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AR17 Flight Information
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Pulkovo II Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia
The Pulkovo II International Flights Airport is located 13 km away from the city center on he same road to the domestic flights airport.
Getting from Pulkovo II Airport to the city.
Bus route 11 - the bus stop is located in front of the main building of the airport opposite the parking lot and closer to the Arrivals Hall. Note that there is another bus stop closer to the Departures Hall and bus 11 stops there en route to Aviagorodok (or Aviation Town) - which is not what you want. After departing from Aviagorodok the same bus will make a stop near the Arrivals Hall and form there will go to St. Petersburg via Pulkovo highway, the Victory Square and on to Moskovskaya Metro station. Buses run from 6:30am till 12:00pm with 15-20 minutes interval. Current bus fare is 7 rubles (about 25 cents).
Express buses - Express buses stop at the same bus stop near the Arrivals Hall as explained above. Several express bus routes are available:
K-3: Pulkovo II - Moskovskaya Metro - Sadovaya Metro
K-13: Civil Aviation Academy - Pulkovo II - Moskovskaya Metro
K-39: Pulkovo I - Pulkovo II - Ladozhskaya Metro (Ladozhsky Railway Station)
K-213: Aviagorodok - Pulkovo II - Moskovskaya Metro - Sadovaya Metro
Note that routes 3, 13 and 213 run along Moskovsky Prospect and have stops at every metro station located in the area. Current fare is 15 - 25 rubles, most drivers will charge you a flat 15 rubles fee (about 50 cents) for getting to Moskovskaya Metro station.
Taxi - Available round-the-clock and very expensive compared to standard city taxis. Managed by one of the airport-managed daughter companies, airport taxi service offers comfortable Western sedans (Mercedes, Audi, etc.) at Western prices. A ride to the city center may cost up to $50 for a party of two.
Prophet:
This is some great info you guys have pulled together. It looks like the buses are the cheapest and easiest way but they do not run until 6:30 so that's not going work. Do the express buses run around the clock? Otherwise I am sure they will just take a taxi.
If C/S do sleep in they will probably miss that early flight, however it obviously does not matter because they are all caught up by the HoO.
One other thing I noticed is that Jill and Thomas may be standing directly behind Kat in that pic. The team has blue packs anyway.
Scratch that, their packs are not that dark: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,21997.msg570426.html#msg570426
Neobie:
Good call on the departure times, guys!
So here's the itinerary of the first two teams, confirmed by a shot of the tickets:
FV 277 to Amsterdam, 0801-0908 (scheduled 0800-0900)
KL 449 to Abu Dhabi, 1025-1846 (scheduled 1025-1855)
KL 449 to Muscat, 1918-2019 (scheduled 1950-2055)
Do you guys know why there was a return trip for 27 Jun printed on the tickets as well?
georgiapeach:
Nice work, Neobie!
Neobie:
So it looks like the second batch of teams took a Lufthansa flight:
LH 3221 to Frankfurt, 0553-0650 (scheduled 0600-0650)
LH 618 to Abu Dhabi, 1237-2052 (scheduled 1230-2040)
LH 618 to Muscat, 2122-2225 (scheduled 2130-2235)
Chad/Stephanie are seen on an Etihad flight, which means they connected through Abu Dhabi as well. Assuming they took Etihad out of Europe, there are only two possible itineraries:
AF 2899 to Paris, 0729-0908 (scheduled 0730-0855)
EY 32 to Abu Dhabi, 1135-2025
EY 388 to Muscat, 2130-2235
Any flight to Moscow DME, latest FV 195, 1002-1100 (scheduled 0950-1050)
EY 68 to Abu Dhabi, 1700-2045 (scheduled 1510-2020)
EY 388 to Muscat, 2130-2235
The second itinerary is less likely simply because TPTB usually mandates that teams arrive and leave a country from the same city, for reasons pertaining to customs (in this case, St Petersburg). Maybe we'll get more info from the Insider Clips.
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