Moscow Metro

Busier than any flower shop on Women’s Day, not only is the Moscow Metro the easiest way to get around the city, it is also famous in its own right. Today the metro consists of ten lines including the busy Koltsovoye Circle line that rings the centre of Moscow. Begun in 1931, architects immortalised great Soviet achievements with exceptional art and design (a by no means exhaustive list - today there‘s 173 stations!) are Mayakovskaya, Novoslobskaya, Kievskaya and Dobrinskaya. Cost per ride is 26Rbl, operating hours are from 05:30 - 06:00 until 01:00. Purchase a plastic-coated card and buy a specified number of trips, pass through the barriers by swiping the card. When you are on the train, the loudspeakers announce the name of the station you are arriving into, then as the doors close, they they announce the next station. If you missed your station, you don't have time to get off so play close attention. www.mosmetro.ru

For traveling long distances within the city or when your destination doesn't happen to be near a metro station, you may need to use a variety of transport types.  The website www.rusavtobus.ru (mostly available in English) gives you several routes when you enter your starting address and final destination.