Vnukovo, to the south-west of Moscow, is the airport closest to the Lotte Hotel, just under 30km away by road.
By taxi
Official taxis from Vnukovo should cost around $60, and the drive to the Lotte Hotel will take approximately 45 minutes, or more at peak times. You can also book an airport transfer with a driver to meet your flight here.
By train
The Lotte Hotel is conveniently located for the Aeroexpress rail link from Vnukovo, which runs to Kiev Railway Station, less than 1km from the hotel. Trains operate on the hour from 6am to 12am daily, and tickets cost a little over $10 for adults, with discounts for young children and family tickets available. You can easily walk to the hotel from the station if you are not carrying heavy luggage, or take the metro from Kievskaya Metro Station and travel east one stop to Smolenskaya, which is around 300 m from the hotel.
By bus
The bus services from Vnukovo are not particularly convenient for the Lotte Hotel. Buses leave from the edge of the car park in front of Terminal D (domestic flights), and travel to Yugo-Zapadnaya Metro Station at the southern end of the red line. Regular buses (611 and 611c) run from 5.30am to 12.50am daily at 10-15 minute intervals and the journey takes just under 25 minutes. Tickets cost $3-4. There are also faster and slightly more expensive minibus shuttles (611b and 45) running from 7am to 11pm. From Yugo Zapadnaya, travel north on the red line nine stops to Okhotny Ryad. Change there for the dark-blue line and travel west two stops to Smolenskaya Metro Station which is less than 100m from the Lotte Hotel.
