Visa support
The Congress participants are recommended to clarify all necessary information on the trip to Saint Petersburg independently.
Please contact a local Russian embassy or consulate in your country to learn all the necessary information on getting a VISA.
For the participants to apply for a single-entry tourist visa (up to 30 days), the Organizing Committee will be pleased to send a part of necessary documents (visa support) and an official invitation letter.
The invitation letter should be considered as a formal invitation to facilitate the process of getting a visa and/or documents necessary to take part in the Congress. This letter cannot be considered as an offering of any type of financial support on behalf of the organizers.
Please note: The invitation letter and visa support will be provided, if an applicant was successfully registered on the Congress website, paid the registration fee, and booked the hotel accommodation for the dates of the Congress.
For more information, please contact the Organizing Committee of the Congress via e-mail: sporthealth.spb@gmail.com
It is important to start preparing all required documents for getting a visa in advance (at least three months before the scheduled trip).
Details for the invitation letter and voucher
Contact us via e-mail: sporthealth.spb@gmail.com
How to get to St. Petersburg
PLEASE NOTE: when choosing a way to get to the City, consider the availability
of your preferred way of crossing the Russian-European border!
St. Petersburg is one of the largest transport hubs in Russia. The city has an international airport Pulkovo, five railway stations, a seaport. In addition, St. Petersburg is connected with the cities of Russia and Europe by numerous highways.
Pulkovo Airport (LED) is the only airport in St. Petersburg that serves regular flights (173 destinations, more than 70 Russian and international airlines).
If there is no direct flight connection between the point of departure and St. Petersburg, we recommend choosing a flight with transit through Moscow airports. There are more than 40 flights to St. Petersburg from three Moscow airports – Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo. The estimated flight time is 1 hour 30 minutes.
Pulkovo Airport is located 17 kilometers from the historic center of St. Petersburg, and the Park Inn by Radisson Pribaltiyskaya congress hotel, where the forum will be held, is a 10-minute drive from the city center.
Centralized passenger terminal of Pulkovo airport: St. Petersburg, Pulkovskoe shosse, 41, lit. FOR, contact phones: +7 (812) 337 3822, +7 (812) 337 3444, official website: pulkovoairport.ru
Baggage and customs control
Participants are kindly requested to familiarize themselves with the current size and weight restrictions for baggage and hand luggage before departure Failure to comply with the relevant requirements of commercial airlines may result in additional costs and other inconveniences.
For aviation security purposes, passengers are prohibited from carrying hazardous substances, objects, and liquids in carry-on baggage and checked baggage.
You can familiarize yourself with the list of imported goods subject to customs declaration in writing, as well as the procedure for filling out the passenger customs declaration, on the official website of Pulkovo airport pulkovoairport.ru in the section “Customs control”
There are 5 railway stations in St. Petersburg: Moskovsky, Ladozhsky, Vitebsky, Finlyandsky, and Baltic. All stations in St. Petersburg are conveniently located and accept trains running on suburban, intercity, and international routes.
Unified information and service center of JSC “Russian Railways”:
Route Moscow – St. Petersburg
High-speed trains “Sapsan” depart from the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow and arrive at the Moskovsky railway station in St. Petersburg. Up to 13 trains run daily on the route; travel time is 3.5-4 hours.
A detailed train schedule and tariff policy of Sapsan can be found on the Russian Railways website: www.rzd.ru
Moskovsky railway station: St. Petersburg, Nevsky pr., 85, metro station “Ploschad Vosstaniya”, official website: moskovsky.dzvr.ru
Route Helsinki – St. Petersburg
High-speed trains “Allegro” depart from the Helsinki-Central station and arrive at the Finland station in St. Petersburg. Up to 4 trains run daily on the route; travel time is about 3.5 hours.
A detailed timetable for Allegro trains and the tariff policy can be found on the official website: finlyandsky.dzvr.ru
Finlyandsky railway station: St. Petersburg, pl. Lenina, 6, metro station “Lenin Square”
