Here is a list of the best places to go around the city for a nice time outside while ice-skating:

1. Rink on Elagin Island (ЦПКиО)

Skate sessions: 11:00 to 13:00, 13:30 to 15:30, 16:00 to 18:00, 18:30 to 20:30.

The cost of skating - 150 rubles /hour

Skate rental: 150 rubles / hour

Deposit for skates: 2000 rubles or driver's license.

2. Rink at Primorskiy Victory Park (Primorsky Park Pobedy)

Starting from December 20th.

The cost of skating:  free

Skate rental: 200 / hour for adults, 150 rubles / hour for children

Deposit for skates: 1500 rubles with documents, 3,000 rubles without documents

3. Skating rink at Narvskaya metro 

The largest outdoor skating rink in the city (an area of about 8000 square meters.)

Location: Perekopskaya Street. 6/8, stadium "Kirovets".

Cost: Mon-Fri - 200 rubles (for students - 150), Sat-Sun - 250 rubles (for students - 200). Children under 7 years of age and senior citizens - free.

Skate rental: 120 rubles / hour

Deposit: 1000 rubles, or driver's license.

4. Rink in South Primoskiy Park (Yuzhno-Primorsky Park)

Time: sessions from 12:00 (on weekends - 11:00) to 14:30, 15:30 to 18:00 and from 19:00 to 21:55.

The cost of skating: 250 rubles/ 2.5 hours for adults and 200 rubles / 2.5 hours for children and retired people on weekends,

 Holidays cost 50 rubles more.

Skate rental: 150 rubles / hour

5. Rink in Victory Park (Park Pobedy) near Moskovskiy Prospect

The cost of skating: 200 rubles

Skate rental: 100 rubles / hour.

6. Ohta-rink in the park

20 minutes from Prospect Prosveshcheniya or "Devyatkino."

The cost of skating: 300 rubles / hour.  200 rubles for children.  Weekend prices: 400 rubles for adults and 300 for children

Skate rental: 250 rubles/ First hour, 100 rubles for next hour, weekends: 300 p / first hour, 100 rubles for next hour

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