Trolleybuses are essentially electric buses that get power from electric wires.
Along with trams, trolleybuses are the most environmentally-friendly public transport in St. Petersburg, though not the fastest. Show your monthly pass to a conductor otherwise pay in cash for your ticket. Click here to learn more about the payment procedure and the fares. By WWII Leningrad had 130 trolleybuses, serving 5 lines. All trolleybuses stopped running during the Siege of Leningrad and services were resumed only in May 1944.