# Sevkabel Port, St Petersburg > Sevkabel Port is a former cable factory on the Gulf of Finland, now one of St Petersburg’s favourite public spaces: a waterfront promenade, cafés, bars, exhibitions and festivals. **Entry is free**, the waterfront is open 24/7, and most cafés run 10:00–23:00. You only pay for food and ticketed events. An hour covers a walk and the sunset; with dinner or an exhibition, allow 2–3 hours. Web page: https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/sevkabel-port - City: [St Petersburg](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg), Russia - YesGo score: 38/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 1 h - Opening hours: Grounds and waterfront 24/7; most cafés and tenants 10:00–23:00, bars and clubs often later - With kids: Fine with kids - Entry: Free — no ticket needed for the grounds - Waterfront: Open 24/7 - Cafés and tenants: Mostly 10:00–23:00; bars and clubs often stay open later - Exhibitions and gigs: Ticketed separately; each event sets its own price - Address: Kozhevennaya Liniya 40, Gavan, Vasilyevsky Island - Metro: Gorny Institut (orange line), Primorskaya or Vasileostrovskaya (green line), then a bus - From Nevsky Prospekt: Bus 7 or trolleybus 10 / 11 to the Vesyolnaya Ulitsa stop - Winter ice rink: On the waterfront field; 2026/27 season dates not announced yet - Dogs: Welcome on a lead; muzzle for dogs over 40 cm at the shoulder - Not allowed: Your own alcohol, glass bottles, barbecues and hookahs; no cycling on the waterfront - Coordinates: 59.92455, 30.24100 - Facts checked: 29.10.2026 ## Key facts - **Free** — entry to the grounds and the waterfront, open 24/7 (source: Official Sevkabel Port website) - **1879** — Siemens & Halske opened the factory that became Sevkabel on this site (source: English and Russian Wikipedia, “Sevkabel Port”; Tripster magazine) - **Sept 2018** — official opening; the first event took place in June 2017 (source: Official Sevkabel Port website, “About”; English and Russian Wikipedia) - **1918** — the factory was nationalised and renamed Sevkabel (source: English and Russian Wikipedia, “Sevkabel Port”; Great Soviet Encyclopedia) - **200 m** — of waterfront along the Gulf of Finland (source: Russian Wikipedia, “Sevkabel Port”; Tripster magazine) - **Khvoya** — the architecture studio behind the conversion (source: Official Sevkabel Port website, “About”; Russian Wikipedia) - **2,200 m²** — the winter Rink by the Sea, first flooded in 2018 (source: English and Russian Wikipedia; Peterburg2) - **Tesla** — a factory DC generator now stands as a monument on Morskaya Square (source: Official Sevkabel Port website; Russian Wikipedia) - **Kozhevennaya 39** — where the cable works moved production, freeing the shore (source: Official Sevkabel Port website, “About”; English and Russian Wikipedia) > **It’s not a sight — come for the sunset, food or an event** There’s no permanent exhibition. On a weekday afternoon you get a promenade, red-brick factory halls and cafés — about 30–40 minutes’ worth. The reasons to make the trip are the sunset over open water, a relaxed dinner, or a specific exhibition or festival. Check the event calendar on the official website first: the big events are ticketed. ## Is Sevkabel Port worth visiting? Yes, if you have three days or more in St Petersburg, like converted industrial spaces, or want a free sunset over the sea. An evening here feels nothing like the centre: wide sky, open water, locals walking dogs and eating on the steps by the gulf. Skip it on a one- or two-day trip. It’s 30–40 minutes from the centre each way and there’s no single sight to tick off — the [Hermitage](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/hermitage) and the [Peter and Paul Fortress](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/peter-and-paul-fortress) come first. The worst time to go is a rainy November weekday with nothing on. ## What is Sevkabel Port? It’s a culture and business space carved out of the city’s oldest cable factory, in the Gavan district at the western end of Vasilyevsky Island. The Sevkabel company moved production across the street to Kozhevennaya Liniya 39 and handed its shoreline buildings over to cafés, studios, exhibition halls and a concert club. The draw is the **waterfront**: concrete steps down to the Gulf of Finland, the Soviet-modernist Marine Station next door and the cable-stayed bridges of the Western High-Speed Diameter on the horizon. It shows you a St Petersburg that isn’t on the postcards — how locals spend a summer evening. Two more converted factories sit on the same street — Istkabel next door and the Brusnitsyn quarter a little further along — so you can walk all three in one go. ## How to get to Sevkabel Port 1. There is no metro station at the door — from any station you finish by bus or on foot. The closest are **Gorny Institut** (orange line 4), **Primorskaya** and **Vasileostrovskaya** (green line 3). 2. From **Gorny Institut**: bus 262 to the “Sevkabel Port / Fabrika Very Slutskoy” stop, right by the gate. Walking takes about 20–25 minutes along Bolshoy Prospekt and Kozhevennaya Liniya. 3. From **Primorskaya**: bus 151 or 262 to “Ploshchad Morskoy Slavy”, or trolleybus 10 / 11 or bus 128 to “Bolshoy Prospekt V.O.”. On foot it’s about 3 km, 35–40 minutes. 4. From **Vasileostrovskaya**: bus 152 or 262 to “Sevkabel Port / Fabrika Very Slutskoy”, or buses 1, 7, 128 and trolleybuses 10, 11 to “Vesyolnaya Ulitsa”. 5. From **Palace Square** (Admiralteyskaya or Nevsky Prospekt metro): bus 7 or trolleybus 10 / 11 over the Palace Bridge and along Bolshoy Prospekt to “Vesyolnaya Ulitsa”, then about 8 minutes on foot. By metro: Admiralteyskaya → Sadovaya, change to Spasskaya, one stop to Gorny Institut. 6. Taxi apps are the easy way back late at night. Parking is paid and fills up at weekends. ## What to do at Sevkabel Port - Sit on the **waterfront steps** at sunset, facing the open Gulf of Finland. - Find the **Tesla generator** on Morskaya Square — an old factory machine turned monument. - Walk past the red-brick Siemens & Halske halls, the boiler house and its chimney, kept during the conversion. - Eat at the **food court** (five small cafés with outdoor terraces) or the **Bar Line**, a row of ruin-bar style bars. - Catch whatever exhibition is on upstairs in the Tsekh hall, or a gig or market in the UKT hall. - In winter, skate on the **Rink by the Sea** along the shore. - Carry on to Istkabel and the Brusnitsyn quarter, two more reborn factories on the same street. ## Events, exhibitions and festivals Something is on most weekends and many weekdays: exhibitions, concerts, markets, food and music festivals. The calendar changes all the time, so YesGo doesn’t copy it here — the official website has the up-to-date list and ticket prices. In autumn 2026 the website lists the exhibitions “Textocentricity” (23 October 2026 – 10 January 2027) and “V.N.E / Body Horror Exhibition” (until 22 December). In summer, festivals move outside onto the field by the water. Event pages are mostly in Russian — a browser translation is enough to read dates and prices. ## Food, drinks and paying Restaurants are in the Siemens building, quick food in the food court, drinks along the Bar Line. Most places open 10:00–23:00; bars run later at weekends. Bringing your own food is fine; your own alcohol, glass bottles and barbecues are not. Visa and Mastercard cards issued abroad don’t work in Russia (since March 2022), so carry roubles in cash or a Russian bank card. Waterside terraces fill up first at sunset — arrive half an hour early. ## Before you go: checklist - [ ] Checked today’s events on the official website - [ ] Know the sunset time and arrive 30–40 minutes before - [ ] A warm layer — the open gulf is windy even in summer - [ ] Cash roubles or a Russian card — foreign cards won’t work - [ ] Ticket for the exhibition or gig, if you want one - [ ] Plan for the ride back: last bus or a taxi app ## Sevkabel Port vs New Holland vs Lakhta Center | | Sevkabel Port | New Holland | Lakhta Center | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | What it is | Converted factory on the gulf | Island park in the centre | Skyscraper and park on the gulf | | Entry | Free | Free | Grounds free, observation deck paid | | Water | Open sea | Canals around the island | Gulf of Finland | | Sunset | Over the sea — best of the three | No open horizon | Over the sea, by the tower | | From the centre | 30–40 min | 10–15 min walk from St Isaac’s | 40–50 min | Short on time and staying central? Go to [New Holland](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/new-holland) — closer and also free. For a sunset over open water, Sevkabel Port wins. Pick the [Lakhta Center](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/lakhta-center) if you want the city from above. ## St Petersburg sunset spots compared Every St Petersburg sunset spot rated by YesGo. - [Sevkabel Port](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/sevkabel-port) — YesGo score 38/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free - [Yelagin Island](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/yelagin-island) — YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free weekdays, 200 ₽ at weekends ## Vasilyevsky Island, ending at sunset Start at Palace Square, cross the Palace Bridge, see the Kunstkamera and the Zoological Museum, then take bus 7 west to Sevkabel Port for sunset and dinner. 1. [Palace Square](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/palace-square) — YesGo score 71/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free 2. [Palace Bridge and the bridge openings](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/palace-bridge) — YesGo score 53/100 (Yes, go) · 45 min · Free from the embankment 3. [Kunstkamera](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/kunstkamera) — YesGo score 50/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h 30 min · 500 ₽ 4. [Zoological Museum](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/zoological-museum) — YesGo score 36/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · 700 ₽ 5. [Sevkabel Port](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/sevkabel-port) — YesGo score 38/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free > **Go during the White Nights** From late May to mid-July the sun sets over the gulf around 22:00–22:30 and the sky stays light all night — peak season for the outdoor festivals. In winter the sun is down by about 16:00, but the rink opens by the water. ## Good to know Sevkabel itself is a working cable factory across the street at Kozhevennaya Liniya 39 — its website and job ads have nothing to do with the public space. You’ll also see the name spelled Sevcable Port. ## Tips - Free in an hour: the gate on Kozhevennaya Liniya → the Tesla generator → the waterfront steps at sunset → the food court. - In 2–3 hours: add an exhibition from the calendar and dinner on a terrace by the water. - Spend the day at the eastern tip of the island — the [Kunstkamera](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/kunstkamera) and the Strelka — and come out west in the evening. - Bring a jacket: the wind off the open gulf is much stronger than in the centre. - Bus 7 is the simplest ride back — it runs along Bolshoy Prospekt to [Nevsky Prospekt](https://yesgo.io/russia/saint-petersburg/nevsky-prospect). ## Questions ### Is Sevkabel Port free? Yes. Entry to the grounds and the waterfront is free. You only pay for food and for tickets to individual exhibitions, concerts and festivals. ### What are Sevkabel Port’s opening hours? The grounds and waterfront are open 24/7. Most cafés and tenants open 10:00–23:00; bars and clubs often stay open later. ### What is the nearest metro station to Sevkabel Port? Gorny Institut on the orange line: take bus 262 to the gate or walk about 20–25 minutes. Primorskaya and Vasileostrovskaya on the green line also work, with a bus. ### How do I get to Sevkabel Port from the city centre? Bus 7 or trolleybus 10 / 11 from Nevsky Prospekt over the Palace Bridge to “Vesyolnaya Ulitsa”, then an 8-minute walk. Allow 30–40 minutes. ### Is Sevkabel Port worth visiting? For a sunset, dinner by the water or a specific event — yes. On a one- or two-day trip, the classic sights in the centre come first. ### How long should I spend at Sevkabel Port? About an hour for a walk and the sunset, 2–3 hours with dinner or an exhibition, a whole evening during a festival. ### Where is Sevkabel Port? At Kozhevennaya Liniya 40, in the Gavan district on the western shore of Vasilyevsky Island, right on the Gulf of Finland next to the Marine Station. ### Is there an ice rink at Sevkabel Port? Yes, in winter the Rink by the Sea, about 2,200 m², is flooded along the shore. Dates for the 2026/27 season haven’t been announced yet. ### Can I pay by card at Sevkabel Port? Russian cards work everywhere, but Visa and Mastercard issued abroad don’t work in Russia — bring roubles in cash. ## How we checked Entry, hours, the address, bus and trolleybus routes, parking and site rules come from the official Sevkabel Port website. Older guides list route numbers (including the old “K” minibuses) that no longer match the official “Getting there” page — we kept only the official numbers. The 2026/27 rink dates aren’t out yet, so that row is marked “verifying”. Wikipedia names Werner Siemens as the factory’s founder, Tripster names Carl Siemens and Johann Halske, so we give only the firm’s name. Walking and travel times and sunset times are our estimate from the map and the calendar. ## Sources - Official Sevkabel Port website: home page, “About”, “Getting there”, “Parking”, FAQ, event calendar, 29.10.2026 - English and Russian Wikipedia: “Sevkabel Port”; Wikidata Q120072277 - Russian Wikipedia: Gorny Institut metro station - Tripster magazine: “Sevkabel Port — the creative cluster on the Gulf of Finland” - Peterburg2: Rink by the Sea - Visa and Mastercard statements on suspending operations in Russia, March 2022 --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.