Joulupukki

Does the shuttle bus take you to a metro or bus stop at the gate? I heard there's a city bus you can catch inside the port as well? Planning this for next summer. Appreciate hearing about your experience.

Bus 158

http://orgp.ru/mar/15438.html

http://www.booking.com/city/ru/saint-petersburg.html?aid=356993;label=gog235jc-city-ru-ru-saintNpetersburg-unspec-ru-com-L%3Aru-V%3A0CE8QFjAC-O%3Aunk-B%3Aunk-N%3AXX-S%3Abo;sid=6e39faa82b189c1b5ed97800d95d92be;dcid=1

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g298507-St_Petersburg_Northwestern_District-Hotels.html

It's not legal to use US dollars or Euro for transactions in Russia. However, you'll still see a lot of prices marked in Y.E. (which means "units" and usually equals the current US dollar or Euro rate). That is the relic of the 90s, when hyperinflation made it impossible to put the prices in rubles. However, you will still have to pay with rubles in most cases. Generally, foreign currencies are usually used for "under-the-table" transactions, which are not going to be declared. So, you won't be able to use US dollars, Euro, or any other currency in a shop, cafe, or to pay to a service provider, unless he is OK exchanging it on your behalf.

http://waytorussia.net/Practicalities/Money.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsakov_%28town%29

http://wikitravel.org/en/Korsakov

http://ru.advisor.travel/city/1944795/gallery

:)

In St.Petersburg: 25-30 RUB