Moscow Layover Tour Private City Sightseeing

Moscow Layover Tour Private City Sightseeing

Want to see all the best of Moscow during your layover? Make the most of your layover starting your Russian adventure from Moscow airport or train station on a private 7-hour tour. Meet your friendly local guide on arrival, and enjoy a comprehensive city tour. You will have a private airport/train station pick up (depends on tour option), and have a quick observation city tour gazing out the windows.

After that see sights such as Kremlin, Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Christ the Savior Cathedral, Gorky Park and Sparrow Hills. Your itinerary is flexible and can be customized around your interests and layover duration. Upgrade to include a convenient transfer into Moscow center plus a Metro pass and explore the city like a local.

Timing is flexible and you can start the tour any time you prefer. Your private local guide will meet you at the airport and discuss the tour itinerary with you at the beginning of the tour.  

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Moscow Metro, Moscow Russia

Book your required tour option, and inform your guide of your interests when contacted before your tour. See all the best Moscow can offer in a short time.  This private layover tour is an ideal choice for those who want to see city in a short time and get the best views and panoramic vistas of Moscow. Note: it might not be reasonable to book a tour if you have only 3 hours as only transportation to the city and back takes about 2 hours. 

Meet your private guide at Moscow airport or train station, and travel into the city by train or taxi before buying a Metro pass (all own expense). Alternatively, if you’ve upgraded, enjoy a transfer into the city, and receive your Metro pass from your guide (included in price).

Begin your approximately 7-hour tour by metro — an attraction in itself. Opened in 1935, this underground network was built to glorify the Soviet Union, with mosaics, chandeliers, and statues.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square 2, Moscow 109012 Russia

Depending on your wishes, admire landmarks like Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral, and visit the Kremlin. If time allows, enjoy a Russian lunch and visit other attractions like Gorky Park and Sparrow Hills.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Red Square, Moscow 109012 Russia

Enjoy exploring the heart of Moscow

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Lenin's Mausoleum, Red Square, Moscow 613310 Russia

The historical landmark of Russia

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: GUM, Red Square, 3 Metro Ploshchad Revolyutsii, Moscow 109012 Russia

12pm-1pm: Take in Red Square, Lenin's Mausoleum, and St. Basil's Cathedral, and go souvenir shopping at the famous GUM Department Store, hearing about Moscow’s history as you walk.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Monument to Marshal Zhukov, Manezhnaya Ploshchad, Moscow 125009 Russia

Take a photo with Russian General Marshal

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Romanovskiy Obelisk in the Alexander Garden, Aleksandrovskiy Garden, Moscow 613310 Russia

Stroll along Alexander Garden, see the Eternal Flame, Kremlin walls and towers.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Kremlin Walls and Towers, Red Square, Moscow 613310 Russia

See the Kremlin, Kremlin walls and towers from outside. You may wish to see it from inside too, in which case we'll get tickets for you in advance

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kitai-Gorod and Varvarka Street, Varvarka St. Kitai-Gorod, east of the Kremlin, Moscow Russia

See below for a sample 7-hour tour. Admission fees, food and drinks, and other activities at your own expense.

Sample Itinerary:

10am-12pm: Begin by riding the Metro, seeing its beautiful stations. Then, tour historical Kitay Gorod, exploring its streets and churches on foot.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Revolution Square (Ploshchad Revolutsii), Ploschad Revolyutsii Close to Red Square, Moscow 109012 Russia

Snap some pictures here as it's one of the best photo ops in Moscow

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon, ul. Kreml, Moscow 101000 Russia

1pm-3pm: Watch the Changing of the Guard and tour the massive Kremlin complex, including the Kremlin Cathedrals, Tsar Bell, Tsar Cannon and other sights. You may want to explore the Armory Museum with an optional audio guide.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Bolshoi Theatre, Teatralny dr., 1, Moscow 109012 Russia

Walk along Nikolskaya Street and see the Bolshoi Theatre from outside, Revolution Square, and Zhukov Monument. Stroll along Alexander Garden, see the Eternal Flame, Kremlin walls and towers.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory), Moscow 119270 Russia

3pm-4pm: Break for a Russian lunch before your sightseeing of choice: perhaps climbing Sparrow Hills for city views, taking a river cruise (summer only).

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Gorky Park Museum, Krymskiy Val, 9, Moscow 119049 Russia

Instead of Sparrow Hills, you may want to visit Gorky Park, the most popular place among locals. 

Your tour ends at Sparrow Hills or Gorky Park. Or else you guide can drop you at Moscow train station where you can get an aeroexpress train back to the airport. Or else your guide can order a taxi for you (own expense).

Duration: 15 minutes