tallion...st petersburg..helsinki

"Hatunen" <hatuunen@cox.net> kirjoitti viestissä
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> On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 19:22:25 -0600, red
> <red.1k7rte@no-mx.travelforums.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >Thinking of flying into Tallinn from London on easyjet sightseeing for
> >the half day then taking nite bus to St Petersburg staying
>
> There doesn't seem to be a Ryanair flight from London to Tallinn,
> just to Riga in the Baltics. If you insist on Ryanair you might
> be better served flying London-Tampere with an easy train ride
> into Helsinki.
>
Eh? He was talking about flying EASYJET.

"Hatunen" <hatuunen@cox.net> kirjoitti viestissä
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>
> I think Tallinn is worth more than a half-day; a whole day in the
> Old Town would be more like it. I always go there by boat from
> Helsinki so I have no idea what it's like getting from the
> airport to Old Town Tallinn.
>
Bus #2 plies between the harbour and the airport. One can get off next to
the Old Town. The airport is only a few kilometers off the city southwards
along the Tartu highway.

"red" <red.1k7rte@no-mx.travelforums.org> wrote in message
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>
> Thinking of flying into Tallinn from London on easyjet sightseeing for
> the half day then taking nite bus to St Petersburg staying
> overnight,then either taking train or boat to Helsinki,or bus back to
> Tallinn and boat across to Helsinki.I've seen bus fares $15 and 25
> Tallinn to St Peterburg.Wondering if anyone has done this bus
> route,recommend or not?Train fare St Petersburg to Helsinki and or boat
> fare and times?Cheap and safe accomadation in st Petersburg bed and
> breakfeast type maybe.Helsinki accomadation 1-2 nites thank Mike
>

There are no more boats between St Pete and Tallinn or St Pete and Helsinki
since Jan. 1, because the russians increased their harbour fees so much,
that business has stopped. There are several daily bus services between St
Pete and Helsinki, also night busses. One-way fare for foreigners is ca 50
euros, but if you speak russian and are ready to bargain try your luck with
the drivers. Usually people pay 10-20 euros o/w. The biggest problem is
that different bus companies use different departure points in St. Pete.
Quite many use the city bus terminal (avtobusnyi vokzal) at Naberezhnaya.
Obvodnogo kanala 36. It's a bit out from the centre, so use a taxi to get
there.

Trains are faster, but there are no night trains, only early morning and
late afternoon departures from St Pete. Second cl ticket o/w is ca 50 euros.
Boat fares from Helsinki to Tallinn start from 15 euros o/w (Tallink).

Get your visa to Russia in time. Most probably visa fees are going to be the
most expensive item on your trip from London to St Pete and back. Tourist
visas require purchase of accommodation in hotel or hostel, so it might be a
good idea to search them simultaneously.

"red" <red.1k7rte@no-mx.travelforums.org> schrieb im
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> Thinking of flying into Tallinn from London on easyjet
> sightseeing for the half day then taking nite bus to St
> Petersburg staying overnight,then either taking train
> or boat to Helsinki,or bus back to Tallinn and boat
> across to Helsinki.I've seen bus fares $15 and 25
> Tallinn to St Peterburg.Wondering if anyone has done this
> bus route,recommend or not?


I've done SPB - Tallin by bus in 2001. The trip was quite OK, alltough I would
have prefered a train, if one was available...



--
Helmut Uttenthaler,
Graz

karju <karju@abc.fi> wrote:

> There are no more boats between St Pete and Tallinn or St Pete and Helsinki
> since Jan. 1, because the russians increased their harbour fees so much,
> that business has stopped.

Maybe somebody should tell Silja then--because they're still selling
tickets!

cheers,

Henry

"Henry" <henry999@eircom.net> wrote in message
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> karju <karju@abc.fi> wrote:
>
> > There are no more boats between St Pete and Tallinn or St Pete and
Helsinki
> > since Jan. 1, because the russians increased their harbour fees so much,
> > that business has stopped.
>
> Maybe somebody should tell Silja then--because they're still selling
> tickets!
>
Silja is not operating to or from St Petersburg at the moment. Cruises from
Helsinki to St Pete should start in April and Silja is hoping to get better
terms than now and sells only cruises on this route. Regular traffic St
Pete - Tallinn - Rostock should also start again in April. If the harbour
fees don't go down the small print in Silja's general conditions will apply.

Tallink cancelled their Tallinn - St Pete - Helsinki - Tallinn services
indefinately.