Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
If you can't avoid travelling during these hours, keep your elbows out and eyes alert. You
probably won't encounter any problems, but you will have to queue to ride the escalator
and fight for your space on the train.
For more leisurely travel, ride the metro on weekends or during the week after 8pm.
Metro Etiquette
Have your ticket ready before you approach the turnstyle.
On the escalator, stand on the right and walk on the left.
When the train pulls up to the platform and doors open, let riders exit the train before you
get on.
Offer your seat to elderly riders, children and pregnant women.
When preparing to exit, position yourself near the door as the train approaches your sta-
tion. If somebody is in your way, you can ask `
Vy seychas vykhodite?'
(Are you exiting
now?) to indicate your intention to get off.
When making transfers between lines, walk on the left side of the
perekhod
(walkway).
Tickets
The Moscow metro is still the capital's best bargain. One ride is R40, but you will save
time and money if you buy multi-ride tickets (five rides for R160, 11 rides for R320, 20
rides for R540).
Buy your ticket at the window or at the automated machine.
You will receive a paper card, which you tap on the reader (a circle light) before going
through the turnstyle.
When you tap your ticket, the reader will turn green to indicate that you should pass. It
also displays a number to inform you how many rides you have left.
