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Useful information about St.Petersburg
Location St. Petersburg is located at the Neva River, and occupies 42 islands, very close to the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. The whole territory of the city is approximately 600 square kilometers, and 1500 square kilometers with the suburbs. The length of the city from North to South is 44 kilometers, and 25 kilometers from West to East. Click here to see the map of the city Time Petersburg belongs to the Moscow standard time zone (MTS), which differs from the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): Summer MTS = GMT + 4 hours. Winter MTS = GMT + 3 hours. Climate St. Petersburg is characterized by an intermediate climate. It is quite mild and humid with frequent fogs and rains. There can be quite dry and hot periods in summer time, when the temperature goes up to + 25C...+30C, especially because of the high level of humidity. Precipitation is not too plentiful, being 550-600 mm per annum. Average Temperature Winter -10/14 C/F Spring 0/32 - +15/59 C/F Summer +20/68 - +30/86 C/F Autumn +10/50 - -8/12 C/F Money It's better to carry US dollars - then you won't have any problems with changing them. There are currency exchange-offices all around St Petersburg, many of them are opened for 24 hours. You can exchange money in the bank, but the bank will charge you about $5 for a transaction. The banks are usually opened from 9.00 to 17.00-20.00. It's the most secure place to change your money. Do not change money on the black market: this practice is not only illegal but also extremely risky. You can use the credit card in most of the supermarkets, department stores and, restaurants and clubs. Visa and MasterCard are widely accepted, AMEX and Diners are rare Telephone There are payphones, most of which are located in the city centre, in subway, at major trading centers, and in hotels. They can be used to make a call to any country in the world. The prices of telephone cards depend on the number of minutes of conversation they give. To call a subscriber in a foreign country: dial "8", wait for the continuous tone, dial "10", then dial the code of the country you want, the area code, and then the subscriber's number. Emergency Telephone Numbers Fire: 01. Police: 02. Ambulance: 03. Gas emergencies: 04. Correct time: 060. Directory enquiries: 09. Medical services and medicines: 003. Directory enquiries: 009 (commercial). Directory enquiries: 050. Accident enquiries: 278 0055. Lost property: 278 3690. Train information: 055. Up Transport St-Petersburg has a well-developed public transportation system including buses, trolley-buses, trams and subway (metro). Public transport can be a good way of getting around the center, but for longer journeys, or if you are in a hurry, it is better to take the Subway (Metro), avoiding rush hours (from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.) Above-ground transport is available from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. Tram stops are indicated by boards showing a "T" above the electric lines. Trolley-bus stops are indicated by blue boards with red letter "T" or white lightened boards with blue letter "T" based on pillars. Bus stops are indicated by square yellow signs marked with the letter "A" above the sidewalk. The cost of one one-way ticket is currently RUB 10.00. Tickets can be obtained in the vehicle from conductors. There are also a lot of small taxi-buses, that cost RUB 15.00 and drive all around the city. They are usually mini-buses for 12 passengers. The Metro Metro stations are indicated by blue letter "M". The metro runs from around 5.30 a.m. to 24.00 a.m. To enter you will need a token, that costs RUB 10.00 and is available from ticket booths at the station entrances or you can acquire a plastic magnetic card that is actual only for the Metro with different number of trips (from 10) for a certain period of time (from 2 weeks). Trains run every 1 to 2 minutes during peak hours and approximately every 5 minutes in the evening. All the signs are in Cyrillic script. Station entrances are marked ÂÕÎÄ; Ñity center exits ÂÛÕÎÄ; Line transfers - ÏÅÐÅÕÎÄ. A Metro plan is displayed at each station and inside the trains. After each stop the name of the station is announced in the train along with that of the next destination. Click here to see the metro map Taxies: In general Taxies have a “T” sign on the side or a "TAXI" sign on the roof of the car. The fare is different. Usually form 10 USD in the centre of the city. The largest hotels maintain their own cabs for their clients but they charge higher fare. Up Railway Stations Baltiysky Station (Baltic Railway Terminal)- Suburban trains to Gatchina, Kalishche (Sosnovy Bor), Krasnoflotsk, Novy Peterhof, Oranienbaum, Ust-Luga. 120 Nab. Obvodnogo Kanala. T: 055. Finlyandsky Station (Finland Railway Terminal) - Suburban trains to Zelenogorsk, Vyborg, Vysotsk, Primorsk, Svetogorsk, Priozersk, Vsevolozhsk, Schlisselhurg. Long-distance trains to Helsinki, Petrozavodsk. 6 PI. Lenina. T: 055. Moskovsky Station (Moscow Railway-Terminal) - Long-distance trains to Moscow, Arkhangelsk, Petrozavodsk, Murmansk, Yekaterinburg, Simferopol, Krasnodar, Baku, Yerevan, Tbilisi, Alma-Ata, Bishkek, Tashkent. 2 PI. Vosstaniya. T: 055. Business centre - T: 277 2517. Vitebsky Station (Vitebsk Railway Terminal) - Suburban trains to Pavlovsk and Pushkin. Long-distance trains to Kiev, Kishinev, Minsk, Moscow, Belgrade, Budapest, Bucharest, Vienna, Venice, Rome, Sofia, Trieste. 52 Zagorodny Pr. T: 055. Up Railway Tickets Railway Agency - Central booking offices for all routes. Open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sun till 4 p.m. 24 Nab. Kanala Griboyedova. T: 1623344. Tickets for Sea Transport Baltic Line - Passenger ferry service between St. Petersburg and Germany. Open Mon-Fri 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. 1 PI. Morskoy Slavy (1st Floor, Marine Terminal). T: 322 1616. F: 325 6611. Airports Pulkovo 1 (Domestic Flights) - Passenger and cargo flights to more than 50 Russian cities. Charter flights abroad. Pulkovo 1 is located 18 km from the center of St. Petersburg. Bus No. 39 and express taxi No.39 from "Moskovskaya" Metro station. Pulkovo 2 (International Flights) - Passenger and cargo flights to 32 cities in Europe and Asia. Charter flights to Turkey, United Arab Emirates, India and China. Pulkovo 2 is situated 17 km from the center of St. Petersburg. Bus No.13 and express taxi No. 13 from "Moskovskaya" metro station. Internet: http://eng.pulkovo.ru/ Up Airline Tickets Central Airline Ticket Agency - Open Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat-Sun 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 7/9 Nevsky Pr. Eurotour - Tickets for international flights on domestic and foreign airlines. Tickets delivery free of charge. Open daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Office 41, 4 PI. Truda. Pulkovo-Express (www.pulkovo-express.ru) - Offer free information, booking and delivery of airline tickets. Credit cards accepted: MC, VISA. Open Mon-Fri 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat-Sun 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 4 1st Krasnoarmeyskaya Ul. Pulkovo Airline Tickets Reservation: http://eng.pulkovo.ru/tickets/book Air Transport Aeroflot Russian International Airlines - 5 Kazanskaya Ul. T: 327 3872, 327 3873. Airport Pulkovo 1, office 3094. T/F: 1238312. Air France - 35 Bolshaya Morskaya Ul. T: 325 8252. F: 325 8253. Airport Pulkovo 2. T: 324 3241. F: 324 3251. Austrian Airlines - 57 Nevsky Pr. T: 325 3260. F: 325 3194. Airport Pulkovo 2. T; 324 3244. F: 324 3245. British Airways - l/3a Malaya Konyushen-naya Ul. (office no. B-23). T: 329 2565. F: 329 2566. Airport Pulkovo 2. T: 346 8146. F: 327 8700. CSA-Czech Airlines - 36 Bolshaya Morskaya Ul. T: 315 5259. F: 315 5264. Airport Pulkovo 2. T: 324 3250. Delta Airlines - 36 Bolshaya Morskaya Ul. T: 311 5820. F: 325 6228. Finnair - 44 Kazanskaya Ul. T: 326 1870. F: 326 1866. Airport Pulkovo 2. T: 324 3246. KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines - 23 Malaya Morskaya Ul. T: 346 6868. F: 346 6869. Airport Pulkovo 2. T; 346 8118. F: 346 8119. Lufthansa - 32 Nevsky Pr. T: 320 1000. F: 320 1003. Airport Pulkovo 2. T: 324 3244. F: 324 3245. Grand Hotel Europe, 1/7 Mikhailovskaya Ul. T: 329 6552. Malev, Hungarian Airlines - Airport Pulkovo 2. T/F: 324 3243. PULKOVO SAS, Scandinavian Airlines - 57 Nevsky Pr. T: 325 3255. F: 325 3256. Airport Pulkovo 2. T: 324 3244. F: 324 3245. Swissair - l/3a Malaya Konyushennaya Ul. T: 329 2525. F: 329 2526. Airport Pulkovo 2. T: 346 8100. F: 346 8101. Up Bridges All the bridges across the Neva river are opened at night during the navigation which starts in April and ends in November. Bridge Drawing Time Finlyandsky 2:30a.m.- 5:00a.m. Alexandra Nevskogo 1:30a.m.-4:55a.m. Bolshoi Okhtinsky 2:00a.m.-4:50a.m. Liteiny 1:50à.m.-4:35a.m. Troitsky 1:50a.m.-4:45a.m. Leitenanta Shmidta 1:40a.m.-4:55a.m. Birzhevoi 2:10a.m.-4:50a.m. Up Health American Medical Center - St. Petersburg - 24 hour service by American doctors and dentists, family medicine, gynecology, paediatrics, emergency assistance, medical evacuation abroad, laboratory, diagnostics and chemist's shop. Direct debit scheme for all Western companies. 10 Serpukhovskaya Ul. T: 326 1730. F: 326 1731. British-American Clinic - 24 hour emergency and family medicine. British and American doctors. Gynaecology, paediatrics, dentistry. Medical evacuation abroad. Direct debit arrangements with insurance companies. All major credit cards accepted. 7 Grafsky Per. (at the corner of Vladimirsky Pr.). T: 327 6030, 999 0949. Euromed Clinic - Family medicine, gynaecology and paediatrics, full range dental services, pharmacy, laboratory, 24 hours emergency medical and evacuation services, direct billing services for major European and Asian insurance companies' policy holders. All major credit cards accepted. Open 24 hours. 60 Suvorovsky Pr. T/F; 327 0301. International Clinic - 24 hour emergency service, family medicine, gynaecology, paediatrics, hos-pitalisation, evacuation and treatment abroad. All major credit cards accepted- 19/21 Ul. Dostoyevskogo. T: 320 3870. F; 320 3871. Up Language English is spoken only in tourist areas that is why you are recommended to acquaint yourself with the names of streets and Metro stations. It would also be useful for you to get acquainted with the Cyrillic alphabet.
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