Air
There are five primary commercial airports serving Moscow:
* Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)
* Domodedovo International Airport (DME)
* Bykovo Airport (BKA)
* Ostafyevo International Airport
* Vnukovo International Airport (VKO)
Sheremetyevo
International Airport is the most common entry point for foreign
visitors, handling sixty percent of all international flights.
Domodedovo International Airport is the leading airport in Russia in
terms of passenger throughput, and is the primary gateway to long-haul
domestic and CIS destinations and its international traffic rivals
Sheremetyevo's. The three other airports particularly offer flights
within Russia and to and from states from the former Soviet Union.
Moscow's airports vary in distances from MKAD beltway: Bykovo is the
farthest, at 35 kilometers (21 mi); Domodedovo is next at 22 kilometers
(13.7 mi); Vnukovo is 11 kilometers (6.8 mi); Sheremetyevo is 10
kilometers (6.25 mi); and Ostafievo, the nearest, is about 8 kilometres
(5.0 mi) from MKAD.
There are also several smaller airports near
Moscow, such as Myachkovo Airport, intended for private aircraft,
helicopters and charters.
Water
North River Terminal
Moscow
also has two passenger terminals, (South River Terminal and North River
Terminal or Rechnoy vokzal), on the river and regular ship routes and
cruises along Moskva and Oka rivers, which are used mostly for
entertainment. The North River Terminal, built in 1937, is also the main
hub for long-range river routes. There are also three freight ports
serving Moscow.
Railway
The high-speed Sapsan train links Moscow with Saint Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod
Moscow employs several train stations to serve the city. Moscow's nine rail terminals (or
