The distance from St. Petersburg to Luga is 150 kilometers. It can be reached by train, bus, car.
Public transport on this route runs enough. Luga is not the most interesting city in the Leningrad Region, but you can visit it.
Electric train ride
Electric trains from St. Petersburg to Luga leave only from the Baltic Station. The first leaves at 07:05, the last at 23:30. A ticket costs 340 rubles. Electric trains differ only in the number of stops on the route and the schedule (each day or only on weekends). The trip takes from 2.5 to 3 hours. The schedule is as follows:
- 07:05.
- 09:35 and 13:28. Daily flights.
- 10:20. On weekends, the electric train stops everywhere except for Shosseynoye and Elektrodepo.
- 16:09. The composition of three cars, runs only on weekdays (except Tuesday and Thursday). Rides the fastest - less than two hours.
- 16:20, 17:55, 19:25, 21:03, 23:30. These are daily flights.
The back side of trains also runs enough. This suggests that it is convenient for residents of a small town to travel to St. Petersburg for work. The first flight from Luga leaves at 04:05.
Schedule is:
- 05:17.
- 07:00 a.m.
- 08:20.
- 09:50. This train consists of three wagons. 2 hours on the way.
- 14:15.
- 16:05.
- 16:25. He goes on weekends (from the end of April).
- 17:04.
- 18:32.
- 19:40 and 21:15. These compounds are slightly faster than the rest. They travel 2 hours and 15 minutes.
A trip to the "Swallow"
The fastest way from St. Petersburg to the Luga is the Swallow train. They depart from the Baltic Station according to the following schedule:
They travel 1.5 hours. A ticket costs 280 rubles. Places are only sedentary.
From Luga to St. Petersburg, the schedule is as follows:
All trains passing from Pskov also travel to their destination 1.5 hours.
There is only one stop - in Gatchina.
Bus routes
Buses from St. Petersburg to Luga run from 8 am to 11 pm. The trip takes from 2 to 3 hours. They can depart from such stops:
- Metro "Victory Park".
- Metro "Baltic".
- "Bus station".
A ticket costs from 280 rubles. The final destination can be not only Luga, but also other cities located in the Pskov region: Pustoshka, Bezhanitsy, Velikiye Luki, Sebezh, Porkhov. Also, buses from St. Petersburg to Smolensk and Gomel stop at Luga.
Buses depart from Luga to St. Petersburg from 2 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The bus station is located on Railway Station Square.
Car trip
By car from St. Petersburg to Luga can be reached in two hours. The exact time depends on the congestion and weather.
You need to exit on the E-95 highway through Pushkin and Gatchina. Next, you need to move towards the Luga River. Entrance to the city from the north on the Leningrad highway.
What to see in Luga
Attractions in the city are not very many. Among the interesting architectural monuments, one can note the Church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr. He is Orthodox, but looks like a Protestant church.
The second interesting object is the Partisan Glory memorial. It was established in 1975 in memory of the military fraternity of partisan formations of three regions (Leningrad, Pskov, Novgorod). Luga during the war years was occupied by the Nazis, major battles took place near it in 1941 and 1944. That is why in 2008 it received the title of the City of Military Glory, which is reminiscent of the stela and the Patriot Park, located near the railway station. It exhibits military equipment from the time of the USSR.
From the station it is worth taking a walk to the southern part of the city to the monument to Catherine II. On the way, you can go to the museum of local lore (ul. Red Artillery, 11).
Luga is a large industrial center. The city has a mining and processing plant, an abrasive plant, several food industry enterprises.
From Luga you can drive about an hour to the south and turn off the highway to Lyubensk. This settlement is very small, but interesting in that it has the estate of the composer Rimsky-Korsakov.