The airport terminal complex consists of three passenger terminals, which are designated by the letters A, B and D. A VIP lounge is located in a separate building.
The check-in counters are assigned to the airlines, with representative offices of all major companies located next to them.
For transit passengers there is a separate corridor “Transit without luggage”.
A special feature of the airport: the unloading of luggage and its feeding onto the belt can be observed on the board in the halls.
Terminal A works with domestic and domestic flights.
You can enter the terminal from the underground Aeroexpress station or through the arrivals area from ground level.
On the ground floor there is a ground level entrance and exit and baggage claim areas.
To check in for a flight, you need to go up to the second floor of the terminal, where check-in counters, passport control, boarding gates, and the entrance from the overpass are located.
On the third floor of the terminal there is a VIP lounge, airline offices, a business lounge for international lines, and a variety of cafes.
Terminal IN operates charter flights and scheduled international flights.
Terminal B can only be entered from ground level. There is no entrance to the terminal from the overpass.
Customs control and check-in counters are located on the ground floor of the terminal.
On the second floor of the terminal there is passport control and access to the waiting rooms and boarding gates.
Terminal D Currently, it is partially not in operation, it works only to receive domestic flights from cities in the North Caucasus region.
Both entry and exit from the terminal D carried out only through the terminal B.
On the ground floor of the terminal there are airline offices and a souvenir shop.
On the second floor there is a cafe and a mother and child room.
The airport's VIP service lounge is located in a separate building.
It can serve all passengers, if desired, regardless of the departure and arrival terminals.
How to get there
Aeroexpress schedule
Aeroexpress trains to Vnukovo airport from Moscow depart from the Kievsky railway station (entrance from the first entrance, a separate entrance with the inscription “Aeroexpress” is located opposite the Evropeisky shopping center). The first flights from Moscow and the airport leave at 06:00 in the morning, the last express train leaves at 12 at night. Travel time is 35-40 minutes. The Aeroexpress train runs once an hour, more often during rush hours - see the schedule.
Aeroexpress trains arrive in Vnukovo at the underground railway station, which is connected to terminal A. If you need to go to terminals B and D, you need to exit the station onto the street, turn left and walk under the overpass along the line of terminals following the signs.
From Vnukovo Airport to Moscow: the entrance to the station is located within walking distance from terminals A, B, D.
In Terminal A, to enter the Aeroexpress station, you need to take the elevator or escalator to the “0” floor. Follow the signs.
The cost of travel on the Aeroexpress is 470 rubles one way (purchase at the ticket office, ticket machine, mobile cashier or when paying through the Pay@Gate service when passing through the turnstile). 420 rubles when purchased on the company’s website, or through the mobile application. 1000 rubles - business class ticket.
Vnukovo - buses, minibuses
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Residents of Moscow and regions located north of the city need to get to Vnukovo Airport from the Moscow Ring Road. There are route options along Minskoye, Borovskoye and Kievskoye highways. When traveling to the airport from the south, from Kaluga and the region, it is more profitable to travel along the Kyiv highway, and from Smolensk along the Minsk highway.
GPS coordinates for the navigator (Terminal A Vnukovo): 55.605787,37.287518
For motorists at the airport there are two multi-storey parking lots, each with a capacity of 350 spaces, plus an adjacent area for 200 cars. The first 15 minutes of the first hour - parking is free.
About the airport
Vnukovo International Airport (VKO, ICAO: UUWW) is one of the main airports in Russia. It ranks fourth in terms of passenger traffic in the country. The airport terminals are located on an area of 270,000 sq.m.
The Vnukovo-2 terminal is used for special flights of government officials and leaders of other countries. The Vnukovo-3 terminals are used for special flights of the Moscow government, Roscosmos and business aviation.
In 2006, the airport received the highest, third level of coordination according to the IATA classification, which indicates the high level of the airport itself and the professionalism of its employees. The airport's runways can accommodate up to 45 takeoffs or landings per hour.
Vnukovo Airport is the largest in the Moscow air hub in terms of the number of domestic flights served, so if you are flying somewhere in Russia, then there is a high probability that you will end up here. Such large Russian airlines as UTair, Rossiya and Pobeda are based in Vnukovo, it is the main hub for them, and from foreign ones, for example, Turkish Airlines and.
“Vnukovo” is the closest airport to Moscow: we, of course, mean the real one, and not the new suburban Moscow, on the territory of which it is, in fact, located. Getting to the airport is quite easy.
Firstly, by Aeroexpress from Kievsky Station. It is important to know that it usually runs only once an hour, so if you are late for one of them, you will have to wait a very long time for the next one: you can easily miss your flight. In addition, keep in mind that upon arrival at the underground station (like in the metro), the entire crowd from the train rushes along the passage to the airport terminal building, where, due to the low capacity of the security check area, a huge queue forms -! Luckily, you can get around it by turning left and taking an escalator or elevator to the surface. Here, however, you will have to cross the road.
Secondly, by bus. The old way: from the Yugo-Zapadnaya or Troparevo metro stations you can take city bus No. 611. By the way, he drives in dedicated lanes, so he doesn’t get stuck in traffic jams for long. So, you can easily wait half an hour for this 611 bus. Crowding on bus 611 is, in general, also a common occurrence: it is used by residents of villages along the Kievskoye Highway. Perhaps its only advantage is the later departures of the last flights, around half past one in the morning (other routes end earlier).
Therefore, in connection with the opening of the Salaryevo metro station, it is better to travel through it. From there there is an express bus 911 (formerly called 611k), which takes only 16 minutes. The last one leaves at 23:49. In addition, there is also bus 272 from Salaryevo (last at 00:30), which does not even come close to the terminal itself, but stops at the intersection of Tsentralnaya and 1st Reisovaya streets. However, the walk from this stop to Terminal A is a little longer, but more pleasant (along the park) and more convenient than from the 611/911 stop: firstly, you will have to overcome much fewer curbs along the way. Secondly, part of the path passes through a comfortable underground passage with an “Aeroexpress” sign (the passage also has elevators, with a separate entrance to them on the left). The underground passage leads directly to the -1st level of Terminal A, from where you can take the elevator to the check-in area.
There is also bus 272K. It differs in that it makes a circle around the village of Vnukovo. So we strongly recommend buses from Salaryevo: they are fast and cheap.
Lifehack: there is an elevator in Salaryevo, but it is not so easy to find - it hides behind the stairs when it seems that the stairs are the end of the station and there is nothing behind it. To get on the elevator, you need to go all the way to the end of the platform, this is the first door of the first car from the center. At the end of the platform on the left there is an elevator door. An elevator leads to the lobby level. Next, you need to go through the highlighted turnstile by pressing the green button on it, turn right, go through a series of glass doors and on the right along the wall there will be the door of the second elevator, which leads to the surface. On the surface, the elevator opens into a separate pavilion, which is closer to the stop than the main exit from the stairs. So the elevator is very convenient to use, especially with luggage.
It’s better to go faster towards Moscow by going to the “Hotel” stop on the street. Central, where all three buses stop.
There is also bus No. 32 to the new Rasskazovka metro station, which opened in 2019. It may be more convenient for those who need to get to the western part of Moscow. It is important to note that the bus arrives at the metro station itself only on the way to the airport. When traveling from the airport, you need to get off at the “Rasskazovka-2” stop (behind the intersection with the traffic light) and walk a couple of hundred meters north through several controlled crossings, which may not be very convenient if you have luggage.
In your car you can drive not only along Kievskoye, but also along Borovskoye Highway; the terminal is not far from Vnukovo. Access to the departure area of terminal A (via the overpass) is free, without barriers, but parking there is strictly prohibited and the exit from the terminal to the street is closed, there is only an entrance. So if you are seeing someone off by car, do not enter the terminal; it will be very difficult to return to the car.
There is a car sharing parking lot right next to the terminal, where there are usually a lot of Delimobil and Yandex.Drive cars; a trip to the Rasskazovka metro station can be comparable in cost to a bus and take less time. However, in the morning and evening in residential areas near the station it can be very difficult to find a parking space.
Opened in 2012, Terminal A is de facto the airport's only terminal. In fact, there is also Terminal B, a former international terminal from which a small number of international flights have recently operated, mainly charter (Ai Fly) and low-cost (Wizz Air), but now all of them have been transferred to Terminal A, and Terminal B is mothballed. And also between them there is the old terminal D - such (1), into which several domestic flights arrive per day, the passengers of which undergo post-flight inspection. When departing, you will depart in any case from the new terminal, which is the largest in area in Russia.
Unlike Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo with two parallel runways, thanks to which you can use one runway for takeoffs and another for landings, at Vnukovo the runways intersect, so the ability to use them at the same time is limited. Depending on the operating scheme, both lanes may be in operation simultaneously, for example, landing on Runway 1 from the region, and takeoff from Runway 2 towards Moscow. This is already being used in practice. There is an option to take off from both runways towards Moscow at the same time, and from Runway-2 - from the cross; for business jets, the remaining runway is enough for take-off.
The airfield, of course, allows you to do much less air defense than at Domodedovo and quite a bit less than at Sheremetyevo, but still its capacity is sufficient for both the full load of terminal A and the full load of terminal B. The airport (both the airfield and airport complex) can serve about 25-30 million passengers per year.
Two runways at Vnukovo intersect.
But now the airport is not fully loaded (14 million passengers in 2016), so the terminal creates a feeling of silence, calm and tranquility, especially in the evening. There are no crowds, bustle or stuffiness here; the waiting room is always full of free benches, in catering establishments there are always empty seats - in a word, the complete opposite of Sheremetyevo or, especially, Domodedovo with passengers sleeping in every corner.
Representative office of Transaero airline in Vnukovo, God rest her soul.
Then “Russia” was in this place.
The check-in counter blocks are “assigned” to the airlines; There is no multi-flow separation like “all domestic flights here, all international flights there”, as in Sheremetyevo, which is good for late passengers: you don’t need to ask to be skipped in line if check-in is about to end.
Only counters for flights to visa countries are allocated separately - airline employees first check the availability of visas and only then let you through to the check-in counters.
There are also representative offices of major airlines near the check-in counters, so if you have any questions, you won’t have to go far to find an office. However, if there is no one at the representative desk, you can still contact the office - they are located on the third floor.
You can also go through transit without luggage from the check-in hall.
A small queue may occur at security, however, on domestic flights, if a crowd is detected, you can try to go through the corridor for transfer passengers (“Transit without baggage”) with a dedicated security area (to do this, you need to go to the baggage claim area, telling the security guard that you are at the KNB , then turn left, go up and walk along the gallery towards those arriving). By the way, about luggage: upon arrival you can see your suitcases on the monitors and put them on the belt. This is not the case at other airports.
Where to eat at Vnukovo airport? Let's start with budget options. Firstly, the information disseminated on the Internet about the ultra-cheap canteen in Terminal D is outdated; this legendary establishment has been closed for a long time, but the advantage of Vnukovo is its location not in an open field, but in the city. Therefore, there are several canteens and cafes within walking distance.
Thus, 350 meters from the main entrance to Terminal A there is a cafe at the Vnukovo Hotel (Tsentralnaya St. 2, building 1A) with affordable prices. You need to go there along a forest path, at the beginning of which there is a sign “100 meters”. In fact, it is not 100, but 222, but do not be afraid.
The disadvantage of this cafe is that it is open until 8 pm.
600 meters from the main entrance (go straight along 1st Reisovaya Street; building 4A) on the second floor there is “Dining Room No. 1”. Formally, it also works until 8 pm, but in fact - until the last client, because the owner, who lives in the same house, is more profitable to sell all the prepared food rather than throw it away in the evening (that is, they won’t feed you yesterday’s food here). For three hundred rubles you can eat salad, soup, main course and compote.
Even if you come here and kiss the door, the journey will still not be in vain: in the next building there is a cafe-bar “Corona” (the prices here are already higher, they are average city, but still not airport), which is open until midnight, and then up to an hour or two. There is also alcohol here. In addition, there is a 24-hour Doner Kebab stall and two 24-hour grocery stores, so you won’t die of hunger even during an overnight layover.
Grenkipub, owned by Shokoladnitsa, is only available in Vnukovo in Moscow.
At the airport itself, above the check-in area on the third floor, there is a canteen of the Mu-Mu chain with traditional Russian food. True, if you like to go to Mu-Mu in Moscow, then Vnukovskoye may disappoint you with less tasty food and higher prices; in terms of price-quality ratio, in general, not the best option. There is also the “Air Buffet”: a decent canteen where mid-level airport management eats. Also on departure there is a grill bar Just, Orient Express on the third floor, two pubs and two “Kroshki-potatoes” (on the third floor on the right, next to Orient Express) and on the second floor on the left, where the boarding passage for domestic lines is.
In the sterile area of domestic flights, that is, after security control, there is a guaranteed edible and inexpensive Burger King, an always empty Shokoladnitsa, as well as its own beer restaurant Grenkipub (essentially the same canteen, only with beer). In the sterile area of international flights there are two “Chocolate bars”, a Heineken bar with a canteen-type cafe in the same room, a “Burger King”, “Zyu cafe” and “Mu-Mu”.
Finding the “Chocolate Girl” and “Toast” is important even if you don’t reasonably plan to fill yourself with beer before the flight. The fact is that next to them are the only electrical outlets available in the entire waiting room, from which you can charge your phone or laptop (by the way, be prepared for the fact that free Wi-Fi may or may not work). Another outlet lurked forlornly near the toilets. By the way, there is no point in standing in line for the toilet near Burger King - in the area of exit 15 you can do the same thing without a waiting area.
By the way, about toilets. In the public part of the terminal, there is a toilet on level -1 (where Aeroexpress is) on the left, and on levels 1, 2 and 3 all toilets are at the right end of the terminal. The toilet on the left on the 2nd floor (where the boarding passage) is very small. Strictly speaking, it should generally belong to the area after passport control, but for now it is in the general area.
The fact is that now the left wing of Terminal A with two more check-in islands is missing, and there should be three more toilets on each level on the left. But the wing has not yet been built, so there are not enough toilets on the left side of the public area.
In the sterile MVL area, there are toilets near gates 11, 12 and between 14 and 15. In the sterile MVL area, there are toilets near gates 30, 25, 24 and between 22 and 21.
Hidden among the shops is the inconspicuous entrance to the Rachmaninov business lounge for Priority Pass, where expectedly there are few people. There are even fewer people in the Prokofiev business lounge. Both have a modest but sufficient selection of hot food and snacks; The only free alcohol is beer. There are also lying places. However, to sleep, you can go to a capsule hotel: there is one in both the public area (above the departure area) and in the clean area (near the business lounge).
And since we’re talking about shops: in the internal zone they all have the word Duty in their names for a reason, which should hint to an inexperienced passenger from the regions about Duty-Free duty-free shops. Of course, in reality there is no duty-free trade; stores operate according to the Duty-Paid concept: the same operator as Duty-Free, approximately the same assortment, but customs duties have been paid. That is, all these clothes, toys and perfumes are sold at traditional airport prices, that is, slightly higher than the market average.
Moscow has long been considered the largest airport in the world. There are world-famous and popular airports in all countries - Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo - the main civil transport hubs of international class. In addition, the capital operates the Ostafyevo air hub, the Chkalovsky airfield and the Zhukovsky air hub, which the authorities put into operation quite recently. Naturally, each of them deserves attention, but today we will talk about the Vnukovo air terminal - one of the oldest airports in Moscow.
This air hub is the oldest and most popular air terminal among Muscovites and visiting tourists from other cities. Domestic and international flights take place here and 17 airlines land here. In addition, the complex is actively used by the city for business aviation flights. Today, the maximum capacity of the airport terminal is 25,000,000 people, and the area occupied by the air hub is 270,000 m².
If we look at the plan of Vnukovo Airport in detail, it is worth noting that it consists entirely of several buildings that were created specifically for the convenience of serving visitors and saving time before the flight. Considering the huge flow of passengers, having several separate sectors at the airport is a necessary procedure to allow people to easily follow the desired direction. So, we answer the question - how many terminals are there in Vnukovo?
Basically, most passengers use three main hubs - “A”, “B” and “D”, which form the Vnukovo-1 hub. But the airport territory includes a separate terminal for government officials - Vnukovo-2 and a special sector for servicing VIPs (Vnukovo-3).
Moreover, in the Vnukovo-1 complex, compartments “B” and “D” are combined. Here it is easy for a beginner to find the right sector and choose the right direction of movement - the airport is equipped with special signs and information stands throughout the complex. For those who use the services of the Vnukovo airport terminal for the first time and are in doubt about choosing the right terminal, we will disclose information about each of them in detail.
Node "A"
It is considered the largest, because it serves 80% of the total flow of people. The construction of this terminal consists of three floors, which makes it possible to sort passengers flying out of the city or, conversely, arriving in Moscow. This is what Vnukovo airport is famous for. Terminal “A”, the layout of which is thought out to the smallest detail, allows you to find here everything that a person needs before or after a flight.
General diagram of the airport
On the ground floor you will find luggage storage and counters for self-check-in for the aircraft you need. From here, the designers also provide a transition to the Aeroexpress station. The first level covers a fairly large area - there is a waiting room, cafeterias, and a network of ATMs. Upon entering, you will be able to use the reception to register to arrange your flight or, conversely, purchase a ticket for the desired airline from the cashiers who work opposite. On the first level of the building, passengers undergo inspection by customs officers and prepare for the flight.
The second floor of the complex is intended for processing and sorting luggage for departing passengers. Passengers immediately go through security control. There are reception desks where it is appropriate to clarify specific information, information service stands and ticket offices of airlines with which the company cooperates.
The second tier has a specially designated area with a large DVD cinema for recreation of the company's clients. Passengers use ATM services, walk around the shops in search of souvenirs, or simply have a snack in a cafe. A detailed diagram of Vnukovo Airport is located here on the second floor of the complex. The features of the complex are described in detail and a detailed plan of the halls is indicated. The diagram shows the departure area, children's room, bathrooms, cafeterias, check-in points, ticket offices, barrier-free zone and other necessary elements of the internal infrastructure.
The third tier is intended mainly for people who are waiting for the required route. There is a cafe, a business room, cozy seating areas, and a Wi-Fi zone. To easily get to the required floor, it is advisable to use an elevator or escalator.Today the airport terminal also accepts domestic flights from Vnukovo. It is better to ask the airport administration directly which terminal is suitable for such flights, but most likely, sector “A” will serve you.
Sector "B"
This building covers 17% of the terminal's customers from the hub's total passenger traffic. Charters, low-cost airline routes and flights to Asian countries fly from here. In the future, the administration plans to transfer compartment “B” to servicing charter flights, and the remaining routes will be transferred to terminal “A”. Even though the percentage of visitors here is not large, the complex covers a decent area and has a building on two levels.
On the ground floor people check in and check in their luggage. At the ticket offices located at the entrance, passengers buy tickets, not only air tickets, but also railway tickets. There are cafes and special counters on site where you can book a hotel room, call a transfer or taxi, and get acquainted with other useful information for tourists who have arrived in Moscow for the first time.
The second floor is intended mainly for screening passengers before the flight. Here, the airport control service inspects the belongings of departing people, which clients take on board, and sorts their luggage.
From the second level, passengers who have passed security boarding boarding. The same terminal is used by people who intend to fly without luggage. They independently check in at the existing terminals and board the plane freely. The entire building of the complex is equipped with a Wi-Fi zone.
Complex "D"
Currently, its services are practically not used. It only accepts flights from the North Caucasus region. It is possible that in the future the complex will cease to operate and the building will be demolished. Node “D” does not have its own exit, so you can only get into the city through other sections of the airport.
Terminal “D” today only serves flights from the North Caucasus region
Passenger check-in begins here two hours before the plane departs, and its completion requires a certain speed of the passenger. Forty minutes before departure, the check-in staff stops working. That is, late passengers will not get on board. Boarding stops 20 minutes before the plane departs, so you need to have time to go through all the nuances of this procedure: inspection by customs officers and airport security.
Vnukovo-2
This aviation hub serves exclusively the authorities of the country. His services are used by the President of the Russian Federation, as well as by persons who arrived in the capital at his invitation or on an official visit. The building of the Vnukovo-2 air hub is located far from the main terminal complex in a southern direction.
VIP section of the airport terminal
The building itself lies to the west of the other sectors and serves only VIPs who have flown into the capital. The main function of the compartment is to receive delegations visiting the capital's authorities and to service flights for the Moscow municipal government. At the end of 2015, 117,781 people used the terminal.
Vnukovo-3 lies to the west of the main passenger terminals and is intended for VIP guests of the capital and local authorities
This three-hall complex processes passenger check-in regardless of which terminal they are departing from. There is parking for vehicles and a separate room for negotiations or business meetings. Passengers in the VIP lounge are provided with customs department control services and passport checks.
This sector includes the Cosmos terminal, which is used by representatives of the Energia company. Expensive charters and business flights fly from here. The second hall of ABT Vnukovo-3 is used by VIP guests. The sector is designed to accommodate 15 people at a time. The third hall – “Vipport” – operates with a capacity of 40 people per hour.
VIP rooms do not accept everyone. Persons who have purchased a special voucher or have previously entered into an agreement for the use of such a room with the airport management will be able to get here. Excluding possible queues and completely free of charge, this terminal serves only participants and disabled people of the Great Patriotic War, as well as heroes of the USSR and the Russian Federation.
If you are wondering how to find out another For additional and necessary information before the flight, the official website of the airport is provided for customers of this airstrip, where they can find detailed answers to their questions. The Vnukovo portal is available at this link.
Moscow's oldest airport, Vnukovo, has three passenger terminals, one government complex and several VIP lounges for local authorities. 
General diagram of the airport 
Terminal A infrastructure plan 
Location of terminals "B" and "D"
In accordance with the measures provided for by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 05/09/2017. No. 202 “On the specifics of the application of enhanced security measures during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the Russian Federation”, a new scheme for the movement of vehicles on the station square was introduced at Vnukovo Airport.
Access to all traffic lines to the terminals and to the overpass (departure area of terminal A) is completely closed to all types of private transport, as well as cars of taxi companies. Entry from Borovskoye Highway to Vnukovo Airport is also closed. From Borovskoye Highway to Terminal A of Vnukovo Airport you can drive from the street. Central. Passenger pick-up and drop-off takes place in front of the Double Tree by Hilton hotel.
In addition, the tariffs and access route to multi-level parking lots No. 1 and No. 2 have been changed. Now there are exit barriers towards the street. Central operates both for entry and exit. The cost of each hour has decreased by 2 times and is now 250 rubles; there is no free time for using parking lots.
For the convenience of arriving guests, road signs installed at the entrances to the airport and other information signs regulating new traffic have been updated.
Vnukovo Airport strongly recommends planning your arrival time in advance, as well as using public transport and Aeroexpress trains. The bus stop was moved from the station square to the street. 1st Reisovaya, from where you can get to Terminal A via an underground pedestrian crossing.
For those arriving at the ZOLD VIP terminal, a special sign indicating the updated route has been installed at the airport forecourt.
Vnukovo Airport apologizes to guests and passengers for the inconvenience caused!
Vnukovo International Airport — one of the largest air transport complexes in Russia. Every year, the airport handles more than 170 thousand flights of Russian and foreign airlines. The airport's route network covers the entire territory of Russia, as well as neighboring countries, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Vnukovo airport complex with a total area of about 300 thousand square meters. m is capable of providing a capacity of up to 35 million passengers per year.
Vnukovo International Airport in June 2017, the only one among Russian airports, received an award from the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin for the achieved labor successes and high performance in professional activities.
In addition, Vnukovo Airport was recognized as the best airport in the category “International airport with a passenger flow of over 10 million passengers per year” of the national award “Air Gates of Russia” within the framework of the V National Exhibition of Civil Aviation Infrastructure NAIS-2018.
