CITY INFORMATION

When to visit St Petersburg?

Hotel prices and itineraries of many tour programs change depending on the season. Peak season is from May to September. Alternatives are to come in spring (1 April-15 May) or autumn (1 September-31 October) when prices are lower and the city less crowded. The summer White Nights in St Petersburg are spectacular but, at the same time, summer may be humid and dusty. An Indian summer in the autumn is lovely. If you do not mind the cold and snow, the winter season is cheapest and accommodation most readily available. These are some of the events that annually take place in the city in the winter season: "Christmas musical meetings in the Northern Palmyra", "Art Square" winter festival, international jazz festivals, sport tournaments, international cinema festivals and theatre first nights. All the hostels can provide everything from invitations and accommodation bookings to theatre tickets, restaurant advice and general help and advice should something go wrong.

Walking around the City

The first thing a visitor should do is pick up the “St.Petersburg: The Official City Guide”, an excellent full-colour quarterly freebie, or buy the pocket edition of the Traveller's Yellow Pages. The Friday edition of The St.Petersburg Times and the monthly Pulse are both free and have good listings and reviews. The City Tourist Information Office at 41, Nevskiy prospect is just beginning to improve how they cater for tourists.  Another useful source of tourist information is hotel staff. Both big and mini-hotels have a concierge, a person in charge for booking tickets, transportation and excursions.
If you live outside the hotel you might also try for information at the City Information Centre (Nevsky pr. 41). 

You are also more than welcome to contact us at The St Petersburg Traveller if you have any questions!

You should always have identification with you when travelling around the city. It is advisable to carry photocopies of your passport and visa, showing that they have been registered (see how The St Petersburg Traveller can help with your Visa Registration here. Frequent random checks by police are taking place, more usually on men. Besides passport and visa are needed for changing money, to buy train tickets, book hotel rooms and in numerous other situations.  See SAFETY in Russia for more useful information.

Tourist Information

Useful links

Post services
DHL                      326-64-00
Post International   570-44-72
TNT Express     718-33-30
UPS                      703-39-39
Fedex                   325-88-25
Central Post Office
9 Pochtamskaya str., 312-83-02
Operating hours: 9:00 -19:30, SUN 10:00 – 17:30
Metro station: Nevsky Prospekt, Gostiniy Dvor

Internet Cafes in St. Petersburg
Quo Vadis?
Nevsky pr. 76
entrance from Liteyny pr.
For information call: (+7812) 330-0708
M.: Nevsky prospect

Cafemax
Nevsky prospect, 90-92
For information call: (+7812) 273-6655
M.: Mayakovskaya

Zebra
Nevsky prospect 85-а
For information call: (+7812) 336-3436
M.: Ploshad Vosstaniya

Consulates/ Консульства

Australia/Австралия
St. Petersburg, Italianskaya St., 1
Phone: +7 (812) 325 73 33

Austria/Австрия
191028, St. Petersburg, Furshtatskaya St., 43
Phone: +7 (812) 275 05 02

Belgium/Бельгия
Address: St Petersburg, Nevski Prospekt, #111/3.
Phone: (812) 277-2742.

Belorus/Белорусь
St. Petersburg, Bonch-Bruevicha St., 3
Phone: +7 (812) 273 41 64.

Brazil/Бразилия
190000, St. Petersburg, Nabereznaya (Quay) r. Moiki, 75
Phone: +7 (812) 327 12 34.

Bulgaria/Болгария
191000, St. Petersburg, Pyleev St., 27
Phone: +7 (812) 273-6969
Fax: +7 (812) 272-5718.

Canada/ Канада
198013, St. Petersburg, Malodetskoselskiy Avenue, 32B
Phone: +7 (812) 325-8448
Fax: +7 (812) 325-8393
E-mail: spurg@dfait-maeci.gc.ca.

Czech Republic/ Чехия
193015, St. Petersburg, Tverskaya St, 5
Phone: +7 (812) 271 0459, 271 4612
Fax: +7 (812) 271 4615
E-mail: petersburg@embassy.mzv.cz.

China/Китай
190121, St. Petersburg, Naberezhnaya of Griboedov's Canal, 134
Phone: +7 (812) 713-7605, +7 (812)714-7670

Cuba/Куба
191123, St. Petersburg, Ryleev St., 37
Phone: +7 (812) 272-5303.

Denmark/ Дания
St. Petersburg, Bolshaya alleya K.O., 13
Phone: +7 (812) 703 39 02.
Estoni/Эстония
Address: St Petersburg, Monetnaya B. ul., #14
Contact: (812) 238-1804.

Finland/Финляндия
191194, St. Petersburg, Ul.Tshaikovskogo 71
Phone: (990-7-812) 273 7321
Fax: + 7 (812) 272 1421
Email: sanomat.pie@formin.fi

France/ Франция
190000, St. Petersburg, Nabereznaya (Quay) r. Moiki, 15
Phone: +7 (812) 332 22 70

Germany/Германия
191123, St. Petersburg, Furshtadskay St., 39
Phone: +7 (812) 320-2400, +7 (812) 273-4075
Fax: +7 (812) 327-3117, +7 (812) 579-3242.

Greece/Греция
191073, St. Petersburg, Mihaylovskaya St., 1/7
Phone: +7 (812) 329-6407, 329-6409
Fax: +7 (812) 329-6466.

Holland/ Голандия
191186, St. Petersburg, Nabereznaya r. Moiki, 11
Phone: +7 (812) 334-0200,
Fax: +7 (812) 334-0225
E-mail: pet@minbuza.nl.

Hungary/ Венгрия
191025, St. Petersburg, Marata St., 15
Phone: +7 (812) 312-6458, 312-6753
Fax: +7 (812) 312-6432
E-mail: huconspt@lek.ru.

India/Индия
191123, St. Petersburg, Ryleev St., 35
Phone: +7 (812) 272-1731, 272-1988
Fax: +7 (812) 272-2473
E-mail: cgispb@online.ru.

Italy/Италия
190125, St. Petersburg, Teatralnaya Square, 10
Phone: +7 (812) 312-3217, 118-8095
Fax: +7 (812) 311-5150
E-mail: itconspb@astelit.ru.

Japan/Япония
190000, Nabereznaya (Quay) r. Moiki, 29
Phone: +7 (812) 314-1434, 314-1418, 449-4770
Fax: +7 (812) 710-6970
E-mail: gcjapan@rol.ru.

Lithuania/Литва
Address: St Petersburg, Gorokhovaya ul., #4.
Phone: (812) 314-5857.

Norway/ Норвегия
St. Petersburg, Nevsky Prospect., 25
Phone: +7 (812) 336 64 20.

Netherlands/Нидерланды
Address: St Petersburg, Moika River embank. #11
Phone: (812) 315-0197.

Poland/ Польша
191036, St. Petersburg, 5 Sovetskaya St., 12/14
Phone: +7 (812) 336-3140, (812) 336-3141
Fax: +7 (812) 274-4318
E-mail: konsulat@konsulatrp.ru , konsgenrp@peterlink.ru.

Slovakia/Словакия
194223, St. Petersburg, Orbeli St., 21-2
Phone: +7 (812) 244-3666
E-mail: gksr@peterburg.mfa.sk

Spain/Испания
191025, St. Petersburg, Rubenshtein St., 7/ Graphskiy Pereulok (Lane), 4
Phone: +7 (812) 325-8470
Fax: +7 (812) 325-8177.

Sweden/Швеция
191186, St. Petersburg, Malaya Konjushennaya St., 1/3
Phone: +7 (812) 329-1440
Fax: +7 (812) 329-1450, 329-1445
E-mail: generalkonsulat.st-petersburg@foreign.ministry.se

Thailand/Таиланд
St. Petersburg, Bolshoi Prospect (Avenue), 9
Phone: +7 (812) 325-6271.

Ukraine/Украина
Address: St Petersburg, Morskaya M. ul., #6, off. 5
Phone: (812) 312-1048.

United Kingdom/Великобритания
191124, St. Petersburg, Proletarskoy Dictatury Sq., 5.
Phone: +7 (812) 320-3200
Fax: +7 (812) 320-3211
E-mail: bcgspb@peterlink.ru.

USA/США
191028, St. Petersburg, Furshtatskaya St., 15.
Phone: +7 (812) 331-2600
Fax: +7 (812) 331-2852
24 hour phone+7 (812) 331-2888
E-mail: acsstpete@state.gov, ircpeter@state.gov.