Visiting museums is on the agenda for many tourists to St. Petersburg. How much does it cost? To help you budget your trip to St. Petersburg, we’ve prepared an overview of entrance ticket prices for the city’s most popular cultural attractions. (Prices were reviewed in the spring and are subject to change. Check for availability of online queues and discounts.)
Important: For many museums (especially the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, and Peterhof), it’s best to purchase tickets online 2-3 weeks in advance to avoid queues at the box office.
Changes and inaccuracies are subject to change. Please check the museum’s official website for details.
Hermitage
Entrance tickets for the main category: Main Museum Complex – 700 rubles, General Staff Building – 700 rubles. (Open-dated admission – 1,200 rubles.)
What’s famous: The Hermitage is one of the most famous museums in the world. To explore all 365 halls, you’d need several years. We recommend finding and seeing: suits of knightly armor, the Peacock Clock, and paintings by Da Vinci and Rembrandt.
Address: Palace Embankment, 34 (Palace Square).
Metro: Admiralteyskaya.
About the museum.
Peterhof Museum (Lower Park and Fountains)
Entrance fees to Peterhof’s Lower Park for adults are 900 rubles on weekdays and 1,100 rubles on weekends and holidays (during fountain season. Admission is usually free in winter). Foreigners pay more.
Discounts are available—details here.
Famous for: Known as the Capital of Fountains, the Lower Park is truly beautiful and one-of-a-kind. The main attractions are the magnificent Grand Cascade and the Samson Fountain.
Address: Peterhof, 2 Razvodnaya Street.
Directions: Alternatively, take a bus from Avtovo Metro Station or a high-speed boat from central St. Petersburg.
Kunstkamera Museum
Adult admission: 500 rubles (schoolchildren and pensioners: 300 rubles).
Famous for: Russia’s first museum (founded by Peter the Great). Renowned for its collection of anatomical rarities and a unique globe-planetarium.
Address: 3 Universitetskaya Embankment (Vasilyevsky Island, near Palace Bridge.)
Metro: Vasileostrovskaya or Admiralteyskaya.
State Russian Museum (Mikhailovsky Palace and Benois Wing)
Adult admission: 500–700 rubles (may vary).
Famous for: The largest collection of Russian art. Very interesting exhibitions for those ready to experience art.
Address: 4 Inzhenernaya Street (City Center, near Nevsky Prospekt and the Griboyedov Canal.)
Metro: Nevsky Prospekt or Gostiny Dvor.
Faberge Museum (in the Shuvalov Palace)
Adult admission: 700 rubles. (Concessionary entrance ticket, schoolchildren, and pensioners — 350 rubles.)
Famous for: Works by the jeweler who supplied jewelry to the imperial family. Fabergé Easter eggs. The palace interiors and jewelry of the highest caliber.
Address: 21 Fontanka River Embankment (near Anichkov Bridge).
Metro: Nevsky Prospekt, Gostiny Dvor.
St. Isaac’s Cathedral
Adult admission to the cathedral: 450/600 rubles (daytime/evening). A visit to the observation deck of the colonnade of St. Isaac’s Cathedral — 500 rubles.
Famous for: The 4th largest domed cathedral in the world. A very beautiful building, one of the visual symbols of St. Petersburg. The observation deck (colonnade), at a height of 43 meters, offers the best panorama of the city center. Concerts are sometimes held in the cathedral.
Address: 4 St. Isaac’s Square.
Metro: Admiralteyskaya.
Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art
Basic single-visit ticket: 1,500 ₽.
What it’s famous for: The largest private museum of contemporary art in Russia. There are no boring classical halls here—only paintings, installations, video art, and sculptures by contemporary artists. If classical art is not understood by many, then perhaps even fewer understand contemporary art.
Address: 29th Line of Vasilievsky Island, Vasileostrovskaya.
Grand Maket Rossiya
This isn’t a museum, but it’s still very interesting. It’s fun for both children and adults.
Price per adult: 980 ₽.
What it’s famous for: The largest model of the largest country in the world (800 square meters). There’s a lot of mechanization: trains are running, windmills are spinning, lights are coming on in the windows of houses, day and night alternate. You can find Kaliningrad, Kamchatka, and even a little cosmonaut.
Address: 16 Tsvetochnaya St. (entrance from Predtechenskaya St.). It’s located in the southern part of the city, quite far from the center.
Metro: Moskovskie Vorota.
Cruiser Aurora
Adult admission: 600 rubles.
Famous for: The legendary ship that gave the signal for the storming of the Winter Palace in 1917. See what the warship looked like inside: cabins, engine room, guns, and historical exhibits. You can stand on the embankment and take photos from the outside for free.
Address: 2-4 Petrogradskaya Nab.
Metro: Gorkovskaya (15-minute walk through Alexandrovsky Park).
*Prices may have changed slightly. Please check the museums’ official websites for current prices before your visit.