Moscow SVO Airport to the City Center: Bus 1195 + Line 2, an Hour Door to Door

The whole route from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) to the center, step by step in pictures: shuttle bus 1195 to Khovrino (Ховрино) metro station, then Line 2 into town — turn right after customs to platform C1, buy a 450-rouble ticket from the marshal in the red-and-grey uniform, luggage racks on board, a 90-rouble single metro ticket from the machine, plus the warning not to ride past your stop and the one-hour total.

Published November 6, 20262 min read

Moscow airports
Sheremetyevo
SVO
Russian transport
Moscow metro

Shuttle bus 1195 and the connection to Line 2

From Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) to the city center, shuttle bus 1195 with a change onto metro Line 2 is the easiest way in: about an hour end to end, for around 540 roubles.

Why take bus 1195

The airport bus stop serves both route 851 and route 1195. Route 1195 is the "Экспресс-автобус / Shuttle bus", which runs non-stop to Khovrino metro station (до М Ховрино / to Khovrino Metro Station) — the northern terminus of Line 2 — and it leaves from platform C1.

The route step by step

1. Clear customs and pick up your bags

After customs, head for the baggage carousel first. Around 5 p.m. is the peak for arrivals, when the queue is longest, so avoid that window if you are in a hurry.

The crowd after customs

The baggage carousel

2. Turn right and find the exit

With your bags in hand, turn right and follow the "Выход / Exit" signs out of the arrivals hall.

Turning right towards the exit

3. Find bus platform C1

Once outside, walk towards the bus platforms and look for the pillar marked C1. The stop sign shows a countdown to the next departure of route 1195.

Finding platform C1

4. Buy your ticket from the marshal in red and grey

The marshal in the red-and-grey uniform on the platform sells the tickets, so buy straight from her: 450 roubles per person, cash accepted.

Buying a ticket from the marshal in red and grey, 450 roubles per person

The ticket

5. Board: the red 1195

The red 1195 is the airport shuttle; on board there is a rack for large luggage and a screen showing the route and the stops.

The red 1195 airport shuttle

The route display inside the bus

6. Get off at Khovrino

The last stop is Khovrino (Ховрино) metro station; once you are off, just follow the crowd.

Following the crowd from the bus to the metro station

7. Buy a metro ticket and take Line 2

There are ticket machines inside the station, 90 roubles for a single ride; 1-day, 3-day and 30-day passes are also available. The machines take 500-rouble notes.

The metro ticket machine: 90 roubles for a single ride

Once through the gates, follow the signs for Line 2 downstairs; Line 2 is the dark green Zamoskvoretskaya line.

Through the ticket gates

Signs for Line 2 inside the station

8. Ride into the city center

Line 2 runs south from Khovrino through Belorusskaya, Mayakovskaya, Tverskaya and other central stations. The author's destination this trip was Novokuznetskaya, leaving by exit 1.

Navigation destination: Novokuznetskaya, exit 1

Watch the station names closely: the author rode past their stop and lost time. The gaps between stations on Line 2 are short, but the announcements are in Russian, so keep an eye on your live position on your phone.

The lesson from riding past the stop

You come out of the station straight into the city center.

The station exit

The street outside the exit, with a busker playing on the square

City streets near the destination

Cost and time

Item	Cost	Time
Route 1195 airport shuttle	450 roubles per person	about 20–30 minutes to Khovrino
Metro, single ride	90 roubles	about 35 minutes to the center
Total	about 540 roubles	about 1 hour

Practical tips

You can leave your luggage on the bus, so there is no need to hold a big case on your lap.
Have a 500-rouble note ready: it works for the cash fare at the bus platform and at the metro ticket machines, and it is handier than a large note.
The metro sells day passes; if you will be riding several times that day, a 1-day pass works out cheaper.
A taxi or ride-hailing app is of course faster, but it costs several times as much and gets stuck in traffic on the way into town at peak times.

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