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| − | '''St. Petersburg''' (In Russian: Санкт-Петербург, ''Sankt Peterburg'', often called just 'Piter') is the second biggest city in [[Russia]] after [[Moscow]]. It has been the capital from 1703 to 1917 | + | <map lat='59.88411389968469' lng='30.378570556640625' zoom='10' view='3' float='right' height='350' width='350'/> |
| + | '''St. Petersburg''' (In Russian: Санкт-Петербург, ''Sankt Peterburg'', often called just ''Piter'') is the second biggest city in [[Russia]] after [[Moscow]]. It has been the capital of Russia from 1703 to 1917. | ||
| + | == Hitching Out == | ||
| + | Remember, most important: It is '''not''' possible anymore to hitchhike on the highway ring around Piter! | ||
| − | == | + | ===North-West towards [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]=== |
| − | + | Going to Finland you have different options: | |
| + | * Take tram #19 or #48 and ride to it's western end stop. Then walk a short km down the highway to the DPS police station. You can hitchhike behind the station. | ||
| + | * Take a train to Lahta station. Right next to the station the road is wide and nice. | ||
| + | * Take the bus #101, #110, #120 or #211 to Olgino. Look out of the window for a proper bus stop to start. | ||
=== South to [[Moscow]] === | === South to [[Moscow]] === | ||
| + | Take the metro to the station Kupchino and then bus 196 to the stop Moskovskaya Slavyanka. You can hitch from just before the bus stop. Traffic jams are frequent here, slowing down traffic enough to get a ride faster. | ||
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| + | Another option is to get to the Victory Square (Ploshad Pobedy, Russian: Площадь Победы). The nearest metro station is Moskovskaya. It's the beginning of the road to Moscow (Moskovskoye Shosse), pretty easy to catch direct rides to the capital here. A sign saying Moscow might be useful. | ||
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{{hitchbase_city|266}} | {{hitchbase_city|266}} | ||
{{IsIn|Russia}} | {{IsIn|Russia}} | ||
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[[Category:Russia]] | [[Category:Russia]] | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 9 September 2009
<map lat='59.88411389968469' lng='30.378570556640625' zoom='10' view='3' float='right' height='350' width='350'/> St. Petersburg (In Russian: Санкт-Петербург, Sankt Peterburg, often called just Piter) is the second biggest city in Russia after Moscow. It has been the capital of Russia from 1703 to 1917.
Hitching Out
Remember, most important: It is not possible anymore to hitchhike on the highway ring around Piter!
North-West towards Helsinki, Finland
Going to Finland you have different options:
- Take tram #19 or #48 and ride to it's western end stop. Then walk a short km down the highway to the DPS police station. You can hitchhike behind the station.
- Take a train to Lahta station. Right next to the station the road is wide and nice.
- Take the bus #101, #110, #120 or #211 to Olgino. Look out of the window for a proper bus stop to start.
South to Moscow
Take the metro to the station Kupchino and then bus 196 to the stop Moskovskaya Slavyanka. You can hitch from just before the bus stop. Traffic jams are frequent here, slowing down traffic enough to get a ride faster.
Another option is to get to the Victory Square (Ploshad Pobedy, Russian: Площадь Победы). The nearest metro station is Moskovskaya. It's the beginning of the road to Moscow (Moskovskoye Shosse), pretty easy to catch direct rides to the capital here. A sign saying Moscow might be useful.
