Kronstadt , Oranienbaum, and Peterhof

Kronstadt is a real eyeful ! You can arrange for a private tour which is an efficient way to see it , but you are likely to see only the cathedral and miss other points of interest on Kotlin Island . We visited last September and did the day on our own using public transportation . If you are interested in that approach , I'll be happy to post the directions and pertinent information . The cathedral is a knockout , and the town is beautiful and bucolic , here is more information - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronstadt

Thank you for info, yes we would be interested in directions and pertinent info, thanks again

Go early , and read up on the myriad sights in Kronstadt , print out a map of the town , and having a pocket compass will help keep you correctly oriented on the map . Take the M2 Metro to the " Chernaya Rechka " stop , Here is a map of the St. Petersburg Metro - The M2 is the Blue Line http://www.metro.spb.ru/uploads/img/map/shema_28.12.12c.jpg . When you exit the station , go left out of the main gate and look for the " Marshrutka " mini buses lined up . Cross the street for the ones headed away from the station on your left . You want the one marked K - 405 , the fare is three zones at about py6 ( that's rubles in Cyrillic ) 30 per zone or about py6 90 for the trip to Kronstadt ( about $1.25 ) . once you enter the town , sit close to the driver and ask for " Sobor St Nikolas " That's the cathedral . He will alert you when to get off. The K-405 going back to the Metro leaves from the center of town near The Gostinny Dvor . It resembles the one in St Petersburg , only quite a bit more diminuitive . Do enjoy this , it was a high point for us , Here is St Petersburg transport site as well -http://transport.orgp.spb.ru/Portal/transport/main?lang=en

Thank you for the great info, looking forward to it