How to get to Vnukovo airport from Moscow: all the ways

Vnukovo is considered the oldest and most uncomfortable international airport in Moscow. It is located about 30-35 kilometers southwest of Red Square. How to get to Vnukovo Airport by public transport or car, we will tell you in detail in our article.

The airport consists of three large complexes:

Vnukovo-1. Used to receive regular flights and passengers.
Vnukovo-2. Serves diplomatic and government flights.
Vnukovo-3. Used for business purposes, the Moscow government and industrial aviation.

Vnukovo Airport consists of several terminals

Only the Vnukovo-1 complex is available to passengers. It, in turn, consists of three terminals:

A. The most comfortable, spacious and modern terminal for scheduled flights. The way from the entrance to the departure area is quite fast: the check-in counter and various checks will take you about 20 minutes. This terminal has many comfortable benches and armchairs, free wireless internet, several duty-free shops, a cafe and a recreation area. The panoramic windows of Terminal A offer excellent views of the airfield and aircraft taking off. The boarding gate is from the second floor.
B. This is a charter terminal. You can get here only from the ground, and not through the flyover, as in the first terminal. There are much fewer amenities here, the building itself is quite old. Prepare to wait on the street while staff check other passengers' luggage. There are quite a few shops inside - usually travelers sit on the floor or on window sills. Terminal B has two rather expensive cafes, several duty-free shops and paid Wi-Fi.
D. This terminal is currently closed for renovations. The airport authorities say it will be dismantled in the coming months and Terminal B expanded.

How to get to the airport

There are several ways to get to Vnukovo-1 airport:

aeroexpress;
car or taxi;
bus;
route taxi.

Note: the best way to get to Vnukovo is by the Aeroexpress. This way, you are guaranteed to arrive on time, unlike buses and cars that get stuck in hours of traffic jams on the Moscow Ring Road.

How to get to Vnukovo airport by aeroexpress

Aeroexpress is the easiest and most reliable way to get to the airport on time, at the lowest price and without worrying about being late. Trains leave directly from the Kievsky railway station about once an hour from six in the morning to twelve at night. It takes almost 35 minutes to get from the station to the airport, but sometimes trains can be delayed. Be sure to check the train timetables as they may change.

Note: Aeroexpress is closed on some days from 11:00 to 13:00. Trains run slightly more often in the evening than during the day. Be sure to check the schedule for the day you need on the official website of the company.

You can buy train tickets at any time at the station at special ticket offices or vending machines standing along the walls. The train station itself is usually fairly free and has empty seats, so arrive here twenty minutes before the train leaves. You can pay for the ticket automatically using Visa or MasterCard, leaning them against the turnstiles. There are almost always seats in the Aeroexpress, the carriages in it are comfortable and well-groomed - 35 minutes of the journey will fly by very quickly.

Aeroexpress is a great and inexpensive way to get to Vnukovo

Note: to pay with a card, the PayWave or PayPass service must be connected to it with a minimum limit for payment without entering a PIN of 500 rubles.

Paying with a card is more profitable than buying a ticket - in this case, you can get a discount of 60 rubles per person. To make a payment, simply place your card on the yellow circle drawn on the turnstile. In 1-2 seconds the payment will pass and the turnstile will let you through.

Upon arrival, you will need to go through the underpass directly to Terminal A or climb to the surface to get to Terminal B.

Taxi, car

To get to Vnukovo airport by car, you will need to leave 2-3 hours before check-in, especially in the morning and evening. Although it is only 30-35 kilometers from the center of Moscow to the airport, it will take a very long time to overcome them by car. You can get directions from your point of location to Vnukovo in Yandex maps or on your GPS device. Be sure to enable the checkbox “take into account all traffic jams” in the settings.

You can get to the air gates of Moscow in three different ways:

Minsk highway (20 km from MKAD).
Borovskoe highway (13 km from the Moscow Ring Road).
Kiev highway (11 km from MKAD).

The most popular is the third option: they can be reached as quickly as possible.

Note: if you need a long-term parking, then you can save a lot by using the services. Their parking lots are located about 10 minutes from Moscow airports. Provided free airport shuttle and back, free baggage wrapping. Cost: when parked for more than 30 days - 200 rubles, with a club card - 225 rubles, the usual price is 250 rubles per day.

Taxi and car are not the best way to get to Vnukovo

Bus

Buses to Vnukovo run from the Yugo-Zapadnaya station. On average, the journey takes 30 minutes, excluding traffic jams (you can drive with them for more than an hour). Be sure to keep this in mind when planning your route, as well as the fact that you can also skip several trains on the metro. Several buses go to the airport:

Minibus with number 611F. It goes all the way to the airport - the fastest way to get there.
Express bus number 611C. Despite the name, it takes longer than the first option. The airport is the final stop.
Bus 611. It goes to the Vnukovo plant, so don't miss the right stop.

In order to take these buses, you need to get off the metro through the underground passage and turn left. After 20 meters from the exit, you will find bus stop 611 - it is located on Vernadsky Avenue. Buses run every 10-15 minutes from half past five in the morning until 00-20 at night. But it's better, nevertheless, to get to the airport by metro.

You can also get to Vnukovo from the Troparevo metro station. It is necessary to get out of the last carriage, turn into the right passage and go up the stairs to the right. The stop is literally 10 meters from the exit. You need buses “611” and “611C”. You can get to the air gate in about 30 minutes, excluding traffic jams.

Note: the buses must be marked “Do Vnukovo”. Some buses with numbers 611 travel through Central Vnukovo Street and do not reach Terminals A and B.

Route taxi

You can also get to the airport by minibus. It runs from the Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station. Exit to the right of the head of the train, turn left, go up the stairs and 15 meters from the exit you will see a taxi stop number 45m. It goes directly to the terminal, you can get to the airport in 20 minutes (40 including traffic jams).