Urban Historian
Author and journalist at Piter Pass. Shares travel tips, attraction guides, and insider knowledge about Saint Petersburg to help visitors make the most of their trip.
St Petersburg Circle Line metro: first two sections go to public discussion
St Petersburg has published planning projects for the first two Circle Line sections, from Lesnaya-2 to Ladozhskaya-2. Stations, transfers and how residents can comment until 3 November.
«Tchaikovsky. Reboot» festival in Saint Petersburg: concerts until 29 November
The tenth «Tchaikovsky. Reboot» festival runs in Saint Petersburg until late November: seven programmes at the Capella, the Philharmonia, the Hermitage and the Maltese Chapel, with rarely heard works next to famous Tchaikovsky.
Free tours at the Raznochinny Petersburg Museum: the «Petersburg Booksellers» exhibition
On 9 and 11 October a small museum in the Semyontsy district runs free tours of its exhibition on 19th-century St Petersburg publishers. Dates, booking, hours and what is nearby.
St. Petersburg weekend weather: Storm Felicia brings rain and wind
Storm Felicia brings rain and gusty wind to St. Petersburg. Saturday, 10 October, is the coldest and windiest day; Sunday turns calmer and milder. Day-by-day forecast, the official wind warning and a rainy-weekend plan.
Vyborg overnight: trains, prices and a plan for the evening and morning
The last Lastochka leaves Vyborg at 22:17 and Monrepos park closes at 18:00 from 1 October. Train times both ways, where to sleep, what is open after dark and what the trip costs for two.
St Petersburg Oceanarium with kids: tickets, feeding times and when to go
Adult tickets cost 900 roubles, school children 700, under-fives free. Seals at 11:30 and 17:30 Tuesday to Sunday, sharks every day at 19:00, closed every third Monday.
St Petersburg transport fares 2026: card, day pass or bank card
A metro ride costs 65 ₽ with a Podorozhnik card and 95 ₽ with a token or bank card. Here is the full cost of a day for three, five and eight rides, plus transfer rules and suburban trains.
Skiing near Saint Petersburg: lift pass prices for 2026/27 and how to get there without a car
Season passes are on sale from 44,900 roubles, but day tickets are not announced yet. Five ski hills near the city: prices, rentals, instructors and buses.
Leaving Pulkovo at night: last bus, last train, taxi and drawbridges
Bus 39 runs from Pulkovo until 01:36, but the last train from Moskovskaya to the centre leaves at 00:11. Night buses, the official taxi desk, the capsule hotel, left luggage and the bridge schedule.
Renting a car in St Petersburg in winter: prices, deposits and winter tyre rules
Economy cars from 1,100 roubles a day, deposits of 5,000-20,000 roubles released within 14 days, mandatory winter tyres from December to February.
Peterhof in winter: what is open, what is free and how to get there
The fountains are drained, Monplaisir and Marly are closed for restoration, and the Lower Park becomes free. What stays open, which day each museum is shut, and how to travel once the hydrofoils stop.
Winter day trips by train from Saint Petersburg: five routes with fares, journey times and a plan for the day
A ticket to Zelenogorsk, Pushkin or Oranienbaum costs a flat 65 roubles; Vyborg is 353 on a Lastochka. Five winter routes, what is open and what is closed.