Second Summit
Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum

FAQ. Transportation

I just arrived in St. Petersburg. How do I get to the Accreditation Centre?

A free regular shuttle will take you from the airport or rail terminal to the Accreditation Centre. The shuttles that run on routes 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 make a stop at the Accreditation Centre upon request.

The current shuttle schedule can be found in the ‘Shuttles’ section.

You can also check with the transport coordinators at Pulkovo Airport and at Moskovsky Rail Terminal about the exact time and place of departure of the shuttles.

I got off the shuttle at the Accreditation Centre, but I’m going to the venue. Will someone take me to the Forum venue?

Yes, the shuttles on routes 2.2 and 2.4 stop upon request at the Accreditation Centre on the way to the venue. Once you pick up your badge at the Accreditation Centre, you can take the shuttle to the venue. You can only board the shuttle to the Forum venue with a badge and a negative PCR test result.

The current shuttle schedule can be found in the ‘Shuttles’ section. 

How can I get to the Forum venue from the hotel?

Shuttles run from the hotels to the Forum venue on routes 1.1–1.9. You can only board the shuttle to the Forum venue with a badge and a negative PCR test result. 

I have a badge, why can’t I get on the shuttle?

To board the shuttle, your badge must be activated. Your badge is activated once you present a negative PCR test result. 

Will my badge be checked as I enter the shuttle?

Yes, your badge will be checked on all shuttle routes, except for the shuttles on routes 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4. Shuttles on these routes run from Pulkovo Airport and Moskovsky Rail Terminal.

Where is the shuttle stop at the Forum venue?

The free shuttles stop at parking areas M and L.

The stop is indicated on the outdoor territory map in the ‘Forum venue’ section. 

I am a participant. Which hub should I go to?

Transport hubs for participants:

I am a media representative. Which hub should I go to?

Transport hubs for media representatives:

How can I sign up for the shuttle?

You can sign up for the shuttle in the Roscongress personal account.

To do this, you need to:

  1. Open the ‘My events’ section of the Roscongress personal account

  2. Select the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum 

  3. Go to the ‘My participation’ section

  4. Open the tab ‘Access to the venue’ or ‘Sign up for a shuttle to the venue’

  5. Choose the route and time slot

    Registration is required for shuttles on routes 1.1–1.9 between the Forum venue and recommended hotels, and 1.10, 4.3–4.4, between the Forum venue and transport hubs.

    No registration is required for shuttles on routes 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 3.

Can I take a taxi to the venue?

No. Participants will not be able to get to the venue using non-accredited vehicles and taxis.

During the event, traffic along the Peterburgskoye shosse along the section from Pulkovskoye shosse to Vitebsky prospekt will be restricted.

Transport hubs will be organized for participants arriving by non-accredited vehicles and taxis. Free shuttles will run from the transport hubs to the Summit and Forum venue and back.

The current shuttle schedule and a list of transport hubs can be found in the ‘Shuttles’ section.

I want to go to the venue in my own car without a transport pass. How can I do that?

Participants will not be able to get to the venue using non-accredited vehicles. Vehicles may only enter restricted areas with transport passes.

Participants arriving by non-accredited vehicles and taxis can only drive to the transport hub. Free shuttles will run from the transport hubs to the Forum venue and back.

The current shuttle schedule and a list of transport hubs can be found in the ‘Shuttles’ section.

Can I use any transport hub?

No. Transport hubs are shared between participants, media, and technical staff.

Transport hubs for participants:

Transport hubs for media representatives:

If I use a rental car to get to the venue, where could I go?

Cars rented by participants from RC Service will have transport passes:

– with the right to enter and park at the Forum venue,

OR

– with the right to transit through the Forum territory and park at one of the transport hubs.

For more details, please see the ‘Rent transport’ section in the Roscongress personal account.

“We highly value the results of our joint work at the summit. I am sure the achieved results are creating a good foundation for further deepening the Russia-Africa partnership in the interests of our nations’ prosperity and wellbeing.”

President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. In response to the aspirations of the people it is representing, the Summit intends to build a comprehensive framework for expanding Russian–African relations into broader horizons of joint cooperation across different fields.

The African nations and Russia share a common understanding of international relations, based on the principles of respect for the rule of international law, equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. The two sides share a firm conviction regarding the importance of developing trade flows and supporting mutual investment in such a way as to ensure security, peace and development for the African and Russian people.

African countries have huge potential and opportunities that will allow them, once efforts to streamline their economies have been achieved, to emerge as real global players. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres. Africa has flourished in terms of growth over the past decade, reaching a continent-wide growth rate of 3.55% in 2018.

The African Union Summit, which was held in Niger in July 2019, continued the efforts of the African countries and saw the African Continental Free Trade Agreement come into force, along with its operational instruments. The agreement is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, an African development strategy that has been created to address the African people’s desire for prosperity and decent living standards.

These successes are opening up wide-ranging prospects for cooperation between African countries and the Russian Federation, and confirm the determination of African governments and their people to cooperate with multiple partners in order to establish mutually beneficial relations.

With this in mind, we express our hopes that the Russia–Africa Summit will help in the establishment of constructive strategic relations, based on partnership between two sides across various fields, and in the service of fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the African people and their friends in Russia.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI