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A week in Saint Petersburg

Seven days in Saint Petersburg without seven days of sightseeing. The plan slows down in the middle, which is what a week is for.

  • 6 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Saint Petersburg trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

7 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Юнона

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    flea market in Saint Petersburg

    улица Маршала Казакова 35

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–20:00

  3. 14:3017:00

    Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    military museum in St Petersburg, Russia

    Aleksandrovskiy Park 7

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Музей для друзей

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    house in Pushkin town

    Леонтьевская улица 18

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–23:00

  6. 20:3023:00

    Mariinsky Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera company in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Театральная площадь 1, 190068

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–19:00

Day 2

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Подвалъ бродячей собаки

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    • 45m
    • Meal

    historic café in St Petersburg, Russia

    Итальянская ул., 4, 191011 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:30–23:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Китайская кухня

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Верхний парк 5 литА

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Мальцевский рынок

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    market building in Tsentralnyi district of Saint Petersburg, Russia

    улица Некрасова 52, 191194 Санкт-Петербург

  6. 14:3017:00

    Dostoevsky Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum dedicated to Fyodor Dostoevsky

    Кузнечный переулок 5/2

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue 11:00–18:00 · Wed 13:00–20:00 · Thu–Sun 11:00–18:00

  7. 17:0019:30

    General Staff Building, Saint Petersburg

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    building on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Дворцовая площадь 6-8, 191186

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 12:00–21:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    Finnegan's Wake

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    ресторан японской и европейской кухни

    переулок Талалихина 5, 197198 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–01:00

  9. 21:0023:30

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonia

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Musical society and philharmonic hall in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Михайловская улица 2/9, 191186

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Aster

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    улица Маяковского 23, 191014 Санкт-Петербург

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Russian zoological museum

    Universitetskaya Embankment (Университетская наб.), 1

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Кузнечный рынок

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    building, marketplace, architectural landmark in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Кузнечный переулок 3, 191102 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–20:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Aurora

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    1900 Pallada-class cruiser

    Petrogradskaya Embankment (Петроградская наб.) 2

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Mickey & Monkeys

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Ulitsa Gorokhovaya 27

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 09:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 09:00–24:00 · Sun 09:00–23:00

  9. 20:3023:00

    Saint Petersburg Chamber Opera

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Галерная улица 33, Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–19:00

Day 4

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Swan

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    улица Лизы Чайкиной 4, 197198 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:30–21:30 · Sat–Sun 11:00–21:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Russian Museum of Ethnography

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Инженерная улица 4/1 литЕ, 191186 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue 10:00–21:00 · Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    terrassa

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Kazanskaya ploshchad', 3

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 11:00–01:00 · Sat–Sun 12:00–01:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Russian Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Inzhenernaya Ul. 4

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed 10:00–18:00 · Thu 13:00–21:00 · Fri–Sun 10:00–18:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Bollywood Nights

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Bol'shaya Pushkarskaya Ulitsa, 15

  9. 20:3022:00

    Tower

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Невский проспект 22, 191186

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 00:00–24:00

Day 5

9 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Старик Хинкалыч

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Гончарная улица 11, 191036 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–23:00

  2. 08:45

    4h 15m open

    08:45 – 13:00

    A morning to yourselves

  3. 13:0014:00

    Restobar Artist

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    13-Ya Liniya Vasil'yevskogo Ostrova, 70

  4. 14:3017:00

    Saint Petersburg Manege

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    former riding hall in Saint Petersburg

    Исаакиевская площадь 1/2, 190098

  5. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  6. 19:0020:30

    Бакинский дворик

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Gorohovaya (Гороховая ул.), 52

  7. 20:3023:00

    Saint Petersburg Court Capella

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Russian professional musical institution since 1479

    набережная Реки Мойки 20, 191186 Санкт-Петербург

Day 6

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Ярумэн

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Невский проспект 88, 191025 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 12:00–22:30 · Fri–Sun 12:00–23:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Suvorov Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    St. Petersburg, Russia museum dedicated to the memory of Generalissimo A.V. Suvorov

    Кирочная улица 43, 191015

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue 10:00–18:00 · Wed 12:00–20:00 · Thu–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Литературное кафе

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    building of Literaturnoye Kafe (Saint Petersburg), Russia

    Невский проспект 18, 191186 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–23:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Anna Akhmatova Museum at the Fountain House

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Литейный проспект 53, Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue 10:30–18:30 · Wed 12:00–20:00 · Thu–Sun 10:30–18:30

  7. 17:0019:30

    Krasin

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    1916 icebreaker for Russian and Soviet Navy

    Naberezhnaya Leitenanta Schmidta (наб. Лейтенанта Шмидта)

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00

  8. 19:3021:00

    Made In China

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Большая Морская улица 35, 190000 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 12:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–01:00 · Sun 12:00–23:00

  9. 21:0022:30

    Anichkov Palace

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Historic former imperial palace located in Saint Petersburg, Russia

    Невский проспект 39, 191023 Санкт-Петербург

Day 7

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Косуля

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Караванная улица 24, 191023 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–01:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Cabin of Peter the Great

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    building of Russia

    Петровская набережная 6, 197046 Санкт-Петербург

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed 10:00–18:00 · Thu 13:00–21:00 · Fri–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Claret

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    улица Марата 11, 191025 Санкт-Петербург

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Saint Petersburg/Vasilievsky Island
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors