Since its founding in 1147, Moscow (dead link: February 2023) (Russian: Москва, Moskva) has been at the crossroads of history as the capital of empires and a frequent target for invaders. As the capital of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and, today, the Russia Federation, it has played a central role in the development of the largest country in the world. For many, the sight of the Kremlin complex in the centre of the city is still loaded with symbolism and history.
Today, Moscow is a thriving, exuberant capital city that overflows with life, culture and sometimes traffic. A sprawling metropolis, and among the largest cities on the European continent, Moscow is home to numerous museums, Soviet-era monoliths and post-Soviet kitsch, but continues to pave the way forward as Muscovites move into the 21st century.
Just north of the bend in the Moscow River. Includes the Moscow Kremlin, Red Square, St Basil's Cathedral, and the famous GUM department store.
Moscow Central-North (Krasnoselsky South, Meshchansky South & Tverskoy South raions)
North from the Kremlin, east from Tverskaya Street, north from Pokrova Street, the area within the Boulevard Ring. Home to the famous TsUM department store, as well as the Bolshoi Theatre, one of the world's premier opera and ballet venues.
Moscow Central-South (Yakimanka North & Zamoskvorechye raions)
Bordered by the Garden Ring and on north the Moskva River
Moscow Central-West (Arbat, Khamovniki North, Presnensky East, Tverskoy South raions)
North from the Moskva River, west from Tverskaya Street, the area within the Boulevard Ring.
Moscow Central-East (Basmanny West, Tagansky North raions)
North from the Moskva River, south from Pokrova Street, the area within the Boulevard Ring.
The outskirts of the city include areas between Moscow's Garden Ring and the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD).
Consists of Zelenograd (Зеленоград) and New Moscow, consisting of Novomoskovsky (Новомосковский) & Troitsky (Троицкий) Administrative Okrugs, in the southwest.
Moscow is the financial and political centre of Russia and the countries formerly comprising the Soviet Union. It has a population of around 13 million and an area of after an expansion in 2012. One-tenth of all Russian citizens live in the Moscow metropolitan area. Moscow is the second most populous city in Europe, after Istanbul. Moscow is in the UTC+3 time zone; there is no daylight saving time.
For many years since the break up of the Soviet Union, the economy has improved, and the modern era has brought upon a wide variety of construction projects, modern architecture and newer transport systems replacing the derelict ones during Soviet times.
Moscow is a large metropolis on the Moskva River, which bends its way through the city. The historical center is on the northern bank of the river. The other major waterway is the Yauza River, which flows into the Moskva east of the Kremlin.
Much of Moscow's geography is defined by the 3 'Ring Roads' that circle the city at various distances from the centre, roughly following the outline of the walls that used to surround Moscow. With Red Square and the Kremlin forming the very centre, the innermost ring road is the Boulevard Ring (Bulvarnoye Koltso), built in the 1820s where the 16th century walls used to be. It runs from the Christ the Savior Cathedral in south-west central Moscow, to the mouth of the Yauza in south-east central Moscow.
The next ring road, the Garden Ring (Sadovoe Koltso), derives its name from the fact that landowners near the road in Tsarist times were obligated to maintain gardens to make the road attractive. In Soviet times, the road was widened, and there are now no gardens there.
The Third Ring Road, completed in 2004, is not much use for tourists but is a heavily used motorway which absorbs a bit of Moscow's traffic. It roughly follows the outline of Kamer-Kollezhsky val, the customs boundary of Moscow in the 18th – early 20th century. The outer edge of Moscow is largely defined by the Moscow Ring Road (widely known by its abbreviation: MKAD-Moskovskaya kolcevaya avto doroga), a motorway which is 108 km long and encircles the entire city (similar to London's M25 and Paris' Périphérique).
See Russia#Get in for visa requirements to Russia.
Moscow (IATA: MOW for all airports) has four commercial passenger airports. The ones foreign visitors are most likely to arrive in are Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo.
Sheremetyevo International Airport (IATA: SVO), 55.97255°, 37.41257°, +7 495 232-65-65. The main hub of Russian flag carrier Aeroflot. There are 3 terminals: A (business charter aviation), B (domestic Aeroflot flights; being merged with terminal C), C (international Aeroflot flights; being merged with terminal B). Sheremetyevo Airport serves about 33 million passengers per year. Southern terminals was closed in 2022.
To travel between the airport and the city:
Domodedovo International Airport (IATA: DME), 55.41481°, 37.89953°, +7 495 933-66-66. It carries slightly more passengers than Sheremetyevo International Airport on an annual basis. The airport is the base of S7 Airlines, and is also the preferred airport for most foreign airlines serving Moscow. Free WiFi is available throughout the airport. There are plenty of cafes, bars, restaurants, and shops in the airport.
To travel between the airport and the city:
Vnukovo International Airport (IATA: VKO), 55.60538°, 37.28717°, +7 495 937-55-55 (Head Office). Vnukovo International Airport serves approximately 12 million passengers per year.
To travel between the airport and the city:
Zhukovsky International Airport (IATA: ZIA), 55.553333°, 38.151667°. An airport opened in 2016 with flights to Turkey, Sochi, and Central Asian countries. 2022-09-19
To travel between the airport and the city:
Moscow is a railway hub, with connections to all parts of Russia and far into Europe and Asia. Due to its hub status, Moscow's train stations are often crowded; trains are the usual form of intercity transport for most Russians. The stations have a reputation for being unsafe but paradoxically the threat of terrorism has improved things: security gates, policing and surveillance deter the casual thugs and villains. Guard your valuables and yourself as you would in any big city.
All long-distance trains are operated by Russian Railways and its subsidiaries, except for a few international trains with other operators. Tickets can be bought at stations or online. For domestic trains, you can show the ticket officer your online boarding pass; however, international trains require a printed ticket. There are usually ticket counters with English-speaking personnel - they may be marked as such, or the clerk may direct you to another counter if they can't cope with your English. See Russia#By train 2 for more details on travelling in Russia by train.
Saint Petersburg can be reached in 4 hours via the high-speed Sapsan trains. There are seven departures daily each way, at 06:45, 07:00, 13:30, 13:45, 15:00, 19:25, and 19:45, with some trains stopping at Tver, Vyshniy Volochek, Bologoye, and Okulovka. Fares vary and are cheaper if bought well in advance but usually are in the range of .
There are also 13 overnight trains that travel between Moscow and Saint Petersburg and overnight trains are generally cheaper than the Sapsan. The most famous is the luxurious Red Arrow (Красная стрела), a train painted in bright red that departs Saint Petersburg daily at 23:55 while the song Hymn to the Great City plays on its loudspeakers.
All trains from Europe halted since 2022
See also: Trans-Siberian Railway
Tickets for the Trans-Siberian Railway sell out and it is best to buy tickets well in advance. Tickets are sold by the operator as well as via agencies and resellers.
The main line of the Trans-Siberian Railway runs between Moscow and Vladivostok, the biggest Russian city on the Pacific Coast. The Rossiya train leaves Moscow every other day at 13:20, while the slower but cheaper trains #44 or #100 leave every day around midnight. Major stops include Yekaterinburg (24-31 hours; ), Omsk (35-48 hours), Novosibirsk (46-54 hours), Krasnoyarsk (54-66 hours), Irkutsk (68-81 hours; ), Ulan Ude (75-89 hours), and Vladivostok (7 days; ).
The other routes of the Trans-Siberian Railway, between Moscow and China, are more popular among tourists. There are two weekly trains to/from Beijing (US$500-1,200), the Trans-Mongolian (Train #4) via Ulaanbaatar and the Trans-Manchurian (Vostok/Train #20) via Manchuria. Both journeys take six nights but the ride via Mongolia offers more scenery.
Moscow has 9 train stations, all of which are near metro stations close to the center of Moscow. Be sure to note the station from which your train is departing, which will be indicated on the ticket, or online. Three stations (Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky, and Kazansky) are on one huge square, informally known as the "Three Stations' Square". A running joke among Moscow taxi drivers since the Soviet times is to be able to pick up a fare from one of them to the other, taking the unwary tourist on an elaborate ride in circles. Be prepared for enormous queues trying to enter or exit the Metro at peak times, as people are getting off or on the commuter trains.
See also: Driving in Russia
Many entry points to Moscow over the Ring Road and into the city feature rotating roadblocks, where teams of traffic police may stop a vehicle, especially if it is not featuring Moscow plates. You may be stopped and questioned but you'll be allowed to proceed if you have all the proper documents.
Foreign cars, especially expensive cars, might attract unwelcome attention, and there is cumbersome paperwork involved to enter Russia by car.
The direct way to drive from Germany, Poland, or Belarus is along the road, although it requires having permission to enter Belarus. If you can't enter Belarus, an alternative is to go via Latvia using the from Riga.
The provides easy access from Finland through Saint Petersburg and Novgorod. This route is also known as Russian Federal Highway . Traffic on the is heavy.
It is generally easier to travel to/from Europe or other parts of Russia via plane or train so most visitors to Moscow will not use the intercity buses.
Lux Express operates coach service between Moscow and various cities in Europe. Buses arrive to and depart from the Severnye Vorota Bus Station next to the Khovrino Metro Station on Metro Line 2 (green) in the northern section of Moscow. Destinations include Tartu (14 hours, €49), Riga (15 hours, €55), Tallinn (16.5 hours, €55), Vilnius (18 hours, €66-73), Warsaw (26 hours, €80-92), Minsk (34 hours, €78), Budapest (36 hours, €95-112), Prague (36 hours, €97), and Berlin (40 hours, €97-109).
Many domestic intercity buses stop at the Moscow Intercity Bus Terminal, next to the Shchelkovskaya Metro Station at the eastern terminus of Metro Line 3 (dark blue). Buses to the popular tourist destination of Suzdal operate from this station.
There are also several small bus stops and stations with buses to/from small towns that are not commonly visited by tourists.
There is no scheduled passenger service to Moscow by boat; however, cruise ships do provide service to the Northern River Terminal, on the Moscow Canal near the Khimki Reservoir. The pier is not convenient to the city and it can take over 2 hours to reach the city centre by car.
A system of navigable channels and locks connects the Moskva River with the Volga River, which is further connected to the Baltic Sea, White Sea, the Azov, the Black Sea, and the Caspian Sea. In the Soviet times this allowed the official propaganda to refer to Moscow as "a port on the five seas".
Moscow is the easternmost destination of the EuroVelo cycling routes. Eurovelo Route 2, the Capitals Route, is a 5500 km route starting in Galway, Ireland, passing through Dublin, London, Berlin, Warsaw and Minsk before terminating in Moscow.
While central Moscow is best explored on foot, it's easiest to use the metro to cover larger distances. The metro is comprehensive, boasts some great architecture, and is relatively cheap. City buses, trolleybuses, trams and metro operated under "Moskovskii transport" franchise by different operators but common fare system.
The simplest way to pay for public transportation is to purchase a ticket for 1 or 3 days in a ticket machine in any metro station. A 3-day ticket costs . The ticket machines have an English interface and accept credit cards and cash, and the ticket is valid for unlimited rides on the metro, MCC, tram, trolleybus, and city bus. All Mosgortrans-operated lines and legal suburban bus operators accept contactless bank cards.
The cheapest way to use the public transportation system is to purchase a plastic Troika (dead link: January 2023) re-loadable smart-card. The card costs and can be redeemed for cash at the end of your trip. You can "top up" your balance at any metro station. For each trip taken, will be deducted from your card. If you make a change from the metro to a ground transport or other way around within the next 90 minutes of your trip, the next shoulder will cost you only . The Troika card also can be used in the format of the app for NFC-compartible smartphones. If you pay with a contactless card or via Apple/SamsungPay, will be charged from your card account. Alternatively, red single-trip paper cards can be purchased at metro stations at a cost of , other options include either 2 or 60 trips.
Also there is unlimited tickets for 1, 3, 30, 90 or 365 days which is very useful, if you plan to use public transport a lot.
The Metro is open from 05:30-01:00. Station entrances are closed at 01:00, and at this time the last trains depart from all of the termini stations. After 01:00, many locals will enter the train station using the exits, which are still open. Service on the ring line runs until 01:30, although entrances are closed at 01:00. The down escalators are also shut off at 01:00.
There is signage in the Metro stations in English and the Latin alphabet, but these signs are not everywhere. Each train carriage has a map in Latin script and there is one near the entrance to each station. Note the direction of the train before you alight. It is worth printing a map of the metro system in both Cyrillic and Latin letters to take with you.
All trains in the system have free WiFi onboard, but you will need to have a Russian phone number to get the authorization code to access the WiFi. Some of the older train cars are not climate controlled.
2 or 3 stations may be connected as transfer points but will each have a different name. There are 2 stations called Smolenskaya and 2 stations called Arbatskaya, but the station pairs are not connected to each other despite having the same name. Some of the stations are very deep underground, and transfer times between certain metro lines can take a lot of time. In the city centre, it can save time to go directly to the above-ground entrance of the line you want to take rather than to enter at a connecting station and transfer underground. On the escalators, stand on the right and walk on the left except for peak hours, when standing on the left side is also allowed.
Some of the train stations include beautiful architecture and it is worth taking a guided tour of the metro system. The most interesting stations in terms of decor are Komsomolskaya (ring line), Novoslobodskaya (ring line), Kievskaya (ring line), Kropotkinskaya (Line #1 - red), Kievskaya (Line #3 - dark blue), Arbatskaya (Line #3 - dark blue), Ploschad' Revolyutsii (Line #3 - dark blue), Mayakovskaya (Line #2 - dark green). Also look at the architecture of the ground entrance building of Arbatskaya (Line #4 - light blue) and Krasnye Vorota (Line #1 - red). History buffs may appreciate that Metro Line #1 (red) has the oldest stations, opened in 1935.
The Vorob'evy gory Metro Station on Line #1 (red) is unique in that it is on a bridge crossing the Moscow River. This bridge also carries auto traffic road on another level. There is a beautiful view through the transparent sides of the station. A great observing point around Moscow is located nearby on Vorob'evy hills, next to the main building of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
There are a couple of unique trains operating through the system and you will be lucky if you get to ride them. Aquarelle (Watercolor) is a train that includes an art gallery. The train operates daily on Line #3 (dark blue). The Sokolniki Retro Train is a train modeled after the original 1930s trains and it occasionally is placed into service, usually around a major anniversary of the metro system.
The metro is relatively safe, although pickpockets are a problem, as they are in any environment where a lot of people are pressed together. Opportunistic petty crime, such as snatching someone's mobile phone and jumping out just as the doors are closing, is also commonplace. Take the usual precautions at night when gangs of inebriated teenagers may look for an excuse to beat someone up. There is no train guard or conductor, so the first car near the driver may be the safest. Every car is equipped with an intercom to the driver's cabin; they are beige boxes with a grill and a black button near doors, and mostly work, unless visibly vandalized.
The city has rehabilitated the old rail loop that lies between the Third Transport Ring and the Ring Road. It was built in the beginning of the 20th century, and last had passenger service in 1934. It was then used for shuttling freight trains in and out of the city without having them clog the main stations. The comfortable Siemens Desiro trains (called "Lastochka" in Russia) provide service between 05:45 and 01:00, with 5-10 minute intervals. The entire circular journey takes an hour and a half. The Moscow Central Circle (МЦК -pronounced as Em-Tse-Ka) is integrated into the Moscow Metro, and is denoted by a pink hollow contour on the maps (dead link: January 2023), but there are few interchanges, with some of the stations marked as adjacent being as much as 15 minutes apart on foot. It is, however, useful for trips that avoid transfers in the center, and the trains are rarely packed. The same tickets as for Metro are valid, and where you need to transfer from one mode to the other (and correspondingly leave the system and enter through the barrier again), the Troika cards would recognize it and not charge you the second time. Unlike the Metro, it is allowed to carry bicycles on the Central Circle.
Every large street in the city is served by at least one bus route. Most Moscow buses operate 05:30-01:00.
Numbers with an added 'к' or red sign ('к' for короткий — short) are shorter routes than their regular counterparts (for example bus 164 has a longer itinerary than 164к).
Numbers with an added 'м' (magistral routes; 'м' for магистральный) indicate more frequent routes, numbers with an added 'е' ('е' for экспресс, but uses cyrillic 'е' as there is the same letter 'e' in latin alphabet) are express routes (which are subclass of magistral routes) and skip a lot of small stops. Numbers with an added 'н' ('н' for ночной — night) indicate night services, few other routes also operate during the night.
Numbers with an added 'т' indicate diesel bus replacing withdrawn trolleybus line, does not mean anything special. Since August 2020, there is only one trolleybus route Т which connects Komsomolskaya square and 3 railway stations, "Krasnoselskaya" metro station and Yelokhovo Square.
Numbers with interval 901—908 is express buses, that skip many stops.
Main lines of buses are frequent until the late evening.
A useful mobile app called Yandex Maps helps you locate a nearest bus, trolleybus or tram on the line.
There are several tram routes, although trams are not common in the city centre. A map (dead link: January 2023) and a schedule of the tram routes are available online.
Local commuter trains (electrichkas) operate between the Moscow train stations and the suburbs of Moscow Oblast, but are of little use for seeing the tourist attractions. Schedules can be accessed online at the official operator site and https://rasp.yandex.ru/.
Strelka and Troika cards are not valid for commuter trains, except if you have a multi-day commuter train ticket on your Troika card. Most stations have ticket machines with credit card and cash accepted.
Since 2019 an MCD (reads as Em-Tse-De) service of frequent trains - similar to Berlin's S-Bahn or Paris' RER - started on two lines, so some railway rides can be paid by Troika card. Single ticket costs within the city limits and within the closest outskirts.
Moscow Monorail is a 4.7 km monorail line with 6 stations. It is slower, less frequent, and has shorter operating hours when compared with the metro (every 30 min, 08:00-20:00). However, the view is picturesque. It is useful to get to the Ostankino Tower, or to get to the VDNKh exhibition centre from Metro Line #9 (silver). Interchanges between Moscow Metro and Monorail is free, no additional fee will be charged.
Beware of unofficial taxis that like to hang around tourist areas. They use a taxi meter; however, their meter goes by a fabricated inflated rate. A 10-minute ride can easily cost instead of . Make sure to negotiate a fixed price before entering. Smartphone-based apps such as Uber, Yandex Taxi, Citimobil and Gett (previously GetTaxi) are popular and reliable in Moscow and the rating systems and customer support force the drivers to be accountable.
Rates for UberX are the cheapest among taxi services. Non-surge rates are base fare + per minute + per kilometer, with a minimum.
It is possible to negotiate the price with taxis drivers and not use the meter. Taxi fares within the Garden Ring are generally under . When negotiating with a street taxi, if you don't like the amount one guy is charging, you'll doubtlessly find another driver in a minute or two. Try to get an idea if the drivers know where they are going as many will pretend they know how to get to your destination just to get your business. Smartphone-based apps eliminate this problem since the drivers follow a GPS and the rates are fixed.
There are several taxi services operating in Moscow, the most noticeable on the streets being Yandex.Taxi, they're booked via the mobile app. The cars are mainly yellow-black-white Skodas, Kias or Hyundais. They will charge the minimum rate of no matter the distance. Other popular hailing apps that often offer cheaper fares than Yandex.Taxi, are Citimobil, Taxi Maxim, Rutaxi - they all have English interface.
If you're not good in Russian, there are several English-speaking taxi services operating in Moscow, the most notable being LingoTaxi. Prices are generally higher but booking by phone is easier.
Using a car in Moscow can be very time consuming and stressful. Moscow beyond the center is cut by railroads, industrial districts and rivers, so the road network is very irregular with tight bottlenecks between well-connected areas. The street system was never designed to accommodate even a fraction of today's vehicles and the traffic jams never seem to clear until the night. Evening jams lasting the entire night into the morning rush hours are rare but not unheard of. You will have to compete for the right-of-way with seasoned drivers who know the tangle of the streets inside out and will not think twice before cutting you off at the first opportunity. One bright spot is the dearth of the large 18-wheeler trucks on Moscow roads. Sometimes, all traffic on major thoroughfares may be blocked by police to allow government officials to blow through unimpeded, sirens blaring.
There is very little parking. Parking illegally can lead to a hefty fine of and your car being towed. If you are driving to Moscow, park as soon as you can at a safe place such as your hotel and use public transit. Parking is usually not free and the costs can be found online. Expect to pay /hour for the parking within the Boulevard Ring and the district, /hour - between Boulevard Ring and Garden Ring, /hour between Garnen Ring and Third Transport Ring. Payment is available through SMS (Russian SIM-cards only), mobile app or at parking columns (usually accepting credit cards only). You have to pay for the full hour upfront, unused money will be sent back to your account. Like many other Russian cities, parking spaces, even parking lots, are disorganized, making safe parking a challenge.
However, if you have driven in New York City, Rome or Athens before, then it's not that hard to get accustomed to Moscow traffic. Just don't try to drive across the city during rush hours or you can be stuck for as long as 3 hours in traffic jams. Check one of the many traffic jam information websites before you start your journey. Taking the metro may actually be faster than driving. The most popular sites are Yandex Probki (dead link: December 2020) and Rambler Probki (dead link: December 2020).
As of 2019, many or most local drivers consider official speed limits more of a guideline than anything. Driving up to above speed limit usually isn't punished (at least for locals), and in many places driving above speed limit is common in case of light traffic. The punishment system for bad driving is very lax. Some mobile apps give warning about automated cameras and they see wide use. Besides, some cars operate with speedometer broken. This is especially the case of microbus drivers operating on private suburban lines. Reckless driving is common, especially late at night on mostly empty streets. Drunk driving isn't uncommon, especially late at night. Paradoxically, rush hours are a lot safer to drive at, since traffic flow speed is naturally restricted.
Roads are almost empty during holidays at the beginning of January and May as well as during weekends and the summer. Friday evening in broad summer (roughly April to October) show great jams towards outside the city, while Sunday evening and Monday morning show great jams towards the city. Great jams can surround May and winter holidays.
Gas stations: BP, Lukoil, Gazpromneft, Rosneft gas stations all have good quality gasoline.
Boats are not the best way to move around the city fast, but they do offer great scenery.
Velobike operates a bike sharing network that has over 4000 bicycles available at over 430 bike stations throughout city. To use it, you first have to register on the web site, mobile app or via terminal on bike station. Membership rates are per day, for a month, or for whole season. Usage fees, which are in addition to membership fees, vary, but the first 30 minutes are free. This is intentional to encourage people to use the system for short place-to-place trips; however, after riding for 30 minutes, you can dock your bike into a station, wait 2 minutes, and then take the bike out again to restart the timer. The service is only operational between April and November. After docking the bike you should get an text message confirmation. If you do not get a confirmation, you should call the company; otherwise, you may be fined.
The hop-on-hop-off bus is a convenient way for tourists to see the major sights quickly and efficiently. The buses feature English-speaking guides to answer any questions. A 1 day pass costs $24 for adults and $15 for children.
Moscow has many attractions, but many of them are not friendly to a non-Russian-speaker. English-language newspapers like The Moscow Times, Element (dead link: December 2020), Moscow News and others can help to navigate towards English-language friendly attractions and services.
Make sure you visit a Russian bathhouse (banya) while in Moscow, as it's an important Russian tradition and some Russians, especially aged 40+, go at least once a week. Have a hot steam, followed by a good whipping with birch branches. While it's not the most pleasant experience, the benefits you'll receive afterward will enable you to understand why Russians are loyal to their banya.
The winter rinks at Chistye Prudy or Izmaylovsky Park are other alternatives.
Sun of Moscow, Europe's tallest ferris wheel (140 m height) opened in 2022.
Watch football: Moscow has four teams playing in the Premier League, the top tier of Russian football. They often qualify for European tournaments, and their stadiums are used for international games. The four are:
FC Locomotiv Moscow play at RZD Stadium, completed in 2002 with a capacity of 27,000. It's in the northeast of the city, use metro station Locomotiv (aka Cherkizovskaya) on Circle Line 14 and Red Line 1. PFC CSKA Moscow play at VEB Arena, completed in 2016 with a capacity of 30,000. It's in the northwest of the city, use metro station CSKA on Lines 8A and 11. FC Spartak Moscow play at Otkritie Arena (aka Spartak Stadium), completed in 2015 with a capacity of 45,000. It's on the northwest edge of the city, use metro station Spartak on Line 7. FC Dynamo Moscow play at the VTB Arena (aka Lev Yashin Stadium), that was opened on the site of demolished historical Dynamo stadium, in 2019 with a capacity of 25,000. It's north of city centre, use metro station Dinamo on Line 2, or Petrovskiy Park on Lines 8A and 11. Big games (including the 2018 World Cup Final) are often played at Luzhniki Stadium. This Russia's national stadium and doesn't have a resident team. Built in 1956, it was upgraded twice in 1996 and 2017 to a capacity of 81,000. It's southwest of the centre, use metro station Luzhniki on Line 14, or Sportivnaya or Vorobyovy Gory on Line 1.
Moscow remains the educational center of Russia and the former USSR. There are 222 institutes of higher education, including 60 state universities & 90 colleges. Some of these offer a wide-spectrum of programs, but most are centered around a specific field. This is a hold-over from the days of the USSR, when Sovietwide there were only a handful of wide-spectrum "universities" and a large number of narrow-specialization "institutes" (mostly in Moscow & St.Petersburg). Moscow offers some of the best business/management, science, & arts schools in the world. Moscow is also a popular destination for foreign students to learn Russian.
You will need a work visa which is not an easy process. The visa needs to be arranged well in advance of traveling. It is possible to work in Moscow, you just need to find a good company to support you. The main obstacle for many foreigners will be a mandatory Russian language exam required to obtain a work permit.
Credit card acceptance is widespread. ATMs are plentiful, display in English and accept the major card networks such as Visa/Plus and MasterCard/Cirrus. Currency exchange offices are plentiful in the city, but be sure to count your change and note that the advertised rates sometimes don't include an added commission or only apply to large exchanges. Be sure to break your and notes where you can since the smaller merchants, street vendors and even many metro clerks often refuse them.
Large shopping malls are common near metro stations.
Dining establishments in Moscow range from food stalls near metro stations to quick canteen-style 'Stolovaya' eateries to American-style fast food chains to overpriced restaurants catering to tourists to high-end restaurants where you can spend .
Restaurants and cafes promising "European and Caucasus cuisine" generally cater to tourists and are usually bad; seek a restaurant that specializes in a single region instead (Georgian, Russian, Italian, French, etc.).
Many small restaurants offer lunch specials costing . These deals are valid from 12:00 to 15:00 and include a cup of soup or an appetizer, a small portion of the main dish of the day, bread and a non-alcoholic beverage.
For information on tipping in restaurants, see Russia#Eat.
Authentic ethnic food from countries of the nearby Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia) is common in Moscow. Japanese food, including sushi, rolls, tempura, and steakhouses are very popular in Moscow. Other Asian cuisines including Vietnamese, Thai, and Chinese are becoming increasingly more common.
Free-standing kiosks serving sausages, meat pies, or kebobs are plentiful, although the origins of the meat served is questionable and the food has been known to occasionally make people sick.
Muscovites are also fond of their ice cream, consumed in any weather, even in the dead of winter, cheap and usually of superior quality; kiosks can be found all over the center and near all Metro stations.
In these cafeterias, you take a tray, move along a counter with food (either taking the dishes yourself or asking the staff to give you a bowl of soup, a plate of vegetables, etc.) and pay at the cash register at the end of the counter. These self-serve establishments have decent quality food, no waiting time, and good prices. Canteen chains include Café Moo-Moo (30 locations) and Grabli (Грабли).
This term is used in articles by local food critics: since 2016, several special food courts were opened with independent and small food chains, for those people who get bored of McDonald's-like food. They offer a wider choice of cuisines.
Nightlife in Moscow is bustling, intense and exciting. It starts quite late; it's common for the headliners to start at 02:00-02:00. Most noticeable are areas near Solyanka street and Krasniy Oktyabr' place. At summer time a lot of clubs opening open-air terraces called "verandas". Most of clubs in Moscow are very picky of who they let in, so make sure you have a positive attitude and dress up if you are going to a fancy club.
Gazgolder (dead link: January 2023) (not far from Kremlin) is among the best.
Moscow has several café chains with great coffee including Coffeemania and Coffee Bean (dead link: January 2023). Moscow also has a good selection of tea saloons. High-quality infusion teas such as Newby, are widely available in cafes, both in packets and loose.
Asking to add boiling water to the tea you ordered earlier is a practice that some cafes don't welcome, but normally it's acceptable.
Moscow enjoys a relatively low crime rate. Drunk people are the most likely sources of problems. In the past years, lots of policemen were corrupt, and it was best to avoid them. Nowadays Moscow has a Tourist Police force, which officers are able to speak foreign languages and help tourists. Police officers are equipped with body-cameras.
It is preferable to avoid some parts of the outer districts of Moscow, especially in the south. Some of those areas are notorious for gopniks (drunkards notorious for muggings and starting fights with strangers, and will do so seemingly unprovoked), who normally hang out in sparse residential areas and in industrial zones. The same problems can be witnessed in the surrounding regions and in other Russian cities as well.
While traveling in Moscow, as in the rest of Russia, you should always have your passport with you. If you look non-white, your papers may get checked more often than otherwise. The police may demand to see your papers to check if you have been registered within 7 business days of your arrival into Moscow. Always remember that if you stay in a hotel then you are automatically registered and will be handed a confirmation paper at a time of check-in, so don't worry in this case. The police are usually looking for migrants from Central Asia and unless you fit this profile, you are unlikely to be questioned.
Women should take caution walking alone late at night since they may receive unwanted attention from drunk men. Women should also stay clear of large companies of men in front of bars, restaurants, etc. It is best to walk with a friend if possible.
Streets can become very slippery in winter. Wear shoes or, even better, boots with decent grip to prevent twisted ankles. Ice patches can be hard to spot. A waterproof raincoat is also sensible.
Traffic is poorly handled, and vehicle accident rates are very high. Stay safe.
If you need help with translation, ask students or pupils: younger people are more likely to be able to help you than the older generations.
For information on using telephones and buying SIM cards in Russia, see Russia#Connect.
Mobile Internet is quite affordable in Russia, but you have to buy Russian SIM-card first.
Moscow Metro has Wi-Fi in all trains. It is ad-supported.
Mosgortrans has Wi-Fi spots on every bus, trolleybus and tram. Also sometimes you can find Wi-Fi spot on a public transport stop.
Beeline Wi-Fi (dead link: January 2023) operates the largest network of both paid and free Wi-Fi access points. If there is a charge, you can pay online via credit card.
There is a large network of free Wi-Fi hotspots in the city centre; check your device in the middle of a busy area and you may find one.
Many cafes and restaurants offer Wi-Fi - ask for password. Most bookstores offer free Wi-Fi, including "Dom Knigi" on New Arbat Street or "Respublika" bookstore on Tverskaya near Mayakovskaya Metro Station.
Some establishments that offer free Wi-Fi may require you to verify an authorization code sent to a Russian phone number before gaining access, but for the most part, foreign numbers also work as of 2016.
Moscow is one of the global diplomatic capitals, competing with Berlin, Paris, London, and Washington D.C.. Most of the world's countries have their embassies in the city.
| | | | style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;" | - Abkhazia, Mamonovsky pereulok, 4 building 1, +7 495 650-11-45, +7 495 650-17-82, info@emb-abkhazia.ru. - 🇦🇫 Afganistan, Povarskaya street, 42, +7 495 690-0146, +7 495 690-3894 (consulate), safarat_moscow@yahoo.com. - 🇦🇱 Albania, Mytnaya street, 3, ap. 8, +7 495 982-3852, alembassy@gtmail.ru. - 🇩🇿 Algeria, Krapivensky Pereulok, 1А, +7 495 937-4600, +7 495 624-0714, algamb@ntl.ru. - 🇦🇴 Angola, Ulofa Palme street, 6, +7 499 143-6324, angomosc@col.ru. 10:00-17:00. - 🇦🇷 Argentina, Bolshaya Ordynka street, 72, +7 495 502-1020, efrus@mrecic.gov.ar. - 🇦🇲 Armenia, Armyansky Pereulok, 2, +7 495 624-1269, +7 495 625-7305, +7 495 924-3243 (consulate), info@armenianembassy.ru. M Tu Th 10:30-12:30 and 14:30-17:00; F 10:30-12:30 and 14:00-16:00. - 🇦🇺 Australia, Podkolokolny pereulok, 10A/2, +7 495 956-6075, +7 495 232-3272, +7 495 232-3291, austembmos@dfat.gov.au. M-F 09:00-17:00. - 🇦🇹 Austria, Starokonyushenny pereulok, 1, +7 495 780-6066, moskau-ob@bmaa.gv.at. M-F 09:00-16:30. - 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, Leontievsky pereulok, 16, +7 495 629-4332, +7495 629-1649 (consulate), embassy@azembassy.msk.ru. M-F 09:30-13:00. - 🇧🇭 Bahrain, Bolshaya Ordynka, 18/1, +7 495 953-0022, +7 495 953-0033, +7 495 953-0044, +7 495 953-0066, moscowbah@yahoo.com. - 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, Zemledelchesky pereulok, 6, +7 495 246-7804, +7 495 246-7332 (consulate), bdoot.moscow@mail.ru. M-Th 09:00-17:00. - 🇧🇾 Belarus, Maroseyka street, 17/6, +7 495 777-6644 103, +7 495 777-6644, +7 495 624-703, mail@embassybel.ru. M-F 10:00-16:30. - 🇧🇪 Belgium, Malaya Molchanovka street, 7 (Arbatskaya metro station), +7 495 780-0331, Moscow@diplobel.fed.be. M-F 09:30-18:00. - 🇧🇯 Benin, Uspensky pereulok, 7, +7 495 699-2360, +7 495 699-2923, +7 495 699-7985, amba_beninmos@yahoo.fr. M-F 09:30-16:30. - 🇧🇴 Bolivia, Serpukhovsky Val street, 8, ap. 135-137, +7 495 954-0630, +7 495 958-0855, +7 495 952-5736, embolrus@online.ru. - 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzogovina, Mosfilmovskaya street, 50 building 1 office 484, +7 495 147-6488, +7 495 143-2909 (consulate), embassybih@mail.ru. M-F 09:00-17:00. - 🇧🇷 Brazil, Ulitsa Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 54, +7 495 363 03 66, brasrus@brasemb.ru. - Brunei, Berezhkovskaya naberezhnaya, 2, office 413 (Kievskaya metro station, Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya hotel), +7 495 941-8215, +7 495 941-8216. - 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, Mosfilmovskaya street, 66, +7 499 143-9022 (consulate), +7 499 143-9023, bulemrus@bolgaria.ru. M-F 09:00-16:00. - 🇧🇮 Burundi, Kaluzhskaya square, 1, ap. 226, 227 (Oktyabrskaya metro station), +7 499 230-2564, bdiamb@yahoo.fr. M-F 09:00-17:00. - 🇰🇭 Cambodia, Starokonyushenny pereulok, 16, +7 495 637-4736, cambemoscow@stream.ru. M-F 09:00-17:00. - 🇨🇲 Cameroon, Povarskaya street, 40, +7 495 690-6549, +7 495 690-0063, ambacamos@yahoo.fr. M-F 09:00-17:00. - 🇨🇦 Canada, Starokonyushenny pereulok, 23, +7 495 925-6000, +7 495 925-6054 (consulate), mosco@international.gc.ca. M-F 08:30-17:00. - Cape Verde, Rublevskoe shosse, 26, building 1, office 182, +7 495 415-4149, consulado.rus@gmail.com. M-F 11:00-17:00. - Central African Republic, 26 Bakinskikh Komissarov street, 9, ap. 124, 125 (Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station), +7 495 434-4520. - 🇹🇩 Chad, Akademika Pilyugina street, 14, building 3, ap. 895,896 (Novye Cheryomushki metro station), +7 495 936-1763, +7 495 936-1766. - 🇨🇱 Chile, Denezhny pereulok, 7, building 1, +7 499 241-0145, +7 499 241-0414, +7 499 241-1034, +7 499 241-1245, +7 499 241-3151, +7 499 241-1034 (consulate), echile@col.ru. - 🇨🇳 China, Druzhby street, 6, +7 495 938-2006, +7 499 143-1543 (consulate). - 🇨🇴 Colombia, Burdenko street, 20, +7 495 248-3073, +7 495 248-3042 (consulate), +7 495 248-34-17, emrusia@colombia.ru. - 🇭🇷 Croatia, Korobeynikov pereulok, 16/10, +7 495 637-7186, +7 495 637-3222, +7 495 637-3868, +7 495 637-3977, +7 495 637-4033 (consulate), admin@croemba.msk.ru. M-F 10:30-13:30. - 🇨🇾 Cyprus, Povarskaya street, 9, +7 495 744-2944, +7 495 744-2934 (consulate), moscowembassy@mfa.gov.cy. M-F 10:00-15:00. - Czech Republic, Yuliusa Fuchika street, 12/14, +7 495 276-0701, +7 495 276-0702 (consulate), moscow@embassy.mzv.cz, consulate - ko.moscow@embassy.mzv.cz. M-F 09:00-11:30. - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Simferopolsky Boulevard, 7А, ap. 49, 50, +7 499 613-8348, +7 499 613-8514, amba_rdc_moscow@yahoo.fr. M-F 09:00-16:00. - 🇩🇰 Denmark, Prechistensky pereulok, 9, +7 495 642-6800, +7 495 642-6801 (visas), mowamb@um.dk. M-Th 09:15-17:00; F 09:15-16:15. - 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, Rublevskoe shosse, 26, building 1, office 211, +7 495 415-2596, +7 495 415-3601, embadomru@gmail.com. M-F 09:00-16:00. - 🇪🇨 Ecuador, Gorokhovsky pereulok, 12 (Kurskaya metro station), +7 499 261-2739, +7 499 261-5527, +7 499 261-5530 (consulate), embajada@ecuaemb.ru. M-F 10:00-18:00. - 🇪🇬 Egypt, Kropotkinsky Pereulok, 12, +7 499 246-3096, +7 499 246-0234, +7 499 246-3080, embassy.moscow@mfa.gov.eg. M-F 09:00-17:00. - 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea, Pogorelsky pereulok, 7, building 1 (Polyanka metro station), +7 495 953-3563, +7 495 953-27-66, embajada1968@mail.ru. - 🇪🇷 Eritrea, Koroviy Val street, 7/1, ap. 31,32, +7 499 238-3025, erembassy@yandex.ru. - 🇪🇪 Estonia, Maly Kislovsky pereulok, 5 (Arbatskaya metro station), +7 495 737-3640, Embassy.Moskva@mfa.ee. M-F 08:30-17:00. - 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, Orlovo-Davydovsky pereulok, 6 (Prospekt Mira metro station), +7 495 680-1616, +7 495 680-1676, eth-emb@col.ru. - 🇫🇮 Finland, Kropotkinsky pereulok, 15-17 (Park Kultury metro station), +7 495 787-4178 (10:00-12:00), +7 495 787-4177 (emergency cases), sanomat.mos@formin.fi, visa issues – visa.mos@formin.fi. M-F 09:00-12:00. - 🇫🇷 France, Bolshaya Yakimanka street, 45 (Oktyabrskaya metro station), +7 495 937-1500. M-F 09:00-13:00. - 🇬🇦 Gabon, Denezhny pereulok, 16, +7 495 241-0080, +7 499 241-7910, ambgab_ru@mail.ru. - 🇬🇲 Gambia, Kadashevskaya naberezhnaya, 32/2, +7 495 258-3682. - 🇬🇪 Georgia, Maly Rzhevsky pereulok, 6, +7 495 690-4657, anton@hloptic.ru. - 🇩🇪 Germany, Mosfilmovskaya street, 56, +7 495 937-9500, germanrk@aha.ru. M W Th 08:00-17:00; Tu 08:00-17:30; F 08:00-15:00. - 🇬🇭 Ghana, Skatertny pereulok, 14, +7 495 690-1969, +7 495 690-2327, +7 495 690-2224, +7 495 690-2073 (consulate), embghmos@astelit.ru. - 🇬🇷 Greece, Leontievsky Pereulok No 4, +7 495 539 2940, +7 495 690-4657, gremb.mow@mfa.gr. - 🇬🇹 Guatemala, Koroviy Val street, 7 office 98, +7 499 238-2214, +7 499 238-5914, embaguaterus@glasnet.ru. M-F 10:00-13:00. - 🇬🇳 Guinea, Koroviy Val street, 7 office 101,102, +7 499 238-1085, ambaguineemoscou@yahoo.fr. - 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau, Simferopolsky Boulevard, 7-А, entrance 4, ap. 180, +7 499 317-9582. - 🇭🇺 Hungary, Mosfilmovskaya street, 62, +7 495 796-93-77, mission.mov@kum.hu. - 🇮🇸 Iceland, Khlebny pereulok, 28, +7 495 956-7604, icemb.moscow@utn.stjr.is. M-F 09:00-17:00. - 🇮🇳 India, Vorontsovo Polye street 6/8, +7 495 783 75 35, indambru@com2com.ru. - 🇮🇩 Indonesia, Novokuznetskaya Ulitsa, 12, +7 495 9519549, kbrimos@rol.ru. - Iran, Pokrovsky boulevard, 7, +7 495 917-7282 ext 131, +7 495 917-0039, +7 495 917-0198, +7 495 917-0199, iranembassy@iranembassy.ru. M-F 09:00-16:30. - 🇮🇶 Iraq, Pogodinskaya street, 12 (Kievskaya or Sportivnaya metro station), +7 499 246-5506, +7 499 246-5507, +7 499 246-5508, +7 499 248-3813, mosemb@iraqmofamail.net. - 🇮🇪 Ireland, Grokholsky pereulok, 5, +7 495 937-5911, +7 495 688-41-01,+7 495 937-5900 (visas), +7 495 737-3636, +7 495 737-5494, embassymoscow@dfa.ie. M F 09:00-16:30. - 🇮🇱 Israel, Bolshaya Ordynka street, 56, +7 495 660-27-00. M-Th 09:00-11:00 and 16:00-17:00. - 🇮🇹 Italy, Denezhny pereulok, 5, +7 495 796-9691, +7 499 241-1533, +7 499 241-1534, embitaly@ambmosca.ru. M-F 09:00-18:00. - 🇯🇲 Jamaica, Koroviy Val street, 7/1 office 70, 71, +7 495 237-2320. - 🇯🇵 Japan, Grokholsky Pereulok 27, +7 495 229-2550. - 🇯🇴 Jordan, Mamonovsky pereulok, 3, +7 495 699-1242, +7 495 699-2845, +7 495 699-4344, +7 495 699-9564, +7 495 699-6717, emjordan@umail.ru. - 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, Chistoprudny Boulevard, 3A (Chistye Prudy, Sretenky Boulevard or Turgenevskaya metro station), +7 495 627-1812, +7 495 627-1706 (consulate), +7 495 627-1816, kazembassy@kazembassy.ru. M-F 09:30-16:30. - 🇰🇪 Kenya, Lopukhinsky pereulok 5, buildings 1,5, +7 495 637-2186, +7 495 637-4257, +7 495 637-2535, moscow@mfa.go.ke. Tu Th 10:00-12:00. - 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan, Bolshaya Ordynka street, 64 office 24 (Polyanka, Dobryninskaya, or Tretyakovskaya metro station), +7 495 237-4882, +7 495 237-4601, +7 495 237-4571, +7 495 237-4391 (consulate), +7 495 237-3364. - Laos, Malaya Nikitskaya street, 18, +7 495 690-2560, +7 495 637-0158, post@laoembassy.ru. - 🇱🇻 Latvia, Chaplygina street, 3, +7 495 232-9760, embassy.russia@mfa.gov.lv. M-F 09:00-18:00. - 🇱🇧 Lebanon, Sadovaya-Samotechnaya street, 14, +7 495 694-1320, +7 495 694-2684 (consulate), leb.emb.moscow@mtu.net. M-F 10:00-14:00. - 🇱🇾 Libya, Mosfilmovskaya street, 38, +7 499 143-0354, +7 499 143-7722, +7 499 143-7700, libyanbureau@mail.ru. | style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;" | - 🇱🇹 Lithuania, Borisoglebsky pereulok, 10 (Arbatskaya metro station), +7 495 785-8605, +7 495 785-8625 (consulate), amb.ru@urm.lt. M-Th 09:00-18:00; F 09:00-17:00. - 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, Khruschevsky pereulok, 3 (Kropotkinskaya metro station), +7 495 786-6663, secret.amluxru@co.ru. M-F 10:00 - 12:00. - 🇲🇰 Macedonia, Dmitrija Uljanova street, 16, building 2, entrance 8, floor 1, Ste 509 & 510, +7 499 124 3357, moscow@mfa.gov.mk. - 🇲🇬 Madagascar, Kursovoy pereulok, 5/1 (Kropotkinskaya metro station), +7 495 695-2892, info@ambamadagascar.ru. M-F 10:00 - 15:45. - 🇲🇾 Malaysia, Mosfilmovskaya St, 50, +7 495 147-1514, +7 495 147-1512, malmoscow@kln.gov.my. - 🇲🇱 Mali, Novokuznetskaya street, 11 (Tretyakovskaya or Novokuznetskaya metro station), +7 495 951-6349, +7 495 951-2784, amaliru@mail.ru. - 🇲🇹 Malta, Koroviy Val street, 7 office 219 (Oktyabrskaya or Dobryninskaya metro station), +7 495 237-1939, +7 499 230-2524, +7 499 230-1981, maltaembassy.moscow@gov.mt. - 🇲🇷 Mauritania, Bolshoy Savvinsky pereulok, 21, +7 499 245-1176, +7 499 245-1261, mauritanie@redline.ru. M-F 12:00 - 15:00. - 🇲🇺 Mauritius, Nikoloyamskaya Street, 8, +7 495 915-7617. - 🇲🇽 Mexico, Bolshoy Levshinsky pereulok, 4 (Smolenskaya metro station), +7 495 969-2879, +7 495 969-2878 (consulate), info@embamex.ru. M-Th 09:00-13:00; F 09:00-12:00. - Moldova, Kuznetsky Most street, 18 (Kuznetsky Most metro station), +7 495 624-5353, +7 495 624-6342, info@moldembassy.ru. M-F 08:00-17:00. - 🇲🇳 Mongolia, Borisoglebsky pereulok, 11, +7 495 691-4636, +7 495 690-6792, +7 495 244-7867 (consulate), +7 499 241-1548, mongolia@online.ru. - 🇲🇪 Montenegro, Mytnaya street, 3, office 23-25 (Oktyabrskaya or Dobryninskaya metro station), +7 499 230-1865-76, ambasadacg@ya.ru. M W F 09:00-12:00. - 🇲🇦 Morocco, Bolshaya Nikitskaya street, 51 (Barrikadnaya metro station), +7 495 690-2085, +7 495 691-1762, sifmamos@xrus.ru. - 🇲🇿 Mozambique, Krutitsky Val street, 3 building 2 (Proletarskaya metro station), +7 495 786-3005-06, embamocru@hotmail.com. - 🇲🇲 Myanmar, Bolshaya Nikitskaya street, 41 (Barrikadnaya metro station), +7 495 291-56-14. - 🇳🇵 Nepal, 2nd Neopalimovsky pereulok, 14/7, +7 495 244-0215. M-F 10:00-12:00. - Netherlands, Kalashny pereulok, 6 (Arbatskaya metro station), +7 495 797-29-00, mos@minbuza.nl. M-F 09:00-12:30. - 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Povarskaya street, 44, +7 495 956-3579, +7 495 956-2642 (immigration service), nzembmos@umail.ru. M-F 09:30 - 17:30. - 🇳🇮 Nicaragua, Mosfilmovskaya street, 50 building 1, +7 495 938-2701, embanic_moscu@mail.ru. - 🇳🇪 Niger, Kursovoy pereulok, 7/31, +7 495 255-01-01. - 🇳🇬 Nigeria, Malaya Nikitskaya street, 13, +7 495 690-3783, +7 495 690-3785, info@nigerianembassy.ru. - North Korea, Mosfilmovskaya Street, 72, +7 499 143-6231, +7 499 143-6308, +7 499 143-6247 (consulate). - 🇳🇴 Norway, Povarskaya street, 7 (Arbatskaya metro station), +7 495 933-1410, emb.moscow@mfa.no. M Tu W F 10:00-12:00. - 🇴🇲 Oman, Staromonetny pereulok, 9, building 6-7, +7 495 230-1587, +7 495 230-1255, oman@glasnet.ru. - 🇵🇰 Pakistan, Sadovaya Kudrinskaya street, 17, +7 499 254-9791, pakemb@dialup.ptt.ru. M-Th 10:00 - 13:00. - 🇵🇦 Panama, Mosfilmovskaya street, 50 building 1, +7 495 956-0729. - 🇵🇾 Paraguay, Koroviy Val street, 7/1, office 142, +7 499 230-1810, embajada@embapar.ru. - 🇵🇪 Peru, Smolensky Boulevard, 22/14, office 15, +7 499 248-7738, +7 499 248-6794, +7 499 248-2302, +7 499 248-2766 (consulate), empanrus@aha.ru. M-F 10:00-17:00. - Philippines, Karmanitsky pereulok 6/8, +7 499 241-0563, +7 906 738 2538, moscowpe@stream.ru. - 🇵🇱 Poland, Klimashkina street, 4, +7 495 231-1500, +7 495 231-1573 (visa issues),+7 495 231-1552,+7 495 231-1554, embassy@polandemb.ru. M-F 09:30-13:00. - 🇵🇹 Portugal, Botanitchesky Per, 1, +7 495 981-3410, +7 495 981-3414, embptrus@moscovo.dgaccp.pt; embptrus@col.ru. M-F 09:30-13:00. - 🇶🇦 Qatar, Koroviy Val street, 7, offices 196-198, +7 495 980-6916. - Republic of the Congo, Koroviy Val street, 7/1, +7 495 236-3368, ambacoru@yahoo.gv. - 🇷🇴 Romania, Mosfilmovskaya street, 64 (Kievskaya metro station), +7 499 143-0424, +7 499 143-0427, +7 499 143-0430, +7 499 143-0350 (consulate), moscova@mae.ro. M W F 11:00-13:00. 2021-12-03 - 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 3-rd Neopalimovsky pereulok, 3, +7 499 245-2310, saudiemb@msk.org.ru. M-F 09:00-15:00. - 🇸🇳 Senegal, Koroviy Val street, 7/1, offices 193, 194, 195, +7 499 230-2102, +7 499 230-2275. M-F 09:30-17:30. - 🇷🇸 Serbia, Mosfilmovskaya street, 46, +7 499 147-4106, +7 499 147-9008,+7 499 147-4221,+7 499 147-4105, ambasada@co.ru. M-F 09:00-13:00. - 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, Rublevskoye shosse, 26, building. 2, ap. 58, 59, +7 495 415-4166, +7 495 415-4124, info@slembassy.ru. - 🇸🇬 Singapore, pereulok Kamennaya Sloboda, 5, +7 499 241-3702,+7 499 241-3913-14-02,+7 499 241-6428, singemb_mow@sgmfa.gov.sg. M-F 09:00-17:30. - 🇸🇰 Slovakia, Yuliusa Fuchika street, 17/19 (Mayakovskaya or Belorusskaya metro station), +7 495 956-49-20,+7 495 250-1070,+7 495 250-1071, +7 495 956-4923 (consulate), embassy@moskva.mfa.sk. M W F 09:00-12:00. - 🇸🇮 Slovenia, Malaya Dmitrovka street, 14 building 1 (Pushkinskaya metro station), +7 495 694-1568, +7 495 737-3398, vmo@gov.si. M W F 10:00-12:00. - 🇸🇴 Somalia, Simferopolsky Boulevard, 7А, ap. 145, +7 499 317-1572, +7 499 317-0622, somembassy@nabad.org. - 🇿🇦 South Africa, Granatny pereulok, 1, building 9 (Tverskaya metro station), +7 495 926-1177, filippovai@dirco.gov.za. - South Korea, Plyuschikha street, 56 (Kievskaya metro station), +7 495 783-2727, +7 495 783-2717 (consulate), info@koreaemb.ru. - 🇪🇸 Spain, Bolshaya Nikitskaya street, 50/8, +7 495 690 29 93, embespru@correo.maec.es. M-F 08:00-15:00. - 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, Schepkina street, 24, building 1 (Prospekt Mira metro station), +7 495 688-1657-20, +7 495 688-1463, moscow@srilankemb.com. M-F 09:00-16:45. - 🇸🇩 Sudan, Uspensky pereulok, 4A, +7 495 699-5461. M-F 09:00-17:30. - 🇸🇪 Sweden, Mosfilmovskaya street, 60 (Kievskaya or Universitet metro station, trolleybuses 17 or 34), +7 495 937-9200, +7 495 937-9201 (visa issues), moscow.sweinfo@foreign.ministry.se, ambassaden.moskva@foreign.ministry.se, visa.moscow@foreign.ministry.se (visas). M-F 09:00-12:00. - 🇨🇭 Switzerland, pereulok Ogorodnoy Slobody, 2/5 (Chistye Prudy, Turgenevskaya, or Sretensky Boulevard metro station), +7 495 258-3830,+7 495 925-5322,+7 495 725-7750, mos.vertretung@eda.admin.ch. M-F 09:00-11:45. - Syria, Mansurovsky pereulok, 4 (Park Kultury metro station), +7 495 695-1048, +7 499 766-9528. M-F 09:30-15:00. - Taiwan (Consulate of Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Cooperation Coordination Commission), Tverskaya street, 24/2, Korpus 1, Gate 4, 5F, +7 495 956-37-86. - 🇹🇯 Tajikistan, Granatny pereulok, 13 (Barrikadnaya metro station), +7 495 690-6174, +7 495 690-4186, +7 495 690-3846, +7 495 690-4657, tajembassymoscow@mail.ru. - Tanzania, Pyatnitskaya street, 33 (Novokuznetskaya metro station), +7 495 953-0940, +7 495 953-8221, tzmos@wm.west-call.com, info@tanzania.ru. M-F 09:00-16:00. - 🇹🇭 Thailand, Bolshaya Spasskaya street, 9 (Sukharevskaya metro station), +7 495 608-0856, +7 495 608-0817, thaiemb@nnt.ru, tailand@caravan.ru. M-F 09:00-13:00. - 🇹🇬 Togo, Gruzinsky pereulok, 3, ap. 227-228, +7 495 254-2012. - 🇹🇳 Tunisia, Malaya Nikitskaya street, 28/1, +7 495 691-2858, +7 495 691-2869, +7 495 691-6223, atmos@post.ru. - 🇹🇷 Turkey, 7th Rostovsky pereulok, 12 (Kievskaya metro station), +7 495 956-5595, +7 499 246-1252 (consulate), turemb@co.ru. - 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan, Filippovsky pereulok, 22 (Arbatskaya metro station), +7 495 691-6636, +7 495 690-32-58 (consulate),+7 495 695-37-16. - 🇺🇬 Uganda, Koroviy Val street, 7/1, office 3, +7 499 230-2276, +7 499 238-0068, info@uganda.ru. - United Arab Emirates, Ulofa Palme street, 4, +7 499 147-6286, +7 495 234-4060, +7 499 147-0066 (consulate), uae@col.ru. Summer: M-F 09:00-12:00. - United Kingdom (also represents interests of the Commonwealth countries), Smolenskaya Naberezhnaya 10, +7 495 956 7200. Summer: M-F 09:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00; winter: M-F 08:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00. - United States, Novinsky Boulevard, 21 (Barrikadnaya or Smolenskaya metro station), +7 495 728 50 00, consulMo@state.gov. - 🇺🇾 Uruguay, Mytnaya street, 3 (Oktyabrskaya or Dobryninskaya metro station), +7 499 230-7765, +7 499 230-7635 (consulate), ururus@uruguay.org.ru. M-F 11:00-15:00. - 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan, Pogorelskiy pereulok, 12, +7 499 230-7552, +7 499 230-00-76, +7 499 230-00-78, +7 499 230-00-32 (consulate), +7 499 230-00-54. - Venezuela, Bolshoy Karetny Pereulok, 13/15, +7 495 699-4042, +7 495 699-9561, +7 495 956-9100, +7 495 956-6108, info@embaven.ru. M-F 10:00-17:00. - Vietnam, Bolshaya Pirogovskaya street, 13 (Park Kultury or Frunzenskaya metro station, entrance from Rossolimo street), +7 495 245-1092, +7 495 245-0925, +7 495 246-1383 (consulate), dsqvn@com2com.ru. M W F 09:30-11:30. - 🇾🇪 Yemen, 2nd Neopalimovsky pereulok, 6, +7 499 246-0648, +7 499 246-4427. M-F 09:00-15:00. - 🇿🇲 Zambia, Prospekt Mira, 52A, +7 495 688-5001, +7 495 688-5083, +7 495 688-5092, +7 495 681-0752. M-F 09:30-17:00. - 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe, Serpov pereulok, 6, +7 499 248-3150, +7 499 248-4367, +7 499 248-4364, zimbabwe@rinet.ru. M-F 09:30-16:00. |
Since Moscow is the biggest transportation center in Russia and one of the main points of entry for the foreign tourists, it is a convenient starting point for exploring much of European Russia. Even traveling through Moscow to Ukraine and some Caucasian and Central Asian countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan etc.) could be cheaper than direct flights from Europe/North America. Travel deals to Moscow are not rare and ticket prices are often pretty low within the former USSR.