My
new site dedicated to English-speaking drivers/all-around assistants:
www.moscowdrivers.net
My
new site dedicated to English-speaking drivers/all-around assistants:
www.moscowdrivers.net
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Knowledgeable advice, help buying tickets, last minute accommodation arranged, assistance if things don't go quite as expected, all-around support of the sort that can't possibly be expected from a taxi driver. Isn't it worth a few bucks extra? But it isn't. My airport pickup charges are on par with Moscow average, and per-hour rate is less than that of a driver and interpreter combined.
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Airport pickup
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 Russian driving style concerns you?
I receive regular comments to the effect that I'm one of a few Russian drivers who don't scare passengers. Not with my driving anyway. Defensive driving habits acquired in Canada, and over 20 years of accident-free driving in both countries. I've even worked as a school bus driver in Toronto for a few weeks! |
Expected contribution to the car upkeep is $40 from Sheremetyevo to anywhere in the center of Moscow. $50 to the outskirts of Moscow, and $70 to travel between Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo (nearly 90km, 3+ hours in your average daytime traffic). Or I can be hired at $20/hour, $200/day with no time limit, no extra charges (gas, parking etc. included). Please note that it is cheaper that hiring a driver, an interpreters, and an all-around-fixer separately.
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place is too far. No weather too cold. No snow too deep. I'll get
you where you need to be, and act as your guide and interpreter, fix
your little problems, and do everything to help you concentrate on
whatever brought you here.
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Back to getting you from/to the airport...
A cheap and reliable option: When available I can sent Olesya or Catherine to the airport by public transportation to meet and greet and take you to your destination. Travel time will be about the same but the degree of reliability higher. And the costs lower. Sheremetyevo (SVO, Sheremetovo) to Moscow or Domodedovo to Moscow: $25.
Want to really save? Here are instructions on how to get from Sheremetyevo on your own. It will cost you a couple of dollars. Recommended to seasoned travellers only who accept an elevated level of risk.
Domodedovo to Paveletsky by a dedicated commuter train - proceed here.
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If I am not available please contact
Slava Nasonov Good English, capable of acting as your your guide. Over 30 years of safe driving. Clean Lada Station Wagon, comfortably takes 4 passenger and 4 average size suitcases. Careful defensive driving style. And slava does not smoke in clients' presence.
Vladimir Panin Good spoken English and helpful attitude. 30 years accident-free driving. Clean well-kept Lada Hatchback. Excellent feedback from clients. Recommended if you need to get to a lot of places fast - without compromising your safety. Both Slava and Vladimir are tested, reliable, professional drivers, and I regularly receive positive feedback from clients I send their way. Their prices are "market average, eg. $40 for airport pickup, or $10/hour.
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Reliable and inconspicuous car (Renault 11) that won't attract
undesirable attention. Anybody who has travelled in Russia by car is familiar
with the hassle of three document checks per day. This humble vehicle gets
stopped no more than twice per month of intense driving. And, knock on wood, it hasn't been broken into yet in Moscow,
and just once (in 10 years!) outside of Moscow, in the city of Ryazan famous for
its street crime. Play it down while travelling in Russia, and this car is just
right for keeping undesirable attention away.
Tver
region near Volokolamsk.
