Transport in Moscow

Moscow Airports

There are three major airports in Moscow: Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo. All international airlines and Airoflot come to Sheremetyevo 2 or 3 (new terminal) international airport or to Domodedovo international airport. Vnukovo serves primarely domestic flights and some flights from Germany. All airports are easily accessible at any day and night time. All airports are connected with Moscow downtown by modern speedways. Due to Moscow traffic-jams it is better to use public transportation to get to the city-center.

Sheremetyevo international airport is located 30 km from the city. Domodedovo international airport is 35 km from the center.

The best choice to get to the Moscow downtown is Aeroexpress trains which operate between airports and metro stations. Their departure from the airports is every 30 minutes.

Aeroexpress train from Sheremetyevo international airport arrives at Belorussky Railway Station closely connected with Belorusskaya metro station. Travel time is 35 minutes. The price of one way ticket is 320 rubles (about 10$).

Aeroexpress train from Domodedovo international airport goes non-stop to Paveletsky railway station and thus arrives at Paveletskaya metro station. Travel time is 50 minutes. Fare is 320 rubles (about 10$).

Taxi

There are a number of official taxi companies in Moscow which can help you to reach any destination in the city. However taxi is quite expensive mean of transport in Moscow. And often traveling by taxi takes too much time due to traffic jams.

Arriving at the Moscow airports, please, avoid gypsy cabs and use only legal taxies parked at the special taxi stops outside the airports.

Some authorised taxi companies:

Moscow Metro

Moscow metro is a good alternative for using taxi: cheap, fast and famous for its art. Metro allows you to skip Moscow traffic-jams and, thus, saves both your money and your time.

Moscow metro official web-site: http://engl.mosmetro.ru/
Moscow Metro Fares
Moscow metro map (in English)

Currency and money

The official monetary unit in Russia is rouble (1$ is about 32 roubles). All the prices are given in roubles and it is prohibited by the law to accept any other currency except the national one.

It is recommended to take US Dollars or Euros and to use authorized Exchange offices in banks and hotels rather than small exchange offices around the city (there are risks they will try to cheat you).

For exchange rates see: http://www.xe.com/

Credit cards

Credit cards – especially Visa and Mastercard – are widely accepted by shops and restaurants in Moscow.

Time in Moscow

GMT+4

Wi-Fi

Many Moscow restaurants have their own Wi-Fi hot spots which can be used by their visiters for free.

HSE buildings is also covered with Wi-Fi network available for free for all participants.

Usefull links

Official web site of the Committee for Tourism of the Moscow City Government: http://www.arininav.ru/welmos/data/main.htm

Constantly updated and rated as one of the most popular and reliable sources of information about living and travelling to Russia: www.waytorussia.net

The Moscow Times, a daily English-language newspaper featuring objective, reliable news on business, politics, sports and culture in Russia: www.themoscowtimes.ru

One of the popular blogs about life and events in Russia: englishrussia.com