St. Petersburg cruise on Europa
Cruise ship Silja Europa will make a special cruise from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. You can depart for a roundtrip cruise from Helsinki or Tallinn August 4th 2020. Experience a full day in glorious St. Petersburg and choose an interesting sightseeing or excursion from the extensive selection of tours. Please note that due to covid-19 situation 1.6.2020 departure is cancelled.
Price example 199 €/ person in B2-class cabin including meals.
Explore the gorgeous and majestic Russian architecture and historical sites by taking a cruise on Silja Europa!
Timetables & Info
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Read moreTimetable for St.Petersburg cruise
Schedule for Helsinki-St-Petersburg cruise on departures 4.8.2020.
Departure day (times shown are local Finnish time)
- 17:15 Boarding starts in Helsinki West Harbor Terminal 1 (for Suite class passengers at 17:00)
- 18:00 Departure from Helsinki (Länsiterminaali 1 / West Harbor 1)
- 21:00-21:30 ship makes a quick stop in Tallinn (D-terminal)
St.Petersburg local time 5.8.2020
- 08:00 Arrival to St.Petersburg
Attention! Passengers who don't have an excursion booked from Tallink Silja can get out 10:30! - 20:00 Departure from St.Petersburg
Attention! Passengers need to be back onboard latest half an hour before departure time.
Day of return Finnish time 6.8.2020
- 09:00-10:00 ship makes a quick stop in Tallinn (D-terminal)
- 13:30 Arrival to Helsinki (Länsiterminaali 1 / West Harbor 1)
Useful information
Read below useful information.
Travel documents:
All passengers must have passport. Please check visa regulations to Russia based on your nationality. Tallink arranges guided visa-free excursions.
Personal data to be informed to cruise booking according to passport information:
Last name, first name, gender, nationality, date of birth, place of birth, passport number, passport’s date of issue, passport's place of issue
Prices & Booking
Find out prices including meals and make a booking to fascinating St.Petersburg!
Read morePrices for St.Petersburg cruise and cancellation terms
Example 199 €/person
Example price in B-cabin category (2 persons cabin)
Tallink's Helsinki-St.Petersburg-Helsinki cruise prices include:
- Roundtrip cruise Helsinki-St.Petersburg-Helsinki in chosen cabin class
- 2 x dinner coupon (price valid for Buffet dinner)*
- 2 x Sea breakfast (when travelling in C–Family-cabin class)/ 2 x Special breakfast (when travelling in DeLuxe- and Executive Suite -cabin class)
* Helsinki → St.Petersburg one mandatory table reservation (1 dinner coupon/person). The second dinner coupon can be used during the rest of the cruise in ship's restaurtants (also for lunch). Additional lunch coupons can also be purchased in advance.
Ask prices for children from our sales team.
Look for detailed price information and book your cruise online:
Book 4.8. St.Petersburg cruise →
Or call to our sales team: +49(0)40 547 541 222
Pay attention to exceptional terms and conditions for St.Petersburg cruise bookings:
This cruise is special cruise with payment, changing and cancellation terms as follows:
Payment terms:
- When making a booking, the full price of the booking must be paid immediately
Cancellation terms:
- If the ticket is cancelled more than 28 days prior departure, a contractual penalty of 5€ will be withheld.
- If the ticket is cancelled 28 to 21 days prior departure, a contractual penalty of 100€ booking fee will be withheld.
- If the ticket is cancelled 21 to 7 days prior to departure, a contractual penalty of 50% of the cost of the Ticket will be withheld.
- If the ticket is cancelled 7 to 3 days prior departure, a contractual penalty 75% of the cost of the Ticket will be withheld
- If the ticket is cancelled less than 3 days prior departure, a contractual penalty of 95 % of the cost of the Ticket will be withheld.
Changing conditions:
The route nor the timetable of the special cruise cannot be changed. This kind of changes are considered as cancellation. Passenger information on booking can be changed without extra charge.
Group passengers (over 10 persons):
Ask more detailed cancellation terms from our group booking team!
Dining and Entertainment
Book a table to seating of your choise and learn more about the entertainment.
Read moreSeating times on ST.PETERSBURG cruise
Preliminary seating times on departure day (Tue 4.8.2020)
BUFFET DINNER
Grande Buffet
1. seating 17:30, 2. seating 20:00, 3. seating 22:15
Fast Lane
1. seating 18:00, 2. seating 20:30
Normal à la carte -menu
À LA CARTE
Tavolàta
1. seating 18:00, 2. seating 21:15
Grill House
1. seating 18:00, 2. seating 21:15
On departure days restaurant will serve a menu with value of Buffet dinner coupon. Price includes starter Buffet, main dish served to table from the menu and dessert buffet (drinks are not included).
Seating times in St.Petersburg
Sea breakfast
Grande Buffet and Fast Lane
Seatings every hour at 7.00-10.00 (choose from 4 times)
Bookings to Grande Buffet restaurant (ship gives table upon arrival)
Special Breakfast
7:00-11:00
- Served in Grill House restaurant
- Included to passengers travelling in Deluxe- and Executive Suite cabin classes
- Special breakfast can not be purchased. You can ask for possible free places during breakfast time directly from restaurant.
BUFFET DINNER
Grande Buffet
1. seating 17:15, 2. seating 19:30, 3. seating 21:45
Fast Lane
1. seating 18:00, 2. seating 20:30
À LA CARTE
Tavolàta
1. seating 18:00, 2. seating 21:00
Normal à la carte menu
Grill House
1. seating 18:00, 2. seating 21:00
Restaurant will serve a menu with value of Buffet dinner coupon. Price includes starter Buffet, main dish served to table from the menu and dessert buffet (drinks are not included).
Seating times on return day
Sea breakfast
Grande Buffet and Fast Lane
Seatings every hour 8:00-10:00
Bookings to Grande Buffet restaurant (ship gives tables)
Special breakfast
7:00-11:00
- Served in Grill House restaurant
- Included to passengers travelling in Deluxe- and Executive Suite cabin classes
- Special breakfast can not be purchased. You can ask for possible free places during breakfast time directly from restaurant.
BUFFET LUNCH
Grande Buffet
- Seating 12:00
Entertainment on St.petersburg cruise
Entertainment program for the whole family. To be confirmed!
Excursions on St.Petersburg cruise
We recommend to book the cruise with excursions - The cruise is visa free when an excursion is booked via Tallink Silja!
You can explore St. Petersburg by participating in one of our excursions. You can conveniently book your excursions with your cruise booking, and many tours also have some free time before returning to ship. You can also book excursions by phone at +49(0)40 547 541 222 (International customer service) Reservations must be made latest 7 days prior to departure at 12 noon. A minimum number of participants are required to complete the tour. Please note there are limited amount of places, all rights reserved.
Please note passport & visa regulations!
- Cruise is visa free when an excursion is booked via Tallink Silja.
- Should you want to explore St.Petersburg on your own you need to apply for personal visa. If applying for an e-visa, please specify Silja Europa as the name of the hotel and St. Petersburg, ul. Bereg Nevskoi Guby 1 (Terminal Marine Façade) as the address.
- Tallink is not responsible for personal visa matters.
- You must check visa regulations to Russia according to your nationality.
- During the trip you must have a valid passport, and the passport must be valid for at least six months after the end of the special cruise. The details of which must be communicated to Tallink before the trip.
- Personal data to be informed to cruise booking according to passport information:
Last name, first name, gender, nationality, date of birth, place of birth, passport number, passport’s date of issue, passport's place of issue - Passenger must have a valid travel insurance.
- During the cruise it is possible only to visit the St.Petersburg area and the return must take place immediately with Silja Europa the same day.
St.Petersburg City Tour
Feel free as a bird after flying through the city downtown in a comfortable bus. 2-hour sightseeing excursion will let you explore the main sights of the city and take photos in historical spots: by Spilled Blood Cathedral, at St. Isaac’s Square and on the Spit of St. Basil Island which uncovers the best view of Neva River water area.
City Tour
During the excursion you will see Spit of the Basil’s Island, Rostral Columns, former Stock Exchange building, State Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, the Admiralty, the Bronze Horseman, St.Isaac Cathedral, Mariinsky Palace, hotel Astoria, Church on the Spilled Blood, Field of Mars, Michailovsky Castle, Summer Garden, Arts square, State Russian museum, Michailovsky Theatre.
This tour will introduce you to the history, architecture and present-day life of St. Petersburg, the celebrated former capital of Imperial Russia.
You will depart from the quayside for a drive through the old and modern sectors of the city to view the major places of historical importance. St. Petersburg is built on a series of islands with the Neva River flowing through the central area. A photo stop will be made on the Spit of the Basil’s Island where the distinctive Rostral Columns served as light houses on the Neva; a network of large and small decorated stone and iron bridges connects the islands and is a visual delight. You then cross the bridge over the Neva, and tour continues to the next photo stop from the outside only near with the St. Isaac’s Cathedral. The massive St. Isaac’s Cathedral, reminiscent of St Peters’s in Rome. This magnificent building took 40 years to complete, and the great dome, covered with more than 200 pounds of pure gold, is one of the largest in the world.
After the St. Isaac’s Square your tour continues with the main hallmark of St Petersburg, the Church of the Spilled Blood. It was built on the site where the Russian Tsar Alexander II was assassinated. It took a quarter of a century for the magnificent façades to rise from the earth, become covered in intricate mosaics and crowned with elaborate domes. From the terrific Church on the Spilled Blood you will lead to Art’s Square where your acquaintance with the city continues by leisure time. On arrival your guide will provide you with information and show you points of interest and you will have approximately 2 hours of free time before meeting your guide at the designated point for your coach transfer back to the harbour.
Price: Adult 20 €, child 5–12 yrs 11 €, child 0–4 free (booking needed).
Departure from harbour: at 10.00 a.m.
Duration approx. 5 hours. Suitable for people with mild disabilities.
Limited amount of places, all rights reserved.
A minimum number of participants are required to complete the tour. We reserve the right to change or cancel the tour if, for example, the weather conditions prevent the trip. If for some reason the excursion has to be cancelled, we will notify it as soon as possible and return the tour fee.
City tour + Hermitage museum
Combine visit to one of world’s largest museums and contemplation of grand embankments of St. Petersburg from water in one tour! Located in gorgeous Winter Palace, the Hermitage displays masterpieces by Raphael, Leonardo, Titian and Rembrandt. Boat ride is a perfect way to enjoy the views of the Northern Venice in the very original way (just like Peter the Great, the founder of the city, would advise you). Free city walk in the end of the tour is a great opportunity to explore St. Petersburg on your own.
City Tour + Hermitage
During the excursion you will see Spit of the Basil’s Island, Rostral Columns, former Stock Exchange building, State Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, the Palace bridge, the Admiralty, the Bronze Horseman, St.Isaac Cathedral, Mariinsky Palace, hotel Astoria, Church on the Spilled Blood, Field of Mars, Michailovsky Castle, Summer Garden, Arts square, State Russian museum, Michailovsky Theatre.
This tour will introduce you to the history, architecture and present-day life of St. Petersburg, the celebrated former capital of Imperial Russia.
You will depart from the quayside for a drive through the old and modern sectors of the city to view the major places of historical importance. After city tour we will continue to the Hermitage. Founded by Catherine the Great, this 18th century baroque Winter Palace and its four adjacent buildings gracing the banks of the Neva, have evolved into the Hermitage Museum, housing the most extensive collection of art in the world with more than 2.7 million exhibits. Among the treasures are thousands of paintings, rare sculptures and the finest display anywhere of arts and crafts, carpets, embroidery, lace, porcelain, furniture and silverware. Occupying more than 1,000 rooms and halls the Hermitage collection includes such works as those of Da Vinci, Raphael, Titian and Rembrandt, among others. Just as dazzling are the patterned parquet floors, ornate staircases, moulded and painted ceilings, gilded furniture and decorative malachite of the Palace itself. You walk through a few of the display rooms with your guide, who will relate fascinating facts about the Museum’s history, art and architecture. After the Hermitage you will lead to Art’s Square where your acquaintance with the city continues by leisure time. On arrival your guide will provide you with information and show you points of interest and you will have approximately 2 hours of free time before meeting your guide at the designated point for your coach transfer back to the harbour.
Price: Adult 44 €, child 5–12 yrs 22 €, child 0–4 free (booking needed).
Departure from harbour: at 9.15 a.m.
Duration approx. 7,5 hours, we recommend comfortable walking shoes! Suitable for people with mild disabilities.
Limited amount of places, all rights reserved.
A minimum number of participants are required to complete the tour. We reserve the right to change or cancel the tour if, for example, the weather conditions prevent the trip. If for some reason the excursion has to be cancelled, we will notify it as soon as possible and return the tour fee.
Hermitage Museum & canal cruise
Combine visit to one of world’s largest museums and contemplation of grand embankments of St. Petersburg from water in one tour!
Hermitage + Canal cruise in english
During the excursion you will also see Spit of the Basil’s Island, Rostral Columns, Peter and Paul Fortress, the Palace bridge, the Admiralty, the Bronze Horseman, St.Isaac Cathedral, Church on the Spilled Blood, Field of Mars, Mikhailovsky Castle, Summer Garden, Arts square, State Russian museum, Michailovsky Theatre.
This tour will start with visit to exceptional Hermitage Museum. Founded by Catherine the Great, this 18th century baroque Winter Palace and its four adjacent buildings gracing the banks of the Neva, have evolved into the Hermitage Museum, housing the most extensive collection of art in the world with more than 2.7 million exhibits. Among the treasures are thousands of paintings, rare sculptures and the finest display anywhere of arts and crafts, carpets, embroidery, lace, porcelain, furniture and silverware.
The Hermitage is so vast it would take a lifetime to experience all of its treasures. Occupying more than 1,000 rooms and halls the Hermitage collection includes such works as those of Da Vinci, Raphael, Titian and Rembrandt, among others. Just as dazzling are the patterned parquet floors, ornate staircases, moulded and painted ceilings, gilded furniture and decorative malachite of the Palace itself. You walk through a few of the display rooms with your guide, who will relate fascinating facts about the Museum’s history, art and architecture.
Your tour will continue with a classical canal tour from one of the central boat’s pier for app. 1 h. You cruise along the waterways which will give an unique opportunity to appreciate the history and splendid architecture of this beautiful city. After the canal tour you will lead to Art’s Square where your acquaintance with the city continues by leisure time. On arrival the guide will provide you with information and show points of interest and you will have approximately 2 hours of free time before meeting your guide at the designated point for your coach transfer back to the harbour.
Price: Adult 53 €, child 5–12 yrs 27 €, child 0–4 free (booking needed).
Departure from harbour: at 10.45 a.m.
Duration approx. 7,5 hours. We recommend comfortable walking shoes!
Limited amount of places, all rights reserved.
A minimum number of participants are required to complete the tour. We reserve the right to change or cancel the tour if, for example, the weather conditions prevent the trip. If for some reason the excursion has to be cancelled, we will notify it as soon as possible and return the tour fee.