Moscow Trains & Transportation

We've broken Moscow Trains & Transport into it's 9 respective rail stations, plus Moscow flights and local transportation.

Moscow has nine train stations, all of which are situated next to metro stations. This makes getting to your hotel or connecting train very simple. (Click on link to see a Moscow Metro map).

Even if you have a lot of luggage and wish to take a taxi to your hotel, the price will be significantly less expensive than the airport since most train stations are in relative proximity to the city center.

Train Ticket "Service Centers"

Leningradsky station Service Center (ЗАО "Окдайл")

2nd floor Leningradsky station
3 Komsomolskaya Ploshad, Moscow, Russia
phone: 7 (495) 975 1483 or (495) 975 1877
email: okdailm@msk.tsi.ru
website: ОКДАЙЛ

Paveletsky station Service Center (ООО "Павелец")

3rd floor, 2nd entrance, Paveletsky station
1 Paveletskaya Ploshad, Moscow, Russia, 113054
phone: 7 (495) 235 5667
email: paveleс2003@list.ru

Savyolovsky station Service Center

2 Butirskoy Zastavi Ploshad, Moscow, Russia
phone: 7 (495) 266 8531
email: sc_savelovskiy@mail.ru

Belarussky railway station

Destinations: Smolensk, Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic and a few trains to Latvia.
Metro station: Belorusskaya
Follow link for Belarussky train schedules (long distance)
Belarussky commuter trains (short distance)

Kazansky railway station

Destinations: Regions to the south-east including Central Asia, Adler, Barnaul, Chelyabinsk, Izhevsk, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Orenburg, Penza, Samara, Ryazan, Tashkent, Tolyatti, Tomsk, Ufa
Metro station: Komsomolskaya
Follow link for Kazansky train schedules (long distance)
Kazansky commuter trains (short distance)

Kievsky railway station

Destinations: Western Ukraine and South-Eastern Europe
Metro station: Kievskaya
Follow link for Kievsky train schedules (long distance)
Kievsky commuter trains (short distance)

Kursky railway station

Destinations: Southern Russia, Caucasus region, Crimea and Eastern Ukraine
Metro station: Kurskaya
Follow link for Kursky train schedules (long distance)
Kursky commuter trains (short distance)

Leningradsky railway station

Destinations: North-Western Russia (including St Petersburg, Novgorod, Pskov and Murmansk), Estonia (Tallinn) and Finland (Helsinki)
Metro station: Komsomolskaya
Follow link for Leningradsky train schedules (long distance)
Leningradsky commuter trains (short distance)

Paveletsky railway station

Destinations: South to Astrakhan, Tambov, Volgograd, Voronezh and Almaty
Metro station: Paveletskaya
Follow link for Paveletsky train schedules (long distance)
Paveletsky commuter trains (short distance)

Rizhsky railway station

Destinations: Regions of Latvia including Riga
Metro station: Rizhskaya
Follow link for Rizhsky train schedules (long distance)
Rizhsky commuter trains (short distance)

Savyolovsky railway station

Destinations: As of 2007, Savyolovsky station only operates short distance elektrichki (electric commuter trains) to outlying communities including Dolgoprudny, Lobnya, Iksha, Dmitrov, Taldom, Savyolovo and Dubna.
Metro station: Savyolovskaya
Savyolovsky commuter trains (short distance)

Yaroslavsky railway station

Destinations: East European Russia, Siberia, the Russian Far East, China and Mongolia
terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway
Metro station: Komsomolskaya
Follow links for Yaroslavsky train schedules (long distance)
Yaroslavsky commuter trains (short distance)

Moscow Flights - Airport Arrival and Departure

The majority of international flights arrive at Sheremetyevo Airport Terminal 2 and Domodedovo. Once passing through passport control and customs you will emerge to a crowd of somewhat aggressive taxi cab drivers.

Those who can speak Russian can usually negotiate a taxi fare to the city center for $20 to $25 US. If you do not speak Russian and do not have good bargaining skills, expect to pay as much as $50 to $70 for the same fare. (See airport transfers to avoid this hassle). A ride to the city center should take roughly 30 to 45 minutes depending on traffic.

For more information about Moscow flights, visit our flights Russia page.

Getting Around Moscow

Moscow has a wide array of public transportation including the Metro, buses, trolley buses & trams, marshrutki (shuttle buses / vans), plus Russia’s famous taxies (which can literally be any car on the street).

Moscow Metro

Although the Metro looks busy and intimidating to first time visitors, it is rather simple to use. The Metro is undoubtedly one of the most efficient public transit systems in the world, moving over 8 million passengers daily.

Once you understand how the Moscow Metro works, moving around the city is easy. Follow this link to the Moscow Metro map. Notice how all the individual lines are color coded and how the brown line (the ring-line) intersects each radial line twice.

Probably the best way to learn about the Metro is to take a map of the metro and just ride from station to station, occasionally switching from one line to another. You really can’t get lost and many of the stations are like living museums and art galleries. Each station has its own unique design including painted murals, sculptures, exquisite chandeliers, and escalators that seem to go on forever.

Moscow Taxies

In Russia any car driving along the street can be a potential taxi. Most private drivers will give you a ride to your destination provided you pay a fee and provided your destination is not too far out of their way. Good bartering skills come in handy, particularly for foreigners who are often quoted inflated prices. Drivers often take US dollars. Use common sense and good judgment before getting in anyone’s vehicle, particularly if the driver has a companion. When in unfamiliar locals at night, error on the side of caution and call a cab company.