'''Bus excursions''' depart St. Petersburg's Gostinyy Dvor on weekend mornings and cost about 700 Rubles, returning to St. Petersburg in the evening, a total of about 10-11 hours.
'''By train from St. Petersburg''', express trains and local "elektrichka" trains depart from the Finlandskiy station. Express trains cost 182 Rubles each way, and tickets can be purchased in advance or at windows 27-30 at the Finland station (not in the main hall) on the day of departure. Beware of long lines if attempting to purchase tickets shortly before the train departs. Elektrichka tickets are slightly cheaper for a longer ride and can be purchased in the main hall at Finlandskiy station on the day of travel only.
'''Express trains''' (with upholstered seats and a restaurant car) travel on the following schedule:
Train #7017 departs St. Petersburg at 08:05 and arrives Vyborg 09:54
Train #???? departs St. Petersburg at 12:51 and arrives Vyborg 14:42
Train #7038 departs Vyborg at 15:21 and arrives St. Petersburg 17:00
Train #???? departs Vyborg at 20:10 and arrives St. Petersburg 21:50
'''Elektrichkas''' (with wooden bench-seats and few amenities) run more or less throughout the day, and a sampling of their schedule is:
Departs St. Petersburg 08:10 and arrives Vyborg 10:44
Departs St. Petersburg 08:58 and arrives Vyborg 11:31
Departs Vyborg 15:34 and arrives St. Petersburg 18:00
'''The major international trains''' to Helsinki stop in Vyborg, such as the Tolstoi, Repin, and Sibelius, although they tend to arrive late in the evening and are the most expensive.
From the train station, walk down Leningradskiy Prospekt and turn right along the embankment of the Salakka-Lakhti Inlet. See the '''Market Square''' on the left at the end of the quay, where one can see the '''Market Hall''' or "Rynok" and the 16th-century '''Round Tower'''. Walk past the Round Tower to the Lutheran '''Peter and Paul Cathedral''' in the park. Cross the street to see the blue-painted '''Transfiguration Cathedral''', then walk up Vyborgskaya Ulitsa past the '''Council House Tower''' along the remnants of the old city wall, then head up the street (this is the least picturesque part of the walk through the '''Stone City''') to see the '''Clock Tower''' tucked in among the apartment buildings. Before the Castle Bridge, see the '''Statue of Torgils Knutsson''', the Swedish knight who founded the city in the 13th Century. Look across the gulf to the '''Statue of Peter the Great''' in the park opposite.
Cross the bridge to '''Vyborg Castle''' which was originally built in 1293 by Swedes, captured by Peter the Great in the 18th Century, served as a Finnish prison in the 19th Century, and passed between the hands of the Soviets and Finns multiple times during World War II. The castle has several different exhibits, each with its own entry fee, and one can climb to the top of the tower for a nice view of the city. (Tickets for the tower cost 80 Rubles from the museum cashier.)
Cross back over the bridge and walk up Krepostnaya Ulitsa through the town, turn left on Suvorovskiy Prospekt, see the '''Alvar Aalto Library''' and the '''Statue of a Moose''' in the park, then proceed to '''Red Square''' and the '''Statue of Lenin''' before heading up Vokzalnaya Ulitsa back to the train station.
'''Restaurant NiKa''' at the Hotel Atlantik (Ul. Podgornaya 9). Prices are moderate to high.
'''Kruglaya Bashnya''' a Russian restaurant inside the Round Tower. Not as expensive as one might expect for its prime location, but service is slow.
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