Finland to St. Petersburg options
Hi everyone,
Myself and my partner are currently in Denmark as part of our trip around the world on both of our motorcycles and would really appreciate some advice regarding a potential short visit to St. Petersburg after we have been through Finland, and before we go to Estonia.
We are happy to only visit St. Petersburg for a short time and without the bikes, and we have heard that the best way would be to leave the bikes somewhere in the vicinity of Helsinki and take an overnight ferry directly, which will allow us visa-free travel there for up to 72 hours.
Other options we can see are:
1. Ride to St. Petersburg from Finland - is a visa needed for this? We have also heard that security may be a problem on the main road going in?
2. Go over to Estonia and ride in from that side - again, is a visa needed, and is security a problem?
Or is there another way that someone would recommend?
I should just explain that we will be going through Russia properly next year, after we have done the Europe part of the trip and we were just thinking of visiting St. Petersburg now as it is close!
Thanks from a newbie!
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