You can reach the Anichkov Palace ("Anichkov Dvorets") by public transport as follows: -- From the International Airport (Pulkovo-2 ): Take the bus #13 or the shuttle bus to the "Moskovskaya" metro station. Then take metro line 2, direction "Prospekt Prosvestcheniya" and get off at "Nevskiy Prospekt", exit to Mikhajlovskaya street. Ask "Anichkov Dvorets" (two blocks by foot, see plan below). You may also take shuttle bus or minibus (route taxi), cost may vary from 10 to 20 roubles, or use service of private companies (US$ 20-40). There is a reliable taxi service in the International airport. The dispatcher wearing a badge with blue writing "TAXI" stands near the entrance (usually from outside). It costs about $40 to get to "Anichkov Dvorets". NB: we do not advise to accept offers of unauthorized drivers! -- From the Domestic Airport (Pulkovo-1): Take the bus #39 or the shuttle bus to the "Moskovskaya" metro station. Then take the metro, line 2, direction "Prospekt Prosveshcheniya" and get off at "Nevskiy Prospekt", exit to Mikhajlovskaya street. Ask "Anichkov Dvorets" (two blocks by foot, see plan below). You may also take shuttle bus or minibus (route taxi), cost may vary from 10 to 20 roubles. -- From the railway station "Moskovskiy Vokzal": 15 min by foot or take the trolleybus ## 1,5,7,10,22 (two stops, direction "Dvortsovaya Ploshchad"). Alternatively you can go to the metro station "Ploshchad Vosstanija/ Mayakovskaya" (the entrance "Ploshchad Vosstanija" is in the railway station main building), take the metro and get off at the "Gostiniy Dvor" station (one stop, line 3); -- From the railway station "Vitebskiy Vokzal": Take the metro ("Pushkinskaya"), line 1, direction "Prospekt Veteranov", then change the train at "Technologichesky Institut", take line 2 direction "Prospekt Prosvestcheniya" and get off at "Nevskiy Prospekt", exit to Mikhajlovskaya street. Ask "Anichkov Dvorets" (two blocks by foot, see plan below). -- From the railway stations "Varshavskiy Vokzal" and "Baltiyskiy Vokzal": Take the metro ("Baltiyskaya"), line 1, direction "Prospekt Veteranov", then change the train at "Technologichesky Institut", take line 2 direction "Prospekt Prosvestcheniya" and get off at "Nevskiy Prospekt", exit to Mikhajlovskaya street. Ask "Anichkov Dvorets" (two blocks by foot, see plan below). -- From the hotel "Moskva": Go to the metro station "Ploshchad Aleksandra Nevskogo 1" (at the same building as a hotel), take the metro and get off at the "Gostiniy Dvor" station (two stops, line 3); it will take you approximately 15 minutes. -- From the hotel "Oktyabrskaya": 15 min by foot or take the trolleybus ## 1,5,7,10,22 (two stops, direction "Dvortsovaya Ploshchad"). Alternatively you can go to the metro station "Ploshchad Vosstanija/ Mayakovskaya" (the entrance "Ploshchad Vosstanija" is just in front the hotel), take the metro and get off at the "Gostiniy Dvor" station (one stop, line 3); -- From the hotel "Rus": Go to Litejnyj Prospekt (1 block, see map) and take the tram # 20 or trolleybus ## 8, 15 to Nevskij Prospekt. Then 10 min by foot along the Nevskiy Prospekt or take the trolleybus ## 1,5,7,10,22 (one stop, direction "Dvortsovaya Ploshchad"). -- From the hotel "Radisson SAS": go by foot along the Nevskiy Prospekt (about 5 min). -- From the hotel "Nauka": take the metro (station "Udelnaya", line 2) and get off at the station "Nevskij Prospekt". Ask "Anichkov Dvorets" (two blocks by foot). |L |I ________________________________________________________________ ____|T Nevskiy Prospekt E __________________________________________________________________ ____ J Metro -->---------------->--------------->---------->-----v | F | |N Exit__________________Metro__ ____ _______ _________ _ | O | |Y | Exit | S | | |Garden| | Anichkov | | N | |J | The "Gostinyj Dvor" | A | | | | | Dvorets | | T | | | Department Store | D |___| |______| | (NOLCOS | | A | |P | | O ___ _______ __| venue) | | N | |R | | V | | |Theatre| | | | K | |O | | A | | | | | | | A | |S | | Y | | |_______| | | | | |P | | A | |_____ __| | | R | |E | | | | | | | I | |K |_________________________| St.|_________| |_______________| | V | |T | E | ----------------------------------------------------------------| R |