Situated on romantic Neva River, Saint Petersburg is the second biggest city in Russia. This is a world-class destination for celebrating Christmas and New Years Eve 2024 in Eastern Europe.
Saint Petersburg is one of most breathtakingly beautiful places in the world. Obviously, the city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Building in this historic city, stringed by canals dotted with fantastic bridges, can be considered attractions.
Saint Petersburg is known as the “Cultural Capital of Russia”. It is obviously considered an important economic, scientific, cultural, and tourism center of Russia and Europe.
Saint Petersburg celebrates New Years Eve and Christmas grandly with plenty activities like events, concerts, parties and fireworks.
Get to Saint Petersburg by Air
Tourists might get to Saint Petersburg through Pulkovo International Airport. The airport was opened to passengers as a small aerodrome in 1931. The Pulkovo airport, which handles over 20 million passengers annually, is the 3rd busiest in Russia after Moscow’s Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo.
Recommended Accommodation
Most booked hotels and resorts for Christmas and New Years Eve celebrations:
- W St. Petersburg
- Hotel Indigo St. Petersburg – Tchaikovskogo
- Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg
- Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg
- Аstoria, Kempinski hotel moika 22
- Radisson Royal hotel
- Belmond Grand Hotel Europe
- Domina Prestige
- Taleon Imperial Hotel
- Angleter
- Grand Hotel Emerald
- Renaissance St. Petersburg Baltic Hotel
- Solo Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge
Partying Places
Recommended venues for NYE countdown parties:
- W St. Petersburg at Voznesensky Avenue, 6, St Petersburg
- Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg at Nevsky Prospect, 57, St Petersburg
- Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St. Petersburg
- Kempinski hotel moika 22 at nab. Reki Moyki, 22, St Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast
- Radisson royal hotel at Nevsky Prospect, 49/2, St Petersburg
- Belmond Grand Hotel Europe at Mikhaylovskaya ul., 1/7, St Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast
- Domina Prestige at nab. Reki Moyki, 99, St Petersburg
- Taleon Imperial Hotel at Nevsky Prospect, 15, St Petersburg
- Angleter at Malaya Morskaya ul., 24, St Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast
- Grand Hotel Emerald at Suvorovskiy pr., 18, St Petersburg
- Renaissance St. Petersburg Baltic Hotel at Pochtamtskaya ul., 4, St Petersburg,
- Solo Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge
- Baltic Star at Berezovaya alleya, 3, St Petersburg
In any cases, early booking is strongly recommended.