Hotels near Rzhevka Airport
A guide to where to sleep around Rzhevka, the quiet former military airfield on St Petersburg's northeastern edge, for the travellers who actually pass through here on the way to a Pulkovo flight.
Rzhevka Airport itself sees almost no scheduled passenger traffic today, so hotels near Rzhevka Airport really means hotels across the Krasnogvardeysky district and the Ladozhsky rail corridor in northeastern St Petersburg. Most guests booking here are heading south to Pulkovo, the city's working international gateway, a 30 to 50 minute taxi away depending on traffic on the ring road. The area itself is a mix of budget motels near Vsevolozhskaya, mid-range business hotels along Ladozhsky Prospekt, and a handful of spa properties closer to the Neva. It suits travellers who want a quieter, cheaper base outside the historic centre and don't mind a longer ride to their gate.
Rzhevka Airport in numbers
Family10.0Gostinitsa "Dzhuliata Iyul'"
Family9.4Suzor Village
Airport shuttle9.4Kravt Nevsky Hotel and Spa
Family9.4Venta Arena Hotel
Family9.2Diplomat Hotel
Family9.2ОТЕЛЬ БАГРАТИОН
Family9.2Hotel Vera
Family9.2Фермерская усадьба Рутения
Family9.2White Tree Hotel
Free shuttle9.0Vernisazh
Budget9.0Helen`s Home
Family9.0DM Hotel
Family8.8ПетроСпорт Отель
Family8.8YARD Residence Apart Hotel
Near the airport8.6Kherimp
Budget8.6Hostel Port on Suvorovskiy
Near the airport8.6Olimp
Family8.6Hotel Elle
Family8.6Cushion Hotel
Family8.6Корона Отель
Family8.6Country Park Hotel "Korkino Lake"
Family8.4Okhtinskaya
Family8.4Karina Motel
Family8.4Moscow Hotel In Saint-Petersburg
Airport shuttle8.4MEN'K KINGS
Family8.4Отель Forest Relax
Family8.4Obuhoff Hotel
Family8.2Otel' Ladoga
Family8.2Hotel Polustrovo
Family8.2Otel' Tavricheskiy 4 Zvezdy
Family8.2Sezon, Gostinitsa
Family8.0Country Club "Tradition"
Budget7.6Hotel "Karelia"
Family7.2Brigit
Spa0.0NordWest Spa Hotel
What to expect
- Rzhevka airfield itself is a former military and sport-aviation strip with no regular passenger flights, so this area functions as a northeastern base rather than a true airport-adjacent cluster
- Pulkovo Airport, the real departure point for most travellers, sits 30 to 50 minutes south by taxi across the city
- Ladozhsky rail terminal anchors the district with mainline connections north and east toward Karelia and the Finnish border
- Vsevolozhskaya, just beyond the ring road, holds a cluster of budget motels favoured by drivers and long-stay guests
- Central landmarks like Smolny Cathedral and the Finland Station are a short taxi ride south for guests who want an evening downtown
- Winter driving times to Pulkovo run longer than the numbers above suggest, so early flights need real buffer time
Good to know
- ✓Book anything advertising an airport shuttle for a Pulkovo departure, not a Rzhevka one, since Rzhevka itself has no terminal to be shuttled to.
- ✓Add thirty extra minutes to any quoted taxi time between November and March, when the ring road slows considerably with snow and rush-hour traffic.
- ✓Stay near Ladozhsky Vokzal if you want a fallback to trains and the metro rather than relying only on a taxi to reach the airport.
- ✓Ask about breakfast start times directly if your Pulkovo flight boards before seven, since not every property here runs an early service by default.
- ✓Choose Vsevolozhskaya over the inner district if you're driving in and want free, easy parking rather than paid city-centre parking.
- ✓Confirm your hotel takes foreign cards before arrival, since several smaller budget properties in this district are cash-preferred only.