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Merapi Lava Tour: The Complete Guide

Taking an off road jeep on a Merapi Lava tour is one of the most fun things to do in Yogyakarta . The tour is easy to arrange. Let me tell you about the tour and show you how you can make a booking (Merapi is also a popular destination for trekking , something to consider if you like the outdoors).

Also Read:  The Best Yogyakarta Tours

Overview of the Lava Tour Merapi

There are three options available for the Merapi Lava Tour. These are the short, medium and long route. The short route consists of an 1,5 – 2 hours journey around Merapi. It costs Rp350,000 to rent the jeep. Each jeep can comfortably fit three passengers, but you can squeeze in up to five passengers if you need to.

Let me give you a quick overview of some of the highlights of the Merapi Lava Tour along with a rough itinerary. Let’s get started:

Museum Sisa Hartaku

This is a modest museum that was established by a small family (Mr. Kimin and Mrs. Wati). Museum Sisa Hartaku can be translated to My Remaining Treasure Museum. The museum is actually within their house. This house was affected by the Merapi eruption in 2010.

The family (initiated by their first child) created this museum to inform people about the last Merapi eruption. Various personal things that were owned by the family are displayed at the museum such as: motorcycles, clothing, cutlery, furniture, pets, television and much more. I got melancholy feeling looking at their clock attached to the wall. The hands of the clock are stuck forever at the moment of the eruption. It is a chilling reminder of what happened when the hot ash cloud reached the village.

Several villages that were affected by the Merapi eruption

During the tour you will pass through several villages that were affected by the Merapi eruption (sorry I can’t remember the names of the villages). Some of the villages are now fields farmed by the locals. In these villages you will see abandoned buildings in the middle of these fields.

Alien stone

There is one big stone that is called Alien stone (Batu Alien) that was hurled out of the volcano during the eruption. The surroundings here are picturesque. During the Merapi Lava Tour you will come to the edge of a cliff where you can see one of the massive rivers around Merapi. Please be really careful when you are enjoying the view from the edge of the cliff as it is pretty high.

The bunker is located in Kaliadem and is no longer used anymore. Two people were found dead inside this bunker in 2006 (eruption) . They tried to save themselves by entering the bunker and were trapped by debris from the eruption of Mount Merapi. They were covered with up to 6 feet of debris. The ash was as hot as 572 degrees Fahrenheit.

If you walk up a bit from the bunker and you can see such a beautiful view. The distance from the bunker to the Merapi summit is less than 10 km. So you can see Merapi pretty close and clear (if the weather permits). The area feels really magical and is my favourite spot of this tour.

Preparation

The short Merapi Lava tour lasts for 2-hours. To make sure you are well prepared for the tour I would advise that you bring the following items:

• Water and a snack
• Optional: Sunblock and mask/a piece of cloth to cover your mouth and nose because it can be a bit dusty

The jeep driver who will be your guide (plus photographer too) usually has a basic level of English. If you wish to have a dedicated guide for a better explanation about what you see during the tour one can be arranged. This guide service is available at an additional cost.

Did you know that you can do a sunrise and a night package of the Merapi Lava Tour? The Sunrise Lava Tour starts at 4:00 am. There is also a Night Lava Tour that starts at 6-6.30 pm. The great thing about the tour is you have a spectacular view of the sky (again, if the weather permits)! Since I am a big fan of sunrises I am quite curious about the Sunrise Merapi Lava Tour. I have heard that people sometimes combine the Merapi Lava Tour with a visit to the Lost World Castle (I have never been there myself). I think it is like a theme park with some of funny photo opportunities. Maybe a fun place to go with kids or friends.

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The Merapi lava tour is a nice adventure and perfect for the family. You also get to see and experience a side of Merapi that few visitors to Yogyakarta ever see. I’ve done the tour twice myself and it’s definitely something that I’d recommend to friends. If you’re interested in joining the Merapi Lava tour I can help arrange everything for you.

Included in the Package:

• Half day car rental
• Pick up and drop off at your hotel
• Jeep rental
• Pack lunch (optional)
• Dedicated guide (optional)

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Have you ever joined the Merapi Lava Tour? What did you think of the jeep tour?

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Acerca del volcan es impresionante para observar, porque cuando se encuentra en actividad quiere decir que en cualquier momento se producen la erupciones, cuanto me gustaria llegar a esa zona del Monte Merapi, como Geologo que soy estoy muy acostumbrado a la caminata porque en forma diaria camino entre 7 Km y 10 Km para poder mantener el cuerpo estoy acostumbrado a cualquier tipo de clima en el año o en altitudes que suoeran los 5000 msnm y en cualquier tipo de ambiente. Maximo

Hi Maximo, I don’t understand Spanish (I only understand several words). No entiendo. 🙁 Thanks for visiting my blog!

Kata Maximo menurut google translate (silakan diatur sendiri kalimatnya kak haha):

Tentang gunung berapi mengesankan untuk menonton, karena ketika Anda berada dalam bisnis berarti bahwa setiap saat letusan terjadi, bagaimana saya ingin untuk mencapai kawasan Gunung Merapi, sebagai Geologist saya saya sangat digunakan untuk berjalan karena setiap hari cara antara 7 Km dan 10 Km untuk menjaga body’m digunakan untuk segala jenis cuaca di tahun atau pada ketinggian 5000 m suoeran dan dalam lingkungan apapun.

Hahaha iya bisa pake google translate tapi takut salah artinya. 🙂 Thanks ya.

Kapan kapan ke sini aaaah… Udah lari2 tiap minggu nih aku. harusnya sih kuat ya hahaha…

Ayooo Mas Ndop pasti bisa!

keren banget merapi tournya, jadi pengehn ke sana

Aku nanggis meneteskan air mata saat berkunjung di museum sisa hartaku, ngebayangin bagaimana mereka menyelamatkan diri saat erupsi ihik ihik ihik

Iya kak? Kamu nangis di museum itu? O.o Aku sedih juga sih ngeliat barang-barangnya, tapi ga sampe nangis.

wajib di-bookmark nih !

kalo musim rada bersahabat & curah hujan udah ngga sederas sekarang, rencana pengin ke merapi. tulisan kak first ini cocok banget buat guiding kesana. trimikisiii .. 😀

Sama-sama kak. Jadi kapan mau ke Merapi? Mendaki atau Lava tour nih? 😀

Hopefully the illegal sand mining going on in the area doesn’t spoil any of those beautiful vistas – 500 trucks a day is an impressive number indeed!

Waktu itu kami ditawari untuk naik jeep ke Merapi tapi karena aku anaknya lebih suka jalan yawda kita jalan aja (bukan trekking summit ya). Nah, ternyata jalannya jauh pisan. Akhirnya cuma bisa nyampe ke rumahnya Alm. Mbak Marijan dan suasana di sana…menyedihkan. 🙁

Saya pengen ditemenin ke Merapinya mbak 😀

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Hi, I would like to book a tour but the “book now” link does not work for me. I have left my email address here, please contact me ASAP! Thank you 🙂

Hi,I would like to book a tour but ” book now ” it doesn’t work . I have leave my email address here, please contact me as soon as possible you can because i want to book the trip for tomorrow 🙂 Thank you ????????????

Mau tanya donk, kalau mau ikut tour ini misalkan kita bawa kendaraan pribadi sampai ke pos untuk naik jeep kira2 bisa gak dan di daerah mana? Terima kasih 🙂

Firsta, Can you recommend any local tour operator to help arrange? Thanks. Teo

Hi Teo, I’ll get in touch through email. 🙂

Hi Firsta, do u have whatapps or facebook so that i can ask you something privately and conveniently?

Hi Teo, Apologize for the late reply. I already sent an email to you regarding this matter.

Can you contact me as soon as possible as my family and i are going to arrange our transportation to travel Yogyakarta?

Haloo. Boleh minta contact nya untuk info lebih lanjut? Thank you 🙂

Hi Venska, Bisa email di discoveryourindonesia[at]gmail[dot]com 🙂 Thank you sudah mampir.

Hi there! Me and my friend were thinking of doing the tour on sunday. How do we go about checking times etc? Any tour guides that you know of which are good? Any tours which are cheap / student discount? Thanks

Apologize for the late reply. I hope you are having a great time in Yogyakarta 😀

Hi Firsta, Pls recommend a local tour for my family trip to Yogyakarta this July 2016. It’s a 4days/3nights tour.

Thank you. Lee

Hi Lee. I’d recommend reviewing the Yogya Package Tours . There are 4 day 3 Night packages available.

Nice blog! Would you have any details regarding the medium tour of Mt. Merapi? I will be doing the sunrise tour in Borobudur and was thinking of heading out to do the Merapi tour after before I head on catch the sunset at Prambanan. What would you recommend, the short or medium tour given the time constraints? Also, can I just book the tour at the site just in case we decide to change our itinerary on the day itself? Lastly, is there a food stall nearby where we can have some lunch?

Hi Alexis. I emailed you regarding your enquiry.

You have a wonderful website- it’s super informative. Do you have a tour that includes Borobudur, Prambanan, and Mt. Merapi? If not, how many days would be needed to see those three sites?

What are the costs for transportation to and from the train station?

Hi Mike. Thanks for getting in touch. There is no tour that combines all three activities, but you can do those activities as a shared tour. It would take two days to do the tour (Borobudur and Prambanan in the morning and then overnight at Merapi). The cost to and from the train station would obviously depend on where you are planning to go.

Hello Firsta, Izzit possible to hike the Mt Merapi on this coming August as just erupted by May 2018? Thinking to hike and overnight for a sunset trip.

Hi Ryan, It is tough to predict. At the moment it is still not possible to do hiking activity in Merapi.

Dear Firsta, Would like to know the route taken by the jeep tour. Which jeep tour would take us to the top and see the crater? Is the tour suitable for senior citizen?

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Merapi Jeep Adventure

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See the real and the most exotic side of Mount Merapi!! Taking an off road jeep on a Merapi Lava tour is one of the most fun things to do in Yogyakarta. This is the different way how to explore the wonders of adventure volcano tour with 4WD Legendary Jeep Willys, see the real and the most exotic part volcano mountain.  

WHAT ? Experiencing an adventurous Merapi Jeep adventure with taking an off road jeep on a Merapi Lava tour to see the real and the most exotic side of Mt. Merapi. During the trip we can trace the the slope of Mt. Merapi that is totally destroyed after the last great eruption of Merapi in November 4th and 5th , 2010.

Point of interest :   Offroad Adventure, Alien Rock - Bunker - Victim Merapi Eruption Museum (mini museum) - Merapi Volcano scenery - Activity of sand mining During the tour you will pass through several villages that were affected by the Merapi eruption.

WHEN ? Pick Up Time 07.15 AM  or  3.00 PM (at the Hotel) Reservation minimum one day in advance

PRIVATE TRIP

Rate Inclusion

• Private A/C Transportation pick up & return back to your hotel (Yogyakarta city area)
• 4WD vehicle for the journey (1.5 hours drive journey)
• Jeep Profesional driver
• Refreshment mineral water.
• Merapi Volcano entrance ticket & donation

Rate Exclusion

• Personal Expenses
• Additional visit The Lost World Castle or pass the rivercourse (optional)
• Travel Insurance
• Additional tour option

Term and Condition

• Hotel pick up and drop off are available only for hotels within Yogyakarta city 
• For additional visit The Lost World Castle or pass the rivercourse (optional), the additional cost are to be paid directly on the spot
• In case the tour gets canceled due to inclement weather, you will be given the option to reschedule the tour 
• Please also note that pick up time is subject to change depending on the indicated pick up location
• Stopping for meals is optional and can be added during the trip

MORNING TRIP

07.30 am  - Pick up from the hotel (Yogyakarta city area), go to Merapi area 08.30 am  - Starting the jeep tour activity  (visit Alien's Rock, Bunker, local museum) 10.00 am  - Finish the jeep tour activity, then back to Yogyakarta city area 11.00 am  - Drop to your hotel 

AFTERNOON AND SUNSET TRIP

03.00 pm  - Pick up from the hotel (Yogyakarta city area), go to Merapi area 04.00 pm  - Starting the jeep tour activity  (visit Alien's Rock, Bunker, local museum) 05.30 pm  - Finish the jeep tour activity, then back to Yogyakarta city area 06.30 pm  - Drop to your hotel 

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After the lava

When Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted in 2010, lava come pouring down the slopes at 110km/h. The villages in its path didn’t stand a chance!

Written by Michael Turtle

Michael Turtle is the founder of Time Travel Turtle. A journalist for more than 20 years, he's been travelling the world since 2011.

Michael Turtle is the founder of Time Travel Turtle and has been travelling full time for a decade.

Updated: September 16, 2023

Mount Merapi, Indonesia

In October 2010, the most active volcano in Indonesia launched one of its fiercest attacks in modern history.

For days it spewed out molten lava and ash. The ground shook from hundreds of seismic quakes.

When the dust finally settled, 353 people had been killed.

Mount Merapi should be feared. But for many Javanese people, it is also revered.

he volcano, near the city of Yogyakarta, has been mythologised for centuries by the local people. It has been part of their creationism stories… but, in reality, it has also brought finalities.

The local people had plenty of warnings about the series of eruptions that began in October 2010. Thankfully – otherwise the death toll would have been much worse.

The surrounding area was evacuated of 350,000 people. The hundreds who died either didn’t leave or went back too early.

It’s hard to imagine what an erupting volcano would be like up close. But when you hear some of the statistics, you realise you wouldn’t have a chance.

In 2010, the lava flows from Mount Merapi reached speeds of up to 110 kilometres an hour and went as far as 13 kilometres. Ash was falling more than 30 kilometres away.

At one point, a huge fire ball was blown 2 kilometres high into the sky, raining sand up to 10 kilometres away.

At one of the most dangerous stages, ash and gas were spewing 5 kilometres into the sky for more than an hour.

The Mount Merapi eruptions have left scars – for humans and the landscapes. Let’s look first at what it did to the communities in the path of the lava.

Museum Sisa Hartaku

I’m on my way up towards the top of Mount Merapi. On the lower slopes of the mountain are lots of small towns and villages.

There are farms and restaurants. As I go higher up and the vegetation gets thicker, the communities become more sparse.

At one of the towns, I stop. The houses here are no longer lived in – they’re just shells of what they once were.

Concrete ruins left over after lava rushed through and destroyed anything that could be burned or melted.

There’s a small museum set up in the walls of one of the former houses. It’s called Museum Sisa Hartaku and was put together by a former resident.

She has collected items from the area that were damaged by the lava flows and it’s terrifying to see examples of the power of an eruption.

Twisted metal; melted plastic, half a motorbike; a clock that’s stopped at the exact moment of the destruction.

This is how a town ends up looking when it’s in the shadow of one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes.

Mount Merapi jeep tour

The most common way for visitors to explore Mount Merapi is with a jeep tour. There are a few companies that offer the tour and, when you see the roads further up the mountain, you understand why you can’t do this in a normal car.

Bouncing about as we speed over humps and swing around holes, I hold on to a bar tightly and try not to get thrown out. Surely it’s possible to drive smoother and slower, I think.

When the driver suddenly veers off the road and up a hillock just so he can do circles in the mud, I realise that this is part of the experience. Come for the volcano, get the death-defying drive as well!

It’s been raining recently so there are plenty of puddles to make the drive even more thrilling, crashing through them and spraying water everywhere as we speed along the track.

But what I’m not expecting is that we would drive right into a dam. As we drive through the water at high speed, veering at sharp angles, I get soaked by the splash of the other jeeps that have joined us in there.

Gosh, it’s good fun, though, and we do a few laps. Check out this short video from the experience:

Kaliadem Bunker

Back to Mount Merapi, though, and we make it up the volcano to the highest point that the jeep can go, a village called Kaliadem. It’s just 4 kilometres from the top and was destroyed by lava.

A bunker dug into the ground, designed to protect anyone left behind, has survived.

From here you can see the top of Mount Merapi. But what’s more noticeable is the enormous gorge that has been cut into the ground. This is the path some of the lava took, ploughing its way down the mountain, burning a permanent scar into the earth as it went.

Such heat, such speed, such force. Even years later, seeing the physical trauma, you can start to get a sense of the power of this volcano.

Some of Kaliadem village has been rebuilt, though. Shops and restaurants have appeared where the jeeps stop – simple ones but full of life as visitors cram in for a coffee and to compare the craziness of their drivers.

I have seen enough evidence today of why we should fear Mount Merapi, the menacing giant standing over us, fury rumbling inside waiting to burst out again. But I can also see why it has been revered for so many centuries.

As I sit with my coffee, surrounded by people from around the world who have made the journey here, I look out towards the summit and realise it will always be that way.

THE BEST ACCOMMODATION IN YOGYAKARTA

There are some really cool places in Yogyakarta, which is just would you would expect from one of Indonesia’s most creative cities.

If you’re looking for a backpacker option, I would recommend the cool Cubic Jogja .

A good cheap and comfortable hotel is Aloha Hotel .

For some ecofriendly accommodation, there’s the affordable Greenhost Boutique Hotel in a good location.

And when it comes to luxury, I would recommend the Sofia Boutique Residence .

Time Travel Turtle was supported by  the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism but the opinions, over-written descriptions and bad jokes are his own.

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7 thoughts on “After the lava”

Good post. I always have a habit of seeing only beauty of the nature. But it has an opposite side too. U made me think about the darker side of the nature and the suffering of people over there.

Worth reading. keep posting.

Great post, it is so beautiful place but lava ruins beauty of that palce. it is very sad news for its peoples and hope nature will recover it soon.

Merapi is very special for me. I have climbed it 6 times. The last time I climbed this mountain was July 2010, just several months before the 2010 eruption. If you want to know how the crater view is, climb it. It’s very worthy. It needs about 5-6 hours to climb til the summit. If you start at midnight, then you reach the summit at dawn, and you can watch the sunrise from there. If you start at early evening, then you can build tent just near the top at the midnight. Wake up an hour before sunrise and hike to the summit. Then you get the sunrise. It’s an amazing view. Anyway, your post is great.

Amazing post. I love explore a new place. If Merapi did not effect by volcano, it will be a beautiful travel site. Great photos and good experience. Thanks for share. Thomas

Lovely pictures you managed to take even in a bad weather.

I love those gorges. They’re dramatic and shows how scary the lava was.

Great post! I found the atmosphere at the museum rather chilling, all these everyday objects melted and reduced to ash and rubble. Quite a sight. When you look at ancient eruption sites like Pompeii you are somewhat removed from it due to the thousand of years that separate you from the people that used to live there. But Mount Marapi is so recent it feels very real. As others said before, fantastic photos considering the poor weather we had!

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Description, join our nature to mount merapi tour merapi jeep tour offers the most interactive activity you can experience in yogyakarta..

Find out how the real holiday comes alive when you are guided by the right team!  Mount Merapi Tour visiting Indonesia on Yogyakarta tour of Java, one of the natural attractions are the volcanoes that are popular in the region.

We provide fun opportunities to adventure and explore Mount Merapi to get amazing views of Merapi volcano Yogyakarta, we also offer tourists the chance to see nature’s fury when the last eruption effect in 2010, looks in the village of Kaliadem lava tour. And if you want a truly amazing adventure, you’ll have to take one of the many Jeep lava tours in Jogja, where you are most likely to see the beautiful moment. So if you’re looking for a chance to stare into the beauty of Mount Merapi Tour, the Merapi jeep sunrise tour & mount Merapi sunset tour are the ideal package in Yogyakarta for things to do!

Jeep lava Mount Merapi Tour adventure allows visitors to drive up to the slopes of these active volcanoes and stand just close away from the top of these active volcanoes.

Taking a trip to sunrise Merapi lava tour of Mount Merapi sunset tour is a most major of traveler choices, you don’t need to be an athlete to be able to do the hike, do that with a jeep trip, and you feel like you can make it up to the mountain. Mount Merapi Tour Yogyakarta is so famous for its volcanoes, which shaped the geological features of the area, you’re likely to find Merapi volcano tour serves as the backdrop for many of the popular tourist destinations in the region. And the Merapi Jeep tour offers a more enriching experience than others. Merapi Mountain is the best volcano to visit in Yogyakarta and Merapi jeep tour package is the reason why they are so cool to explore. Plan your vacation to Merapi jeep adventure today. 

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One of your first thoughts upon imagining Mount Merapi should be volcanoes Jeep sunrise tour.

Merapi Jeep Sunrise Tour is considered the most interest of Merapi jeep tour. There are a vast array of activities all centered around their impressive and imposing heights. Volcano golden sunrise, landscape and ruins of the Merapi slopes after the last erupted in 2010.

The slight changes in altitude create a hotbed of biodiversity seen nowhere, drawing tourists and scientists alike. If you’re planning a trip to Yogyakarta and need to see a volcano, don’t miss our list of the top activity of Merapi volcanoes to visit for the ultimate thrill on the Merapi Jeep Sunrise Tour.

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Enjoy an adventure to one of the most famous volcanoes in Indonesia, Mount Merapi in a Jeep! Experience a trip around the volcano and Kaliadem with your loved ones. During the trip, you will visit some of the most famous tourist destinations in Yogyakarta, such as Batu Alien, Kaliadem Bunker, Mbah Marijan's house, and many more. Let experienced drivers take you to each destination safely. You just need to relax and enjoy the ride. Get your tickets now so you won't miss the opportunity to explore Merapi and Kaliadem in an extraordinary way!

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Merapi Jeep Lava Tour

Merapi jeep tour offers a more enriching experience for the best volcanoes jeep tour in Yogyakarta to Merapi mountain

• Explore the slope of Mount Merapi by Jeep ( 4X4 )
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• 07:00AM Hotel pick-up in Yogyakarta City area
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• 08:30AM Explore the beauty of mount merapi by (short) JEEP adventure  (visiting; bunker / Kaliadem Village, Batu alien, Rumah museum “harta  terkhirku”)
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Jeep Tour of Merapi adventure to drive up to the  slopes of active volcano that stand just close away from the top  of this active volcano. Taking a trip to a morning Merapi lava tour is a most major of traveler choices, you don’t  need to be an athlete to be able to do the hike, do that with a jeep  trip, you feel like you can make it up to the mountain. 

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Jogjakarta, satu kata yang mungkin sebagian orang sudah tak asing mendengarnya. Yap, Jogjakarta terkenal akan kebudayaannya yang unik dan kulinernya yang sangat melegenda dan begitu banyak menyimpan kenangan indah bagi orang-orang yang sudah pernah merantau ke kota Gudeg. Selain itu Jogjakarta juga terkenal dengan destinasi wisatanya yang sangat mengagumkan, tak terkecuali Wisata Merapi.

Bagi wisatawan yang menginginkan liburan yang asyik dan berbeda dari yang lain maka Lava Tour Merapi menjadi pilihan yang tepat saat liburan ke Jogjakarta yang wajib kalian coba. Lava Tour Merapi Bersama Jeep Jogja Official siap mengantar Anda ke destinasi antara lain: Petilasan Mbah Maridjan, Bunker Kaliadem, The Lost World Castle, Batu Alien, Track Air Kali Kuning, dll. Jeep Jogja Official siap menemani dengan driver berpengalaman, armada yang keren dan safety serta basecamp dengan parkiran yang luas dan fasilitas yang lengkap. Yuks segera reservasi sekarang juga.

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In Transit: Notes from the Underground

Jun 06 2018.

Spend some time in one of Moscow’s finest museums.

Subterranean commuting might not be anyone’s idea of a good time, but even in a city packing the war-games treasures and priceless bejeweled eggs of the Kremlin Armoury and the colossal Soviet pavilions of the VDNKh , the Metro holds up as one of Moscow’s finest museums. Just avoid rush hour.

The Metro is stunning and provides an unrivaled insight into the city’s psyche, past and present, but it also happens to be the best way to get around. Moscow has Uber, and the Russian version called Yandex Taxi , but also some nasty traffic. Metro trains come around every 90 seconds or so, at a more than 99 percent on-time rate. It’s also reasonably priced, with a single ride at 55 cents (and cheaper in bulk). From history to tickets to rules — official and not — here’s what you need to know to get started.

A Brief Introduction Buying Tickets Know Before You Go (Down) Rules An Easy Tour

A Brief Introduction

Moscow’s Metro was a long time coming. Plans for rapid transit to relieve the city’s beleaguered tram system date back to the Imperial era, but a couple of wars and a revolution held up its development. Stalin revived it as part of his grand plan to modernize the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 30s. The first lines and tunnels were constructed with help from engineers from the London Underground, although Stalin’s secret police decided that they had learned too much about Moscow’s layout and had them arrested on espionage charges and deported.

The beauty of its stations (if not its trains) is well-documented, and certainly no accident. In its illustrious first phases and particularly after the Second World War, the greatest architects of Soviet era were recruited to create gleaming temples celebrating the Revolution, the USSR, and the war triumph. No two stations are exactly alike, and each of the classic showpieces has a theme. There are world-famous shrines to Futurist architecture, a celebration of electricity, tributes to individuals and regions of the former Soviet Union. Each marble slab, mosaic tile, or light fixture was placed with intent, all in service to a station’s aesthetic; each element, f rom the smallest brass ear of corn to a large blood-spattered sword on a World War II mural, is an essential part of the whole.

The Metro is a monument to the Soviet propaganda project it was intended to be when it opened in 1935 with the slogan “Building a Palace for the People”. It brought the grand interiors of Imperial Russia to ordinary Muscovites, celebrated the Soviet Union’s past achievements while promising its citizens a bright Soviet future, and of course, it was a show-piece for the world to witness the might and sophistication of life in the Soviet Union.

It may be a museum, but it’s no relic. U p to nine million people use it daily, more than the London Underground and New York Subway combined. (Along with, at one time, about 20 stray dogs that learned to commute on the Metro.)

In its 80+ year history, the Metro has expanded in phases and fits and starts, in step with the fortunes of Moscow and Russia. Now, partly in preparation for the World Cup 2018, it’s also modernizing. New trains allow passengers to walk the entire length of the train without having to change carriages. The system is becoming more visitor-friendly. (There are helpful stickers on the floor marking out the best selfie spots .) But there’s a price to modernity: it’s phasing out one of its beloved institutions, the escalator attendants. Often they are middle-aged or elderly women—“ escalator grandmas ” in news accounts—who have held the post for decades, sitting in their tiny kiosks, scolding commuters for bad escalator etiquette or even bad posture, or telling jokes . They are slated to be replaced, when at all, by members of the escalator maintenance staff.

For all its achievements, the Metro lags behind Moscow’s above-ground growth, as Russia’s capital sprawls ever outwards, generating some of the world’s worst traffic jams . But since 2011, the Metro has been in the middle of an ambitious and long-overdue enlargement; 60 new stations are opening by 2020. If all goes to plan, the 2011-2020 period will have brought 125 miles of new tracks and over 100 new stations — a 40 percent increase — the fastest and largest expansion phase in any period in the Metro’s history.

Facts: 14 lines Opening hours: 5 a.m-1 a.m. Rush hour(s): 8-10 a.m, 4-8 p.m. Single ride: 55₽ (about 85 cents) Wi-Fi network-wide

Buying Tickets

• Ticket machines have a button to switch to English.
• You can buy specific numbers of rides: 1, 2, 5, 11, 20, or 60. Hold up fingers to show how many rides you want to buy.
• There is also a 90-minute ticket , which gets you 1 trip on the metro plus an unlimited number of transfers on other transport (bus, tram, etc) within 90 minutes.
• Or, you can buy day tickets with unlimited rides: one day (218₽/ US$4), three days (415₽/US$7) or seven days (830₽/US$15). Check the rates here to stay up-to-date.
• If you’re going to be using the Metro regularly over a few days, it’s worth getting a Troika card , a contactless, refillable card you can use on all public transport. Using the Metro is cheaper with one of these: a single ride is 36₽, not 55₽. Buy them and refill them in the Metro stations, and they’re valid for 5 years, so you can keep it for next time. Or, if you have a lot of cash left on it when you leave, you can get it refunded at the Metro Service Centers at Ulitsa 1905 Goda, 25 or at Staraya Basmannaya 20, Building 1.
• You can also buy silicone bracelets and keychains with built-in transport chips that you can use as a Troika card. (A Moscow Metro Fitbit!) So far, you can only get these at the Pushkinskaya metro station Live Helpdesk and souvenir shops in the Mayakovskaya and Trubnaya metro stations. The fare is the same as for the Troika card.
• You can also use Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

Rules, spoken and unspoken

No smoking, no drinking, no filming, no littering. Photography is allowed, although it used to be banned.

Stand to the right on the escalator. Break this rule and you risk the wrath of the legendary escalator attendants. (No shenanigans on the escalators in general.)

Get out of the way. Find an empty corner to hide in when you get off a train and need to stare at your phone. Watch out getting out of the train in general; when your train doors open, people tend to appear from nowhere or from behind ornate marble columns, walking full-speed.

Always offer your seat to elderly ladies (what are you, a monster?).

An Easy Tour

This is no Metro Marathon ( 199 stations in 20 hours ). It’s an easy tour, taking in most—though not all—of the notable stations, the bulk of it going clockwise along the Circle line, with a couple of short detours. These stations are within minutes of one another, and the whole tour should take about 1-2 hours.

Start at Mayakovskaya Metro station , at the corner of Tverskaya and Garden Ring,  Triumfalnaya Square, Moskva, Russia, 125047.

1. Mayakovskaya.  Named for Russian Futurist Movement poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and an attempt to bring to life the future he imagined in his poems. (The Futurist Movement, natch, was all about a rejecting the past and celebrating all things speed, industry, modern machines, youth, modernity.) The result: an Art Deco masterpiece that won the National Grand Prix for architecture at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. It’s all smooth, rounded shine and light, and gentle arches supported by columns of dark pink marble and stainless aircraft steel. Each of its 34 ceiling niches has a mosaic. During World War II, the station was used as an air-raid shelter and, at one point, a bunker for Stalin. He gave a subdued but rousing speech here in Nov. 6, 1941 as the Nazis bombed the city above.

Take the 3/Green line one station to:

2. Belorusskaya. Opened in 1952, named after the connected Belarussky Rail Terminal, which runs trains between Moscow and Belarus. This is a light marble affair with a white, cake-like ceiling, lined with Belorussian patterns and 12 Florentine ceiling mosaics depicting life in Belarussia when it was built.

Transfer onto the 1/Brown line. Then, one stop (clockwise) t o:

3. Novoslobodskaya.  This station was designed around the stained-glass panels, which were made in Latvia, because Alexey Dushkin, the Soviet starchitect who dreamed it up (and also designed Mayakovskaya station) couldn’t find the glass and craft locally. The stained glass is the same used for Riga’s Cathedral, and the panels feature plants, flowers, members of the Soviet intelligentsia (musician, artist, architect) and geometric shapes.

Go two stops east on the 1/Circle line to:

4. Komsomolskaya. Named after the Komsomol, or the Young Communist League, this might just be peak Stalin Metro style. Underneath the hub for three regional railways, it was intended to be a grand gateway to Moscow and is today its busiest station. It has chandeliers; a yellow ceiling with Baroque embellishments; and in the main hall, a colossal red star overlaid on golden, shimmering tiles. Designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an homage to the speech Stalin gave at Red Square on Nov. 7, 1941, in which he invoked Russia’s illustrious military leaders as a pep talk to Soviet soldiers through the first catastrophic year of the war.   The station’s eight large mosaics are of the leaders referenced in the speech, such as Alexander Nevsky, a 13th-century prince and military commander who bested German and Swedish invading armies.

One more stop clockwise to Kurskaya station,  and change onto the 3/Blue  line, and go one stop to:

5. Baumanskaya.   Opened in 1944. Named for the Bolshevik Revolutionary Nikolai Bauman , whose monument and namesake district are aboveground here. Though he seemed like a nasty piece of work (he apparently once publicly mocked a woman he had impregnated, who later hung herself), he became a Revolutionary martyr when he was killed in 1905 in a skirmish with a monarchist, who hit him on the head with part of a steel pipe. The station is in Art Deco style with atmospherically dim lighting, and a series of bronze sculptures of soldiers and homefront heroes during the War. At one end, there is a large mosaic portrait of Lenin.

Stay on that train direction one more east to:

6. Elektrozavodskaya. As you may have guessed from the name, this station is the Metro’s tribute to all thing electrical, built in 1944 and named after a nearby lightbulb factory. It has marble bas-relief sculptures of important figures in electrical engineering, and others illustrating the Soviet Union’s war-time struggles at home. The ceiling’s recurring rows of circular lamps give the station’s main tunnel a comforting glow, and a pleasing visual effect.

Double back two stops to Kurskaya station , and change back to the 1/Circle line. Sit tight for six stations to:

7. Kiyevskaya. This was the last station on the Circle line to be built, in 1954, completed under Nikita Khrushchev’ s guidance, as a tribute to his homeland, Ukraine. Its three large station halls feature images celebrating Ukraine’s contributions to the Soviet Union and Russo-Ukrainian unity, depicting musicians, textile-working, soldiers, farmers. (One hall has frescoes, one mosaics, and the third murals.) Shortly after it was completed, Khrushchev condemned the architectural excesses and unnecessary luxury of the Stalin era, which ushered in an epoch of more austere Metro stations. According to the legend at least, he timed the policy in part to ensure no Metro station built after could outshine Kiyevskaya.

Change to the 3/Blue line and go one stop west.

8. Park Pobedy. This is the deepest station on the Metro, with one of the world’s longest escalators, at 413 feet. If you stand still, the escalator ride to the surface takes about three minutes .) Opened in 2003 at Victory Park, the station celebrates two of Russia’s great military victories. Each end has a mural by Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who also designed the “ Good Defeats Evil ” statue at the UN headquarters in New York. One mural depicts the Russian generals’ victory over the French in 1812 and the other, the German surrender of 1945. The latter is particularly striking; equal parts dramatic, triumphant, and gruesome. To the side, Red Army soldiers trample Nazi flags, and if you look closely there’s some blood spatter among the detail. Still, the biggest impressions here are the marble shine of the chessboard floor pattern and the pleasingly geometric effect if you view from one end to the other.

Keep going one more stop west to:

9. Slavyansky Bulvar.  One of the Metro’s youngest stations, it opened in 2008. With far higher ceilings than many other stations—which tend to have covered central tunnels on the platforms—it has an “open-air” feel (or as close to it as you can get, one hundred feet under). It’s an homage to French architect Hector Guimard, he of the Art Nouveau entrances for the Paris M é tro, and that’s precisely what this looks like: A Moscow homage to the Paris M é tro, with an additional forest theme. A Cyrillic twist on Guimard’s Metro-style lettering over the benches, furnished with t rees and branch motifs, including creeping vines as towering lamp-posts.

Stay on the 3/Blue line and double back four stations to:

10. Arbatskaya. Its first iteration, Arbatskaya-Smolenskaya station, was damaged by German bombs in 1941. It was rebuilt in 1953, and designed to double as a bomb shelter in the event of nuclear war, although unusually for stations built in the post-war phase, this one doesn’t have a war theme. It may also be one of the system’s most elegant: Baroque, but toned down a little, with red marble floors and white ceilings with gilded bronze c handeliers.

Jump back on the 3/Blue line  in the same direction and take it one more stop:

11. Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square). Opened in 1938, and serving Red Square and the Kremlin . Its renowned central hall has marble columns flanked by 76 bronze statues of Soviet heroes: soldiers, students, farmers, athletes, writers, parents. Some of these statues’ appendages have a yellow sheen from decades of Moscow’s commuters rubbing them for good luck. Among the most popular for a superstitious walk-by rub: the snout of a frontier guard’s dog, a soldier’s gun (where the touch of millions of human hands have tapered the gun barrel into a fine, pointy blade), a baby’s foot, and a woman’s knee. (A brass rooster also sports the telltale gold sheen, though I am told that rubbing the rooster is thought to bring bad luck. )

Now take the escalator up, and get some fresh air.

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