Bus routes from St. Petersburg to southern resorts like Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, and Simferopol will commence in the first week of summer, according to the St. Petersburg Transport Committee.

Ticket sales began on May 30th.

The summer transportation season starts on June 6th with route No. 5448 to Gelendzhik.

Route No. 6499 “St. Petersburg – Simferopol” will begin operating on June 7th.

Both routes include a stop in Krasnodar.

Buses to Gelendzhik will depart on Fridays at 11:00 PM, arriving in Krasnodar at 5:50 AM on Sunday, and reaching Gelendzhik at 9:00 AM.

Return buses leave Gelendzhik on Mondays at 4:50 PM, stop in Krasnodar at 8:30 PM the same day, and arrive in St. Petersburg at 5:35 AM on Wednesday.

Buses to Simferopol will depart on Saturdays at 7:00 AM, arriving in Krasnodar at 11:25 AM on Sunday and Simferopol at 9:10 PM.

The return trip from Simferopol starts at 7:00 PM on Monday, stops in Krasnodar at 3:50 AM on Tuesday, and arrives in St. Petersburg at 8:00 AM on Wednesday.

The routes will operate from the bus station on Obvodny Canal.

SUE “Passazhiravtotrans” is the carrier for these routes.

Tickets are available at the bus station ticket offices and on aggregator websites.

A trip to Gelendzhik costs 8750 rubles for an adult and 4375 rubles for a child.

A ticket to Simferopol costs 8300 rubles for an adult and 4150 rubles for a child.