For Travelers

Moscow is usually covered with snow at the end of November. Daily average air temperature is around -3°C. However, in the recent years, the weather in November was mild and warm, and snow-free up to December.

City transport


Public transport: metro, trolleybus, bus and tram are functioning from 6 am to 1 am. Route taxis work until 11 pm.

The fare is paid by contactless cards: on land transport it is paid at the entrance to a vehicle, and in the underground is at the entrance to the station.

Travel in route taxis is paid in cash only.




Tickets “Yediniy (common)” (of blue colour) and “90 minutes” (of light green colour) are suitable for all types of transport (except taxis). Tickets are foreseen for 1, 2, 5, 11, 20, 40 or 60 trips.

There is a “Yediniy (common)” ticket for 24 hours. The ticket “90 minutes” is valid for one trip in the underground and unlimited travel on land transport within 90 minutes.




You can also purchase a reloadable transport card “Troyka” and use it as a common ticket or as a purse from which you will be charged a fixed fare.


Tickets can be purchased at all metro stations, kiosks near bus stops and from drivers of on-land transportation. The “Troyka” is available only in the metro. In offices, kiosks and vending machines tickets are sold and reloaded only for cash.


Additional information:

• Rates

• On-land transportation

• Metro

• Map of metro

• PrimePass Moscow

Railway Stations


There are 9 stations in Moscow and all of them are used for suburban communication (commuter trains) as well as for long-distance trains. All stations are located in the city centre, in the immediate vicinity of the metro, circle line or nearby stations.




In this regard, the train is a very convenient way to reach the city centre avoiding traffic jams.


Tickets are sold only for cash at stations. Usually there are queues at box-offices.

Long-distance train tickets can be purchased on the website of Russian Railways.

There is possibility for online registration for many trains; in this case you will not need any ticket.

If such registration is not provided, there are automatic terminals at the stations where you can print tickets purchased online.

Airports


There are three airports in Moscow, and they all are located outside the city at long distances.

Please note that there are several terminals at the Sheremetyevo airport and that they are located at a distance from each other.


The most convenient and fastest way to get from the airport to the city or vice versa is a special train “Aero-express”. Trains depart every hour or half an hour. One can clarify the schedule and buy tickets on the website of the carrier.

Aero-express moves without stops, travel time is 35-45 minutes. Trains from/to airports arrive at/depart from the stations:


• “Sheremetyevo” airport (SVO) – “Belorusskiy” railway station (metro station “Belorusskaya”)

• “Domodedovo” airport (DME) – “Paveletsky” railway station (metro station “Paveletskaya”)

• “Vnukovo” airport (VKO) – “Kievskiy” railway station (metro station “Kievskaya”)


Tickets can also be purchased in automatic terminals located at the airports, railway stations, and in some cases at the exit from the platform (i.e. you can buy a ticket upon arrival). You can pay either in cash or by pay card.


If you want to get from the airport by taxi, it is better to order it in advance, since many taxi fleets have fixed fares from/to the airports (see the section “Taxi”).

A taxi in-place will likely be considerably more expensive.


Taxi


Taxi in Moscow is not the cheapest form of transport. There are taxis whose fare will be paid on time base and the other ones take payment for distance. Calling a taxi, take into account that Moscow is a very big city and there are often traffic jams. To calculate the cost of taxi and its booking you can use the service Yandex.Taxi.

In Moscow you can find accommodation for every taste and budget.

Hotel services are developed well, but daily rent of private housing is not particularly common.


Do not worry because of the remoteness from the centre, the majority of residents spend an hour or more get to work, it is ordinary. It is better to pay attention to the proximity to the metro.


Useful services:


• hotels.com

• airbnb.ru




If you have any problems with accommodation, and that stops you from travel to the conference, please contact the organizers, we will try our best to help you.


There are three leading mobile operators in Moscow: MTS, Beeline and MegaFon. The quality and cost of services provided by all three operators is about the same. You can easily purchase a SIM card anywhere at almost every step. Mobile Internet 3G and even 4G is available almost everywhere and it works well. Therefore we recommend that you choose a tariff with unlimited or prepaid Internet traffic.


Free Wi-Fi access is available in the vast majority of cafes and restaurants, railway stations, airports, subways and other public places.


Out of paid Wi-Fi networks Beeline Wi-Fi has the largest expanse.

Also, the 4G Internet is available from the network Yota, but it will need a special modem.


Payment for communication services can be done through numerous communication shops, automatic terminals or via the Internet.


Moscow never sleeps, and that’s true! Many entertainment venues are open till late in the night or 24 hours a day: clubs, bars, restaurants, cafes, bowling, cinema and whatsoever you can imagine are at your service (except gambling).


Moscow is one of the world capitals of entertainment, especially on Fridays and Saturdays. Good places are often overcrowded, so we recommend to book seats in advance!

All calculations in Moscow are made in rubles.

Currency can be exchanged at banks or exchange kiosks. Pay attention to the exchange rate, it can be very different from place to place.


Trading stores and places of public nourishment usually accept cards.

Transport and taxis can be paid in cash only. In fact, this is the only expense that you will need cash for, for everything else you can use a card.