Saint Petersburg Unlocked: The Only Guide You'll Ever Need!

If you have limited time and can only choose one city in Russia—bookmark this guide NOW! 📌 (Lots of pics ahead 👀) Except for church tickets (can be bought on-site), all other tickets need to be booked through local students 🎟️. After extensive research, I found reliable students and guides who made this trip perfect! 🙋♀️ ✈️ Moscow Experience: Airport → Leningradsky Station by taxi (1 hour, 1500–2000 RUB) Dinner + 10 PM overnight train to Saint Petersburg (more on the super- train later!) 🚂🌙 🏛️ Saint Petersburg Day 1️⃣: Kazan Cathedral (Free) Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (450 RUB, buy on-site) St. Isaac’s Cathedral (450 RUB + 300 RUB dome climb, buy on-site) Duma Clock Tower (300 RUB, best at dusk!) Nevsky Prospect (dinner) 🍽️ Neva River Night Cruise (optional, ~1000 RUB, buy on-site) 🚶♀️ All attractions within walking distance! Day 2️⃣: 11 AM: The Hermitage (book a guide in advance!) Dom Knigi (Century-Old Bookstore) 📚 7 PM: Mariinsky Theatre (ballet/opera) 🩰 Day 3️⃣: Russian State Museum (panoramic city views 🏙️) Main hall: 600 RUB, Chinese audio guide at entrance Taxi to Pulkovo Airport (40 min) ✈️ Flight to Moscow at 7 PM → Arrive 9 PM �️ Moscow Day 4️⃣: Red Square → Kremlin (closed Mondays! ❌) GUM Department Store 🛍️ Moscow Metro Tour (Komsomolskaya Station) 🚇 Taxi to Sheremetyevo Airport (40 min) → Flight back home at 8 PM ✈️ 🏨 Recommended Hotels: Saint Petersburg: Akyan Saint Petersburg Hotel (with terrace!) Nearby: Golden Apple (shopping + discounts with membership card, e.g., local hyaluronic acid 😏) Moscow: Hotel National Moscow (only these two hotels needed for the whole trip!) #Hermitage #SaintPetersburg #RussiaTravel #Moscow #SaviorOnSpilledBlood #KazanCathedral #StIsaacs #MariinskyTheatre #Tchaikovsky #SwanLake