There are 5 ways to get from Petrozavodsk to Gatchina by train, bus, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train • 7h 57m
Cheapest option
Bus • 9h 40m
3 alternative options
Train via Beloostrov • 15h 1m
Drive • 6h 44m
Fly • 9h 40m
Petrozavodsk (PES) to Pulkovo (LED) flights
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Petrozavodsk to Gatchina is to bus which costs RUB 650 - RUB 1600 and takes 9h 40m.
The quickest way to get from Petrozavodsk to Gatchina is to drive which costs RUB 1400 - RUB 2200 and takes 6h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Petrozavodsk to Gatchina. However, there are services departing from Petrozavodsk Pass and arriving at Tat'yanino via Ladozhskaya, Vladimirskaya and Sankt-Peterburg Baltijskij. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 57m.
The distance between Petrozavodsk and Gatchina is 336 km. The road distance is 450.7 km.
The best way to get from Petrozavodsk to Gatchina without a car is to train which takes 7h 57m and costs RUB 1500 - RUB 2200.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Petrozavodsk to Gatchina, including transfers.
Petrozavodsk to Gatchina train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Petrozavodsk Pass station.
The best way to get from Petrozavodsk to Gatchina is to train which takes 7h 57m and costs RUB 1500 - RUB 2200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 650 - RUB 1600 and takes 9h 40m, you could also fly, which costs RUB 2900 - RUB 18000 and takes 9h 40m.
There is no direct flight from Petrozavodsk Airport to Pulkovo Airport. The quickest flight takes 10h 20m and has one stopover.
Petrozavodsk to Gatchina train services, operated by PPK-Piter, arrive at Tat'yanino station.
- Distance: 336.1 km
- Duration: 7h 57m
What companies run services between Petrozavodsk, Russia and Gatchina, Russia?
You can take a train from Petrozavodsk to Gatchina via St Petersburg Ladojskii, Ladozhskaya, Dostoyevskaya, Vladimirskaya, Baltiyskaya, and Sankt-Peterburg Baltijskij in around 7h 57m. Alternatively, Karelavtotrans operates a bus from Petrozavodsk Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus station 4 times a day. Tickets cost RUB 900 - RUB 1300 and the journey takes 7h 20m. Ecolines also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- pobeda.aero
Flights from Petrozavodsk to Pulkovo via Moscow Vnukovo, Perm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RUB 6500 - RUB 30000
Flights from Petrozavodsk to Pulkovo via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RUB 2600 - RUB 17000
Flights from Petrozavodsk to Pulkovo via Moscow Vnukovo, Ufa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RUB 7000 - RUB 31000
- Website
- severstal-avia.ru
Flights from Petrozavodsk to Pulkovo via Anapa, Cherepovets
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RUB 7500 - RUB 34000
Flights from Petrozavodsk to Pulkovo via Simferopol, Cherepovets
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RUB 7500 - RUB 34000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Petrozavodsk to Pulkovo via Anapa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RUB 7000 - RUB 32000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Petrozavodsk to Pulkovo via Anapa, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- RUB 7000 - RUB 32000
- Website
- pass.rzd.ru
Train from Petrozavodsk Pass to St Petersburg Ladojskii
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RUB 1300 - RUB 2000
- Website
- http://pass.rzd.ru/main-pass/public/en
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- RUB 1300 - RUB 1900
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- RUB 1400 - RUB 2000
Train from Petrozavodsk Pass to Beloostrov
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RUB 1100 - RUB 2400
- Website
- http://pass.rzd.ru/main-pass/public/en
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- RUB 1500 - RUB 2100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- RUB 1700 - RUB 2400
- Website
- ppk-piter.ru
Train from Sankt-Peterburg Baltijskij to Tat'yanino
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- RUB 95 - RUB 110
- Schedules at
- ppk-piter.ru
- Phone
- +7 (8142) 72-20-12
- sekretariat@karelavtotrans.ru
- Website
- avokzal.karelia.ru
Bus from Petrozavodsk Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RUB 900 - RUB 1300
- Schedules at
- avokzal.karelia.ru
- Phone
- +371 67214512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Petrozavodsk Bus station to Saint Petersburg, Bus Station 2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- RUB 550 - RUB 1500
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Petrozavodsk to Gatchina is 451 km. It takes approximately 6h 44m to drive from Petrozavodsk to Gatchina.
Ural Airlines, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Pobeda Airlines LLC and Severstal Air Company offer flights from Petrozavodsk Airport to Pulkovo Airport.
The best way to get from Petrozavodsk to Petrozavodsk Airport is to taxi which takes 18 min and costs RUB 280 - RUB 340.