St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport is located slightly south of the city, near the Pulkovo Heights, approximately 5 kilometers from the city. The airport serves domestic and international flights. In 2026, the airport handled over 20 million passengers. (The airport ranks fourth among Russian airports by passenger volume, after Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo.)
Pulkovo Airport’s passenger terminal handles both international and domestic flights. The airport also has Terminal Pulkovo-3, which serves business aviation passengers.
Getting to the airport
You can get from Pulkovo Airport to the city center or back by taxi or bus. The distance from the airport to the Moskovskaya metro station is approximately 10 kilometers, and to the city center (Palace Square) is approximately 20 kilometers.
You can get to the Pulkovo Airport passenger terminal by bus routes 39 and K-39 from the Moskovskaya metro station (2026). Buses run every 10 to 30 minutes. This is the cheapest way to get to the airport. (Buses do not run at night.)
A taxi service is available at the passenger terminal. The best (and cheapest) option is to book a taxi online. Taxi drivers are also sometimes on duty at the airport exit.
There are plans to build a railway line to the airport (Aeroexpress) or to extend the metro line to the airport. (A decision on the construction timeline has not yet been made.)
Nearest metro station: Moskovskaya.
For Pulkovo Airport information service numbers, please visit the website.
Official website: pulkovoairport.ru
Address: Pulkovskoe Shosse, Building 41, Letter ZA, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Location
The airport’s location can be found on the city map.
You can find a suitable hotel near the airport using any hotel search engine.
Information for the curious
Until 2014, Pulkovo Airport had two terminals: Pulkovo 1 and Pulkovo 2. After the completion of the new terminal, Pulkovo 2 was closed.
June 24, 1932, is considered the birthday of Pulkovo Airport. On this day, the airport’s first facility, the airfield, was commissioned. At that time, the airport was named “Shosseynaya” (after the nearby railway station). The airport received the name Pulkovo in 1973.
Pulkovo Airport is currently one of the largest airports in Russia. The nearest major international airports are Helsinki (300 kilometers) and Tallinn (310 kilometers).
Pulkovo Airport serves many airlines that fly to all major European cities.
Air Tickets
Where can I buy plane tickets to St. Petersburg? Online, of course. Nowadays, you don’t even need a computer. You can buy tickets using your mobile phone.
Air ticket sales counters are also located inside the airport terminal.