Transfers vs. Public Transport and Taxi from Moskovsky Railway Station in Saint Petersburg
Moskovsky train station is located practically in the heart of Saint Petersburg — in Vosstaniya Square. This is one of the five working train stations of the Northern capital and one of the four serving long-distance trains.
From here, you can get to your hotel in Central, Admiralteysky, and Vasileostrovsky district of Saint Petersburg by car in 20 minutes, and to Pulkovo - in 30 minutes.
How to get from Moskovsky train station to Saint Petersburg city center, the airport or neighboring cities
It is convenient to get from Moskovsky train station by metro but you will have to make changes on your way. Here are several options to get around:
- buses, share taxis, and trolleybuses. Buses N 24 and 27, as well as trolleybuses N1 and 22 run to Ladozhsky railway station. Share taxis N39 run to Pulkovo but one should first get to their stop by metro - from the train station to Moskovskaya station. The second option is to get by metro to Baltiysky rail terminal and there, change to an electric train which also runs to the stop;
- metro. By metro, you can get to Finland, Vitebskaya, and Baltiyskaya train stations directly, and with one change — to Ladozhsky railway station;
- taxi. It can be taken on the spot, ordered by phone or via the app;
- transfer. It should be booked online in advance.
After midnight, you will not be able to go either by metro or another transport mode — only taxi cabs and transfer are available.
Transfer vs. Taxi from Moskovsky train station in Saint Petersburg (taken on the spot, booked by phone or via the app)
Advantages of a private transfer
No need to wait for a car, which is especially important when you go, for example, to the airport. The transfer is booked in advance, which means that the driver will arrive punctually at the right time.
Fixed price. Not every taxi service can guarantee that the price announced to you by the operator will later meet the reality. In Kiwitaxi, everything is fair: you know the trip price already at the moment of booking, and it will not change.
Disadvantage of a private transfer
More expensive. By taxi (Taxovichkof, Vezet, Taxi 777 or Yandex.Taxi, GetTaxi, Uber), you will get from Moskovsky train station to Saint Petersburg Airport for approximately 600–900 rubles (8,50 - 12,50 euro). A private transfer on this route costs 1 600 rubles (22,50 euro).
Transfer from Moskovsky train station in Saint Petersburg vs. Bus, share taxi, trolleybus, and metro
Advantages of a private transfer
Travel at night. Public transport stops running after midnight, but a transfer will come for you at any time.
No changes. For example, in order to get from Moskovsky railway station to Pulkovo, you will have to make at least two changes. Kiwitaxi driver will meet you at the train station, and you will comfortably get to the airport in just 30 minutes.
You and your belonging are safe. In Saint Petersburg public transport, in the metro, in particular, thefts are a common thing. It is not the case for a transfer: a driver bears personal responsibility for a trip, and his/her main task is to take you to your destination as comfortably as possible.
Disadvantage of a private transfer
Much more expensive. A trip by bus, trolleybus or share taxi costs 40 rubles (0,50 euro), and a metro ticket - 50 rubles (0,70 euro).
What is worth visiting in Saint Petersburg?
If you are lucky and the weather is good, take a walk along the Nevsky prospect, which is very close to Moskovsky train station.
Visit Gostiny Dvor, have a look at the Kazan Cathedral, and then go to the Palace square. Here, you can find a lot of monuments of history and culture at the federal level: the Winter Palace, the Guards Corps Headquarters, General Staff Building with the Triumphal Arch, Alexander Column, and the Hermitage Museum.
