Seeing Vyborg is possible as a day trip from St. Petersburg, or as a stopover on the Helsinki-St. Petersburg train line.
Vyborg skyline
Bus excursions depart St. Petersburg's Gostinyy Dvor on weekend mornings and cost about 700 Rubles, returning to St. Petersburg in the evening, a total of about 10-11 hours.
By train from St. Petersburg, express trains and local "elektrichka" trains depart from the Finlandskiy station. Express trains cost 182 Rubles each way, and tickets can be purchased in advance or at windows 27-30 at the Finland station (not in the main hall) on the day of departure. Beware of long lines if attempting to purchase tickets shortly before the train departs. Elektrichka tickets are slightly cheaper for a longer ride and can be purchased in the main hall at Finlandskiy station on the day of travel only.
Express trains (with upholstered seats and a restaurant car) travel on the following schedule:
Train #7017 departs St. Petersburg at 08:05 and arrives Vyborg 09:54
Train #???? departs St. Petersburg at 12:51 and arrives Vyborg 14:42
Train #7038 departs Vyborg at 15:21 and arrives St. Petersburg 17:00
Train #???? departs Vyborg at 20:10 and arrives St. Petersburg 21:50
Elektrichkas (with wooden bench-seats and few amenities) run more or less throughout the day, and a sampling of their schedule is:
Departs St. Petersburg 08:10 and arrives Vyborg 10:44
Departs St. Petersburg 08:58 and arrives Vyborg 11:31
Departs Vyborg 15:34 and arrives St. Petersburg 18:00
The major international trains to Helsinki stop in Vyborg, although they are relatively expensive. Eg. since late 2010, the high-speed Allegro train travels between St. Petersburg and Helsinki, stopping in Vyborg .
International coach lines connect Vyborg to Helsinki, Turku, Lappeenranta and Jyväskylä in Finland. More information from and .
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