Which airport is closer to the center of Moscow?

[Ellanata 0]

Good afternoon!
My husband and I are planning a trip to Moscow. I want to book tickets in advance. We’re going to stay in the center of the city, where we’ll meet our interpreter. Please, advise us, which airport to choose.
Thank you!

[Dashinka 24,493]

Not really sure it matters.  When I met my fiancé in Moscow, I went through Sheremetyevo since I flew Delta/Aeroflot, but I think different airlines fly into both.  I believe both airports (Sheremeyevo and Domodedovo) have rail transportation to the city center, so it depends on your airline.

 

Good Luck!

[JSWH 262]

10 minutes ago, Ellanata said:

Good afternoon!
My husband and I are planning a trip to Moscow. I want to book tickets in advance. We’re going to stay in the center of the city, where we’ll meet our interpreter. Please, advise us, which airport to choose.
Thank you!

 

Actually, all three Moscow airports, which are Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo, are connected to major railway stations in the center of the city (Belorusskiy, Paveletskiy, and Kiyevskiy respectively) by the rapid trains. They are very fast, convenient, and affordable. If I had to choose between three airports I would go for Sheremetyevo. It is hands down the best one of all three. There are also many more airlines flying to SVO.  Have a safe and fun trip to Russia! 

[Dashinka 24,493]

15 minutes ago, JSWH said:

Actually, all three Moscow airports, which are Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo, are connected to major railway stations in the center of the city (Belorusskiy, Paveletskiy, and Kiyevskiy respectively) by the rapid trains. They are very fast, convenient, and affordable. If I had to choose between three airports I would go for Sheremetyevo. It is hands down the best one of all three. There are also many more airlines flying to SVO.  Have a safe and fun trip to Russia! 

You are right, I forgot about Vnukovo.

[Daniel.k 1]

Hello! It’ll take you 1.5 hours to get from the edge of the city to its center. You should take this into account. The shortest road to the center of Moscow is from Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports. General information about Moscow airports can be found at https://www.moscovery.com/airports/. The website offers a lot of useful reviews for tourists. Here, you can choose a hotel in the center of the capital based on feedback and recommendations.
 

[Amy_and_Victor 159]

When I was in Moscow for the K-1 I used Sheremetyevo airport. It's very easy to navigate there and it's connected with city by modern railroad "Aeroexpress" that takes you to the Belorusskiy vokzal in Moscow (Belorussian railroad station) in about half hour. Tickets were very affordable and Belorusskiy vokzal has a lot of public transportation around you can use to get where you need in Moscow.

 

- Victor from Russia

[Ellanata 0]

Thank you! We’ll be in Moscow for the first time, therefore we want to plan a trip in advance.

[RuslanF 0]

Ellanata, if you’ve made an appointment with your interpreter right after the flight, note that there are a lot of traffic jams in Moscow and you can’t calculate the exact time of your arrival to the destination place. 

[Ellanata 0]

What is the fastest way to get from the airport to the center of the city?

[JSWH 262]

8 hours ago, Ellanata said:

What is the fastest way to get from the airport to the center of the city?

A rapid train, no doubt. For example, it takes 35 minutes from SVO to the center, metro station Belorusskaya. Trains depart every 30 minutes. 

You can buy tickets online in advance and print them out, so you don't have to deal with that upon arrival. 

https://aeroexpress.ru/en/#

[RuslanF 0]

19 hours ago, Ellanata said:

What is the fastest way to get from the airport to the center of the city?

You may use Aeroexpress first, and then get to the center of Moscow by subway.

[Ellanata 0]

What is Aeroexpress? My husband and I were to take a taxi at the airport and drive to the hotel, where the appointment with the interpreter will take place.
 

[Dashinka 24,493]

1 hour ago, Ellanata said:

What is Aeroexpress? My husband and I were to take a taxi at the airport and drive to the hotel, where the appointment with the interpreter will take place.
 

Aeroexpress is a train at the airports that bring you into the general central area of Moscow.  It will be faster than a taxi, and once you arrive at the Moscow train station, you can get a taxi to your hotel.

[RuslanF 0]

2 hours ago, Ellanata said:

What is Aeroexpress? My husband and I were to take a taxi at the airport and drive to the hotel, where the appointment with the interpreter will take place.
 

This is a high-speed train, by which you can get from the airport to the train stations in 45 minutes. And it’ll take you no more than 20 minutes to get from the train stations to the center of Moscow by subway.

[LaceyZ 0]

Ellanata, you’d better install an application with a city map on your mobile phones before travelling to Moscow. It will help you not get lost in Moscow. You can set up the necessary routes and look for the location of places of interest.