Arrival in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
The city is served by Pulkovo International Airport, five rail terminals, and a sea port. It also boasts numerous road links to cities in Russia and Europe.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
Hotel accommodation section.
VISA SUPPORT
If you need a visa to enter the Russian Federation, you can:
- obtain a visa through an invitation for foreign arrivals – is not an invitation to the Forum, but a special document from the Forum organizers, which can be downloaded in the personal web office closer to the dates of the event.
- obtain an electronic visa (available for citizens of 55 foreign countries). Detailed information will be published on the Forum website closer to the dates of the event.
OR
It is not required to present the results of a PCR test for entry into the Russian Federation or to quarantine after arrival in St. Petersburg.
RESORT FEE
All guests of St. Petersburg 18 years and older staying in hotels are subject to a resort fee. The amount of the resort fee is RUB 100 per day for each day of stay. Guests pay this resort fee themselves directly at the hotel.
CURRENCY AND BANK CARD TRANSACTIONS
ARRIVAL BY AIR
Flights to St. Petersburg
Pulkovo (LED) is the only airport in St. Petersburg servicing regular domestic and international flights.
Direct flights to Moscow operate from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE and Uzbekistan. For the latest information, please visit the websites of Pulkovo Airport and your airlines of interest. Alternatively, you may contact airlines directly.
Pulkovo Airport
41/3A, Pulkovskoye Shosse, St. Petersburg
+7 (812) 337 3822, +7 (812) 337 3444 
pulkovoairport.ru
Applying for VIP aircraft and passenger services (domestic flights only)
+7 (812) 324 3446, +7 (812) 324 3644, +7 (921) 765 2620, +7 (921) 909 0440
vipservice@pulkovo-airport.com
Pulkovo 3 Business Aviation Centre
37/5A, Pulkovskoye Shosse, St. Petersburg +7 (812) 240 0287Operations (24 hours):
+7 (812) 240 0288, +7 (921) 961 1820+7 (964) 342 2817
+7 (812) 240 0287 ops@jetport.ru jetport.ru
Passenger service (24 hours):
+7 (812) 240 0305, +7 (911) 757 2500 sopp@jetport.ru
A-Group Business Aviation Centre
17A, Ulitsa Startovaya, St. Petersburg +7 (495) 981 3826 +7 (495) 578 0374 client@a-group.aero a-group.aero
SITA: SVOAPXH
АФТН: UUEEVGRX
Flights to Moscow
Should you be unable to travel directly between your point of departure and St. Petersburg, we advise flying via one of Moscow’s airports. Moscow’s three main airports – Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Sheremetyevo – handle more than 30 flights daily to St. Petersburg. The flight time is approximately 90 minutes.
Direct flights to Moscow operate from Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, UAE and Uzbekistan.
For the latest information, please visit the websites of Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovoand Vnukovo airports and your airlines of interest. Alternatively, you may contact airlines directly.
Sheremetyevo Airport
+7 (495) 578 6565, +7 (925) 100 6565 callcenter@svo.aero svo.aero
Applying for VIP passenger services
+7 (495) 981 0909 +7 (495) 788-73-62 vipint.ru
Domodedovo Airport
+7 (495) 933 6666 dme.ru
Applying for VIP passenger services
+7 495 787 8632 AVK_ZAL_VIP@dme.ru dme.ru
Vnukovo Airport
+7 (495) 937 5555 vnukovo.ru
Applying for VIP passenger services
+7 (495) 255 2121 vip@vip-vnukovo.com vip-vnukovo.com
Transit via foreign airports
Should you be unable to travel directly between your point of departure and an airport in Russia, we advise flying via a country offering flights to Russia.
At present, flights are available through transit points in Armenia, Egypt, India, China, Kazakhstan, Republic of Serbia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. We recommend that you select the appropriate departure and arrival points, then check the website or the airport information service to see which air carriers operate regular and/or non-scheduled flights via the desired route. For more information about flights, we suggest you visit the website of your preferred air carrier.
ARRIVAL BY PRIVATE JET
Forum participants may arrive in the Russian Federation by private aircraft. More information will be available on the website closer to the time of the event.
ARRIVAL BY TRAIN
St. Petersburg has five rail terminals: Moskovsky, Ladozhsky, Vitebsky, Finlyandsky, and Baltiysky. Each of St. Petersburg’s rail terminals is conveniently situated and serves suburban and international routes.
Moscow – St. Petersburg
Sapsan high-speed trains depart from Leningradsky Rail Terminal in Moscow, and arrive at Moskovsky Rail Terminal in St. Petersburg. Thirteen trains run along the route daily, with the journey time ranging from 3.5 to 4 hours.
Please visit the Russian Railways websitefor a detailed Sapsan timetable.
Moskovsky Rail Terminal
Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station, 85, Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg moskovsky.dzvr.ru
Russian Railways information centre
8 (800) 775 0000 info@rzd.ru rzd.ru
In order to ensure a comfortable arrival and departure for Forum participants, we ask that you provide information about your arrival, departure, and stay in St. Petersburg in your personal web office on the Forum website.