City Details: Saint Petersburg

A few alternate names for Saint Petersburg are: Agia Petroupole, Betuyrbukh, Cankt-Peterburg, LED, Leningrad, Leningrado, Lenjingrad, Lungsod ng Sankt-Peterburg, Peterburg, Peterburgo

Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With an area of 1,439 sq km, Saint Petersburg is the smallest administrative division of Russia by area. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city.

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Saint Petersburg

General Information

  • Official Name: Russian Federation
  • Common Name: Russia
  • Population: 5351935
  • Timezone: Europe/Moscow
  • Coordinates: 59.93863, 30.31413
  • Country Code: RUS
  • Continent: Europe, Asia

Closest Airports to Saint Petersburg

  • 1. Pulkovo Airport (LED), distance from city center: 15.65 km
  • 2. Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), distance from city center: 170.98 km
  • 3. Utti Air Base (UTI), distance from city center: 213.69 km

Location of Saint Petersburg

Russia Country Details

  • Country: Russia
  • Official Name: Russian Federation
  • Capital: Moscow
  • Region: Europe
  • Subregion: Eastern Europe
  • Population: 144,104,080
  • Area: 17,098,242 km²
  • Languages: Russian
  • Currency: Russian ruble (₽)
  • Timezones: UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • China
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Georgia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea (North)
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Mongolia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Ukraine

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Museums in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum

Музей железных дорог России

улица Шкапина, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 198092

Coordinates: 59.9048° N, 30.2964° E

Hours: Mo 10:00-18:00 • We 12:30-20:30 • Fr-Su 10:00-18:00

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Музей Анны Ахматовой в Фонтанном доме

Литейный проспект 53, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190000

Coordinates: 59.9359° N, 30.3463° E

Hours: Tu-Su 10:30-18:30 • We 12:00-20:00

Museum

Музей антропологии и этнографии имени Петра Великого Российской Академии наук

University Embankment 3 литБ, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 199034

Coordinates: 59.9415° N, 30.3037° E

Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00 • Mo off • Tu[-1] off

Museum

Ледокол «Красин»

набережная Лейтенанта Шмидта, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 199026

Coordinates: 59.9278° N, 30.2690° E

Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00

Museum

Крейсер "Аврора"

Петроградская набережная, Petrograd Side, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197046

Coordinates: 59.9554° N, 30.3378° E

Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00

Museum

Русский музей

Engineering street, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191168

Coordinates: 59.9386° N, 30.3289° E

Hours: Mo,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00 • Tu off

Museum

Музей городского электрического транспорта Санкт-Петербурга

Средний проспект В.О. 77 литА, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 199178

Coordinates: 59.9388° N, 30.2601° E

Hours: We-Su 10:00-18:00

Museum

Мраморный дворец

Миллионная улица 5/1, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Coordinates: 59.9452° N, 30.3267° E

Hours: Mo, Th, Fr-Sa 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00 • Tu off

Museum

Михайловский замок

Садовая улица 2, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191023

Coordinates: 59.9404° N, 30.3385° E

Hours: Mo,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00 • Tu off

Museum

Домик Петра I

Петровская набережная 6, Petrograd Side, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197046

Coordinates: 59.9533° N, 30.3308° E

Hours: Mo,We,Fr-Su 10:00-18:00 • Tu off • Th 13:00-21:00

Museum

Государственный мемориальный музей А. В. Суворова

Кирочная улица 43, Peski, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191015

Coordinates: 59.9432° N, 30.3765° E

Hours: We 13:00-21:00 • Th-Su 10:00-18:00 • Mo-Tu off

Museum

Центральный музей связи имени А. С. Попова

Почтамтская улица 7, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190121

Coordinates: 59.9327° N, 30.3022° E

Hours: We-Su 10:30-18:00

Museum

Музей-квартира А. С. Пушкина

набережная реки Мойки, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Coordinates: 59.9410° N, 30.3215° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-17:00 • Tu off • Fr[-1] off

Museum

Юсуповский дворец

набережная реки Мойки 94, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190068

Coordinates: 59.9293° N, 30.2985° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:30

Museum

Подводная лодка С-189

набережная Лейтенанта Шмидта, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190121

Coordinates: 59.9322° N, 30.2755° E

Hours: We-Su 11:00-19:00

Museum

Дворец Меншикова

University Embankment 15, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 199034

Coordinates: 59.9389° N, 30.2953° E

Hours: Tu, Th, Sa-Su 10:30-18:00 • We, Fr 10:30-20:00

Museum

Музей Ф. М. Достоевского

Кузнечный переулок 5/2, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191102

Coordinates: 59.9274° N, 30.3507° E

Hours: Tu,Th-Su 11:00-18:00 • We 13:00-20:00

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Центральный музей железнодорожного транспорта

Садовая улица 50, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 190031

Coordinates: 59.9246° N, 30.3132° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-17:30

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Музей почвоведения им. В. В. Докучаева

набережная Макарова 2, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 199034

Coordinates: 59.9441° N, 30.3040° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

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Музей гигиены

Итальянская улица 25, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191168

Coordinates: 59.9358° N, 30.3374° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30 • Sa 11:00-18:30 • Su off