Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
end of Vasilyevsky Island is a brand-new facility where most big cruise ships
now dock in St Petersburg. It's not in the city centre, but it's not too far to walk
to the Primorskaya metro station, from where it's just two stops to Gostiny
Dvor (Line 3) in the Historic Heart. Head down Novo-smolenskaya nab and
you'll reach the station once you've crossed Nalichnaya ul.
Alternatively you can take a taxi. An official dispatch stand is in the arrivals
area with fixed rates to various places around town. You'll be given a slip of
paper with the price you need to pay the driver: prices average R150 to R300
depending on where in the centre you want to go.
Sea Port
If you're arriving by ferry from Stockholm or Helsinki then you'll arrive at the
ern corner of Vasilyevsky Island. It's not served by the metro, so your easiest
way into the city centre is to take a taxi. Drivers wait outside the terminal; ne-
gotiate with them. Prices average R150 to R300 depending on where in the
centre you want to go.
An alternative option is to take bus 7 (R21) from the main road outside. The
bus should have Pl Vosstaniya ( Пл Восстания ) written on it, and it goes all
the way down Sredny pr, crosses the Neva at the Hermitage and then goes
down Nevsky pr to Pl Vosstaniya.
River Port
Boats from Moscow and elsewhere within Russia arrive at the
River Port
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walk away from the Proletarskaya metro station. Turn left on to pr Obukhov-
skoy Oborony and it's five minutes down the road.
Other Ports
There are three other docks where cruise ships sometimes arrive in St Peters-
burg. Smaller cruise ships usually dock on either the English Embankment
