Russia

Saint Petersburg for the first time

The three days that make sense when you have never been. The famous things, in an order that works, with room around them.

  • 3 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Saint Petersburg trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

4 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Mickey & Monkeys

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Ulitsa Gorokhovaya 27

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 09:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 09:00–24:00 · Sun 09:00–23:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  3. 14:3017:00

    Krasin

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    1916 icebreaker for Russian and Soviet Navy

    Naberezhnaya Leitenanta Schmidta (наб. Лейтенанта Шмидта)

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    terrassa

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Kazanskaya ploshchad', 3

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 11:00–01:00 · Sat–Sun 12:00–01:00

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  6. 20:3023:00

    Alexandrinsky Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre company in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    площадь Островского 6, 191023

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 13:00–23:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Stray Dog Café

    Подвалъ бродячей собаки

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    historic café in St Petersburg, Russia

    Итальянская ул., 4, 191011 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:30–23:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Aurora

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    1900 Pallada-class cruiser

    Petrogradskaya Embankment (Петроградская наб.) 2

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Bollywood Nights

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Bol'shaya Pushkarskaya Ulitsa, 15

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  6. 14:3017:00

    Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    military museum in St Petersburg, Russia

    Aleksandrovskiy Park 7

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Бакинский дворик

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Gorohovaya (Гороховая ул.), 52

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  9. 20:3023:00

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonia

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Musical society and philharmonic hall in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Михайловская улица 2/9, 191186

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Aster

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    улица Маяковского 23, 191014 Санкт-Петербург

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  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Dostoevsky Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum dedicated to Fyodor Dostoevsky

    Кузнечный переулок 5/2

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue 11:00–18:00 · Wed 13:00–20:00 · Thu–Sun 11:00–18:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Literaturnoye Kafe

    Литературное кафе

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    building of Literaturnoye Kafe (Saint Petersburg), Russia

    Невский проспект 18, 191186 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–23:00

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  6. 14:3017:00

    Saint Petersburg Manege

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    former riding hall in Saint Petersburg

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Made In China

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Большая Морская улица 35, 190000 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 12:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–01:00 · Sun 12:00–23:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  9. 20:3023:00

    Saint Petersburg Chamber Opera

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Галерная улица 33, Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–19:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

Day 4

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Swan

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    улица Лизы Чайкиной 4, 197198 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:30–21:30 · Sat–Sun 11:00–21:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Russian Museum of Ethnography

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Инженерная улица 4/1 литЕ, 191186 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue 10:00–21:00 · Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Claret

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    улица Марата 11, 191025 Санкт-Петербург

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors