St Petersburg Railway Stations

Finlandsky Railway Station (Lenin Sq. 6 – Metro: "Ploschad Lenina") is situated on the right bank of the Neva river. The station was inaugurated in 1870 as one of the most modern buildings in St Petersburg. Finlandsky Railway Station was built due to the construction of the railway line between St Petersburg and Finland, which then belonged to the Russian Empire.

Until the very recent construction of the brand new Ladozhsky Railway Station, all trains from Helsinki used to arrive at the Finlandsky Railway Station. Today the Finlandsky Railway Station serves only local trains from St Petersburg to the North-Western region of Russia including Vyborg.



Ladozhsky Railway Station (Metro: "Ladozhskaya") was inaugurated in 2003 for the celebration of St Petersburg’s 300th anniversary. The ultra modern building complex is located on the right bank of the Neva river not far from the city center. After Berlin Hauptbahnhof (central station), Ladozhsky is the second largest railway station in Europe. The building complex was constructed above and under railway tracks and comprises train, metro, bus and tram stations.

Ladozhsky Railway Station serves trains to and from Helsinki, Northern Russia, and Ekaterinburg. Three trains arrive daily to St Petersburg from Helsinki:
-the fabulous "Sibelius" leaving Helsinki at 7:42 and arriving to St Petersburg at 14:23;
-"Repin" leaving Helsinki at 15:42 and arriving to St Petersburg at 20:47;
                                                     -"Tolstoy" leaving Helsinki at 17:42 and arriving to St Petersburg at 1:18.

Moskovsky Railway Station (Vosstaniya Sq. 2 – Metro: "Ploschad Vosstaniya") has the largest traffic flow in Russia and the forth largest in Europe. It is located in the very heart of St Petersburg dividing the main avenue Nevsky Prospect into 2 parts.

Moskovsky Railway station serves trains to and from Moscow, Central and Southern Russia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Crimea. There are 4 day-trains to Moscow (R-200 and “Nevsky Express” are the fastest, they take you to Moscow for only 4,5 hours) and 11 night-trains (the most famous are the “Red Arrow” and the “Nikolaevsky Express”), most of which leave at around midnight and arrive to Moscow at around 8 am. 


Vitebsky Railway Station (Zagorodny Prospect 52 – Metro: "Pushkinskaya") is an architectural monument and the oldest Railway Station in Russia. The first railway connection between Vitebsky station and Tsarskoye selo (Pushkin) was opened in 1837. The station is located within 20 minutes walk from Nevsky Prospect.

Vitebsky Railway Station serves trains from Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova as well as the Baltic States and Kaliningrad.




Baltiysky Railway Station (Obvodny Canal Emb. 120 – Metro: "Baltiyskaya") used to serve trains from the Baltic States. Now it serves only local trains to Peterhof, Gatchina, Lomonosov etc.