smallest administrative division of Russia by area. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a historically strategic Baltic port, it is governed as a federal city.
Where to stay
Voznesensky Ave, 1, St Petersburg, Russia, 190031 · lionpalacehotel.com
Mikhaylovskaya St, 1/7, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186 · grandhoteleurope.com
Bol'shaya Morskaya Ulitsa, 39, St Petersburg, Russia, 190031 · roccofortehotels.com
Ul. Marata, 11, St Petersburg, Russia, 191025 · helvetiahotel.ru
Pereulok Antonenko, 2, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000 · lottehotel.com
embankment Riv Moyka, 14, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186 · pushkainn.ru
Griboyedov channel embankment, 18-20, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186 · wynwood.co
Ligovsky Ave, 61, St Petersburg, Russia, 191040 · crownhotelspb.ru
Ulitsa Vosstaniya, д.44, St Petersburg, Russia, 191123 · demetra-art-hotel.ru
Poltavskaya Ulitsa, 14 "Д, St Petersburg, Russia, 191024 · romanoffdom.ru
Gangutskaya St, 4, St Petersburg, Russia, 191187 · domboutiquehotel.com
Bol'shaya Morskaya Ulitsa, 28/13, St Petersburg, Russia, 190031 · helen-hotel.ru
Sadovaya St, 22 корпус 2, St Petersburg, Russia, 191023 · hotelmajestic.ru
Naberezhnaya, Griboyedov channel embankment, 6/2, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186 · stepshotel.ru
Vladimirskiy Prospekt, 9, St Petersburg, Russia, 191025 · authorhotel.ru
Nevsky Ave, 57, St Petersburg, Russia, 191025 · corinthia.com
Nevsky Ave, д. 111/3, St Petersburg, Russia, 191036 · kentronhotel.ru
Sadovaya St, 22/2, St Petersburg, Russia, 191023 · mhotelspb.ru
Raz"Yezzhaya Ulitsa, 38, St Petersburg, Russia, 191119 · aglaya-hotel.ru
Nevsky Ave, 32-34, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186 · catherinearthotel.com
Никольский переулок, 1, Sadovaya St, 62, St Petersburg, Russia, 190068 · theatresquare-hotel.ru
Лиговский проспект д.67/22 лит.В, Ligovsky Ave, 67/22, St Petersburg, Russia, 191040 · hotelonyx.ru
Liteyniy Ave, 12, St Petersburg, Russia, 191028 · hotel-na-liteinom.ru
Indoor
Ulitsa Mayakovskogo, 3A, St Petersburg, Russia, 191025 · accor.ru
Admiralty Embankment, 12-14, St Petersburg, Russia, 190098 · bridge-hotel-spb.ru
Ligovsky Ave, 41/83, St Petersburg, Russia, 191036 · centre-hotel.ru
Nevsky Ave, 7-9, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186 · wawelberg.com
Nevsky Ave, 15, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186 · taleonimperialhotel.com
Ploshchad' Pobedy, 1, St Petersburg, Russia, 196240 · radissonhotels.com
Indoor
Indoor
Indoor
Vokzal'naya Ulitsa, 1, St Petersburg, Russia, 196620
Restaurants & places to go
пышки, Fast Food · Две кассы. После 20:00 работают до последней пышки Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa-Su 10:00-20:00 Features: step-free access… · pyshki1958.ru
International, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-23:00 Features: air conditioning Wikipedia: ru:Бродячая собака (кафе) · vsobaka.ru
Italian, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-We 08:00-24:00; Th-Su 00:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating · 1 улица Рубинштейна · marcellis.ru
Restaurant · Opening hours: 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · litcafe.su
Oriental, плов, самса, Pastry, Cafe · Osh - необистро на Петроградке, где потомственные повара готовят легендарный плов. Мы соединяем семейные традиции… · oshplov.ru
Pizza, Restaurant · Заказать пиццу с доставкой на дом или с собой можно в ресторанах Joy's Pizza Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery… · joyspizza.ru
American, Burger, Coffee Shop, International, Italian, Russian, Cafe · Чайно-кофейный дом Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 · bistroast.ru
Regional, Pizza, German, International, Steak House, Restaurant · Пивной ресторан, 12 видов пиво, стейки и пицца Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 16:00-24:00; Fr-Sa… · brucke.ru
Irish, Restaurant · ресторан японской и европейской кухни Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-01:00 · finnegans.ru
Sushi, Fast Food · суши на вынос. доставка Opening hours: 10:00-23:00 · sushi-v-spb.ru
Asian, Cafe · Чайхана Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-00:00 · 76 к1 проспект Просвещения, Санкт-Петербург · chaihanapiala.ru
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 06:55-23:05 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options, air conditioning · 4А Малая Посадская улица,… · skuratovcoffee.ru
Dessert, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 154 проспект Энгельса · cinnabonrussia.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 08:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-24:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · kfc.ru
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 · sbburgers.ru
Cake, Breakfast, Coffee Shop, Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-21:00; Sa-Su 09:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · 4 улица Академика Крылова, Санкт-Петербург,… · british-bakery.ru
Bread, Coffee Shop, Cake, Pie, Cafe · Opening hours: 08:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · 4 литК Енотаевская улица · xn--90afmkc7b1edk.xn--p1ai
Georgian, Dumplings, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-24:00 · sabatoni.ru
Japanese, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 · park-mall.ru
Vietnamese, Cafe · Opening hours: 12:00-23:00 · phonrollcafe.ru
Ramen, Cafe · Opening hours: 11:00-22:30 Features: outdoor seating · 15 Большая Зеленина улица · ramenwok.ru
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa-Su 10:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · 4 литБ Сытнинская площадь · subway.ru
Russian, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 10 Каменноостровский проспект, Санкт-Петербург · cafebrynza.ru
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 05:00-04:00 Features: takeaway · eurokebab.ru
Potato, Fast Food · Opening hours: 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 154 проспект Энгельса · kartoshka.com
Turkish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 · park-mall.ru
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 33 к1 проспект Просвещения · tang-ren.ru
Crepe, Russian, Pancake, Fast Food · Opening hours: 08:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options · 47 Кронверкский проспект · teremok.ru
Pie, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:30-23:00 Features: takeaway · cakes.teremok.ru
Balkan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-00:00, Fr 09:00-02:00, Sa 10:00-02:00, Su 10:00-00:00 · 192 Московский проспект, Санкт-Петербург, 196070 · chegroup.ru
European, International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 · 61 проспект Просвещения, Санкт-Петербург · restobb.ru
Dumplings, Regional, Russian, Cafe · Opening hours: Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00; Mo-Th,Su 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · lepimivarim.ru
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 12:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-05:00 Features: outdoor seating · steakdavay.ru
Indian, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 12:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 5 литП набережная реки Карповки · 7spices.ru
Grill, Steak House, American, Regional, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-23:00, Fr-Sa 11:00-01:00 Features: outdoor seating · 4 улица Академика Крылова,… · beergarden-spb.ru
Breakfast, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-22:00; Fr-Su 09:00-23:00 · 54 набережная канала Грибоедова · charlierestaurant.ru
Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 12:00-01:00, Fr-Sa 12:00-03:00 Features: outdoor seating · frankribs.ru
French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 09:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-01:00 · 197110 · frantsuzabistrot.ru
Belgian, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 12:00-01:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-02:00 · 7 улица Академика Павлова, Санкт-Петербург · kwakker.ru
Greek, Balkan, Gyros, Grill, Cafe · Opening hours: 06:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · 102 Невский проспект, Санкт-Петербург, 191025 · akrotaki.ru
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-24:00; Su 12:00-23:00 · restk.ru
Shawarma, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-05:00 · 114 к4 проспект Ветеранов, 198261 · prostovasya.ru
Azerbaijan, Cafe · Opening hours: 10:00-21:00 · 28-30 к27 Садовая улица, Санкт-Петербург · az-cafe.ru
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Airports
Pulkovo Airport (LED) 16 km to the centre
St. Petersburg, SPE, RU — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 57 airlines (Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Transaero Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, S7 Airlines…) · direct flights to 110 destinations incl. Moscow, Dushanbe, Khudzhand, Kiev, Baku… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 57 airlines, 110 direct destinations
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320, A81, 767-300, A321, 737…) · 63 routes: Alma-ata, Amsterdam*, Anapa, Antalya, Arkhangelsk, Baku, Barcelona, Berlin, Bishkek, Bourgas, Bukhara, Chelyabinsk, Duesseldorf, Dushanbe, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Heraklion, Istanbul, Kaliningrad, Karaganda, Karlovy Vary*, Kazan, Khanabad, Khudzhand, Kiev, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Larnaca, Milano, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Munich, Murmansk, Namangan, Navoi, Nice, Novosibirsk, Omsk … +23 more
- Transaero Airlines UN (735, 737-300, 767-300, 747-400, 737-800, 737-700) · 10 routes: Enfidha, Larnaca, Milano, Minsk 2*, Moscow, Moscow, Pardubice, Punta Cana, Rhodos, Rome
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (A320, 757, 757-200, 767-400) · 9 routes: Andizhan, Bukhara, Fergana, Khanabad, Namangan, Navoi, Samarkand, Tashkent, Urgench
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320, 735, 737-800, A319, A330-300, 734…) · 8 routes: Baku*, Beijing, Helsinki, Kiev, Minsk 2*, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Thessaloniki
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 8 routes: Dushanbe, Kulyab, Lankaran, Moscow, Rostov, Tivat, Yekaterinburg, Yerevan
- Svyaz Rossiya 7R (CRJ-200) · 7 routes: Cheboksary, Kirov, Makhachkala, Saransk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Yaroslavl
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 4 routes: Athens, Heraklion, Rhodos, Thessaloniki
- Aerocondor 2B (CRJ-200) · 3 routes: Bugulma, Kazan, Nizhnekamsk
- Aeroflot-Nord 5N (735) · 3 routes: Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Syktyvkar
- Alitalia AZ (A320, A319, 32S) · 3 routes: Milano, Rome, Venice*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A320, A321, A319, A320) · 3 routes: Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich
- NordStar Airlines Y7 (737-800) · 3 routes: Khudzhand, Krasnoyarsk, Norilsk
- Polet Airlines (Priv) YQ (S20) · 3 routes: Belgorod, Vilnius, Voronezh
- Rossiya-Russian Airlines FV (A319, A81) · 3 routes: Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Kazan
- Air Astana KC (A320, Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Alma-ata, Tselinograd
- Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise 6R (737-800) · 2 routes: Moscow, Novosibirsk
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (757, A320) · 2 routes: Baku, Ganja
- Cyprus Turkish Airlines YK (737) · 2 routes: Bishkek, Osh
- Czech Airlines OK (A320, A319) · 2 routes: Karlovy Vary, Prague
- Japan Asia Airways EG (A320) · 2 routes: Kulyab, Kurgan Tyube
- Salzburg arrows SZ (737) · 2 routes: Dushanbe, Khudzhand
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A320, A321, 736, 737-800, 737-700, 737-700) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Severstal Air Company D2 (CRJ-200) · 2 routes: Cherepovets, Ukhta
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A319, A320, A320) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich
- Tajik Air 7J (735) · 2 routes: Dushanbe, Khudzhand
- Air Armenia QN (735) · 1 route: Yerevan
- Air Baltic BT (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Berlin AB (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Berlin
- Air France AF (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Air Moldova 9U (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Chisinau
- Air One AP (A320) · 1 route: Venice
- Aircompany Yakutia R3 (737-800) · 1 route: Yakutsk
- AlMasria Universal Airlines UJ (A320) · 1 route: Kiev
- Austrian Airlines OS (Fokker 100, F70) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (CRJ, Embraer 175, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- British Airways BA (A321) · 1 route: London
- Bulgaria Air FB (A320) · 1 route: Bourgas
- Ciel Canadien YC (CRJ-200) · 1 route: Tyumen
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800, 737-900) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (777-200LR, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Estonian Air OV (Embraer 170, CRJ-900) · 1 route: Tallinn-ulemiste International
- Finnair AY (ATR) · 1 route: Helsinki*
- Hainan Airlines HU (A330-300) · 1 route: Beijing
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona*
- IzAvia I8 (YK2) · 1 route: Izhevsk
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Korean Air KE (777-200) · 1 route: Seoul
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (Embraer 175) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Moskovia Airlines 3R (SU9) · 1 route: Astrakhan
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 1 route: Oslo
- Nouvel Air Tunisie BJ (A320) · 1 route: Enfidha
- Orenburg Airlines R2 (737-800) · 1 route: Orenburg
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (734, 735, Embraer 190, 73N) · 1 route: Kiev
- United Airlines UA (Fokker 100, F70) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Gorskaya Airfield 22 km to the centre
SPE, RU
Bychye Field 37 km to the centre
Kronshtadt, SPE, RU
Getting there by ferry
Летний сад
Ferry terminal · 1.5 km from the centre
Мойка 23
Ferry terminal · 1.6 km from the centre
Арсенальная набережная
Ferry terminal · 1.8 km from the centre
Зимняя канавка
Ferry terminal · 1.9 km from the centre
Дворцовая пристань
Ferry terminal · 2.1 km from the centre
Эрмитаж
Ferry terminal · 2.1 km from the centre
Спуск со львами – Петропавловская крепость
Ferry route
Эрмитаж – Речной вокзал
Ferry route
железнодорожный паром Гутуевский остров - Балтийский завод
Ferry route
Peterhof – Admiralty Enbankment
Ferry route
Крестовский остров – Яхтенный мост
Ferry route
Петергоф — Адмиралтейская наб.
Ferry route
Санкт-Петербург (Уткина заводь) - остров Валаам
Ferry route
Palace Square – Peterhof
Ferry route
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Pulkovo Airport (LED); 5 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: LED has direct flights to 110 destinations on 57 airlines (incl. Moscow, Dushanbe, Khudzhand, Kiev, Baku…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Летний сад, 1.5 km); routes include Спуск со львами – Петропавловская крепость, Эрмитаж – Речной вокзал, железнодорожный паром Гутуевский остров - Балтийский завод.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Saint Petersburg, Russia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Rail operator
Rail operator
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.