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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Moscow: Where to find free wi-fi
Here is nice service to check where is wi-fi: http://wifi4free.ru/msk/
The simplest way to find wi-fi in Moscow is visiting McDonald's, the cafe is almost everywhere.
The network is called Beeline Wi-fi Free
In the center wi-fi is almost everywhere, in any cafe.
Also you may try to connect on any railway station.
The simplest way to find wi-fi in Moscow is visiting McDonald's, the cafe is almost everywhere.
The network is called Beeline Wi-fi Free
In the center wi-fi is almost everywhere, in any cafe.
Also you may try to connect on any railway station.
Moscow: how to get from the airport
In Moscow there are 3 main airports:
SVO aka Sheremetyevo, DME aka Domodedovo, VKO aka Vnukovo
SVO(Sheremetyevo)
Public buses (25 Rur)-> to Rechnoi Vokzal and Planernaya
Shuttle buses (60 Rur)->to Rechnoi Vokzal and Planernaya
Schedule: http://www.svo.aero/en/shuttle/
Time: 30-50 mins (depends on traffic)
Attn.: There might be traffic jams!
Airtrain aka aeroexpress (300 Rur) -> Belourusskiy railway station (Belourusskaya)
Schedule: Every 30 mins from 5am till 1am , http://www.svo.aero/en/aeroexpress/
Time: 35 mins
Free transportation btw terminals
Taxi (from 1500 Rur - depends on distance)
More information about prices and distances: http://www.svo.aero/en/taxi/
Airport scheme: http://www.svo.aero/en/car/scheme/
DME (Domodedovo)
Public bus #308(25 Rur)->to Domodedovskaya
Time: 35-40 mins from 06am till 11pm
Express buses(80 Rur)->to Domodedovskaya
Time: 25-30 mins (depends on traffic), every 15 mins from 06 till 00
There might be traffic jams
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/bus/
Shuttle buses(100 Rur)->to Domodedovskaya
Time: 25-30 mins (depends on traffic), every 15 mins from 06 till 00
Nighttime schedule (from 00:00 to 06:00): 00-00; 00-40; 01-20; 02-00; 02-40; 03-20; 04-00; 04-40; 05-20; 06-00
There might be traffic jams
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/shuttle/
Airtrain aka aeroexpress(300 Rur)->Paveletsky railway station (Paveletskaya)
Time: 40-50 mins
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/aero/
Commuter train(92 Rur/22.9 Rur - children)->Paveletsky railway station (Paveletskaya)
Time: 1hr 10 mins (stops everywhere)
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/train/
Taxi(from 900Rur)
http://www.500-0-500.ru/taxi/transfer/price_transfer.php
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/taxi/1/
VKO (Vnukovo)
Public buses #611, #611c (express)(25 Rur)->Yugo-Zapadnaya
Time: 25-30 mins
Shuttle buses #705m (130 Rur)->Oktyabrskaya(circle)
Time: 35-40 mins
SVO aka Sheremetyevo, DME aka Domodedovo, VKO aka Vnukovo
No money, but you have time -> public bus
No time-> airtrain
Time+money->taxiSVO(Sheremetyevo)
Public buses (25 Rur)-> to Rechnoi Vokzal and Planernaya
Shuttle buses (60 Rur)->to Rechnoi Vokzal and Planernaya
Schedule: http://www.svo.aero/en/shuttle/
Time: 30-50 mins (depends on traffic)
Attn.: There might be traffic jams!
Airtrain aka aeroexpress (300 Rur) -> Belourusskiy railway station (Belourusskaya)
Schedule: Every 30 mins from 5am till 1am , http://www.svo.aero/en/aeroexpress/
Time: 35 mins
Free transportation btw terminals
Taxi (from 1500 Rur - depends on distance)
More information about prices and distances: http://www.svo.aero/en/taxi/
Airport scheme: http://www.svo.aero/en/car/scheme/
DME (Domodedovo)
Public bus #308(25 Rur)->to Domodedovskaya
Time: 35-40 mins from 06am till 11pm
Express buses(80 Rur)->to Domodedovskaya
Time: 25-30 mins (depends on traffic), every 15 mins from 06 till 00
There might be traffic jams
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/bus/
Shuttle buses(100 Rur)->to Domodedovskaya
Time: 25-30 mins (depends on traffic), every 15 mins from 06 till 00
Nighttime schedule (from 00:00 to 06:00): 00-00; 00-40; 01-20; 02-00; 02-40; 03-20; 04-00; 04-40; 05-20; 06-00
There might be traffic jams
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/shuttle/
Airtrain aka aeroexpress(300 Rur)->Paveletsky railway station (Paveletskaya)
Time: 40-50 mins
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/aero/
Commuter train(92 Rur/22.9 Rur - children)->Paveletsky railway station (Paveletskaya)
Time: 1hr 10 mins (stops everywhere)
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/1/train/
Taxi(from 900Rur)
http://www.500-0-500.ru/taxi/transfer/price_transfer.php
http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/main/getting/taxi/1/
VKO (Vnukovo)
Public buses #611, #611c (express)(25 Rur)->Yugo-Zapadnaya
Time: 25-30 mins
Shuttle buses #705m (130 Rur)->Oktyabrskaya(circle)
Time: 35-40 mins
Attn.: There might be traffic jams !
Airtrain aka aerotrain(300Rur)->Kievskaya (circle)
Taxi(from 900Rur)
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Russia: general information
Russia aka Rossiya aka Russian federation is federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects.
Capital: Moscow
Population: 141,927,297 (2010/9th)
Area: 17,075,400 km2 (1st) / 6,592,800 sq mi
Official languages: Russian official throughout the country; 27 others co-official in various regions
(most russians don't speak english, french and other foreign languages, it's better to learn basic russian phrases and cyrillic alphabet)
Places people usually visit: Moscow aka Moskva, Saint Petersburg aka Sankt-Peterburg, Nizhny Novgorod aka Gorky, Golden Ring (which incudes Sergiyev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalesskiy,Rostov Velikiy,Yaroslavl,Kostroma,Ivanovo,Gus-Khrustalny,Suzdal,Vladimir,Rybinsk,Uglich,Alexandrov), Kazan, Veliky Novgorod,Petrozavodsk and some other (like Perm, Yekaterinburgh, Samara, Astrakhan). All these cities are before Ural montains whoch is natural border between Europe and Asia.
Crossing Russia: trans-siberian train from Moscow to Vladivostok.
The distance is 9,259 km (5,753 mi), it takes ~7 days
Main stops:Yaroslavsky Terminal, Moscow; Yaroslavl,Volga River,Kirov,Perm,Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Irtysh River, Omsk, Ob River, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Yenisei River, Taishet,Baikal Amur Mainline junction, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude , Trans-Mongolian line junction, Chita, Trans-Manchurian line junction, line to BAM, line to Blagoveshchensk, Birobidzhan, Amur, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok
Baikal-amur mainline from Tayshet to Sovetskaya Gavan. The distance is 4,324 km (2,687 mi)
Tickets are available on Russian Railways company (rzd.ru) web-site.
You may by them online and use e-ticket (but AFAIK the option is available only in russian and only for registered users, try to find any ticket here).
For transliteration (CYR-LAT-CYR) you may use this tool
How to get invitation to Russia: several ways to get invitation
Hotels\accomodation: rooms\flats advs, flats\rooms board, couchsurfing, hostels, also there are lots of hotels (Holiday Inn and so on), pls use any search engine to get info about them.
On any train station there are ladies that let on lease their apts and room from 2000 rur min (1 USD~30 rur).
Main airports: SVO aka Sheremetyevo, DME aka Domodedovo, VKO aka Vnukovo (mostly domestic), Pulkovo
Useful links
http://www.waytorussia.net
Contents
Russia: Job search
Russia: Internet services
Capital: Moscow
Population: 141,927,297 (2010/9th)
Area: 17,075,400 km2 (1st) / 6,592,800 sq mi
Official languages: Russian official throughout the country; 27 others co-official in various regions
(most russians don't speak english, french and other foreign languages, it's better to learn basic russian phrases and cyrillic alphabet)
Places people usually visit: Moscow aka Moskva, Saint Petersburg aka Sankt-Peterburg, Nizhny Novgorod aka Gorky, Golden Ring (which incudes Sergiyev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalesskiy,Rostov Velikiy,Yaroslavl,Kostroma,Ivanovo,Gus-Khrustalny,Suzdal,Vladimir,Rybinsk,Uglich,Alexandrov), Kazan, Veliky Novgorod,Petrozavodsk and some other (like Perm, Yekaterinburgh, Samara, Astrakhan). All these cities are before Ural montains whoch is natural border between Europe and Asia.
Crossing Russia: trans-siberian train from Moscow to Vladivostok.
The distance is 9,259 km (5,753 mi), it takes ~7 days
Main stops:Yaroslavsky Terminal, Moscow; Yaroslavl,Volga River,Kirov,Perm,Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Irtysh River, Omsk, Ob River, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Yenisei River, Taishet,Baikal Amur Mainline junction, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude , Trans-Mongolian line junction, Chita, Trans-Manchurian line junction, line to BAM, line to Blagoveshchensk, Birobidzhan, Amur, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok
Baikal-amur mainline from Tayshet to Sovetskaya Gavan. The distance is 4,324 km (2,687 mi)
You may by them online and use e-ticket (but AFAIK the option is available only in russian and only for registered users, try to find any ticket here).
For transliteration (CYR-LAT-CYR) you may use this tool
How to get invitation to Russia: several ways to get invitation
Hotels\accomodation: rooms\flats advs, flats\rooms board, couchsurfing, hostels, also there are lots of hotels (Holiday Inn and so on), pls use any search engine to get info about them.
On any train station there are ladies that let on lease their apts and room from 2000 rur min (1 USD~30 rur).
Main airports: SVO aka Sheremetyevo, DME aka Domodedovo, VKO aka Vnukovo (mostly domestic), Pulkovo
Useful links
http://www.waytorussia.net
Contents
Russia: Job search
Russia: Internet services
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