Aeroexpress Ltd. (russian: ООО "Аэроэкспресс") is the operator of

airport rail link An airport rail link is a service providing passenger rail transport from an airport to a nearby city by mainline or commuter trains, rapid transit, people mover, or light rail. Direct links operate straight to the airport terminal, while o ...

services in

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

. It is founded in 2005 and is owned by

Russian Railways Russian Railways (russian: link=no, ОАО «Российские железные дороги» (ОАО «РЖД»), OAO Rossiyskie zheleznye dorogi (OAO RZhD)) is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both manag ...

(50%), TransGroup AS (25%),

Iskander Makhmudov Iskander Kakhramonovich Makhmudov (russian: Искандар Кахрамонович Махмудов uz, Искандар Қаҳрамонович Маҳмудов; 5 December 1963 Bukhara, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union) is an Uzbek-born Russian bu ...

(17.5%), and Andrei Bokarev (7.5%). Until 2012, the company only provided the rail transportation services between Moscow rail terminals and Moscow airports ( Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo). The company previously also provided the rail link services to

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...

Kazan International Airport Kazan International Airport ( tt-Cyrl, Казан Халыкара Аэропорты, translit=Qazan Xalıqara Aeroportı, russian: Международный аэропорт Казань; IATA: KZN, ICAO: UWKD) is an airport in Russia, aroun ...

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

's Adler Airport, and

Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea ...

Knevichi Airport Vladivostok International Airport (russian: Международный аэропорт "Владивосток" ''Mezhdunarodnyi aeroport Vladivostok'') is an international airport located near Artyom, Primorsky Krai, Russia, roughly an hour's ...

. In 2012, Aeroexpress transported 17.4 million passengers."Aeroexpress Ups Passenger Flow 24%"
''The Moscow Times'', 23 Jan 2013, accessed 13 Mar 2013

History

The first rail link connected

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

and

Sheremetyevo Airport Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport ( rus, links=no, Международный аэропорт Шереметьево имени А. С. Пушкина, p=ʂɨrʲɪˈmʲetʲjɪvə ''Mezhdunarodny aeroport Sheremetyevo imen ...

in 2002. In May 2008, Aeroexpress began to provide the rail link between

and

Vnukovo Airport Vnukovo, formally Vnukovo Andrei Tupolev International Airport (named after Andrei Tupolev) ( rus, links=no, Внуково, p=ˈvnukəvə) , is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, southwest of the centre of Moscow, ...

(the line opened in August 2005). In July 2008, the company became the sole operator of rail links from

Savyolovsky Rail Terminal Savyolovsky station (russian: Савёловский вокза́л, ''Savyolovsky vokzal''), alternatively spelled ''Savyolovskiy'', ''Savelovsky'' or ''Savelovskiy'', is one of the ten main railway stations in the Maryina roshcha District o ...

(Butyrskaya Vokzal) and Belorussky Rail Terminal to

Sheremetyevo airport Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport ( rus, links=no, Международный аэропорт Шереметьево имени А. С. Пушкина, p=ʂɨrʲɪˈmʲetʲjɪvə ''Mezhdunarodny aeroport Sheremetyevo imen ...

and

Lobnya Lobnya (russian: Ло́бня) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located north west of Moscow. Population: 30,000 (1970). History Lobnya was founded in 1902 and granted town status in 1961. Krasnaya Polyana in the Battle of Moscow The Ge ...

, from

Paveletsky Rail Terminal Paveletsky station (russian: Павелецкий вокзал) is one of Moscow's nine main railway stations. Originally called Saratovsky Railway Station, it was named after the settlement of Pavelets, when the railroad heading south-east from M ...

Domodedovo airport Domodedovo Airport ( rus, links=no, Домодедово аэропорт, p=dəmɐˈdʲɛdəvə) (International Air Transport Association, IATA: DME, International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO: UUDD), formally Domodedovo Mikhail Lomonosov I ...

, and from

Kiyevsky Rail Terminal Kiyevsky railway terminal (russian: Ки́евский вокза́л, ''Kievskiy vokzal'') also known as Moscow Kiyevskaya railway station (russian: Москва́-Ки́евская, ''Moskva-Kievskaya'') is one of the nine railway terminals of ...

Vnukovo airport Vnukovo, formally Vnukovo Andrei Tupolev International Airport (named after Andrei Tupolev) ( rus, links=no, Внуково, p=ˈvnukəvə) , is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, southwest of the centre of Moscow, ...

. In February 2012, the service on the first non-Moscow link, connecting

with its

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

, began operations, followed in late July by a similar link in

and, in 2013,

. On its Vladivostok route the company also offered a limited commuter service at discounted prices. Services on routes outside Moscow were handed to other companies in early 2015 due to heavy losses and the "current macroeconomic situation".

Rolling stock

Current

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Bus Fleet

Retired

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in 2013

Routes list

Aeroexpress trains routes in Moscow region

Aeroexpress routes

* Moscow, Paveletsky Rail Terminal - Aeroport Domodedovo (

Domodedovo Airport Domodedovo Airport ( rus, links=no, Домодедово аэропорт, p=dəmɐˈdʲɛdəvə) (International Air Transport Association, IATA: DME, International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO: UUDD), formally Domodedovo Mikhail Lomonosov I ...

) via Verkhnie Kotly railway station * Moscow, Kievskiy Rail Terminal - Aeroport (

) * Moscow, Belorussky Rail Terminal - Sheremetyevo ( Sheremetyevo Airport (Terminals D, E, F)) via Okruzhnaya railway station (Aeroexpress announced that it will change the terminus for this line from Belorussky to Savyolovsky Terminal. The company did not set a date for the change, but expects it to occur in 2019.)

Aeroexpress Bus Service Routes

* Moscow, Khovrino Metro Station/"Severniye Vorota" Bus Terminal - Sheremetyevo Airport (Terminals A, B, C)

Future Routes

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

, Novosybirsk-Glavny Rail Terminal - Aeroport Tolmachevo (

Tolmachevo Airport Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (russian: Аэропо́рт Толмачёво) is situated in the town of Ob, west of the center of Novosibirsk, an industrial and scientific center in Siberia and Russia's third-largest city. Overview There ...

) (before 2025) *

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Vitebsky Rail Terminal St Petersburg-Vitebsky (russian: Ви́тебский вокза́л) is a railway station terminal in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Formerly known as ''St Petersburg-Tsarskoselsky'' station because its first line led to the suburban royal residence ...

- Aeroport Pulkovo (

Pulkovo Airport Pulkovo ( rus, links=no, Пулково, p=ˈpulkəvə) is an international airport serving St. Petersburg, Russia. It consists of one terminal which is located south of the city centre. The airport serves as a airline hub, hub for Rossiya Ai ...

) (EIS 2022, construction to commence in 2018)

Former routes

* Kazan, Kazan–Passazhirskaya Rail Terminal -

: Handled to "Sodruzhestvo" since January 2015.In brief ''

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'' March 2015 page 11 * Sochi, Sochi Rail Terminal -

Sochi International Airport Sochi International Airport (russian: Международный Аэропорт Сочи; ) is an airport located in Adler District of the resort city of Sochi, on the coast of the Black Sea in the federal subject of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. So ...

: Handled to

since June 2015. * Vladivostok - Vladivostok Airport ( Knevichi railway station): Handled to "Express Primorya" since January 2015.

"REX" routes (handled to "CPPK")

* Moscow, Savelovskiy Rail Terminal - Lobnya * Moscow, Belorussky Rail Terminal - Mozhaysk * Moscow, Kazansky Rail Terminal - Golutvin * Moscow, Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal - Pushkino * Moscow, Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal - Fryazino * Moscow, Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal - Monino * Moscow, Paveletsky Rail Terminal - Ozherelye

International cooperation

Aeroexpress is a member of the International Air-Rail Organisation (IARO). Aeroexpress has taken into consideration the experience, quality standards and spectrum of services provided by its colleagues in Germany, UK, Sweden and US.

Recent news

In January 2015, Moscow Department of Transport expressed initiative to transfer the Aeroexpress terminal from Belorussky to Savelovsky Railway Station. However, citizens voted against this proposal. In May 2013, Aeroexpress announced it intends to decrease the headway between consecutive trains in

to 15 minutes over the next few years. Currently, the headway between consecutive trains is 30 minutes. In February 2013, Aeroexpress ordered 25 double decker electro-motor units. The first train was delivered from Switzerland in August 2014.