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The best way to get around in Moscow is by public transportation, especially on the Metro. In this article, I\u2019ll tell you about the main means of public transportation in Moscow and, in particular, the types of tickets and travel cards that there are. Most notable among them is the Troika Card, the one used by most Muscovites.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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0. Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n
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In Moscow, more than 16 million rides are taken every day. Not an insignificant number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than half of these rides are taken on the Metro, the best transportation system for getting around in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The disadvantage of the Moscow Metro<\/strong> is that, except in the downtown area, the network of stations is not very dense. Therefore, in the areas that are furthest from downtown, you have to combine it with ground transportation: bus, trolleybus or tram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city also operates minibuses<\/strong> (known as Marshrutkas or or routed taxicab), to make the routes not covered by public transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are also taxis<\/strong> everywhere, as well as another type of more fun transportation such as cable cars<\/strong> or boats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the city’s tickets are unified, which means that the same ticket serves for the Metro, buses, trolleybuses or trams. This was not so until recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most used travel card in Moscow is the Troika Card<\/strong>, which can be used to pay on most of the capital city’s public transit systems. In addition to the Troika Card, it is possible to use a Visa or MasterCard to pay and go directly through the turnstiles. It is also possible to use Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article I will focus on the different types of public transportation in Moscow (first part), on the transit tickets you can buy if you are spending one or several days in the Russian capital (second part of the article) and on how to buy tickets or season passes (third part). Let’s get to it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Public transportation in Moscow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1.1. The Moscow Metro and aboveground train lines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Moscow Metro<\/a> is fast, cheap, safe and comfortable, except during peak hours when it is very busy (from 7 to 10 in the morning and from 4 to 7 in the afternoon). It runs from 6 in the morning to 1 in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will not elaborate further on how the Metro operates because here in this blog you have a guide to using the Moscow Metro and what stations are worth seeing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Adem\u00e1s de los trenes subterr\u00e1neos del Metro, tambi\u00e9n existen trenes que circulan en la superficie exterior, entre los cuales cabe destacar tres:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the Metro’s underground trains, there are also trains that run above ground, three of which are worth mentioning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n