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| Moscow has several air terminals, each servicing various domestic and international locations. The main international terminal is Sheremetyevo-2, located northwest of the city center, although the newly remodeled and more modern Domodedovo air terminal is beginning to attract international carriers.
In general, when getting to and from the airport in Moscow, it is advisable to take a taxi. While this can be the more expensive option, the overly crowded public transportation makes it all but impossible to negotiate with a lot of luggage. A taxi from the center of the city to Sheremetyevo-2 should run you roughly 300 rubles ($10), while a taxi from the airport to the center can run you anywhere from $20 to $40, depending on the hour of your arrival and your willingness to haggle with drivers. You can also ask the information desk at the airport to order a taxi for you. However, if you are traveling lightly, public transportation is a great option and will cost you about $1, though it will require using a combination of a bus and the metro. Look outside of the arrival areas for marshrutki, which are small shuttle vans that run between the airport and the nearest metro stations. In addition, public buses also run to and from the airport. Check-In Procedure at Sheremetyevo-1 differs from what you may be used to in other airports. First you have to proceed through Security Control. The Number of the Security Control Channel assigned to your flight is announced only in Russian and will appear on the Indicator Boards. Since all the Channels are located adjacent, it's best to ask someone else in the line which city this is for, example "Ufa?" Once you have cleared Security Control, you will be directed to the correct Check-In Desk. It's strongly advisable to ask at the check-In desk where to wait for boarding. | ||
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| 1) Your baggage limit is strictly imposed at 20kg and there is no discretionary limit. You will be charged Excess Baggage for even 1kg above your limit, and this will be collected in the most bureaucratic, time consuming way imaginable. It is strongly suggested that you try not to travel with more than your baggage limit if you want to avoid wasting time and_money.
2) Some domestic flights still have Unreserved Seating, which often results in pushing-and-shoving battles to get onto the plane first. You may have to participate in order to get your chosen seat. 3) You MUST KEEP YOUR BAGGAGE RECEIPT. You will only be allowed to reclaim your checked baggage in your destination if you can show the baggage receipt (usually printed on a piece of card) that you were given at Check-In. 4) Most domestic flights are non-smoking. Very few have any entertainment (music, film etc) during the flight- even on very long trips. It's wise to bring your own book, CD player, etc. 5) Many flights to distant or less-visited destinations now operate as "hub-and-spoke" from Moscow - you will change planes in another city en-route, very often Novosibirsk (Sibir' Airlines) or Krasnoyarsk (Kras-Air). Your baggage must be reclaimed and re-checked at the transit airport, as it will not be tagged through to your end-destination. Kras-Air's staff at Krasnoyarsk Airport participate in a scam to overcharge you on baggage, by claiming that your checked baggage allowance is 15kg inclusive of your carry-on bag. This is an on-going problem that seems to operate with the collusion of the airline's management at Krasnoyarsk Airport, and there is almost no way to avoid it, although a VERY severe argument and a lot of shouting has been known to work. In fact throughout Russia's provincial airports foreigners are seen as an "easy target" for over-charging on fake accusations of "excess" baggage, and you should assume that they will attempt to over-charge you, so prepare for this situation. 6) Forget any notion you had that you are a "customer". On Russian domestic flights, passengers - along with their views and their custom - are seen as slightly less important than hunks of meat, and are treated very much the same way, despite the high price charged for tickets. Listed below are the main air terminals located in Moscow, along with the telephone numbers of their respective information desks and public transportation routes to each terminal. | ||
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| Tel: 554-8073
Main destinations: (Russia and CIS): Cities in Central and Southern Russia, as well as Eastern Ukraine. Public Transportation: From "Aerovokzal" (air terminal): Tel: 155-0922, by express bus (time en route - 1 hour 20 min.). From Kazansky vokzal (train station), "Komsomolskaya" m.st.: by any suburban electric train going in the Ryazan direction to "Bykovo" station (time en route - 47 min.). | ||
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| Tel: 933-6666, arrivals and departures can also be checked online at www.eastline.ru/domodedovo
Main destinations: (Russia and CIS): All regions of Russia. In addition, this airport is serviced by Swiss Airlines, and British Airways plans to begin operations from Domodedovo in July 2003. Public Transportation: From "Aerovokzal" (air terminal): Tel: 155-0922, by express bus (time en route - 1 hour 20 min.). From "Domodedovskaya" m.st.: by bus 405 (time en route - 40 min.), or minibus 80 (time en route - 35 min.). From Paveletsky Vokzal (train station), "Paveletskaya" m.st.: by Express Train (time en route - 40.). One-way fare is 75rbls. Departure from Paveletsky Vokzal hourly from 7.00 till 21.00 Departure from Domedovo hourly from 8.00 till 22.00 At Paveletsky Vokzal there is a dedicated departure-lounge for the DME train - lower level (look for blue signs). Some airlines offer check-in for your flight directly at Paveletsky Vokzal: Sibir, Domodedovo Airlines, TransAero. Passengers of these airlines also travel for free on the Express Train. It is likely that British Airways will also offer this service when it begins operations from Domodevo. | ||
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| Tel: 552-9800
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| Tel: 578-2372
Main destinations: (Russia and CIS): Akmola, Alma Ata, Archangelsk, Baku, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Khabarovsk, Kiev, Kishinev, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Minsk, Murmansk, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk, Odessa, Omsk, Rostov-na-Donu, Samara, St. Petersburg, Tashkent, Vladivostok, Volgograd, Voronezh, Yakutsk, Yekaterinburg, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Public Transportation: From "Aerovokzal" (air terminal): Tel: 155-0922, by express bus (time en route - 1 hour). From "Planernaya" m.st.: by bus 517 (time en route - 45 min.), or by marshrutki. From "Rechnoy Vokzal" m.st.: by bus 551 (time en route - 45 min.), or by marshrutki. | ||
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| Tel: 578-9101
All international destinations. Departure hall is on the second level. Public Transportation: From “Aerovokzal” (air terminal): Tel: 155-0922, by express bus (time en route - 1 hour). From "Planernaya" m.st.: by bus 850 (time en route - 45 min), or by marshrutki. From "Rechnoy Vokzal" m.st.: by bus 817 (time en route - 45 min.), or by marshrutki. | ||
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| Tel: 436-2414
Main destinations: (Russia and CIS): Georgia, North Caucasus, Ukraine, Eastern Russia. Public Transportation: From "Aerovokzal" (air terminal): Tel: 155-0922, by express bus (time en route - 45 min.). From "Yugo-Zapadnaya" m.st.: by bus 611 or by marshrutki. From Kiyevsky train station: by electric train to "Aeroport" (time en route - 49 min.). | ||
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| Address: Leningradsky avenue, 37, bldg. 9
Tel: 753-5555 Fax: 155-6647 Web: www.aeroflot.ru | ||
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| Tel: 723-8260
Fax: 723-8242 E-mail: bonus@aeroflot.ru Web: www.aeroflotbonus.ru | ||
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| Address: Leningradskoe hwy, 90, bldg 1, 2nd floor
Tel: 105-3030 / 3060 Fax: 105-3034 E-mail: aerotour@aerotour.ru Web: www.aerotour.ru | ||
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| Address: Malaya Pirogovskaya st., 18, bldg. 1, off. 406
Tel: 786-6827 Fax: 242-9564 E-mail: airbaltic@continent.ru Web: www.airbaltic.lv | ||
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| Address: Kuznetsky Most st., 1/8, bldg 5
Tel: 292-3387 / 5440 Fax: 292-5136 Web: www.airchina.com | ||
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| Address: Korovy Val st., 7
Tel: 937-3839 Fax: 937-3838 Web: www.airfrance.ru | ||
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| Address: Olimpiyskiy avenue, 18/1
Tel: 258-4074/75 Fax: 258-3621 E-mail: alitalia@sovintel.ru Web: www.alitalia-russia.de | ||
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| Address: Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya st., 20, off. 207
Tel: 234-4074/75 Fax: 234-4079 E-mail: talav@comail.ru Web: www.aa.com | ||
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| Address: Smolenskaya st., 5
The Golden Ring Hotel Tel: 995-0995 Fax: 725-2559 E-mail: auamow@aua.com Web: www.austrianairlines.ru | ||
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| Address: Sheremetyevo-2 Airport, 6th floor, off. 601
Tel: 956-4676 Fax: 578-2936 Address: 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya st., 23 Tel: 363-2525 Fax: 363-2505 Web: www.britishairways.com | ||
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| Address: Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya st., 20, off. 207
Tel: 234-4076 Fax: 234-4079 E-mail: ekaterina@comail.ru | ||
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| Address: 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya st., 31/35
Tel: 973-1847 / 1745, 578-8220 Fax: 978-7961 Web: www.csa.cz | ||
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| Address: Gogolevskiy blvr, 11, 2nd floor
Tel: 937-9090 Fax: 937-9091 Address: Sheremetyevo-2 Airport, 6th floor, off. 625 Tel: 578-2738 Fax: 961-2056 Web: www.delta.com | ||
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| Tel: 504-0324, 323-8459 / 8379
Fax: 787-8636 E-mail: dmo_market@akdal.ru Web: www.akdal.ru | ||
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| Address: Domodedovo Airport
Tel: 795-3457 / 3537 Fax: 795-3535 E-mail: esl@eastline.ru Web: www.eastline.ru | ||
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| Address: Sheremetyevo-2 Airport
Tel/ Fax: 956-4636/23 Address: Kropotkinsky lane, 7 Tel: 933-0056 Fax: 933-0059 Web: www.finnair.ru | ||
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| Address: Kuznetsky Most st., 3
Tel: 921-6448 / 6648 Fax: 921-3294 Web: www.jal-europe.com | ||
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| Address: Kalashny lane, 4/1, bldg. 1
Tel: 745-8735 Fax: 926-4253 E-mail: jatcomrus@mtu-net.ru | ||
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| Address: Usacheva st., 33, bldg 1, 3rd floor
Tel: 258-3600 Fax: 258-3606 E-mail: klm.russia@klm.com Web: www.klm.com | ||
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| Address: Povarskaya st., 24
Tel: 203-7502 / 0814 Fax: 291-1207 E-mail: lal@lal.msk.ru Web: www.lal.lt | ||
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| Address: Tverskoy blvr, 26
Tel: 229-5771 / 7388 / 8525 Fax: 229-8829 Web: www.lot.com | ||
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| Address: Sheremetyevo-2 Airport, 2nd floor
Tel: 737-6415 Fax: 737-6416 Address: Balchug st., 1 Balchug Kempinsky Hotel Tel: 737-6404 Address: 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya st., 19 Sheraton Palace Hotel Tel: 737-6405 Address: Olimpiysky avenue, 18/1 Renaissance Hotel Tel: 737-6400 Fax: 737-6401 E-mail: lufthansa@online.ru Web: www.lufthansa.ru | ||
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| Address: Sheremetyevo-1 Airport
Tel: 578-8880 Fax: 737-5380 Address: Tverskaya st., 22 Tel/Fax: 299-1940 E-mail: svo@pulkovo.ru Web: www.pulkovo.ru | ||
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| Address: 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya st., 5
Tel: 775-4747 Fax: 730-4142 E-mail: sas@co.ru Web: www.scandinavian.net | ||
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| Address: Sadovaya-Chernogryzskaya st., 13/3, bldg 1
Tel: 937-5950 Fax: 937-5951 E-mail: saa@aviareps.com Web: www.flaysa.com | ||
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| Address: Paveletskaya sq., 2, bldg 3
Tel: 937-7767 Fax: 937-7769 E-mail: moscow.townoffice@swiss.com Web: www.swiss.com | ||
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| Address: 2nd Smolensky lane, 3/4
Tel: 241-4800 / 7676 Web: www.transaero.ru | ||
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| Address: Kuznetsky Most st., 1/8
Tel: 292-1667 / 5121 / 4345 Fax: 200-2245 E-mail: tkmoscow@turkishline.ru Web: www.turkishairlines.com.tr | ||
Sunday, December 26, 2004
Moscow Airports and Airlines
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