Moscow

Travel to Moscow

Moscow has no fewer than four international airports, and there are plenty of airports across the UK that offer flights to Moscow. Sheremetyevo Airport is the closest to the centre, but Domodedovo Airport is becoming increasingly popular with more UK carriers flying into this airport. Vnukovo is further out still, and Ostafyevo predominantly accepts business travel.

On arrival in Moscow

Domodedovo Airport has the easiest transport links to the centre, with a direct train running a regular service. Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Ostafyevo Airports are all served by buses, and you can hire a taxi or rent a car from any of them. Whilst Sheremetyevo is the closest to the centre, the road that leads to it often has particularly severe traffic problems, which can severely increase transit times.

Getting around Moscow

Travelling on foot is a great way to see all that the city has to offer, but Moscow is a large city, built on a grand scale - the distances between attractions can be huge! Happily the Moscow metro covers most of the city ? plus it is one of the tourist attractions in itself, with ornate décor and grand station designs. Deciphering the stations can take a while unless you read Cyrillic but you can tell the direction you're travelling in by the gender of the announcer, a major navigational help. Buses run routes from all the major roads around the centre, with some trolleybuses and tram services supplementing these routes. For more personalised journeys, taxis are plentiful, with most Moscovites happy to drive anyone around for a fee, or you can use the Marshrutkas which are shared mini-buses if you're brave enough to shout loud and hail one!

Travelling further afield

Moscow has excellent rail links, with the Trans-Siberian Railway offering the chance to get the train all the way to Vladivostok, Beijing, or Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. Europe is easily accessible by train too, with Minsk, Brest, Belgrade, Warsaw and Berlin among the direct destinations. Intercity bus travel is also available, with a whole host of cities served across Russia and throughout Europe. If you're driving then you have to be cautious of routes since some countries require visas to pass through. Finally you can even jump on a river cruise to St Petersburg if you want to explore Russia's cultural capital.