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Round-trip travel from Helsinki to St. Petersburg

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_vagabond Just Starting Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 1 Location: United States	Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:12 am    Post subject: Round-trip travel from Helsinki to St. Petersburg We're going to Helsinki in July and would like to visit St. Petersburg for a few days (3-4 days, 2-3 nights, maybe). What would be the least expensive, reliable method of travel between these two destinations? The other problem I foresee is that we really need to have confirmed reservations on whatever mode of travel we choose because we're going to be paying $300+ for the visas (there are 3 of us), plus the cost of visa support invitations and we want to be sure we get there. Thank you!
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MikeFlorida Frequent Guest Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Orlando Florida USA	Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 4:28 am    Post subject: shopping bus I spent last summer in SPB(and Helsinki) and I found something called a "shopping bus"that most RUSSIANS dont know about, that leaves from just south of the Helsinki railway ststion in front of the sporting goods store. The operators speak only Russian but were quite happy to have me aboard and I found fellow passengers always spoke some English and it was a happy trip. TOTAL cost 1 way was 12Euros. That is NOT a misprint..12E. The bus is subsidised by the stores the bus stops at along the way. The trip TO SPB took 9 hours and the return overnight trip was more like 8 hours BUT the price was right. On the return trip the bus mgr treated me like royalty. The Helsinki buses leave from the sporting goods store at noon(getting to SPB at 8pm) and the SPB buses stand near Vosstania metro and leave somewhere around 7pm (getting into Helsinki the following AM)for the return trip. My Russian friends I was visiting were amazed by this bus and now use it monthy instead of taking the Repino or Sibelius at like $200 r/t.
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oskarlin Just Starting Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 2	Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:57 pm    Post subject: that super bus Is that bus route still in operation?
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vagabond Just Starting Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Finland	Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:24 am    Post subject: Re: that super bus oskarlin wrote: Is that bus route still in operation? It sure is. There are many Russian shopping buses leaving daily. working in the center of Helsinki, I see them here often.
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oskarlin Just Starting Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 2	Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:02 pm    Post subject: Now, a few years later I'll ask the same question, is the bus route still running? I might be going to st petersburg over newyears...
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gaijin Lounge Lizard Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 155	Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:07 am    Post subject: oskarlin wrote: Now, a few years later I'll ask the same question, is the bus route still running? I might be going to st petersburg over newyears... Yes it is. They still hand out ads or those buses on Vosstanaya square. A year ago the price was 500 R, haven't asked since.
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