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Besiktas FC Stadium and Museum Tour – Istanbul

Besiktas FC Stadium Tour

Besiktas are one of the top 3 Istanbul teams.  In fact they are multiple winners of the Turkish Super League.  Reasons to take a Vodafone Park stadium tour whilst in Istanbul include;

• You’re a huge Besiktas FC fan
• See a huge, modern stadium
• Watch a Turkish Super League Match
• Admire the huge trophy collection in the museum
• Watch a music concert (Michael Jackson performed here)
• View the exterior inspired by the Colosseum of Rome
• Stadium is conveniently located close to several points of interest of Istanbul

I was staying at Hotel Momento Golden Horn which was just a few stops from Vodafone Park by tram.

Vodafone Park is opposite Dolmabahce Palace in the Besiktas district of Istanbul.  In addition it’s a short walk to Taksim Square and the main shopping street of Istanbul.  The easiest way to get to the stadium is by the Istanbul Tram.  Simply take the tram to the last stop, Kabatas and it’s a 5 minute walk.  Due to its proximity to historic buildings, the stadium was designed to fit into its surroundings.  For this reason, it was designed to look like the Colosseum in Rome.  However, I would say it resembles Pula Arena more than the Colosseum.

VIP Section

VIP seats in the stadium are some of the most advanced in the world.  Each seat comes equipped with an interactive HD monitor.  You can watch a live TV broadcast as well as access the latest player information and statistics etc…  In addition, there are several stadium vision monitors as well as WiFi for those not sitting in the VIP section.

Executive Boxes

Vodafone Park has 144 executive suites for those who wish to watch a game in style.  As part of the tour you’re not permitted to enter a suite but you may peer through the entrance and take photos.

Away Team Dressing Rooms

Home Team Dressing Rooms

As you would expect in a modern stadium, the home team changing rooms are equally as modern.  Each player has his name and picture above his locker, as a result it’s much more inspirational than the away locker.  Additionally players are reminded they are in the home of the champions.  Besiktas are multiple champions with much success coming in the Turkish Super League as well as the Turkish Cup.

Players Tunnel

Besiktas FC have a players tunnel which extends out onto the pitch.  Unfortunately you’re not permitted to step onto the pitch but you can walk as far as the sidelines.  The reason for the extendable players tunnel is for players (and officials) security.  Turkish football can get quite heated and fans are known to throw objects onto the pitch.  In fact it was at this stadium in April 2018 when a Fenerbahce fan threw an object at the Besiktas manager, injuring him in the process.

Media / Press Room

The press room is where Besiktas football club announce new signings.  For example, they announced the signing of Pepe from Real Madrid here, he also appeared for a press conference.  In addition Champions League press conferences are held here.  As part of the tour you’re invited to sit where the manager and famous players sit and pose for photos.

In the Besiktas museum you’ll learn the history of the stadium, football team as well as see several trophies.  If you’re a huge Besiktas fan or simply love learning the history of football, then the 2 floors of the Besiktas museum are full of interesting information.

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How to get to Besiktas Stadium – Vodafone Park

It’s easy to get to the Besiktas stadium.  Take the tram on the European side to the last stop, Kabatas.  From Kabatas station it’s a 5 minute walk to the stadium.  Furthermore there’s another major point of interest of Istanbul here called the Dolmabahce Palace.

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Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium

Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium, which hosts Beşiktaş Football Club, was built on the site of İnönü Stadium, which was demolished in 2013 and opened its doors in 2016. Turkey’s first smart stadium, the Vodafone Park Stadium in smart infrastructure since the first day, unlike many other stadiums, the architect has been a part of the project, and all architecture is designed for this purpose. However, one of the most important features that make Vodafone Park Stadium the smart stadium is the fact that the broadcast system and mobile applications are working interactively with the fan.

Turkey’s First Smart Stadium, the Vodafone Park Stadium in all of the intelligent infrastructure that feeds the data and telecom rooms have been established. It has high-bandwidth Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G and 4.5G network connections to meet the needs of 50 thousand visitors. Fans can follow the important positions and match statistics of the match from more than 700 interactive screens located in different points and managed from a single center and more than 2200 in-seat screens.

The Vodafone Park application, which interacts with the fans, enhances the smart stadium experience. In Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium, where fans have an end-to-end digital experience, unlike many other stadiums, the smart stadium infrastructure has been a part of the architect project since the first day and the entire architecture has been designed in this direction.

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Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium, the only stat in the world with the visibility of the Bosphorus, has adapted to the environment with its unique architecture and technical features and has become the texture of Istanbul. Located in such a location, Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium was built as a multi-purpose city complex that will serve Istanbul not only as a stadium but also as an entertainment center, concert arena, living area and fashion center.

In Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium, besides the matches of Beşiktaş, international competitions, concerts of famous artists, fashion shows of world-renowned designers are also held. Vodafone Park is a center of attraction not only for match days but also for culture and arts activities.

Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium has Vodafone Mobile Center, Vodafone Red Lounge by Workinton, which serves as ready-made office and meeting rooms, a multi-purpose ballroom where fashion shows and dinner organizations can be held, lounge areas where corporate events can be held and Denizbank branch.

Restaurants prepared by Beşiktaş Museum, Vodafone FreeZone Music Studio and Divan Group, which will work 7 days a week, also serve within the stadium.

Besiktas JK Museum

Turkey’s sports history to testify Besiktas, 116-year history of contemporary sport prepares museum collections as to the source of the culture, and while the rich narrative from each other, contemporary exhibitions, visitor experience with applications based on its guests in the digital world experience and interaction-oriented enjoying a pleasant journey.

Vodafone Besiktas Istanbul Park on May 19 entered the gate Museum, located on two floors with a field of 1650 square meters, Turkey’s biggest sports museum in position.

Beşiktaş JK Museum, which set out with the goal of being not only a football club museum but also a sports history museum, offers a unique experience to its visitors with its interactive areas, disabled and child-friendly structure.

It is closed on Mondays. On match days, the museum closes two hours before the fan enters the stadium. It is closed on the 1st day of religious holidays and January 1.

Beşiktaş museum entrance fee: The ticket fee you have to pay for the museum and stadium tour is 50 TL. Children between the ages of 7-14, military and teacher students can benefit from the discounted ticket application of 30 TL.

Besiktas JK Honor Tour

Beşiktaş JK Honor Tour; With its world-class, specially designed route, it opened the doors of Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium to visitors on September 8, 2017 and calls on all sports fans to take a “Tour of Honor”.

Beşiktaş JK Honor Tour visitors, accompanied by a guide within the scope of the route; While they have the opportunity to see the most curious parts of a stadium such as the Press Tribune, Press Lodge, Management Room, Press Meeting Room, Beşiktaş JK Dressing Room, Guest Team Dressing Room, reserve booth, field, they also step into a completely different Beşiktaş JK world. .

Honor Tour visitors not only see the stadium within the scope of the tour; With the green box technology, they also have the chance to meet with the players they love in different compositions, and they can get a certificate of attendance specially designed for their names.

Beşiktaş JK Honor Tour, which is visited with a special guide at certain times; You can access tour days, tour hours, remaining quota status and all other information at www.serefturu.com .

Ticket fees; full ticket is 50,00 TL and discount ticket is 30,00 TL.

How to Get to Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium?

Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium is in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul.

The stadium is right across the Dolmabahçe Palace on the way from Beşiktaş to Taksim. If you are coming from Taksim side, at the end of Gümüşsuyu street, you will see Besiktas Vodafone Park Stadium.

Transportation by Public Transport

The stadium is a 10-minute walk from Taksim Square or Beşiktaş, which you can reach by metro, minibus or bus. Those who will come from Zincirlikuyu can reach the stadium by Kabataş buses. (You have to walk for 5 minutes after the last stop.)

In addition, for those coming from the Anatolian side, there are ferry services to Beşiktaş and Kabataş districts from Üsküdar and Kadıköy every 30 minutes and there are continuous motor services.

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Max Group Size 40

Tour Code BJKSPOR34

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Age Requirement 0 - 99 Ages

Guiding Method Fully guided

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Physical level relax

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Experience the passion of Turkish soccer! Go behind the scenes at Besiktas JK Stadium for a real VIP experience.

• Besiktas Stadium

BJK Stadium, formerly known as Mithat Pasha Statium or Inonu Stadium, opens its gates to fans and visitors alike. The Stadium was built in 1947 and the first match was between Besiktas and AIK Solna Teams. Who scored the first goal ever at this venue? It was the legendary Suleyman Seba who also became the Besiktas JK team president for 16 years. Visitors get to go behind-the-scenes and see various areas of the stadium including the press lounge, management hall, press conference room, locker rooms and the field. We hope you will have a memorable one and we look forward to see you in the future on another TravelShop Booking Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.

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Beşiktaş JK, is the oldest football team in Turkey, opens the Museum doors to its home stadium in Istanbul, the Tupras Stadium, with a walk-in tour which you can attend thanks to the Istanbul Tourist Pass.

Get access to Beşiktaş JK Museum, learn about the glorious history of the successful soccer team, and enjoy an unbelievable experience that many would only dream of!

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Tupras Stadium is in a great location, very close to Dolmabahçe Palace and the shore of the Bosphorus Strait, so you can plan a full day of sightseeing around your Beşiktaş JK Museum walk-in tour!

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Football is the most popular and most watched sport branch in Turkey. There are many big sports clubs and there are millions of people supporting them. Besiktas Gymnastics Club is one of the biggest sports clubs of Turkey and is one of the long-established ones of Istanbul. It was found in 1903, when there were no big stadiums that pursue football activities. Besiktas supporters and the members of Besiktas football team liken the stadium with the concept of home and call it by the name “Eagle’s Nest” since Besiktas team is identified with black eagles. It is not hard to guess that the stadium located in the Besiktas district of Istanbul is very significant and valuable to the residents of Besiktas. It has an unstable story but also a glorious one. It witnessed many breath-taking moments in the history of football in Turkey as well as many unbelievable stage performances by globally famous artist. Seeing Besiktas JK Museum and not discovering Besiktas in its entirety would be a shame therefore we prepared you a humble advice on what to do in Besiktas alongside with information on the museum.

A Brief History of Beşiktaş JK Stadium

In 1939, by Turkish architects’ cooperation with invited architects from Italy initiated the project of a stadium, on the area which was used as the Dolmabahce Palace’s horse stables before. These were the ground works for Inonu Stadium. Unfortunately, the conditions as results of the Second World War, inhibited the construction. In 1943, it was reinitiated. It took 4 years to build the stadium and on 27 November 1947 it was opened. Later the name Inonu, which was the name of Ataturk’s brother in arms and the first president of the republic was eliminated because of the political conflicts.

When it was first open it had the capacity to host 16 thousand people because the aim for the construction was to be aesthetic rather than seating thousands of people. However, when the number of supporters enlarged in big numbers through the years, in 1950 they had to add 5000 seats more. Later it reached 41.000 people capacity by further additions and adjustments.

After the final restorations in 2004, even though the stadium was considered as a football sanctuary, almost like a sacred place for the supporters, building a new stadium from scratch became an issue. Finally, in 2013 the foundations were established to build a new stadium and on 10th of November 2016 the stadium began functioning under the name of Tupras Stadium.

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Besiktas Football Club Museum

The Besiktas JK Museum is located inside the Vodafone Park that is the shrine of the Besiktas football team.  The museum is the largest and the first offical sport & 100% disabled friendly museum of Turkey with an area of 1650 m2.  You can find the presentation about the chronological history of the Besiktas at the upper floor. There are hundreds of unparalleled sport articles, medals, jerseys, trophies, phothos and videos  at the lower floor that is the exhibition hall called All about the Besiktas JK's glorious history of 116 years.

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Vodafone Arena: Beşiktaş J.K.

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The Vodafone Arena was built on the same site as Beşiktaş’ former ground, BJK İnönü Stadium. It opened in 2016 and has a capacity of about 43,500. That capacity includes 144 executive suites and an executive lounge named in honour of when the club was formed in 1903, the 1903 Lounge. The stadium cost in the region of $80 million dollars to build and was designed by the architects DB.

Built right next to the Bosphorus, the stadium is one of the most modern in the entire world. It is what is called a ‘smart stadium’ as it is fitted with high-speed Wi-Fi courtesy of Cisco Systems. There is also something called StadiumVision in place within the ground, that allows supporters to watch HD video throughout the ground.

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Vodafone Arena Seating Plan and Where to Sit

The Vodafone Arena is, like most new stadiums, built in a ‘bowl’ style, with continuous seating all the way around the ground. There are four sections with two-tiers in each section. The stands are best described by their geographical location, with The East Stand and The West Stand running alongside the pitch. The North and South Stands are behind the two goals, with The South Stand being the closest to the Bosphorus.

Beşiktaş Ticket Prices

Beşiktaş tend to release their ticket prices a few weeks before the games, so it’s tricky to know exactly how much tickets are likely to cost from one minute to the next. The main thing worth noting is that matches rarely sell-out, so you’ll be able to get a ticket on the day of the game unless it’s against one of the club’s biggest rivals.

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The best place to go for tickets is the Beşiktaş club website.

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Getting To Vodafone Arena

Though not the capital of Turkey, Istanbul is arguably the most famous and popular part of the country. For that reason it’s easy enough to get there, depending on where you’re travelling from:

Train – It would take you two days to get from London to Istanbul on the train, so maybe swerve that particular option. The stadium is a five minute walk from Taksim Square, though, so Taksim Metro Station will be your best bet.

Bus – In the heart of the city centre, the ground is served by a host of buses that take you anywhere near the middle of Istanbul.

Car – Your best bet if you’re hoping to drive to the ground is to get a satellite navigation system and put the address of Vodafone Arena into it.

By Air – The Ataturk Airport is just over ten miles from the centre of Istanbul.

Taxi – A taxi from the airport straight to the ground will take about three quarters of an hour and will cost just over 61 Turkish Lira.

Parking Near Vodafone Arena

The stadium is surrounded by main roads, so parking spaces are few and far between. There are 600 spaces within the stadium that are reserved for VIP supporters.

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Pubs and bars near vodafone arena.

Istanbul is a city with a great atmosphere and some fabulous places to get a drink or two. Here are some of our favourites:

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The Vodafone Arena is one of the most modern in the world, so the facilities are excellent. The views are great from all around and there are numerous places to get food and drink, too.

Hospitality

There are a host of executive boxes and VIP seating areas in the Vodafone Arena, but the main one is the 1903 Lounge. There’s a panoramic view from the room and your get food as part of your package.

Private Hire

At the moment the club hasn’t released anything too specific information about private hire of its facilities, but the stadium can also be used as a concert venue, meeting venue, and a space for fashion shows to take place.

Stadium Tours & Museum

The museum is pretty new, which is an odd thing to say about a museum, and costs 25 Turkish Lira to get in. Tours are available too and are very affordable. During the hour long experience you can expect to see the changing rooms, walk through the player’s tunnel, take in the media areas and more.

About Beşiktaş

Known in the UK simply as Beşiktaş, the full title of the club is actually Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü and that, you might be able to work out, translates as Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club. That’s because it is the footballing arm of a sports club that was established in 1903. The footballing side has essentially taken over nowadays, with the gymnastics part of the club acknowledged in the letters JK normally following the Beşiktaş part of the title. There are basketball, volleyball and boxing departments still in existence, however.

The club is one of the ‘big three’ clubs in Turkish football alongside Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. Beşiktaş have never been relegated from the top-flight, known as the Super Lig, and have won it sixteen times. They’ve won the Turkish Cup ten times and the Turkish Super Cup nine times. In Europe they’ve reached the quarter-finals of both the UEFA Cup and the European Cup in the past, though they’ve never won either.

Vodafone Arena History

The history of the Vodafone Arena is yet to be written, with the ground only opening its doors for the first time in April 2016. It was built in the same location as the BJK İnönü Stadium where the club had played their games since their inception. It was originally planned to have just over 41,000 seats but the capacity ended up being 43,500.

The only part of the old ground that wasn’t demolished was The Eski Açık Stand, which couldn’t be knocked down as it is considered to be an historical monument. It is arranged to look like an old-fashioned amphitheatre and the rest of the stadium has been designed to fit alongside it. According to the club the new stadium has been designed to be ‘in harmony with the natural and historic landscape of the Bosphorus’.

Future Developments

As one of the newest and most state-of-the-art stadiums in the world it is unlikely that major renovations will be carried out to the Vodafone Arena any time soon.

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Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club was founded in 1903 in Istanbul. Registered as Beşiktaş Ottoman Gymnastics Club, the club was also the first Turkish sports club to be registered. Founded in March 1903, the first president of the club was Mehmet Şamil Şhaplı. The club, whose colors were black and white, became the first champion of the Istanbul Professional League, which was organized for the first time in 1952 with the official professionalization of football in 1951, and reached the championship in the 1953-43 and 1955-56 seasons. Beşiktaş JK became the first club to represent Turkey in the Champion Clubs Cup in 1958-59, winning 16 Super League, 8 Presidential Cups, 9 Turkish Cups, 6 Prime Ministry Cups and many other trophies. The Black and Whites play their matches at Vodafone Arena.

Beşiktaş closed the season in 3rd place under the leadership of Şenol Güneş and reached the 2nd round of the Conference League, finishing the Super League in 3rd place by falling behind in the competition with Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş signaled that it will prepare for the new season in an ambitious way under the leadership of Şenol Güneş, the Istanbul team, which has players such as Vincent Aboubakar, Cenk Tosun, Salih Uçan, Gedson Fernandes, Arthur Masuaku and Alexandru Maxim in its squad, seems to be very ambitious in the new season.

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

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Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

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Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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• Duration: 1 Hr 30 Mins
• Language: English
• Departure Details : Get to the Biblioteka imeni Lenina (Lenin's Library, Red Line) or Alexandrovsky Sad (Alexander Garden, Light Blue Line) metro station. Use any exit. Find the Kutafia Tower of the Kremlin. The guide .. read more

The Moscow Metro has a long history to it. Also, the city has an extremely beautiful subway. It is very well maintained and is also extremely decorated. Each station and spot has a different artistic aspect to it. On this tour, experience the efficiency of Moscow Metro.

• Roam around the Revolution Square, with magnificent sculptures of the Soviet people
• Visit the Kurskaya Station Lobby, the Hall of Fame of the WWII
• Be awestruck at the Komsomolskaya , with impressive mural mosaics of Russian glorious victories
• See the artistic side of Novoslobodskaya , with the stained glass, although under the ground.

Know More about this tour

Take our Moscow Metro Tour and discover why our subway is recognized as the most beautiful in the world!

"They used to have palaces for kings, we are going to build palaces for the people!" said one of the main architects of the Soviet subway.

With us you will see the most beautiful metro stations in Moscow built under Stalin: Komsomolskaya, Revolution square, Novoslobodskaya, Mayakovskaya. Our guide will tell fascinating stories and secrets hidden underground, urban legends and funny stories.

How many babies were born on the Moscow metro? Where is the secret Metro 2? How deep is the Moscow metro? And where did Stalin give his speech in November 1941? Join out Metro tour and find out!

• Metro ticket

Cancellation Policy

• If you cancel between 0 hrs To 24 hrs before scheduled tour departure, the cancellation charge will be 100%
• If you cancel between 1 days To 180 days before scheduled tour departure, the cancellation charge will be 0%
• Please note that in case of No show, the cancellation charge will be 100% of the listed tour fare.
• Please note tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
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