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1. Airports and Airlines
Moscow Airports:

There are three main airports in Moscow: Sheremetevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo airport. Sheremetyevo aiport comprises two terminals (Sheremetyevo 2 and Sheremetyevo 1) which are about 5 km far from each other and operate independently.

Sheremetyevo 2 (SVO 2) is serving most international flights. Located about 10 km from the Moscow ring road (MKAD), it takes about 60-90 minutes by car from the center to get to the airport.

Sheremetyevo 1 (SVO 1) is specializing in Aeroflot (Russian national carrier) domestic flights and charters.

Domodedovo airport (DME) - most domestic flights by Pulkovo, Transaero, Sibir, EastLine, Domodedovo Airlines, except Aeroflot, charter flights, and only two international airlines: British Airways and Swiss Air). Located about 10 km south of Moscow. Takes about 60-90 minutes by car from the center to get to the airport, or 40 minutes by fast train from Paveletsky railway station.

Vnukovo airport (VKO) - domestic flights by Siberia, Vnukovo airlines, Kuban airlines and other local companies and charters.

It is recommended to use Domodedovo airport in Moscow, when possible, because it is the most modern airport in Moscow, provides good quality services, such as business center, wi-fi (wireless internet) connection from Tascom ($10 / hour, prepaid card should be purchased), and fast-track check-in. Also, it seems that customs officials in Domodedovo are not as troublesome as in Sheremetyevo.

You can get more information about all Moscow airports and transport connections at Moscow Guide / Transportation page.

St. Petersburg airports:
The two major airports in St. Petersburg are Pulkovo 1 and 2. Pulkovo 1 serves domestic flights, and Pulkovo 2 servers international flights.
Both airports have poor transport links, so it is advisable to book a taxi.

You can get more information about all Moscow airports and transport connections at St. Petersburg Guide / Transportation page.

Other Russian airports:
The third main airport in Russia is Novosibirsk's Tolmachevo. Most Russian airports are in quite a poor state, in the sense of business services, shopping facilities, and direction signs in English.
However, all of them are quite safe and have basic facilities, such as toilets and waiting areas, although in a very poor state.

To get more information about airports in other Russian cities, please, choose the city: Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Barnaul.


2. Airline Companies

For contact details and descriptions of the major international and Russian airlines, please, see the Transportation section: International airlines, Russian airlines

If you need to arrange a cargo plane to / from / inside Russia, perhaps the best agency to contact is East Line company, that runs Domodedovo airport in Moscow and has its own airline.

East Line
New York office: 747 Third Ave, Suite 32C, phone: +1 (877) 375-1110 (toll free), +1 (212) 207-3081, e-mail: EastLineUS@AOL.com
Internet: www.eastlineairlines.com
Moscow office: 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 15 "Airlines Booking Centre" (counter no.17), phone: +7 (095) 745-6541


3. Airline Ticket Agencies

Online airline tickets reservation:
WayToRussia.Net Airline Tickets at http://avia.waytorussia.net/
Lowest fares and online reservation system.

Ticket agencies:

Infinity Travel
Moscow office: Komsomolsky Prospekt, 13 (metro Park Kultury – red line, phone: +7 (095) 234-8000]
St. Petersburg office: Bolshaya Morskaya St., 39 , Hotel Astoria, +7 (812) 313-5085

Student STA travel agency.
Offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar, Nizhnevartovsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Rostov-na-Donu, Toliatti, Tumen, Ufa, Volgograd.
Contacts: +7 (095) 797-9555, email: tickets@startravel.ru, internet: http://www.startravel.ru/about/regions.shtml

East Line
New York office: 747 Third Ave, Suite 32C, phone: +1 (877) 375-1110 (toll free), +1 (212) 207-3081, e-mail: EastLineUS@AOL.com
Internet: www.eastlineairlines.com
Moscow office: 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 15 "Airlines Booking Centre" (counter no.17), phone: +7 (095) 745-6541
Also, has an office at Paveletsky railway station (metro Paveletskaya, fast train terminal to Domodedovo airport).


4. Airport transfers

Airport Transfers Online Reservation:
For 24 hour taxi services in Moscow and St. Petersburg, see Travel Services / Taxi - Transfers section.

Limousin Agencies:


Prestigeous cars airport transfers.
Moscow office: Novaya Zarya str., 3, phone: +7 (095) 954-3636, 109-5900
Internet: http://www.limo.ru/

Limousine-Service agency
Airport transfers by Lincolns, Mercedeses, BMW.
St.Petersburg Office: Ligovsky prospekt, 10 Hotel Oktyabrsky, office #222, phone: +7 (812) 118-1128
Internet: http://www.limousine.ru/