Hydrofoil to Peterhof and back with departure from the Palace Pier
Have you decided to visit Peterhof? The best way to get to Peterhof by water!
Most tourists who coming to St. Petersburg are eager to visit Peterhof in order to see the magnificent Grand
Cascade and the numerous fountains of the Northern Versailles with their own eyes, and not in the photographs. But how to free a whole day for a trip to the suburbs, when there is very little time for sightseeing?
You can organize a comprehensive event, consisting of a walk through the historic center, a small trip along the Neva and the Petrovsky fairway and an excursion to Peterhof. You can start with an acquaintance with the beautiful streets and squares of the amazing “city of Peter”, praised by Pushkin, when you visit the museum, which is in the central part of the city, you should go to the Palace Embankment to go to Peterhof on the water.
Right next to the Winter Imperial Palace, one of the facades facing the Neva River, is the Palace Pier. There are tourist hydrofoils start with an interval of half an hour from here. These elegant, high-speed vessels reach the Lower Park of Petrodvorets in forty minutes. Hydrofoil is the most convenient and comfortable way to travel to Peterhof from the center of St. Petersburg.
You can purchase hydrofoil tickets in advance on our website and you do not have to stand in line.
When you buy tickets on our website you do not need to stay in queues and worry about the availability of seats. Our company provides an electronic ticket that provides you with a guaranteed place and does everything so that your Peterhof tour is accompanied by extremely positive impressions.
When you buy a ticket back and forth, you save up to 200 rubles.
Peterhof can surely be called the most popular suburb among tourists of the northern capital, so tours to
Peterhof are one of the most popular tourist destinations.
During a short, but fascinating, water walk, you will see from an unusual perspective the most recognizable symbols of St. Petersburg: a unique fortification - the Peter and Paul Fortress, which has never participated in battles; the majestic Bronze Horseman; Rostral columns, which served as beacons for ships arriving to the city.
A snow-white hydrofoil will take you to Peterhof with having passed a part of the way along the Gulf of Finland. The ship will moor almost opposite the Grand Cascade, to which you can go, having bought an entrance ticket to the park right on the pier.
Traveling to Peterhof by hydrofoil is an unforgettable experience for both adults and children.
In Peterhof Park, adults will admire Samson's magnificence, the greatness of the Pyramid, the classic forms of the Roman fountains. Children will not be able to walk past the Chess Hill, where the fabulous dragons are frozen with opening mouths. Teenagers will not calm down until they get soaked to the skin, exploring the Wet Road and the water carousel.
Route
Hydrofoil moves from the center of St. Petersburg along the Malaya Neva and goes to the Gulf of Finland
Useful information
The sale of tickets on the day of the trip ends 1 hour before the departure of the hydrofoil.
The price of a hydrofoil ticket does not include a passage to the park of Peterhof. Tickets can be purchased in the box office at the entrance to the park of Peterhof, or on the website of the State Museum of Peterhof.
Children under 3 years old travel free of charge (without a seat).
Journey time is 35-40 minutes.
We recommend to come 15-20 minutes before the departure of the hydrofoil.