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xxatti · Frequent Guest Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 31

Anyone know the price for a taxi from city center to the airport? I'm talking about if I call for a taxi by phone. What would be the average price?

Paul Holmes · Lounge Wizard Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1054

Varrah · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:18 am Post subject:

It depends on the city district. If you're booking a taxi the price would be in approx 500-1500.

xxatti · Frequent Guest Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 31

xxatti · Frequent Guest Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 31

Varrah · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject:

Vladimirskaya is in the center (you could see that on map http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Russia,+St.-Petersburg+Vladimirskiy&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=55.937499,135.263672&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr), so it'll be like 1000 rubles.
Taxi service you wrote about is good - I rode it a few times.

elrudojaguar · Just Starting Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 2

Varrah · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject:

try these:
www.autoarendaspb.ru/index-eng.html
www.dailyexpress.ru/taxi-st-petersburg-russia.php

I do not know whether these are good and/or reliable - I've just found them Smile

In the worst case you'll be able to take a taxi from Pulkovo-2 itself - there's a taxi office to the left of the exit from the luggage retrieval room.
Though last time I used their services it was TWICE more expansive. But at least they are surely speaking English there.

One more variant you can try is to book a transfer from your hotel. I'm sure Nevskiy Grand Hotel has such service.

gaijin · Frequent Guest Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 75

If someone is looking for a decent taxi company, I recomment to call 007. I love this service because I can also call the same number to get a plumber or anything.
From the international airport to the station Moskovskaya, it will be about 500 or a bit less. From the national airport (if you're flying from Moscow), it will be about 100 more. If you want to go straight to the city center of course it will be more but still very reasonable.

For a bit more comfort, call Taxi Blues:+7(812)321 8888. Also very reliable, with just better cars, drivers can be a bit nicer. And the price will still be much lower than the crazy rates the taxi mafia asks for: about 30% more than 007 if I remember well= about half the price of the taxi mafia, with incomparably better service and security.