Travelling to St Petersburg
By air
By plane is the fastest way to get to St Petersburg. All flights to St Petersburg arrive at Pulkovo Airport, about 30 minutes by car to the Taleon Imperial Hotel in city centre of St Petersburg.
By Rail
Moskovsky Railway Station in the centre of the city is only 6 minutes by car to the Taleon Imperial Hotel. Moskovsky Railway station serves trains to and from Moscow, Central and Southern Russia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Crimea.
There is a high-speed Sapsan train between Moscow and St Petersburg, with a journey time of 3 hours 30 minutes.
Finlandsky Railway Station is 20 minutes from the Taleon Imperial Hotel. The new high-speed Allegro train between Helsinki and St Petersburg takes 3 hours 36 minutes, and there are no customs and passport stops at the border – they take place on the train.
Vitebsky Railway Station is 20 minutes from the Taleon Imperial Hotel. Vitebsky serves trains from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova as well as the Baltic States and Kaliningrad.
By sea
You can also enjoy an interesting and beautiful journey by ferry. Ferries depart from Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia and Finland.
For foreign tourists arriving by cruise and ferry vessels, there is a visa-free regime, valid for a 72-hour stay in Russia.