It probably sounds crazy when I tell you that visiting metro stations in Moscow is one of the coolest activities in the Russian capital. However, with one of the most beautiful metro systems in the world and some stations that even look like corridors from a Western European museum, visiting metro stations in Moscow is a great plan for a couple of hours if the weather is not on your side.
Let me show you what I´m talking about and see for yourself why the transportation system in Moscow is so well known for its beauty.
Connecting the dark blue, red, grey and sky blue line, the Arbatskaya station is an obligatory stop during your stay in Moscow. Not only because of the beauty of the station itself, but also because the famous Arbat street starts right there.
If you are looking for stations to photograph, the circle line is a great start! Located in the north-western part of the city, stations like Belorusskaya are excellent stops during a metro station tour.
Connecting the circle line with the red metro line and probably the most beautiful metro station in the city and worldwide, the Komsomlskaya station should be an obligatory stop during your stay in Moscow. With beautiful marble columns, gigantic chandeliers and barroque-style ornaments, if I didn´t know this was a metro station, I could easily confuse it with a classic art gallery in Paris or Munich.
Located on the green line, the Mayakovskaya station was one of my favourite stations in the city. With big arches, beautiful colours and a very long platform, this station looks like platform 9 3/4 from the Harry Potter books.
Connecting the circle line with the grey line, the Novoslobodskaya is one of the first results coming up when you search for beautiful metro stations. Its unique form and design make it one of the most beautful stations in the city and, in my opinion, another obligatory stop during your stay in Moscow.
Connecting the orange line with the circle line, the Prospekt Mira station is one of the most interesting stations I saw during my stay in Moscow. Curiously, the Prospekt Mira station wasn´t in any of the information articles about metro stations in Moscow I read before, so it was a nice surprise when I found out that this station is so beautiful.
As you can see, you don´t have to go the biggest museum to see some art in Moscow. Using just a single metro ticket (0,5 EUR), I couldn´t have spent a rainy afternoon in any better way.
Have you been to Moscow? How did you like it? Which one is your favourite metro station? Let us know in the comments below.