Got fan-zone/standing-zone tickets
What you bought is not a ticket actually, but only a certificate. These should be exchanged for actual tickets at Olimpiysky's booking office on Aug.18th or Aug.19th. Certificate won't get you in, so make sure you got the right tickets! Otherwise you might end up wasting time in line.
Booking office is located at "Prospekt Mira" metro station on the right hand side of the stadium entrance. It is called "kassa" in Russian.
Those who got seating tickets, have no reasons to worry. That's the actual ticket.
Transfer from airport to downtown and back
Get ready to spend some time at passport control and baggage claim, it’s not going to be quick. Customs officers are not likely to talk to you and inappropriate jokes are not welcome at all. Go through the “green channel” if you have no valuable goods which need to be declared, otherwise you’ll be wasting your time at customs.
No matter which airport you will be arriving at, you’re very likely to be offered a taxi-service, which will cost you 1500-4000 roubles (40 – 100 euro), depending on destination and driver’s ambitions. Most taxis don’t use the counters and you can easily get ripped off. Also remember, that you’re quite likely to get stuck in a heavy traffic jam from 7 till 10AM and in the evening rush hours.
There are 3 major international airports in Moscow, namely:
Sheremetyevo (SVO): Still remains a major international airport. The main hall is always crowded and unorganized.
You can take a route-taxi (a minivan which always takes the same route). Not so much comfort, too little space for large baggage, but it’s going to cost you only 50-70 roubles (1,5-2 euros) to get to the nearest metro station – Rechnoy Vokzal. Municipal buses are also available for a price around 1 euro.
Aeroexpress train will take you to Savelovskaya metro station . No traffic jams, regular departure every half an hour. Ticket costs around 250 roubles (7 euros).
Domodedovo (DME): Now Russia’s most up-to-date airport, though still crouded and undergoing a reconstruction.
Aeroexpress train will take you to Paveletskaya metro station. No traffic jams, regular departure every half an hour (every hour early morning). Advantage - you will find yourself already at downtown just a few metro stations away from Kremlin. Disadvantage – it may be a little tricky to find entrance to metro. You will also find yourself at a crowded square and construction site by a railway station, being a potential target for pick-pockets. Don’t get worried, just ask police officer for guidance. Ticket costs around 150 roubles (slighty over 4 euros)
Route taxi or a bus (actually not a municipal bus, but a travel coach) will take you on a 30 minute trip to Domodedovskaya metro station. Pricing: 50-70 roubles (1,5-2 euros).
Vnukovo (VKO): Neat and not a very crowded airport, since no major airlines use it on regular basis.
Aeroexpress train will take you to Kievskaya metro station. No traffic jams, regular departure every hour. Advantage – you will be almost in the very downtown at a very picturesque place. “Evropeisky” shopping mall is just cross the road – shopping, food court, banks, etc right there for you. Ticket costs around 120 roubles (3,5 euros)
Route taxi will take you on a 40 minute trip to Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station. Pricing: 50-70 roubles (1,5-2 euros). Surrpundings of that station are always crowded and it may be tricky to find entrance to metro.
Making a return trip to the airport is like doing it all backwards, basically.
Here's a map of metro (subway) with the key stations mentioned above, marked in orange
What you bought is not a ticket actually, but only a certificate. These should be exchanged for actual tickets at Olimpiysky's booking office on Aug.18th or Aug.19th. Certificate won't get you in, so make sure you got the right tickets! Otherwise you might end up wasting time in line.
Booking office is located at "Prospekt Mira" metro station on the right hand side of the stadium entrance. It is called "kassa" in Russian.
Those who got seating tickets, have no reasons to worry. That's the actual ticket.
Transfer from airport to downtown and back
Get ready to spend some time at passport control and baggage claim, it’s not going to be quick. Customs officers are not likely to talk to you and inappropriate jokes are not welcome at all. Go through the “green channel” if you have no valuable goods which need to be declared, otherwise you’ll be wasting your time at customs.
No matter which airport you will be arriving at, you’re very likely to be offered a taxi-service, which will cost you 1500-4000 roubles (40 – 100 euro), depending on destination and driver’s ambitions. Most taxis don’t use the counters and you can easily get ripped off. Also remember, that you’re quite likely to get stuck in a heavy traffic jam from 7 till 10AM and in the evening rush hours.
There are 3 major international airports in Moscow, namely:
Sheremetyevo (SVO): Still remains a major international airport. The main hall is always crowded and unorganized.
You can take a route-taxi (a minivan which always takes the same route). Not so much comfort, too little space for large baggage, but it’s going to cost you only 50-70 roubles (1,5-2 euros) to get to the nearest metro station – Rechnoy Vokzal. Municipal buses are also available for a price around 1 euro.
Aeroexpress train will take you to Savelovskaya metro station . No traffic jams, regular departure every half an hour. Ticket costs around 250 roubles (7 euros).
Domodedovo (DME): Now Russia’s most up-to-date airport, though still crouded and undergoing a reconstruction.
Aeroexpress train will take you to Paveletskaya metro station. No traffic jams, regular departure every half an hour (every hour early morning). Advantage - you will find yourself already at downtown just a few metro stations away from Kremlin. Disadvantage – it may be a little tricky to find entrance to metro. You will also find yourself at a crowded square and construction site by a railway station, being a potential target for pick-pockets. Don’t get worried, just ask police officer for guidance. Ticket costs around 150 roubles (slighty over 4 euros)
Route taxi or a bus (actually not a municipal bus, but a travel coach) will take you on a 30 minute trip to Domodedovskaya metro station. Pricing: 50-70 roubles (1,5-2 euros).
Vnukovo (VKO): Neat and not a very crowded airport, since no major airlines use it on regular basis.
Aeroexpress train will take you to Kievskaya metro station. No traffic jams, regular departure every hour. Advantage – you will be almost in the very downtown at a very picturesque place. “Evropeisky” shopping mall is just cross the road – shopping, food court, banks, etc right there for you. Ticket costs around 120 roubles (3,5 euros)
Route taxi will take you on a 40 minute trip to Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station. Pricing: 50-70 roubles (1,5-2 euros). Surrpundings of that station are always crowded and it may be tricky to find entrance to metro.
Making a return trip to the airport is like doing it all backwards, basically.
Here's a map of metro (subway) with the key stations mentioned above, marked in orange
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