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Transportation & Reach
Moscow is a big city and it's great to experience it if you move around by its transport. Being the capital state and the political center of Russia, the city is well connected to the other states and cities of Russia as well as of the world.

Moscow houses as many as five national and international airports, one of the world's busiest metro systems and serving more than seven million passengers daily and relatively cheap and most preferred mode of travelling, the trains.

Though complex and extensive, still the transport network of Moscow being inexpensive, very efficient, and easy to use, is considered to be one of the finest in the world.

Moscow Airports:
There are five airports serving Moscow:

• Sheremetyevo International Airport. The most common entry point for foreign passengers as it handles sixty percent of all international flights. It is around 31 kilometers away from the city towards northwest.
• Domodedovo International Airport. Is also the leading airport of Russia in terms of passenger throughput.
• Bykovo Airport. It is the farthest of the five, located 35 kilometers (21 miles) from the city center.
• Ostafievo International Airport. Is nearest from the city.
• Vnukovo International Airport. These all airports also serve the city of Moscow, particularly with flights within Russia and to and from states from the former Soviet Union.

Moscow Railway Transportation:
Moscow’s rail transport is well extensive with several train stations spread over the city. Moscow's nine rail terminals (or vokzals) are:

• Belorusskiy Rail Terminal
• Kazanskiy Rail Terminal
• Kievskiy Rail Terminal
• Kurskiy Rail Terminal
• Leningradskiy Rail Terminal
• Paveletskiy Rail Terminal
• Rizhskiy Rail Terminal
• Savyolovskiy Rail Terminal
• Yaroslavlskiy Rail Terminal

Though these terminals are located close to the city center, but they handle trains from different parts of Europe and Asia.

Moscow Waterway Transportation:
There are two passenger river terminals namely, South River Terminal and North River Terminal (Rechnoy vokzal) and regular motorship routes and cruises along Moskva and Oka rivers used mostly for entertainment. North River terminal is also a main hub for long-range river routes. There are three freight ports serving the city too.

Local Transportation of Moscow:
The main and the most important constituent of Moscow’s local transport is the Metro system famous for its art, murals, mosaics, ornate chandeliers and twelve lines, mostly underground with a total of 172 stations. Its Park Pobedy Station ("Victory Park") is the deepest metro station in the world, which also contains the longest escalators in Europe. An extensive and frequent bus service provides an easy access to the metro stations outside the city center. Other common means of local transportation of the city are trams, trolley buses, monorail lines and Taxis.

Besides this Moscow has a bus terminal for long-range and intercity passenger buses (Moscow Avtovokzal) also.

Hotels & Accommodation
Moscow is the most visited city of Russia, whether it is for business purposes or for travel. Hotels in Moscow have options for all kinds of visitors. With most of the hotels placed in the vicinity of the major attractions of Moscow, the trip to the city is made all the more convenient and enjoyable. Easily available and affordable accommodations often with unique interior design are another add-ons of the city.

Hotels in Moscow	Average Rates
5-Star	$300-500
4-Star	$200-300
2-Star	$90-200
Budget Hotels	$60-90