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Pulkovo II International Airport (LED)
Tel: (812) 704 3444.
Website: www.pulkovo.ru/english/default.asp (in Russian only)
Located some 17km (10.5 miles) southwest of St Petersburg, Pulkovo II was built in the 1950s as Leningrad Airport but was upgraded in the mid-1990s. Pulkovo I, the domestic terminal, is situated adjacent to Pulkovo II, within walking distance.
Approximate flight times to St Petersburg: From London is 3 hours 45 minutes; from New York is 12 hours 25 minutes; from Los Angeles is 16 hours 50 minutes; from Toronto is 12 hours and from Sydney is 28 hours.
Airport facilities: These are poor, consisting of a currency exchange office, cafeteria, bar, duty-free shop and an information desk. Avis and Biracs car hire providers are located in the domestic airport, Pulkovo I, whereas Hertz is located in Pulkovo II. A couple of business lounges offer long-distance fax and telephone facilities, complimentary drinks and snacks and newspapers and magazines.
Transport to the city: Many of the better hotels offer a pick-up service. Official taxis waiting outside the terminal have their prices fixed by a cartel. Travellers with a command of the Russian-language should be able to haggle down the price of a ride into the city to about US$30, although this could be quoted upwards of US$200 or higher! Visitors may consider using the very convenient marshrutnoye taxi, which is a microbus that drops passengers off at Moskovskaya metro station, as well as many places along Nevsky prospekt. Each additional piece of luggage will usually require an additional, but nominal, fee. The cheapest option, however, is to take the public transport bus no.13 from the front of the terminal building to the stop at Moskovskaya metro station and continue to the centre on the metro. Buses run every 15-20 minutes, 0530-2359 (journey time - 15 minutes).
Tel: (812) 704 3444.
Website: www.pulkovo.ru/english/default.asp (in Russian only)
Located some 17km (10.5 miles) southwest of St Petersburg, Pulkovo II was built in the 1950s as Leningrad Airport but was upgraded in the mid-1990s. Pulkovo I, the domestic terminal, is situated adjacent to Pulkovo II, within walking distance.
Approximate flight times to St Petersburg: From London is 3 hours 45 minutes; from New York is 12 hours 25 minutes; from Los Angeles is 16 hours 50 minutes; from Toronto is 12 hours and from Sydney is 28 hours.
Airport facilities: These are poor, consisting of a currency exchange office, cafeteria, bar, duty-free shop and an information desk. Avis and Biracs car hire providers are located in the domestic airport, Pulkovo I, whereas Hertz is located in Pulkovo II. A couple of business lounges offer long-distance fax and telephone facilities, complimentary drinks and snacks and newspapers and magazines.
Transport to the city: Many of the better hotels offer a pick-up service. Official taxis waiting outside the terminal have their prices fixed by a cartel. Travellers with a command of the Russian-language should be able to haggle down the price of a ride into the city to about US$30, although this could be quoted upwards of US$200 or higher! Visitors may consider using the very convenient marshrutnoye taxi, which is a microbus that drops passengers off at Moskovskaya metro station, as well as many places along Nevsky prospekt. Each additional piece of luggage will usually require an additional, but nominal, fee. The cheapest option, however, is to take the public transport bus no.13 from the front of the terminal building to the stop at Moskovskaya metro station and continue to the centre on the metro. Buses run every 15-20 minutes, 0530-2359 (journey time - 15 minutes).
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