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Public trolleys start working at around 6 a.m. and run until about 12 a.m., with the intervals of anywhere from 10 minutes up to an hour. Trolley routes tend to be gathered in the city's older parts. The cost of a surface transportation ticket is 5 roubles (about $0.64). Tickets are bought on the spot from conductors, who will approach you trying to collect the fare, unless you have a pass, which they will ask you to show. The ticket a conductor gives you is valid for one ride only. If the bus is overcrowded and the conductor is unable to approach you, you are still responsible for contacting him and paying your fare (possibly with the help of other passengers). Fare inspectors may drop in at any station, and explaining to them that you've just boarded the vehicle and the conductor has not yet approached you rarely works.
Tram
Saint-Petersburg is one of the most "tram" cities of Europe. Extent of tram ways more than 700 kms. Daily on streets of city leave about 1500 trolley buses and trams which connect the historical centre of Saint-Petersburg to bedrom communities of city. The trams operate from 6.00 to 24.00.Fare is collected through the sale of special tickets. One ticket (a single one-way trip) costs RUR 5.00, it can be obtained right in the vehicle from conductors. For many petersburgers a tram is a favourite type of transport not only by virtue of a habit, but also because of an opportunity to have a good look at slowly appearing architectural monuments behind the big windows, scenes of life, pictures of a nature. For people constantly using public transport a tram is also a place of dialogue.
