Luxury. This is the 1st word that come into my mind when I think about Peterhof. Peterhof (Russian: Петерго́ф), is a series of palaces and gardens (with fountains), laid out on the orders of Peter the Great, and sometimes called the "Russian Versailles". Read more about Petehof in Wikipedia Classical Musica Band Tip . Use the underground + a bus in order to go to Peterhof. It is really cheaper compared to Meteor boat. Metro+bus way : First go to the metro station Avtovo (line 1). Exit Mthe station, cross the street, there's a small bus marked 424A that goes to the front door of Peterhof that cost 30 rubles. So each way is 30 + 12 rubles for the metro. Boat way : The cheapest Meteor boat costs around 300 rubles. These boats start directly in front of the Winterpalace (Hermitage) and the ride will take about 40 minutes. During whole the weekend, in the Dovortsovaya Square, we had been looking people reading the same purple book. It was sooo strange!! So we asked a guy ...