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Pulkovo II International Airport (LED)
Tel: (812) 104 3444. Fax: (812) 310 4581.
Website: www.pulkovo.ru/english/default.html

Located some 17km (10.6 miles) southwest of St Petersburg, Pulkova II was built in the 1950s as Leningrad Airport but was upgraded in the mid-1990s. Facilities are still bordering on the primitive, so the 2.5 million annual passengers hurry through as quickly as possible.

Major airlines: Russia's national airline is Aeroflot (tel: (812) 123 8312; website: www.aeroflot.org), which connects St Petersburg with the UK and North America. Air France, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Delta Airlines, KLM and SAS all operate international flights to and from Pulkova II International Airport.

Approximate flight times to St Petersburg:
From London is 3 hours 45 minutes; from New York is 12 hours 25 minutes; from Los Angeles is 16 hours 50 minutes; from Toronto is 12 hours 5 minutes and from Sydney is 28 hours.

Airport facilities: These are poor, consisting of a currency exchange office, cafeteria, bar, duty-free shop and an information desk that is not particularly helpful. Hertz is the only car hire provider available at the airport.

Business facilities: Pulkovo Business Lounge and St Petersburg Business Lounge are on floor two of departures complete with long-distance fax and telephone facilities, complimentary drinks and snacks and newspapers and magazines.

Departure tax: US$11.

Transport to the city: Many of the better hotels offer a pick-up service. Official taxis waiting outside the terminal have their prices fixed by a cartel and are not much cheaper than the hotel cars. The cheapest option is to take bus 13 from the front of the terminal building to the stop at Moskovskaya metro station and continue to the centre on the metro. Buses run every 15-20 minutes 0530-2359 (journey time -15 minutes) and cost about US$0.30.



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