The only historical settlement on the territory of the Leningrad region is Vyborg. The city is located 120 kilometers from St. Petersburg. Vyborg arose long before Peter began the construction of a new capital. The city was founded by the Swedes in the Middle Ages.
On the train
The distance to Vyborg from St. Petersburg can be overcome in several ways. The most budgetary - by electric train. Trains on the route SPb - Vyborg follow from Finland Station. Ticket price - from 250 rubles.
Travel by rail from St. Petersburg to Vyborg will take about two hours. Provided that you go without transfers. But there is another option - through Zelenogorsk.
Those who did not manage to buy a ticket for the direct train St. Petersburg - Vyborg usually travel with transfers. The train departs from the Finland Station at 23:30. An hour later, it arrives in Zelenogorsk, where passengers will have to wait about five hours. In Vyborg they will be only at seven in the morning. As you can see, this is a rather inconvenient way.
How to get from St. Petersburg to Vyborg as quickly as possible by rail? Express trains also depart from the Finland Station. The ticket price is the same, but they only goan hour and a half. The express train departs three times a day: 07:47, 18:15, 20:40.
On the fast train
You can get from St. Petersburg to Vyborg by train, which runs from Moscow to Helsinki. The journey will take two hours. However, a ticket for such a train, of course, is much more expensive than a ticket for an electric train. A trip in a compartment car will cost about two thousand rubles.
By bus
Trains depart regularly from the northern capital to Vyborg, but not very often. By bus, you can get there on any day of the week and almost at any time of the day.
There are several route options. From the metro station "Ozerki" buses depart daily. The final one is the bus station or the railway station of the city of Vyborg. The last option takes longer. It takes two hours to get to the bus station. To the railway station - three.
You can also get there by a charter bus that delivers passengers to certain addresses in Vyborg. But such a trip will certainly cost more. A ticket for a regular bus that departs from the North Station costs about 150 rubles.
By car
You can also get from St. Petersburg to Vyborg by car. However, it is worth remembering that traffic jams are not uncommon on weekends. The northern capital is connected with the medieval city by the E18 highway.
Sights of Vyborg
This city has preserved a large number of buildings from the 14th-16th centuries. Some of them are in a deplorable state, however, Vyborg is one of the most popular cities in the Leningrad region.area.
Sights include the medieval Swedish fortress, the Alvar A alto Library, the Esplanade, the Round Tower.
