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Pablo
Just Starting
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Posts: 5
Location: Santiago, Chile
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 Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject: It seems that the ferry does not longer sails... |
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to St. Petersburgh...or at least not for the winter time(see http://www.tallink.ee/en.html).
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esline
Just Starting
Joined: 17 Mar 2005
Posts: 3
Location: saint-petersburg
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject: how to book ferry if I live in Saint-Petersburg? |
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"Do you know how to book ferry if I live in Saint-Petersburg? No special notice shows on the Tallink web pages. They only tell about Tallin, Helsinki and Stockholm offices. Help please"
Please, call to Ferry Travel Agency E&S tel. +7 812 1197656? +7 812 1196428
Tallink, Viking Line, Silja Line, Superfast ferries and other Baltic Sea ferries tickets.
Daily y (ex. Sat & Sun) from 10:00 till 18:00)
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esline
Just Starting
Joined: 17 Mar 2005
Posts: 3
Location: saint-petersburg
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| Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject: Silja Opera: Saint-Petersburg-Helsinki 08.04-30.09.2005 |
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Silja Line company. Silja Opera ferry: Saint-Petersburg-Helsinki 08.04.2005-30.09.2005 English version: Timetable and Price in English: http://silja-opera-2005.narod.ru/
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miamail
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Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 1
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| Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:27 pm Post subject: question about this service |
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hi. can you please tell me if it's possible to decide how long you want to stay over at any one stop along the way?
for example, i would want to go tallinn - st. petersburg - helsinki, but have a few days in st. petersburg.
is the schedule flexible in this way?
also, if i wanted to book helsinki-tallin-st. petersburg - helsinki, could i do that - presuming i could pick my own dates? please let me know. thanks! |
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squigles
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Joined: 10 Apr 2005
Posts: 5
Location: London
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WARNING
If you travel via coach from St-Petersburg to Estonia. Be warned the Customs Officers are very ruthless and will check all your luggage. Them buggers took 540 cigs off me, according to other travellers this is normal practice (may be a hang-up from the old Russian rule)  |
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cyndy22
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Joined: 15 Oct 2004
Posts: 1076
Location: massachusetts
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You poor darling??!!!! 
Wish that was the worst thing that ever happened to any tourist. |
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squigles
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Location: London
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| cyndy22 wrote: | | You poor darling??!!!! |
Thanks for your understanding and support !
Wasn't really a sympathy vote, was more as general info. I can imagine that many things can befall your average traveller.
Only last week, 2 Russian Police officers stopped a German tourist in St-Petersburg. After checking him out, the tourist realised he was ˆ600 lighter, the tourist recalled the licence no of the Police car and reported it.
Guess what, it would appear that this wasn't the first time these two had done this and they are still officers 
More info
Zebra Crossings in Russia are Street Art Cars do not stop to let you cross you play a game of Froggy with the cars  |
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Anna
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Joined: 11 Apr 2004
Posts: 91
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
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| Quote: | | If you travel via coach from St-Petersburg to Estonia. Be warned the Customs Officers are very ruthless and will check all your luggage. |
Probably it just depends upon the shift - we went to Tallinn in August by car, the cutoms barely had a look at our things. |
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petro-guy
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Joined: 28 Sep 2005
Posts: 4
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| Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:13 pm Post subject: estonian border |
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| The border can also be very bad, with car, i spent 9 hours on the border while they searched the car...... No a good experiance as we had to work when we got there. |
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tripchik
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Joined: 25 Mar 2005
Posts: 136
Location: Exile
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I believe that there is a quota for taking cigarettes out of Russia.
There is an enormous amount of cigarette smuggling obviously, since they are so cheap in Russia. I was told - leaving Kaliningrad for Poland - that the allowance was just 1 carton. Maybe the officials were within their rights.
I have travelled the Petersburg - Estonia route. The border is slow and thorough, but I didn't notice anything untoward. |
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boucsein
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Joined: 28 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:28 pm Post subject: St.Petersburg - Helsinki |
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Hi
I have some questions concerning part of my travel leading me from Gdansk to Kaliningrad to Riga to St.Petersburg to Helsinki. It is a study trip with a tight schedule, therefore I need to know:
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Will it be a problem booking buses from Gdansk to Kaliningrad and Kaliningrad to Riga spontaneously (2-3 days earlier)?
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Will it be a problem to get tickets for the night train from Riga to St.Petersburg when arriving in Riga three days earlier? If not, how can I book in advance?
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It seems that Ferry Service from St-petersburg to Helsinki is still suspended? Is it known whether it will resume in summer? I want to travel this route on 1st of June. Alone, without a car. Do you know which is the best way to do it?
Happy if you can help me - I want to book the In-out-in-out visa soon.
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Devushka
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Joined: 18 Mar 2006
Posts: 10
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| Wow, this is really great news, thanks for posting...I'll be looking forward to trying that out. |
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