In general, the most efficient means of public transport in the region is the network of suburban electric rail, called elektrichki ÑлекÑÑиÑки, eh-lehk-TREECH-kee, which radiates outwards from the capital. Elektrichki depart from the main Moscow rail stations. Detailed and up-to-date including frequent changes suburban trains time-table available online in Russian on the tutu.ru site. For point-to-point travel between cities and towns besides Moscow, buses and minibuses marshrutki are usually the best public transport option. Extensive information on routes and timetables of buses and minibuses, as well as routes of trams and trolleybuses in Moscow region can be found here (http://www.mostransavto.r...) in Russian, however it does not cover commercial operators, which can be a good alternative in many directions.
