Saint Petersburg Transportation Tips by mingul

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Subway/Metro
Getting TO/AROUND: Pay big attention to the Metro stations in St.Petersburg. Some stations have correspondents on several main lines. The big problem comes this way: Even if it is the same station, it will have different names on each main line. So if you know you want to reach Gostiny Dvor on the green line, pay attention as you might be travelling on the blue line. You would have to descend at Nevski Prospekt station which is in fact the same station as Gostiny Dvor.

Not to mention that most of the signs are in Cyrillyc alphabet.

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Website: http://www.saint-petersburg.com/transport/metro/

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Car/Motor Home
Getting TO/AROUND: At night, there is no transportation service in St Petersburg. So basically your only option is the taxi. Or at least that I thought:)

Local taxis could be extremely expensive. I have paid over a 100$ to get from the airport to the city center.

However the Russians have sorted this out. A lot of old Ladas and Volgas stroll around the streets at night doing undercover taximetry. Just wave your hand and in less than 2 minutes somebody will stop.

You should be able before you get in to negotiate your fare. Everything I knew was "Dva Sto" -> Nevski Prospekt (200 Roubles) or if I believed I was closed "Sto Pidise" (150 Roubles). Of course as any activity of this kind you can get in small troubles, but on the large scale most of the private taxi drivers are just trying to make some extra cash to improve their living, nothing wrong about that in my opinion.

I was satisfied with their services, therefore I thought of giving this tip:)

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