Airport taxi desk (ground floor) · About 45–90 min to central Moscow depending on traffic (estimate)
Where they are
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.
VKO7.2+1.2
ZIA6.0
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
VKO7.0+2.5
ZIA4.5
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
VKO6.4+1.9
ZIA4.5
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
VKO8.2+4.2
ZIA4.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
VKO6.0+1.5
ZIA4.5
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
VKO7.4+2.9
ZIA4.5
Best for
VKO
Pobeda / Utair domestic connectionsMetro Line 8A at the terminalPaid Prokofiev or ART lounge on a three-hour wait
ZIA
Direct flights from Moscow to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and KyrgyzstanTravellers living in south-eastern Moscow or Moscow OblastPassengers who want a small terminal with short walks
Watch out for
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
ZIA
Frequent short-notice restrictions during drone alerts over MoscowNo direct rail link: bus 441 or a train plus shuttle busLong passport-control queues when several international flights arrive together
Amenities and tips
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.
ZIA
Pay-in business loungeCafés in international departuresSky Duty Free and shopsMother-and-child roomsFree assistance for reduced mobilityBus 441 to Kotelniki metro
Allow extra time at the entrance and passport control
Screening starts at the terminal door; check-in closes 40 minutes before departure.
One small terminal on two floors
Check-in downstairs; lounge and departure zones upstairs.
Most choice is in international departures
Plov, Shokoladnitsa, a pub and coffee bars airside for international flights.
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.
ZIA · Zhukovsky is a compact single-terminal airport with mostly international flights to Central Asia, the Caucasus, Turkey and Israel, but it has no direct rail link, long passport queues at busy times and frequent drone-alert restrictions.
