One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
DME7.0
VKO7.2+0.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
DME7.0
VKO7.0
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
DME6.6+0.2
VKO6.4
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
DME7.6
VKO8.2+0.6
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
DME6.0
VKO6.0
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
DME7.4
VKO7.4
Best for
DME
S7 / Ural domestic connectionsAeroexpress to PaveletskayaPaid Horizon lounge on an international wait
VKO
Pobeda / Utair domestic connectionsMetro Line 8A at the terminalPaid Prokofiev or ART lounge on a three-hour wait
Watch out for
DME
EU / UK / US scheduled passenger flights still suspendedDomestic and international are not an airside walkUnified e-visa is not available to UK, US, Canadian, Australian or New Zealand passports
VKO
EU / UK / US scheduled passenger flights still suspendedAeroexpress no longer runs to Vnukovo — CPPK doesUnified e-visa is not available to UK, US, Canadian, Australian or New Zealand passports
Amenities and tips
DME
Free Wi-Fi (DME_free)Aeroexpress to PaveletskayaHorizon / Radius walk-in loungesAtrium chainsP6 long-stay parkingDuty & Shops gallery D
International 2–3 hours, desks close at 40 minutes
Build the operator window, not a 90-minute dash.
Check in on T2 floor 1 — then split
One roof. After bag drop, international stays in T2; domestic walks to T1 gallery D.
Atrium food is landside — McDonald’s, KFC, Cinnabon
Eat before security if you want the obvious chains.
VKO
Metro Line 8A at the doorCPPK express to KievskyProkofiev / ART walk-in loungesFree Wi-Fi (MT_FREE)Check-in hall shopsP1 / P2 multi-storey parking
Desks close at 40 minutes — 60 for TK, flydubai, FlyOne
Build two hours. The operator hall closes automatically and cannot be reopened.
Terminal A only — B and D are not passenger halls
Arrivals on floor 1, check-in on floor 2; domestic and international split after bag drop.
Eat before security if you want the obvious shops
Duty-free and a shop cube sit in the check-in hall; a Coca-Cola fridge is by Gate 15 domestic.
DME · Moscow’s southern hub: one roof, T2 check-in, an Aeroexpress to Paveletskaya, and Russian lounge passes — not Priority Pass.
VKO · Moscow’s closest hub: one Terminal A hall, a metro at the door, a 350 RUB CPPK train to Kievsky, and 2,900 RUB walk-in lounges — not Priority Pass.
