Why go
- Capital and most populous city of Russia.
- Served by Vnukovo International Airport (VKO).
History
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of 2,511 square kilometers (970 mi2), while the urban area covers 5,891 square kilometers (2,275 mi2), and the metropolitan area covers over 26,000 square kilometers (10,000 mi2). Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent.
Airports
Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) 42 km to the centre
Moscow, MOS, RU — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 70 airlines (S7 Airlines, Transaero Airlines, Ural Airlines, Svyaz Rossiya…) · direct flights to 189 destinations incl. Bishkek, Osh, St. Petersburg, Tivat, Vienna… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 70 airlines, 189 direct destinations
- S7 Airlines S7 (A319, A320, 737-800, 734, A321, 767-300…) · 79 routes: Abakan, Abu Dhabi*, Alicante, Amman*, Anapa, Ashkhabad, Astrakhan, Athens, Baku, Barnaul, Batumi, Beslan, Bourgas, Bratsk, Chelyabinsk, Chisinau, Chita*, Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt, Genoa, Gorno-Altaysk, Helsinki, Heraklion, Hong Kong, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Kemorovo, Khudzhand, Kiev, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Kulyab, Larnaca, Lisbon*, Madrid, Mineralnye Vody, Minsk 2, Munich, Nadym … +39 more
- Transaero Airlines UN (735, 767-300, 734, 777-200, 747-400, 777-300…) · 67 routes: Alicante, Alma-ata, Anadyr, Bangkok, Barcelona, Berlin, Blagoveschensk, Bukhara, Dalaman, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Dubai, Enfidha, Goa, Heraklion, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston*, Hurghada, Kaliningrad, Karaganda, Kazan, Kemorovo, Khabarovsk, Khanty-Mansiysk, Kiev, Kokshetau, Krasnodar, London, Magadan, Milano, Mineralnye Vody, Minsk 2*, Novosibirsk, Novy Urengoy, Omsk, Paphos, Pardubice, Perm, Petropavlovsk … +27 more
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320, A319, A321) · 30 routes: Bishkek, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Cologne, Ganja, Gyumri, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnodar, Kulyab, Lankaran, Mineralnye Vody, Navoi, Nizhnevartovsk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Nukus, Osh, Qabala, Rimini, Rostov, Samara, Simferopol, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Tivat, Ufa, Ulan-ude, Yekaterinburg
- Svyaz Rossiya 7R (CRJ-200) · 13 routes: Aktyubinsk, Belgorod, Cheboksary, Elista, GRV, Izhevsk, Makhachkala, Penza, Petrozavodsk, Saransk, Ulyanovsk, Vorkuta, Voronezh
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (A320, 757, 757-200, 767-300, 767-400, 767) · 11 routes: Andizhan, Bukhara, Fergana, Khanabad, Namangan, Navoi, Nukus, Samarkand, Tashkent, Termez, Urgench
- Moskovia Airlines 3R (734, SU9, 737-700) · 9 routes: Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bukhara, Fergana, Khanabad, Namangan, Navoi, Samarkand, Tivat
- Ciel Canadien YC (735, A320, CRJ-200, A321) · 8 routes: Barnaul, Nadym, Novy Urengoy, Noyabrsk, Salekhard, Tivat, Tyumen, Ufa
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320, A321) · 6 routes: Athens, Heraklion, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Rhodos, Thessaloniki
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, A319) · 5 routes: Alicante*, Barcelona*, Madrid, Malaga*, Palma de Mallorca*
- Aerocondor 2B (CRJ-200) · 4 routes: Bugulma, Kazan, Nizhnekamsk, Taganrog
- Air Berlin AB (737-800, A319) · 4 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt*, Munich
- Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise 6R (737-800, 737-700, TU5) · 4 routes: Krasnodar, Mirnyj, St. Petersburg, Yakutia
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 4 routes: Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca
- Scat Air DV (735) · 3 routes: Aktau, Aktyubinsk, Chimkent
- Vietnam Airlines VN (330, A330-200) · 3 routes: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A319) · 2 routes: Nice, St. Petersburg
- Air Florida QH (737-300, 734) · 2 routes: Bishkek, Osh
- Comores Airlines KR (A320) · 2 routes: Bishkek, Osh
- Cyprus Turkish Airlines YK (737) · 2 routes: Bishkek, Osh
- easyJet U2 (A320, A319) · 2 routes: London, Manchester
- Germania ST (A319, 737-700) · 2 routes: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Leipzig
- IzAvia I8 (YK2) · 2 routes: Izhevsk, Kurgan
- Japan Asia Airways EG (A320) · 2 routes: Kulyab, Kurgan Tyube
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A320, A321, A319, A320) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Montenegro Airlines YM (Embraer 195) · 2 routes: Podgorica, Tivat
- NordStar Airlines Y7 (737-800) · 2 routes: Krasnoyarsk, Norilsk
- Orenburg Airlines R2 (737-800) · 2 routes: Orenburg, Orsk
- Polet Airlines (Priv) YQ (SFB, S20) · 2 routes: Belgorod, Voronezh
- Severstal Air Company D2 (CRJ-200) · 2 routes: Apatity, Cherepovets
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (777-300ER) · 2 routes: Houston, Singapore
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320, A319, A321) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich
- Tajik Air 7J (735, 757-200) · 2 routes: Dushanbe, Khudzhand
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (A319, 734, 737-800, Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Kiev, Odessa*
- ZABAIKAL AIRLINES Z6 (ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Dnepropetrovsk*, Sevastopol*
- Air Arabia G9 (A320) · 1 route: Sharjah
- Air Baltic BT (735, Dash 8-400, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Malta KM (A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Air Moldova 9U (A320, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Chisinau
- Air Nippon EL (AR8) · 1 route: Thessaloniki
- Apache Air ZM (734) · 1 route: Bishkek
- Austrian Airlines OS (A320) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (A320) · 1 route: Baku
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (737-300, 735, CRJ, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- Blue Panorama Airlines BV (737) · 1 route: Rome
- British Airways BA (A321, 747-400, 767) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Cathay Pacific CX (A340-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- China Airlines CI (777-200) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Egyptair MS (A320) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800, 737-900, 767-300, 777-200, 737-700) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (A380) · 1 route: Dubai
- Etihad Airways EY (A330-200) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Finnair AY (A319) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Gabon Airlines GY (737-300) · 1 route: Bishkek
- Georgian Airways A9 (CRJ) · 1 route: Batumi
- Isles of Scilly Skybus Isles of Scilly Skybus (CRJ-200) · 1 route: Omsk
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (787-8) · 1 route: Tokyo
- Niki HG (A320, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Vienna
- Nouvel Air Tunisie BJ (A320) · 1 route: Enfidha
- Pegasus Airlines PC (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Qatar Airways QR (A320) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A320, A321) · 1 route: Amman
- Salzburg arrows SZ (737) · 1 route: Dushanbe
- Saratov Aviation Division 6W (YK2, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Saratov
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200) · 1 route: Colombo
- TAP Portugal TP (A320) · 1 route: Lisbon
- Thai Airways International TG (777) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Tunisair TU (A320) · 1 route: Tunis
- Turkmenistan Airlines T5 (737-800, 757-200) · 1 route: Ashkhabad
- United Airlines UA (A320) · 1 route: Vienna*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) 28 km to the centre
Moscow, MOS, RU — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 38 airlines (Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Alitalia, Transaero Airlines, Delta Air Lines…) · direct flights to 144 destinations incl. Beijing, Amsterdam, Antalya, Arkhangelsk, Baku… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Podolsk (61 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 38 airlines, 144 direct destinations
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A321, A319, A330-300, SU9, 737-800…) · 131 routes: Abakan, Amsterdam, Anapa, Antalya, Arkhangelsk*, Astrakhan, Athens, Baku, Bangkok, Barcelona, Barnaul, Beijing, Beirut, Belgrade, Berlin, Berlin*, Bishkek, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cairo, Casablanca, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Copenhagen, Delhi, Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Dresden, Dubai, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Gelendzhik, Geneva, Guangzhou, Hamburg, Hannover, Hanoi, Havana … +91 more
- Alitalia AZ (A320, A321, A319, 32S) · 9 routes: Bishkek, Bologna*, Catania, Milano, Palermo*, Pisa*, Rome, Tashkent, Venice*
- Transaero Airlines UN (747-400) · 5 routes: Enfidha, Hurghada, Punta Cana, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh
- Delta Air Lines DL (A330-200, A330-300, 767-300, 76W, 777-300ER) · 4 routes: Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Washington
- Aeroflot-Nord 5N (735) · 3 routes: Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Syktyvkar
- Air Europa UX (32S) · 3 routes: Barcelona, Madrid*, Malaga*
- Air One AP (A320) · 3 routes: Catania, Palermo, Pisa
- Bulgaria Air FB (A320, A319) · 3 routes: Bourgas, Sofia, Varna
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A320, 736, CRJ-900, 737-800, 737-700) · 3 routes: Copenhagen, Oslo*, Stockholm
- Air Astana KC (A320, A321) · 2 routes: Alma-ata, Tselinograd
- Air France AF (A320, A319, A321) · 2 routes: Marseille, Paris
- AlMasria Universal Airlines UJ (A320) · 2 routes: Kiev, Odessa
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A330-200, A330-300, 737-800) · 2 routes: Guangzhou, Urumqi
- Czech Airlines OK (A320, A319) · 2 routes: Karlovy Vary, Prague
- MIAT Mongolian Airlines OM (737, 767-300) · 2 routes: Berlin, Ulan Bator
- Adria Airways JP (A319, CRJ-200, CRJ-900) · 1 route: Ljubljana
- Air Algerie AH (736) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Baltic BT (737-300, 735, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air China CA (777) · 1 route: Beijing
- Air Malta KM (A319) · 1 route: Malta
- Air Serbia JU (A319, A320) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Ariana Afghan Airlines FG (734) · 1 route: Baku
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A330-300, 767, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Cubana de Aviación CU (A330-200) · 1 route: Havana*
- Cyprus Airways CY (A320) · 1 route: Larnaca
- Estonian Air OV (CRJ-900, Embraer 170) · 1 route: Tallinn-ulemiste International
- Finnair AY (A319, A320) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Hainan Airlines HU (A330-300) · 1 route: Beijing
- Iran Air IR (313) · 1 route: Tehran
- Kenya Airways KQ (A320) · 1 route: Dubai*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Korean Air KE (777-200) · 1 route: Seoul
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (Embraer 195, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Maldivian Air Taxi 8Q (A321) · 1 route: Antalya
- Middle East Airlines ME (A319, A320) · 1 route: Beirut
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Casablanca
- S7 Airlines S7 (A330-300) · 1 route: Beijing
- Tarom RO (737-300) · 1 route: Bucharest
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) 29 km to the centre
Moscow, MOW, RU — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 17 airlines (Transaero Airlines, Gazpromavia, UTair-Express, Aircompany Yakutia…) · direct flights to 74 destinations incl. Antalya, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Kiev, Krasnodar… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 17 airlines, 74 direct destinations
- Transaero Airlines UN (737-800, 737-700, 777, 737-800, 74E, 767-300…) · 50 routes: Aktau, Alma-ata, Antalya, Atyrau, Beijing, Cancun, Chimkent, Dalaman, Dubai, Frankfurt, Heraklion, Hurghada, Irkutsk, Istanbul, Kiev, Kostanay, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Mahe, Malaga, Male, Miami, Milano, Mineralnye Vody, New York, Norilsk, Novosibirsk, Novy Urengoy, Odessa, Paphos, Paris, Phuket, Plaisance, Riga, Rome, Samara, Sharm El Sheikh … +10 more
- Gazpromavia 4G (YK2, 737-700, TU5) · 6 routes: Beloyarsky, Nadym, Novy Urengoy, Nukus, Sovetskiy, Ukhta
- UTair-Express UR (ATR 72) · 6 routes: Kirov, Kursk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Tambow, Vilnius, Voronezh
- Aircompany Yakutia R3 (737-700, 757-200, 737-800) · 5 routes: Bratsk, Krasnodar, Neryungri, Pevek, Yakutsk
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A320, A321, A320) · 3 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, 737-800) · 3 routes: Ankara, Antalya, Istanbul
- East African QU (735) · 2 routes: Kiev, Lvov
- Georgian Airways A9 (737, CRJ) · 2 routes: Kutaisi, Tbilisi
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319) · 1 route: St. Petersburg
- Aigle Azur ZI (A320) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Armenia QN (A320) · 1 route: Yerevan
- Air Baltic BT (737-700) · 1 route: Riga
- Austrian Airlines OS (735) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Motor Sich M9 (AN4) · 1 route: Zaporozhye
- Severstal Air Company D2 (CRJ-200) · 1 route: Cherepovets
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (737-800, 737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: London*
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 1 route: Budapest
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Monino Airfield 36 km to the centre
Moscow, MOS, RU
Getting there by ferry
Третьяковский
Ferry terminal · 1 km from the centre
Китай-город / Устьинский
Ferry terminal · 1.1 km from the centre
Красный Октябрь
Ferry terminal · 1.1 km from the centre
Патриарший
Ferry terminal · 1.3 km from the centre
Крымский мост
Ferry terminal · 2.8 km from the centre
Причал Флотилии "Рэдисон Ройал"
Ferry terminal · 2.9 km from the centre
Исторический маршрут
Ferry route
3-й речной: Новоспасский => ЗИЛ
Ferry route · Московский транспорт
3-й речной: ЗИЛ => Новоспасский
Ferry route · Московский транспорт
4-й речной: Киевский => Лужники
Ferry route · Московский транспорт
4-й речной: Лужники => Киевский
Ferry route · Московский транспорт
1-й речной: Парк «Фили» => Киевский
Ferry route · Московский транспорт
1-й речной: Киевский => Парк «Фили»
Ferry route · Московский транспорт
2-й речной: ЗИЛ => Печатники
Ferry route · Московский транспорт
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Vnukovo International Airport (VKO); 5 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: DME has direct flights to 189 destinations on 70 airlines (incl. Bishkek, Osh, St. Petersburg, Tivat, Vienna…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Третьяковский, 1 km); routes include Исторический маршрут, 3-й речной: Новоспасский => ЗИЛ, 3-й речной: ЗИЛ => Новоспасский.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Moscow, Russia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
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Private aviation
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