Moscow

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Coordinates

• Latitude: 55.755786
• Longitude: 37.617633

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Introduction

Moscow's Belarus Station, Moscow

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Moscow is the capital of Russia, and the country's primary political and economic centre. Formerly a communisit strong-hold, this city is coming out of it's repression and embracing capitalism to the fullest extent - where there used to be empty shelves now sits expensive designer and luxury goods.

Suburbs

Sights

Red Square and the Kremlin

Red Square at night

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Red Square separates the the Kremlin, the former royal citadel from the merchant quarter. The square holds Lenin's Tomb, everyday except Monday's and Friday's from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm. St. Basil's Cathedral, the famous onion-domed church sits to the south end of the square. To the east is the GUM department store, previously known for it's long lines, it now features a number of high end stores.

The Kremlin has long been the one of the most important seats of political power in Russia, and current houses the Russian president. The Kremlin is a UNESCO heritage site. The Moscow Kremlin’s grounds and museums are open every day except Thursdays from 10:00 to 17:00.

Other Sights and Activities

Activities

Events and Festivals

Weather

Getting there

By plane

International
Airports near Moscow include Sheremetyevo (SVO),Domodedovo (DME) and Vnukovo (VKO) which among the three have numerous flights, mainly to destinations in Europe and Asia including Amsterdam, Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Cairo, Delhi, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Istanbul, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto, Washington-Dulles and Zürich.
Domestic
Aeroflot flies to and from Adler/Sochi, Anapa , Astrakhan, Barnaul, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Kemerovo, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mineralnye Vody, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Samara, St. Petersburg, Surgut, Tyumen, Ufa, Vladivostok, Volgograd, Yekaterinburg and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Other major airlines in the country are Rossiya Airlines, Transaero and S7 Airlines.

By train

Moscow is the starting point (or ending point for travellers heading west) for the Trans-Siberian Railway, with destinations for Vladivostok and Beijing.

Moscow - Finland
Between Helsinki and Moscow, there are direct daily overnight trains with 'The Tolstoi', taking roughly 13 hours to cover the routes. Trains are fast and comfortable.

Moscow - China
There are two routes between Moscow and Beijing: the Trans-Mongolian and the Trans-Machurian routes, both of which are southern branches of the better-known Trans-Siberian Railway. The first goes via Ulan Bator, cutting across Mongolia and then into China. It leaves Moscow every Tuesday night, taking about 6 days to reach Beijing. The second cuts into northern China at Manzhouli and continues to via Harbin. It leaves Moscow on Friday night and takes about 6 days as well to cover the distance to Beijing. For more information look at the article: Trans-Siberian Railway or check the Timetable directly for exact schedules.

Moscow - Kazakhstan
There is train every second day between Moscow and Almaty in Kazakhstan, leaving Moscow at 10:30 pm and arriving on day 5 early in the morning in Almaty. From Almaty, trains leave at around 7:30 am, arriving on the 4th day at around 10:30 am. Check this site for schedule details.

Moscow - Kyrgyzstan
Two trains a week link the capitals of Russia and Kyrgyzstan. From Moscow, trains leave on Thursdays and Sundays at 11:15 pm, arriving in Bishkek on Mondays and Thursdays respectively at 2:30 am. Trains leave Bishkek around 10:00 am on Mondays and Thursdays, arriving in Moscow on Thursdays and Sundays just after 3 in the afternoon.

Moscow - Uzbekistan
There are three trains a week between Moscow and Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Trains leave Moscow on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:15 pm, arriving 3 days later at 7:15 pm in Tashkent. In the opposite direction, trains depart from Tashkent at around 7:00 pm on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arriving in Moscow 3 days later at just after 3 in the afternoon.

Moscow - North Korea
There is one train a week between Moscow (Yaroslavski station) and Pyongyang, usually leaving on Friday from Moscow, and Saturday from Pyongyang. It takes a week to complete the entire journey.

By car

By bus

By boat

Getting around

By car

By public transport

Lenin mural in Moscow subway

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Moscow has an eloborate and wide spread subway system. There are 12 lines and 172 stations covering a total length of 278 km.

The Moscow Metro uses magnetic cards (contact cards) for tickets with a fixed number of journeys (up to 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 60 and 70 journeys for 30 days from the day of the first journey). 60 roubles (approximately 2 USD) will get you a ticket valid for 5 trips of any distance.

The Moscow Metro is open from about 5:30 until 1:00. During peak hours, trains run roughly every 90 seconds on most lines. At other times during the day, they run about every two to three and a half minutes, and every six to ten minutes late at night.

Most station names are only printed in Cyrillic, so travellers are recommended to learn how to pronounce the letters of the cyrillic alphabet to make travelling the metro easier.

All in one Moscow Search Engine

Moscow Metro Map

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