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Where to stay in the Moscow region

This guide covers 4 destinations in the Moscow region, a first-level administrative division of Russia, with 142 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Moscow, Chertanovo and Troitsk. Across its destinations, May, June and August are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Vnukovo International Airport (VKO).

Destinations in this guide
4
Places to stay
142
Comfortable in the most places
May, June and August
Main airport
VKOVnukovo International Airport
Currency
RUBRussian ruble
Time zone
Europe/Moscow

Destinations

Destinations in Moscow region

Every destination in this guide in the Moscow region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Moscow13,274,285132May, June and AugustVKO · 29 km
Chertanovo364,6937May, June and AugustVKO · 22 km
Moskovsky59,2182May, June and AugustVKO · 6 km
Troitsk71,6151May, June and AugustVKO · 12 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Moscow region

142 hotels in the Moscow region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

When to go

Best time to visit Moscow region

From the climate of 4 destinations in the Moscow region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May, June and August.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 4-4 °C47 mm
February0 of 4-3 °C43 mm
March0 of 43 °C37 mm
April0 of 412 °C38 mm
May4 of 419 °C58 mm
June4 of 422 °C76 mm
July0 of 424 °C84 mm
August4 of 423 °C71 mm
September0 of 416 °C59 mm
October0 of 49 °C66 mm
November0 of 42 °C50 mm
December0 of 4-2 °C56 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Moscow region

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in the Moscow region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Moscow

VKO · Vnukovo International Airport

Nearest for 4 destinationsNamed by 4 destinations5.9 km from the closest
large airport · Moscow

DME · Domodedovo International Airport

Named by 3 destinations30 km from the closest
large airport · Moscow

ZIA · Zhukovsky International Airport

Named by 3 destinations35 km from the closest
large airport · Moscow

SVO · Sheremetyevo International Airport

Named by 2 destinations29 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Moscow region, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Russia

1 Jan · New Year Holidays2 Jan · New Year Holidays3 Jan · New Year Holidays4 Jan · New Year Holidays5 Jan · New Year Holidays6 Jan · New Year Holidays7 Jan · Christmas Day8 Jan · New Year Holidays23 Feb · Defender of the Fatherland Day8 Mar · International Women's Day1 May · Holiday of Spring and Labor9 May · Victory Day12 Jun · Russia Day4 Nov · Unity Day

Nearby

Regions near Moscow region

Other regions of Russia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Russia travel guide · All regions of Russia

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.