How to get to Kronstadt
How to get to Kronstadt
Kronstadt is a famous fortress,Located in the Gulf of Finland near St. Petersburg and part of the northern capital of Russia. The city is small, it has a little more than 40 thousand inhabitants, but it still has many sights. Earlier to get to Kronstadt it was possible only on the water, but after the construction of the ring road there was an opportunity to reach it from St. Petersburg by bus or minibus.
Where is Kronstadt?
Kronstadt is a fortified city and a port city,Built around the same time when St. Petersburg was founded, that is, at the beginning of the 18th century. It is located on the island of Kotlin, the largest island in the Gulf of Finland, about thirty kilometers from St. Petersburg. Kronstadt also includes several nearby small islands. The city is part of St. Petersburg and is the only settlement in the Kronstadt region. Before the construction of the ring road or the Ring Road, which passes through the protective structures located in the Gulf of Finland, it was possible to reach Kronstadt only by water. Today there are buses and minibuses. How to get to Kronstadt?
In fact, today it is much easier to get toground transportation, since meteors, ferries and boats as public transport now do not go to the island. From St. Petersburg to Kronstadt there is one bus number 101, its final stop is at the metro station "Staraya derevnya". Route 101a also departs from the Old Village, but does not reach the center of Kronstadt. You can get to the city-fort by bus from Lomonosov on route 175 or from Sestroretsk on route 125. The fare is about 50 rubles, the intervals between departures are about fifteen minutes. Minibuses to Kronstadt go as often: No. 405 departs from the metro station "Chernaya Rechka", and No. 407 goes from the metro station Prospekt Prosveshcheniya. The fare is more expensive - 65 rubles, but the fixed-route taxi gets to the destination faster. You can get to Kronstadt from the center of St. Petersburg by excursion bus, at the same time you can find out the history of the city, get information about sights and without difficulties to get back. But the cost of such a journey will be much higher - about a thousand rubles. Getting there by private transport to Kronstadt is easiest, if you leave from the northern part of the city, you need to get to the ring road from Savushkin Street and Primorsky Highway. With the Ring Road on Kotlin Island, the road turns onto the Kronstadt Highway, then you need to go through the streets of the Uprising and Romal to get to the central Anchor Square. Some time to Kronstadt went water minibuses, but now their route passes only between Arsenalnaya embankment, the Old Village and the Bronze Horseman.
