A Budget Trip to Moscow

A Budget Trip to Moscow
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Moscow has a reputation of being one of the most expensive cities in the world. Accounts of $12 coffees and $1,000 hotel rooms abound. And while such price tags may well be true, especially for the uninitiated tourist, it is possible to visit and not spend a fortune, and believe it or not, it can even be done on $100 a day.

Airport Transfer

Moscow has three international airports – Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo – each located outside the city in a different direction. The one thing they all have in common, though, is the Airport Express rail service. For just 320 rubles (about $9.90) you can cruise non-stop into the very centre of Moscow, arriving at major train stations with excellent onward public transport connections.

Tab: $100 - $9.90

= $90.10

Other budget options: Small shuttle buses depart more or less regularly from the airports’ parking areas and usually run to the nearest metro station for a reasonable fare.

Accommodation

Moscow,Russia,Red square,view of St. Basil's Cathedral via Shutterstock*
Moscow,Russia,Red square,view of St. Basil's Cathedral via Shutterstock*
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