Here we collected tips for the participants of ICALP 2013 and SAT 2013, who want to join CAV 2013.

Visa

Most likely, you will have to make a Russian visa. Please check with the information about visas.

Tourists arriving by ferry to St. Petersburg can enter Russia without a visa if they leave the country within 72 hours. See the details.

Transportation

General Information

• If you travel by plane, check the Directions page.
• If you travel by coach, please note that you will have to proceed with border control formalities. This might take efforts and time.

ICALP 2013

You can reach St. Petersburg from Riga by airplane, train, or bus.

• You can book a train ticket at the site of Latvian Railways. Trains from Riga arrive at the railway station called Vitebskiy vokzal (350 meters from the nearest subway station named Pushkinskaya).

• Coach transfers between Riga and St.Petersburg are offered by a number of companies, for instance, Lux Express.

SAT 2013

You can travel from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg by airplane, train, ferry, or bus.

• You can find buy train tickets at the site of Finnish Railways (VR Group). You can check the schedule at the site of Russian Railways as well. Trains from Helsinki arrive at the railway station called Finlyandsky vokzal  (300 meters from subway station Ploschad Lenina) or Ladozhsky vokzal (railway station).

• Ferry cruises are offered by St. Peter Line. The ferry arrives at Morskoy Vokzal (sea station). The best way to get from the sea station to a Sokos hotel is to take a taxi, the sea station is 5 km away from Sokos hotels.

• Bus transfers are offered by SovAvto company. The bus stops at Petrogradskaya or Nevskiy Prospekt (subway stations).

All important places

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	SOKOS Palace Bridge (CAV13 venue) Open the site. Address: V.O. Birzhevoi pereulok 2–4 (Vasilievsky Island), 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia
	SOKOS Vasilievsky Open the site Address: V.O. 8 Liniya 11-13, 190034 St. Petersburg, Russia
	Pulkovo 2 International Airport
	Moskovskiy vokzal train station
	Vasileostrovskaya subway station
	Vitebskiy vokzal train station
	Finlyandskiy vokzal railway station
	Morskoy vokzal sea station
	The Peter and Paul Fortress (Petropavlovskaya Krepost) http://www.saint-petersburg.com/virtual-tour/peter-paul-fortress/ http://www.spbmuseum.ru/en/ Россия, город Санкт-Петербург, Санкт-Петербург, Петропавловская Крепость
	The State Hermitage Museum with the Winter Palace (Zimniy Dvorets) and the Palace Square (Dvortsovaya Ploshchad) http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/   http://www.saint-petersburg.com/ Зимний Дворец, Россия, город Санкт-Петербург, Санкт-Петербург
	Saint Isaac's Cathedral (Isaakievskiy Sobor) http://eng.cathedral.ru/ http://www.saint-petersburg.com/ Исаакиевский Собор, Россия, Санкт-Петербург, площадь Исаакиевская
	The Russian Museum http://www.rusmuseum.ru/ Русский музей, Россия, город Санкт-Петербург, Санкт-Петербург
	The Church of the Savior on Blood (Khram Spasa na Krovi) or The Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (Sobor voskreseniya Khristova) http://www.saint-petersburg.com/ Храм Спаса на Крови, Россия, город Санкт-Петербург, Санкт-Петербург, набережная Грибоедова Канала
	The Kazan Cathedral (Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor) http://www.saint-petersburg.com/virtual-tour/kazan-cathedral/ Казанский собор, Россия, город Санкт-Петербург, Санкт-Петербург, улица Казанская
	Peterhof (Petrodvorets) http://www.saint-petersburg.com/peterhof/ Russia, Saint Petersburg, Petergof
	Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) and the Catherine Palace http://eng.tzar.ru/ http://www.saint-petersburg.com/virtual-tour/pushkin-and-pavlovsk/ Catherine Palace, Russia, Pushkin, ulitsa Sadovaya
	Fort Pharmacy, 24 h
	'Pharmakor' Pharmacy, 8 am - 22 pm
	First Aid (Pervaya Pomoshch), 24 h
	'Ozerki' Pharmacy, 8 am - 22 pm
	Espressimo Espressimo Russia, Saint Petersburg
	Stolle Stolle http://www.stolle.ru/
	Bushe Bushe 8.30 - 21.30
	Coffeeshop Company Coffeeshop Company
	Coffeehouse Coffeehouse
	Troitskiy Most Troitskiy Most Vegetarian http://www.t-most.ru/
	Casa del Meat Casa del Meat Cuisine: European Phone: +7-812-3256500 Average price w/o drinks: 1950 rub. Working time: 12.00-24.00 http://www.we-love-meat.ru/ Russia, Saint Petersburg, proyezd Birzhevoy 6
	Bellini Bellini Cuisine: European Phone: +7-812-3311001 Average price: 3500 rub. Russia, Saint Petersburg, Universitetskaya naberezhnaya 13
	Restoran Restoran Cuisine: Russian, USSR Average price without drinks: 1550 руб Phone: +7-812-3278979, +7-812-3278977 Working hours: 12.00-24.00 http://elbagroup.ru/restoran/ Russia, Saint Petersburg, pereulok Tamozhennyy 2
	Teplo Teplo Cuisine: European Average price w/o drinks: 1150 Working time: Mon-Thu: 09.00-24.00, Fri: 09.00-01.00, Sat: 11.00-01.00, Sun: 13.00-24.00. http://www.v-teple.ru/ Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Bol'shaya Morskaya 45
	Old custom (Staraya Tamognya) Old custom (Staraya Tamognya) French and European cuisine. Average price without drinks: 2500 rub. Phone to book a table: +7-812-3256500 Working time: 13.00 - 1.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, pereulok Tamozhennyy 1
	Casa del Myaso Casa del Myaso European cuisine, stakes. Average price without drinks: 1950 руб Phone to book a table: 3256500 Working hours: 12.00 - 24.00 http://www.we-love-meat.ru/ Russia, Saint Petersburg, proyezd Birzhevoy 6
	Porto Maltese Porto Maltese Cuisine: Mediterranean,  fish. Average price w/o drinks: 1450 rub. Phone to book a table: 3256500 Working hours: 21.00 - after midnight Russia, Saint Petersburg, prospekt Bol'shoy VO 103
	Beluga Beluga Cuisine: Italian, French, European. Average price w/o drinks: 1300 руб. Phone: 9222606 Working hours: Mon-Fri 09.00-23.30, Sat, Sun: 12.00-23.30 http://www.beluga-bar.ru/ Russia, Saint Petersburg, naberezhnaya Makarova 16
	Russkiy kitch Russkiy kitch Cuisine: European, Russian, Eastern, Caucausian Average price w/o drinks: 1250 rub. Phone to book a table: 3251122, 3202120 Working hours: 12.00 - 02.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, naberezhnaya Universitetskaya 25
	Mama Roma Mama Roma Cuisine: Italian Average price w/o drinks: 1100 rub. Phone to book a table: 3256500 Working hours: 11.00 - 01.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, prospekt Sredniy 6
	Old Tbilisi (Stariy Tbilisi) Old Tbilisi (Stariy Tbilisi) Cuisince: Georgian, European Average price w/o drinks: 1150 руб. Phone to book a table: +7-812-3256500 Working hours: 11.00 - 23.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, liniya 4-ya 5
	Lapsha Lapsha Cuisine: Pan-Asiatic, Italian, sushi Average price w/o drinks: 1000 rub. Phone to book a table: 3256500 Working hours: 11.00 - 24.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, Kadetskaya i 1-ya linii Vasil'evskogo ostrova 9
	Taverna Grolle Taverna Grolle Cuisine: Russian, Eastern, European, fish. Average price: 900 rub. Phone to book a table: 3236258 Working hours: 24 hours a day Russia, Saint Petersburg, Большой проспект Васильевского острова 20
	Kvartira # 55 Kvartira # 55 Cuisine: Russian, European Average price w/o drinks: 700 rub. Phone to book a table: 3277444 Working hours: 09.00 - 06.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, liniya 1-ya 36
	Sakartvello Sakartvello Cuisine: Georgian Average price w/o drinks: 800 rub. Phone to book a table: 3256500 Working hours: 12.00 - 24.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, liniya 12-ya 13
	Pub Rosie O'Gradys Pub Rosie O'Gradys Cuisine: European Average price w/o drinks: 750 rub. Phone to book a table: 9217872 Working hours: 24 hours a day Russia, Saint Petersburg, liniya 1-ya 32
	Russkiy Ampir Russkiy Ampir Cuisine: Russian, European, French Average price w/o drinks: 3350 rub. Phone to book a table: 3256500 Working hours: 17.00 - 24.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, Nevsky Prospect 17
	Tsar Tsar Cuisine: Russian, European Average price w/o drinks: 2800 rub. Phone to book a table: 6401900 Working hours: Mon-Fri 08.00-01.00, Sat, Sun 12.00-01.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Sadovaya 12
	La Mare La Mare Cuisine: Mediterranean, fish Average price w/o drinks: 2800 rub. Phone to book a table: 7198383 Working hours: 12.00-after midnight http://www.lamaree-spb.ru/ Russia, Saint Petersburg, Suvorovskiy prospekt 34
	Palkin Palkin Cuisine: Russian, French Average price w/o drinks: 2650 Phone to book a table: 3256500 Working hours: 12.00 - after midnight Russia, Saint Petersburg, Newski-Prospekt 47
	Terassa Terassa Cuisine: mixed Average price w/o drinks: 2500 rub. Phone to book a table: 9376837 Working hours: Mon, Tue: 11.00-24.00, Wed-Fri: 11.00-01.00, Sat: 12.00-01.00, Sun: 12.00-24.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Kazanskaya 3 lit a
	Buddha Bar Buddha Bar Cuisine: Eastern, Japanese, Chinese, fish, Indian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Korean, sea products, Thai, fusion Average price w/o drinks: 2500 rub. Phone to book a table: 3180707 Russia, Saint Petersburg, Sinopskaya naberezhnaya 78
	Mansarda Mansarda Cuisine: European, Italian, Russian, Mediterranean, Japanese, Chinese Average price w/o drinks: 2450 rub. Phone to book a table: 9464303 Working hours: 12.00-01.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Pochtamtskaya 3-5
	Mix Mix Cuisine: European Average price w/o drinks: 2350 Phone to book a table: 6106166 Russia, Saint Petersburg, prospekt Voznesenskiy 6
	Francesko Francesko Cuisine: Italian Average price w/o drinks: 2150 Phone to book a table: 3256500 Working hours: 12.00 - after midnight Russia, Saint Petersburg, Suvorovskiy prospekt 47
	Stroganov Steak House Stroganov Steak House Cuisine: American, Russian, European Average price: 2000 rub. Phone to book a table: +78123145514 Working hours: 12.00 - after midnight Russia, Saint Petersburg, bul'var Konnogvardeyskiy 4
	Ribay Ribay Cuisine: European Average price w/o drinks: 2000 rub. Phone to book a table: +7812-9129621 Russia, Saint Petersburg, Kazanskaya ulitsa 3 lit a
	Meat Head Meat Head Cuisine: European Average price w/o drinks: 2000 rub. Phone to book a table: +78129230044, +78129555559 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ploshchad' Konyushennaya 2 lit d
	Demidov Demidov Cuisine: Russian, European Average price w/o drinks: 1850 rub. Phone to book a table: +7812-3256500 Russia, Saint Petersburg, naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki 14
	Barbaresko Barbaresko Cuisine: Italian Average price w/o drinks: 1500 rub. Phone to book a table: +7812-6478282 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ploshchad' Konyushennaya 2
	Moscow (Moskva) Moscow (Moskva) Cuisine: fusion, Italian, French, Japanese, Chinese, Georgian, Mediterranean, Eastern Phone to book a table: +7812-9376497, +7921-9376361 Russia, Saint Petersburg, Nevsky Prospect 114-116
	Tandur Tandur Cuisine: Indian Average price w/o drinks: 1350 Phone to book a table: +7812-3256500 Working hours: 12.00-after midnight Russia, Saint Petersburg, Admiralteyskiy prospekt 10
	Russkaya ryumochnaya # 1 Russkaya ryumochnaya # 1 Cuisine: Russian Average price w/o drinks: 1350 Phone to book a table: +7821-9450890, +7812-5706420 Russia, Saint Petersburg, bul'var Konnogvardeyskiy 4
	Hutor Vodogray Hutor Vodogray Cuisine: Ukrainian Average price w/o drinks: 1300 Phone to book a table: +7812-5705737, +7812-5705670 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Karavannaya 2
	Schastye Schastye Cuisine: Mediterranean, desserts, European, Italian Average price: 1200 rub. Phone to book a table: +7812-3256500 Working hours: Sun-Thu: 09.00-23.00, Fri, Sat: 10.00-06.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Malaya Morskaya 24
	Hochu Harcho Hochu Harcho Cuisine: Georgian, Mingelian Average price w/o drinks: 1150 rub. Phone to book a table: +7812-3103236, +7812-6403024 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Sadovaya 39/41
	Little Italy Little Italy Cuisine: Italian Average price w/o drinks: 1150 rub. Phone to book a table: +7812-3256500 Working time: Sun-Thu: 11.00-23.00, Fri, Sat: 11.00-01.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Ital'yanskaya 10/5
	Baku Baku Cuisine: European, Russian, Eastern, Azerbaijan Average price w/o drinks: 1150 rub. Phone: +7812-9413756, +7812-9107625, +7812-5718470 Russia, Saint Petersburg, Sadovaya ulitsa 12/23
	Tarhun Tarhun Cuisine: Caucasian, Eurpean Average price w/o drinks: 1100 rub. Phone: +7812-5711115 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Karavannaya 14
	Gosti Gosti Cuisine: fusion, French, Italian, European, Mediterranean Average price w/o drinks: 1100 rub. Phone: +7812-3125820, +7921-6560537 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Malaya Morskaya 13
	Mamalyga Mamalyga Cuisine: Georgian, Caucausian Average price w/o drinks: 1050 rub. Phone: +7812-3256500 Working time: 12.00-after midnight Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Kazanskaya 2
	Gloss café Gloss café Cuisine: Sushi, Asian, Russian, European, Vietnamese Average price w/o drinks: 1000 руб. Phone: +7812-3256500 Working time: 12.00-02.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, prospekt Nevskiy 17
	Baklagan Baklagan Cuisine: Caucasian, Uzbek Average price w/o drinks: 900 rub. Russia, Saint Petersburg, prospekt Ligovskiy 9a
	Kat Kat Cuisine: Georgian Average price: 900 rub. Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Stremyannaya 22
	SoUsy SoUsy Book a table: 325-65-00 Work time: 16.00 - 04.00 Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Rubinshteyna 11
	Jean Jaque Russo Jean Jaque Russo Cuisine: French Average price w/o drinks: 800 rub. Russia, Saint Petersburg, Nevsky Prospect 166
	Dlinniy Hvost Dlinniy Hvost Cuisine: Pan-Asian, European Average price w/o drinks: 700 rub. Russia, Saint Petersburg, Newski-Prospekt 90-92
	Jean Jaque Russo Jean Jaque Russo Cuisine: French Average price w/o drinks: 800 rub. Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Marata 10
	Dyuzhina Dyuzhina Location: "Galereya" shopping center, 5 floor Cuisine: Russian (pelmeni, vareniki etc.) Russia, Saint Petersburg, Ligovskiy prospekt 30А
	Kavkaz Bar Kavkaz Bar Cuisine: Causcasian, Uzbek Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Karavannaya 18
	Karavan Saray Karavan Saray Cuisine: Uzbek Russia, Saint Petersburg, Ust-Izhora, ulitsa Nekrasova 1
	Puzata Hata Puzata Hata Cuisine: Ukrainian Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Nekrasova 40
	Teremok Teremok Cuisine: Russian (bliny, kasha (buckwheat, porrige etc), soups, kvas) Russia, Saint Petersburg, liniya 7-ya 42
	Teremok Teremok Cuisine: Russian (bliny, kasha (buckwheat, porrige etc), soups, kvas) Russia, Saint Petersburg, Sredniy prospekt 36
	Sladkoezhka Sladkoezhka Russia, Saint Petersburg, Gorokhovaya Street 44
	Sladkoezhka Sladkoezhka Russia, Saint Petersburg, Sadovaya Street 60
	Sladkoezhka Sladkoezhka Russia, Saint Petersburg, naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki 38
	Sladkoezhka Sladkoezhka Russia, Saint Petersburg, ulitsa Zakharyevskaya 25