Moscow is the largest transport hub in the country. The city is located in the center of numerous roads and railways. Public transport in Moscow consists of buses, trams, trolleybuses, taxis and fixed-route taxis, metro, monorails, trains and river vehicles.
Trip cost
Recently, travel tickets have been brought to uniformity. That is, it is enough to buy a ticket with which you can ride a bus, trolleybus, metro, monorail, tram.
But the ticket price is not uniform. It depends on the place of purchase and on the number of trips. The average cost of a trip is 35 rubles. The more trips purchased, the cheaper the fare will be. In Moscow, the travel distance does not affect the ticket price.
In fixed-route taxis, the ticket price varies and ranges from 35 to 60 rubles. The fare is paid to the driver.
Let's take a look at the commonly used public transport options in Moscow.
Underground and rail facilities
The Moscow Metro is the main means of transportation around the capital. The metro covers almost the entire city. Movement interv altrains - no more than two minutes.
Recently opened MCC - Moscow Central Circle. This is a city train in the center of the capital, from which you can transfer to the metro without buying a ticket. In fact, this is the second circle line.
Light metro is a subway line laid above the ground. It is located in the southern part of the capital.
Monorail is a vehicle built for the purpose of experiment. This is a ground overpass on which trains pass. It was originally planned that they would be high-speed, but in reality they differ little from conventional trams. The advantage of this type of transport is that you can get to Ostankino, which is far from the metro station.
Ground transportation
If we talk about the most common public transport in Moscow, this, of course, will be a bus. One significant drawback in this option of moving around the capital is traffic jams. Therefore, it is impossible to predict in advance how fast the trip will turn out. Of course, this applies to all road transport. The mayor of the city has provided special bus lanes to solve the problem, but in practice they do not always help.
Moscow public transport routes are designed in such a way that they cover some neighboring areas. If you need to travel a longer distance, you should prefer the subway.
There are hundreds of buses in the capital, and even true Muscovites do not always know how to get there by public transportMoscow, remembering only a few familiar options.
Besides buses, there are trolleybuses and trams. Trolleybus routes are built in a similar way to buses. The trams of the capital are constantly being updated both in terms of routes and in terms of rolling stock. The tram is considered the symbol of the capital and is the favorite transportation option for many residents.
If you want to use public transport in Moscow, it will not be difficult to lay the route. The variety of possible options contributes to this.
Route taxis often duplicate numbers and routes of buses. There are a lot of them on the outskirts of the city. Buses can take you anywhere. The mayor of the city promises in the future to remove all minibuses from the roads of the city and replace them with comfortable buses. They help out residents of the Moscow region who live far from train stations.
Getting to the desired point in the capital at night is not a problem. Buses and trolleybuses operating at night will come to the rescue. One of the buses delivers passengers to Sheremetyevo Airport.
Entrance to ground transport modes is through the door near the driver's cab. The purchased ticket is attached to the scanning device through which the fare is paid.
River options
Motor ships passing along the Moscow River are mostly pleasure boats. Of course, they can get from one part of the city to another, but the cost of river travel is by no meanslow. Riding on a boat, you can see many beautiful buildings of the capital, visit interesting excursions. For this reason, this mode of transport is most often used by tourists.
Small boats are called "river trams" or "river buses".
Moscow public transport is quite diverse and well developed. Residents and guests of the city have no difficulties in using it.
