During high season (June-August) the park is very crowded. The peak of visiting occurs at 11 o’clock, at the time of the launch of the Grand Cascade fountains, and on the opening (in May) and closing (September) holidays of the fountain season, the number of visitors breaks all imaginable records. To avoid giant queues, it is better to arrive at the park early or visit it after 17:00, when the tourist flow noticeably subsides. The fountains are open on weekdays until 18-00, on weekends and holidays until 19-00. You can form your own opinion about the best time to visit the park thanks to the webcam showing the fountains of the Grand Cascade.
EXCURSION TO PETERHOF. OPENING HOURS OF FOUNTAINS, PALACES AND MUSEUMS
A special place among the wonderful suburban parks of St. Petersburg in terms of its artistic and historical significance rightfully belongs to
Lower Park Peterhof.
It was created in the first quarter of the 18th century and is an outstanding monument not only of Russian, but also of world culture.
This is exactly the place where millions of tourists from different parts of the world flock, wanting to get acquainted with the grandiose fountain complex that eclipsed the famous Versailles.
Plan diagram of the Lower and Upper parks of Peterhof
Operating hours of Peterhof fountains in 2023.
The Lower Park and Upper Garden of Peterhof are open daily from
9:00 to 20:00.
Main fountains
open during the summer season
from 10:00 to 19:45
.
Ceremonial launch
A large cascade of fountains occurs daily
at 11:00
.
Entrance to the Upper Garden is free all year round
, entrance to the Lower Park and Alexandria Park is paid (except for the autumn-winter season from October 16 to April 27).
Cost of entrance tickets to the Lower Park of Peterhof in 2023.
In the new season of 2022, the Peterhof State Museum sharply increased the cost of entrance tickets and canceled free hours for visiting the park. From April 23 to October 16, for citizens of Russia and CIS countries, the cost of visiting the Lower Park is:
Opening hours of the Grand Peterhof Palace in 2023 and nuances of visiting.
Low season(from October 16 to April 27) The Grand Palace is open from 10:30 to 18:00, ticket office from 10:30 to 17:00.Weekend– Monday and last Tuesday of every month.
Tickets can be easily purchased at the museum box office or in advance.
through the Interneton the official website of the State Museum "Peterhof".
With the start of the high season
(from April 28) Grand Palace opening hours
is changing dramatically!
Box office
for individual visitors
open
just twice a day
: from 10:30 to 12:00 and from 14:30 to 16:00. The rest of the time there are organized excursion groups.
Queue at the box officeIt is advisable to borrow in advance, otherwise the chance of getting to the palace at the right time is rapidly decreasing. In the interval from 10:30 to 12:00 there are noticeably fewer visitors; you can get to the opening of the ticket office in half an hour. But even these tips do not guarantee that you will be able to get to the palace at the desired time during high season unless you buy an e-ticket in advance.
Therefore, if you don’t want to waste time and nerves, during the high season it is objectively more convenient to use the services of travel companies and book a bus tour to Peterhof from St. Petersburg. This way you can visit the Peterhof Palace without tiring queues, and a fascinating walk through the fountains of Peterhof with an experienced guide will make the trip much more educational.
In addition to bus excursions to Peterhof, there are also excursions to Peterhof on a meteor. They are significantly more expensive than buses, but the feeling of a rapid flight on a meteor on the waves of the Gulf of Finland is truly unforgettable. Tickets to the Grand Palace and Lower Park are usually included in the price of the excursion. Buses to Peterhof depart from Moskovsky station, and meteors (during the navigation period from May 1) - from Admiralteyskaya embankment no. 2. During the low season, the cost of bus excursions to Peterhof is significantly reduced.
PETERHOF TICKET PRICES 2023
Great Peterhof Palace
Ticket prices to the Grand Palace (Peterhof, Razvodnaya street, 2) in 2022 for citizens of Russia and Belarus:
- adults - 600 rubles;
- schoolchildren (from 16 years old) and students -450 rubles;
- children under 16 years old - free.
Ticket prices to the Grand Palace in 2022 for foreign citizens:
- adults - 1500 rubles;
- Children under 16 years old (with any citizenship) - free.
Palace ticket officelocated next to the building under the Coat of Arms. In summer time
entrance to the box officeis carried out from the paid Lower Park; in the winter season, the entrance is open from the Upper Garden. During the winter season, you can purchase in advance on the official website of the museum.
e-tickets to the Grand Palace
and other museum exhibitions. When visiting the Grand Palace, take it with you
you must have a passport
or an identity document.
Current schedule
works of the Peterhof Palace and museum exhibitions can be found at
official website
"GMZ Peterhof". For information about the work of the Grand Palace, call 7 812 450-56-52.
Photography in the Peterhof Palace is strictly prohibited!
It may be a small consolation
panoramas of the halls of the Grand Palace from YandexExcursion to the Grottoes of the Grand Casada
In hot weather, we recommend making a short but very memorableexcursion to the Grottoes, which are located under the terrace of the Grand Palace. Here you can get acquainted with the structure of the water supply system of the Grand Cascade fountains “from the inside” and see small joker fountains “table with splashes” and “water curtains”.
If you're afraid of getting wet, and it’s unlikely to get wet - definitely
take umbrellas and raincoats!
Cost of tickets for an excursion to the Grand Cascade Grottoes in 2022 for citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus:
Marley Palace
The beauty of this palace lay not in the splendor of the facades, but in the amazing proportions and elegance of decoration.
During the Second World War, the palace was plundered and barbarically blown up by retreating German troops. The restored Marly Palace was only opened to the public in 1982.
The Marly Palace is open from 10:30 to 18:00, closed on Monday. In winter the palace is closed.
Cost of tickets to the Marly Palace in 2022 for citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus:
- adults - 350 rubles;
- schoolchildren (from 16 years old) and students - 300 rubles;
- children under 16 years old - free.
Palace "Montplaisir"
Monplaisir
- the first palace of Peter I
in Peterhof, its construction began in 1714 simultaneously with the foundation of the Grand Palace. The layout of the palace was sketched out by the tsar himself, who considered the ideal of an everyday home to be a Dutch manor, comfortable and thoughtful.
The name Monplaisir, translated from French -
"My pleasure"
was also invented by Peter, who loved, sitting here in his office, watching through a telescope the ships passing along the bay.
Monplaisir is open from 10:30 to 18:00, closed on the last Monday of the month. In winter the palace is closed.
Cost of tickets to Monplaisir Palace in 2022 for citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus:
- adults - 350 rubles;
- schoolchildren (from 16 years old) and students - 300 rubles;
- children under 16 years old - free.
Museum "Catherine's Corps"
Catherine's building
was built under Elizabeth Petrovna, and was intended for banquets and court balls. At that time it was called the “Stone Building”, and received its modern name later, in memory of the fact that the future Empress Catherine II lived in a log extension to the building. It was from here that she went to St. Petersburg to lead a conspiracy against the unloved husband of Peter III. Catherine's wooden outbuilding burned down during the Second World War and was never rebuilt.
The Catherine building is open from 10:30 to 18:00; during the winter season it is open only on weekends.
Cost of tickets to the Catherine Corps museum in 2022 for citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus:
- adults - 350 rubles;
- schoolchildren (from 16 years old) and students - 300 rubles;
- children under 16 years old - free.
Museum "Bathhouse"
Stone
Bath building
was built in 1866 on the site of an old wooden outbuilding. The building was built as a bath complex with healing and hardening baths for the wife of Alexander II, who suffered from consumption. Near the building on the shore of the bay there was a small landscape
"Chinese" kindergarten.
children under 16 years old - free.
Currently working in the Bath building
unique museum, in which you can get acquainted with the everyday side of life at the imperial court.
The bath building is open from 10:30 to 17:00, in the winter season it is open only on weekends, and in the summer season it is closed during rain.
Cost of tickets to the Bath building in 2022 for citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus:
- adults - 350 rubles;
- schoolchildren (from 16 years old) and students - 300 rubles;
Pavilion "Hermitage"
At the beginning of the 18th century, a fashion arose in Europe for the construction of two-story pavilions called “Hermitage”, or otherwise -
"place of solitude".
Peterhof Hermitage
- the first building of this kind in Russia.
The first floor was intended for servants and cooking, and the food itself was delivered to the second, master floor with the help of
lifting tables
.
From the only hall on the second floor there is a stunning all-round view of the Gulf of Finland and a park with radiating alleys.
The Hermitage is open from 10:30 to 18:00,
day off - Tuesday. In winter, the pavilion is closed to the public.
Lift table operation
can be seen at screenings at 12:00, 13:00 and 14:00 on weekends and holidays.
Cost of tickets to the Hermitage pavilion in 2022 for citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus:
- adults - 350 rubles;
- schoolchildren (from 16 years old) and students - 300 rubles;
- children under 16 years old - free.
Fountain Museum
In the eastern gallery of the Grand Palace (from the side of the Church building) there is a small exhibition dedicated to the history of the development of the water supply system of Peterhof fountains.
In the museum
presented are fragments of pipes from the 18th century, parts of fountain equipment and tools of fountain masters, rare photographs and engravings...
Real exhibits are complemented by multimedia screens, which display additional historical information and an interactive diagram of the Peterhof water pipeline.
Like many other pavilions, the museum is closed in winter.
Cost of tickets to the Fountain Museum in 2022 for citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus:
- adults - 250 rubles;
- schoolchildren (from 16 years old) and students -200 rubles;
- children under 16 years old - free.
Museum "Special Pantry"
In the western building of the Grand Palace, which has its own name
"The building under the coat of arms", there were personal chambers
Catherine II
. The highest exits began from these apartments
AND
the empress with her retinue along the enfilades of the Grand Palace to the court church, which is located in the opposite wing of the palace.
Now it's open here
Museum "Special Pantry"
, which presents personal belongings of Catherine II and other emperors, jewelry, church utensils and much more.
The museum is open from 10:30 to 18:00, closed on the last Wednesday of the month.
The cost of tickets to the "Special Pantry" museum in 2022 for citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus:
- adults - 350 rubles;
- schoolchildren (from 16 years old) and students -300 rubles;
- children under 16 years old - free.
Museum "Church Building"
The court church, consecrated in honor of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, is located in the eastern part of the Grand Palace. The church is a striking example of Elizabethan Baroque and amazes with the abundance of gold and decoration in its decoration.
Church building
open from 10:30 to 18:00, during the winter season only open on weekends.
The cost of tickets to the Church Building museum in 2022 for citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus:
- adults - 350 rubles;
- schoolchildren (from 16 years old) and students -300 rubles;
- children under 16 years old - free.
FOUNTAINS OF PETERHOF IN WINTER AND SUMMER
You can see more photos of Peterhof sights Here.
