There are several well-known ways to get to Vnukovo Airport from Moscow. All of them will be listed below in ascending order of price.
Public transport
The most economical way to get to Vnukovo Airport is by public transport. At the moment, there are several routes in this direction, it all depends on which station of the Moscow metro it will be more convenient for you to board the bus. For example, route 611 passes through the metro stations Rumyantsevo, Troparevo and Yugo-Zapadnaya. From the Salaryevo metro station, Vnukovo Airport can be reached by buses under numbers 911 and 272. Almost all buses begin their movement from 6 in the morning, except for 272 - it starts to move from 5 in the morning.
Travel time will be approximately 40 minutes to 2 hours, it all depends on the load on the main routes.
The fare in 2017 is 55 rubles, which is equivalent to one trip by subway. If you have a Troika card (a transport plastic card that is sold at all the Moscow metro ticket offices, its collateral value is 50 rubles and it does not have a statute of limitations), then 35 rubles will be debited from it in one trip - this is very beneficial if You often use the services of Moscow transport.
Kazan station - Vnukovo airport: how to get there by bus?
If you do not live in Moscow and arrived in the capital by train, then most likely you will find yourself on the square of three stations: Kazan, Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky. You need to follow the signs for the metro located in the station building. The station of the Three stations is called "Komsomolskaya". Further, from two metro lines you will see brown - it is circular and red - radial. Since you are heading to the airport, you will need a red branch. The time from Komsomolskaya station to Yugo-Zapadnaya in time will be approximately 24 minutes. Troparevo, Rumyantsevo and Salaryevo are a few minutes longer. After you arrive at one of these stations, you should climb the escalator and get off at the ground transportation stop in the direction of Vnukovo Airport. Interval of movement of buses from 10 to 20 minutes.
There are also minibuses for those departing to Vnukovo from the Kazan station with small luggage. Minibuses travel much faster, but the cost will be 2 times higher and the Troika card is not provided for in them.
The journey time from Kazan Station to Vnukovo will total 1.5 hours if the main routes are unloaded.
Such travel methods are suitable for almost everyone except those whose flights are early in the morning or at night.
This method does not guarantee that you will arrive at the airport at the right time. It is recommended that you go to the airport at least three hours before check-in.
To Vnukovo Airport through a travel companion service
In our time, there are also all kinds of services for profitable tourism and travel. For example, the most popular of them is Bla bla car. This application can be installed on your smartphone with any operating system. The meaning of this service is that drivers can recoup the cost of gasoline. What does he give to a fellow traveler? You can choose the optimal cost of the trip, the driver with whom you will go, travel conditions (baggage, departure stop) and even see photos of those who will travel with you. This service works absolutely free - the fare in Vnukovo varies from 90 to 350 rubles. Agree, a good option.
Aeroexpress
Now a very practical and popular way to get to the airport is Aeroexpress. This is an updated version of the electric train with all sorts of amenities and services. Aeroexpress in Vnukovo departs from the ground railway tracks of the Kiev railway station. Accordingly, the metro station closest to the station is Kievskaya.
If you start your way to the airport from the aforementioned Komsomolskaya metro station (area of Three stations), then in this case you will need to select the Koltsevaya line (brown) and go to the Kievskaya station, then go up the escalator to the side Kiev station, on top there will be signs indicating the direction to the station.
Tickets for Vnukovo Aeroexpress can be purchased before departure, during or after the trip. The fare depends on the place of purchase - when buying a ticket on the official website, one-way fare is 420 rubles, at ticket offices and self-service terminals - 500 rubles. Beneficial if you buy a ticket for the whole family. A children's ticket will cost you a little cheaper.
The convenience of this method is that you will get to the airport without traffic jams and all kinds of delays on the way: the electric train goes non-stop. The travel time will be from 35 to 38 minutes. The cars have comfortable soft seats, luggage racks, free Wi-Fi, restrooms, as well as snacks and drinks for an additional fee.
Aeroexpress in Vnukovo runs from 6 am to midnight, the traffic interval is from 30 minutes to 1 hour.
The total travel time from the Kazan station to Vnukovo by aeroexpress will be approximately 1 hour. This is the fastest and most reliable way.
Taxi "Vnukovo - Kazan Station": price
For those whose flights are carried out after midnight, you can take a taxi. There are so many different taxi apps and services. For example: Uber, Yandex. Taxi, Get and others. After installing the application, you need to identify the location point and destination address. After that, the price, travel time, make of the car and the name of the driver will be displayed. In some taxi companies, the price of the airport is fixed. The average cost of a taxi from Vnukovo to the center of Moscow costs from 900 to 3,500 rubles - it depends on the make of the car and the company engaged in transportation. We recommend using official services.
In Vnukovo by own transport
If you travel to Vnukovo by your own vehicle, you can use the navigator by writing the name of the airport in the search bar. The navigator will make the best route taking into account traffic jams. The airport has 24 hour car parks and hotels. The cost of these services can be clarified on the official website of the airport.