Pskov
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Pskov is the largest city and administrative capital of Pskov Oblast.Get in
By plane
Pskov AirportHave flights from Moscow Domodedovo airport three days a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
By train
From Saint PetersburgThere are daily long-distance trains departing from Saint Petersburg's Vitebskii Station to Pskov. Also there is a commuter train (elektrichka) departing from Baltiskii Station six days a week (no schedule on Tuesdays). The train departs at 7:25AM and arrives to Pskov at 11:30AM, this train usually has a lot of passengers so if you want to have a seat by the window (or any seat at all, for that matter) make sure to arrive beforehand. As of August 2012 the ticket costs .
From Moscow
A daily night train leaves Moscow each evening at 4:55PM from the Leningradsky station and arrives to Pskov the next day at 7:30AM.
From Luga
There are two daily commuter trains and also the commuter train and both long-distance trains from Saint Petersburg make a stop in Luga
From Minsk
A long-distance train departs from Minsk two times a week, on Monday and Thursday.
Pskov railway station
By bus
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Bus station
address: 21 Vokzalnaya stDirect connections available with Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Velikiy Novgorod, Smolensk, Kursk, Minsk, Vitebsk, Novopolotsk, Pinks, Tallin, Kiev, Odessa.
There are several daily bus routes from Saint Petersburg. The travel times given below are according to schedule, and of course they are subject to change due to road work and weather conditions.
- From bus station №2 you can ride on one of the several long-distance buses which make a stop in Pskov. The cost of the ticket is as of August 2012. The travel time is around 5 hours and 20 minutes. This bus station is at Naberezhnaya Obvodnogo Kanala 36, close to Obvodny Kanal metro station.
- There is a dedicated bus service between Saint Petersburg and Pskov run by a local company. Tickets must be booked in advance by phone call or through the web-site and the price is as of August 2012. The buses depart from Park Inn Pulkovskaya hotel, close to Moskovskaya metro station. The travel time is 4 hours.
- Ecolines operates two routes to Pskov. The buses depart from Vitebskii train station, close to Pushkinskaya metro station, Ecolines office is located there as well. The travel time is around 5 hours.
There are 2 buses per day to Novgorod, 4hrs ride, costs .
By car
When driving, Pskov is along the highway, linking Saint Petersburg with the border to Belarus.See
Pskov KromA citadel dating back to the Middle Ages. The site includes the so-called Dovmont's city, impressive remains of the 13th century Pskov excavated and turned into a sort of an open-air museum.
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address: ul. Nekrasov. 7Hosted in Pogankin's Palace, built in the late 17th centenary and was one of the largest stone buildings in the area. The museum hosts a large collection of silver, art and religious icons.
Trinity CathedralFounded in 1138 and rebuilt in the 1690s.
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the SaviourA former cathedral and monastery now functioning as a museum. The 12th century Byzantine-style frescos depicting biblical scenes are among the few who survived the Mongol expansion into Eastern Europe.
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phone: +7 811 4822145The oldest functioning monastery in Russia.
Connect
Consulates
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Estonia
phone: +7 8112 725-380address: Narodnaya street, 25 -
Latvia
phone: +7 8112 720-237, +7 8112 741-052address: Narodnaya street, 25 -
Netherlands
phone: +7 8112 725-380address: Narodnaya street, 25
Visa Centers
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France and Slovenia
phone: +7 8112 720-237, +7 8112 741-052address: Narodnaya street, 25
Go next
- Mikhaylovskoye Museum Reserve — a village once owned by the poet Alexander Pushkin, together with the preserved neighbouring estates, is now turned into a huge museum complex.