SVO · Solid hub with good rail links but split terminals and variable lounge quality create navigation friction.
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.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
SVO6.8+0.4
VKO6.4
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
SVO7.8
VKO8.2+0.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
SVO6.9+0.9
VKO6.0
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
SVO6.7
VKO7.4+0.7
Pobeda / Utair domestic connectionsMetro Line 8A at the terminalPaid Prokofiev or ART lounge on a three-hour wait
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
Family rooms
Charging points
3 hours international, 2 hours domestic
Check the terminal letter before you leave — B/C is not D/E/F.
Free underground train between north and south
Wrong complex plus the underground train is a 20-minute mistake.
SkyTeam / Aeroflot Bonus — not Star Gold, not assumed PP
Aeroflot is SkyTeam. Star Alliance Gold does not unlock Rublev.
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.
