The fare in the St. Petersburg metro in 2014 is 28 rubles per trip. There is a complex system of different types of subway passes and cards, so if you buy passes for many trips, you can travel cheaper.
Metro tickets in St. Petersburg
In the St. Petersburg metro tokens are still used to pay for travel. Despite the fact that guests of the northern capital and tourists often take them with them, some for memory, some out of absent-mindedness, the city government does not intend to abandon this feature. Indeed, the St. Petersburg metro token is one of the symbols of the city's transport system.
The cost of one token at the metro ticket office is 28 rubles. But the locals, for the most part, have contactless cards, or BSK. This allows you not to stand in queues for tokens and receive various discounts on travel.
A feature of some fares for travel tickets and BSC is that, using them, you cannot immediately attach the ticket to the turnstile again. That is, you cannot swipe a friend on your card, the person will have to buy a token or use their card.
A pass for 70 trips has a validity period of 90 days and costs 1960 rubles. There is no financial benefit in purchasing it, but groups can move along it, since such a card has no restrictions on re-presentation at the turnstile.
Tickets with restriction to be attached to the turnstile
For all tariffs with restrictions, you can reapply the card to the turnstile not earlier than after 10 minutes. All such tickets allow you to save on travel costs.
A monthly pass with a validity of 1 month costs 1,500 rubles, you can use it for up to 70 trips, it is valid within one calendar month.
A ticket for 10 trips costs 265 rubles and is valid for 10 days.
A ticket for 20 trips costs 485 rubles and is valid for 15 days.
A travel ticket for 40 trips costs 945 rubles and is valid for 30 days.
About Petersburg metro
The metro in St. Petersburg is the second largest and the oldest in Russia, after the Moscow one. The Leningrad Metro opened in November 1955. At present, it includes 5 branches, the total length of the tracks is more than 100 km. It has 67 stations, 7 of which are interchange stations. Work is constantly underway to build new stations.
Many metro stations in St. Petersburg are decorated artistically, so tourist groups visit the metro as an attraction.
The St. Petersburg Metro holds the record for the depth of the stations. This happened due to the fact that the soil under the northern capital is swampy, the city is crossed by many rivers and canals.
