If your connecting flights are under 4 hours apart, for your convenience we recommend you should check your luggage in at the airport of departure through to the point of final destination. This way you will have no need for luggage reception and
If your flights are over 4 hours apart, and you may need some items from your luggage, you should check in your luggage at the airport of departure to Sheremetyevo. You will have time enough to registration for a new flight and having your luggage checked in. For the convenience of transit passengers, the terminals are connected by a comfortable shuttle bus.
Foreign citizens waiting for their connecting flight are allowed to stay at Sheremetyevo Airport up to 24 hours without a valid Russian visa. The passenger should have a ticket of the relevant airline with confirmed seating for the relevant connecting flights.
International transit passengers whose transfer requires their stay at Sheremetyevo Airport in excess of 24 hours, may obtain a Russian transit visa at the airport (upon presentation of their connecting flight tickets and valid IDs). The consular officer on duty is available at Sheremetyevo every day from 6:00 a.m. through 1:00 a.m. The consular officer can be reached at
Dear passengers, please check out the information on regulations for each flight with the airlines prior to taking off from the point of departure.
In the event of any problems, do not hesitate to turn to transit passenger assistance personnel. You will see them immediately after you have left the aircraft. Also they are available at the Transit/Transfer Desks inside the airport along the passenger traffic lines.
We suggest you should have your luggage checked in at the airport of departure through to the point of final destination. This way you will have no need for luggage reception and rechecking in at Sheremetyevo (unless you travel to/from Belarus).
Passengers from/to Belarus should be aware of the need to have a Russian transit visa regardless of the duration of their stay at the airport. We strongly recommend you should inquire about obtaining a Russian transit visa well in advance at the Russian Consulate or Embassy in your country.