Trains in Moscow

Trains are a common method of transport in and out of Moscow as they are relatively cheap and well connected and efficient. There are 9 rail terminals within the Russian capital, each named after the main direction its trains take as all the train stations are actually located around the Moscow city centre.

If in Moscow, the most common way to get to a train station is by using Moscow’s popular metro. For example, the ‘Kazanski’, ‘Yaroslavki’ and ‘Leningradski’ rail terminals are all located within easy reach of the ‘Komsomolskaya’ metro station (towards the north-east of the city center).

A search on the internet results in a number of websites that offer train tickets to Moscow and an updated schedule / timetable.

Key numbers:

International train information: +7 (495) 266-0004
Russian only train information: +7 (495) 266-8300

The 9 Train Stations:

1) Belorussky Rail Terminal

Links to Belorussia Minsk, Berlin (Hauptbahnhof), Amsterdam (Amsterdam Centraal railway station), Lietuva Vilnius, Warszawa Centralna, Prague, Kaliningrad

Address:	ploshad Tverskoy zastavy, 7
Phones:	+7 (495) 251-6093, 973-8191

2) Kiyevsky Rail Terminal

Links to West of Moscow, Kiev, Belgrade, Zagreb, Istanbul, Bucharest, Sofia, Athens, Budapest, Prague, Vienna and Rome

Address:	ploshad Kievskogo vokzala
Phones:	+7 (495) 240-1115

3) Leningradsky Rail Terminal

Links to North Russia, St.Petersburg, Helsinki, Talinn

Address:	Komsomolskaya ploshad, 3
Phones:	+7 (495) 262-9143

4) Paveletsky Rail Terminal

Links to domestic and foreign Southern destinations like Baku and Almaty but also a Departure point for AeroExpress (non-stop high speed train) to Domodedovo International Airport