# Zaryadye Park, Moscow > Moscow’s newest landmark park, opened in 2017 five minutes from Red Square: grassy hills planted as tundra, steppe and forest, a glass canopy, and a floating bridge over the Moskva river with a close-up Kremlin view. Entry is free, 24/7; allow an hour. Only the pavilions charge — the Flight over Moscow ride from 1,200 ₽, the ice cave from 300 ₽ — open 10:00 (Mon 12:00) to 21:00. Web page: https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/zaryadye-park - City: [Moscow](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow), Russia - YesGo score: 48/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 1 h - Entry: Free - Opening hours: Grounds 24/7; pavilions Mon 12:00–21:00, Tue–Sun 10:00–21:00 - With kids: Fine with kids - Park entry: Free, open 24/7, no ticket needed - Pavilions: Mon 12:00–21:00, Tue–Sun 10:00–21:00 - Floating bridge, glass canopy, landscape zones: Free, any time - Flight over Moscow (Media Centre): Adults from 1,200 ₽, under 18 (min. height 120 cm) 600 ₽, pensioners 960 ₽ - Ice Cave: From 300 ₽; special shows from 600 ₽ - Florarium: From 560 ₽ - Address: Varvarka St 6, bldg 1, Moscow - Metro: Kitay-Gorod (lines 6 and 7), ≈ 5 min; Okhotny Ryad, Ploshchad Revolyutsii, Teatralnaya, 10–15 min - Paying: Roubles in cash or a Russian bank card — foreign Visa and Mastercard don’t work in Russia - Coordinates: 55.75100, 37.62900 - Facts checked: 29.10.2026 ## Key facts - **9 Sep 2017** — the park opened on Moscow City Day; open to everyone from 11 September (source: English and Russian Wikipedia, “Zaryadye Park”; mos.ru) - **70 m** — the floating bridge cantilevers out over the river with no support (source: English Wikipedia; mos.ru; RBC Real Estate, 2017) - **13 ha** — of park between Varvarka Street and the Moskva river (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) - **4 zones** — of Russian landscape on terraces: tundra, steppe, forest and floodplain (source: English and Russian Wikipedia; RBC Real Estate, 2017) - **15 m** — above the water at the tip of the bridge (source: RBC Real Estate, 2017; Otello travel guide) - **≈ 244 m** — total length of the V-shaped bridge (source: mos.ru (244 m); RBC Real Estate, 2017 (about 245 m)) - **1967** — the giant Rossiya Hotel opened here; it was demolished in 2006–2007 (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) - **Diller Scofidio + Renfro** — the New York studio that led the winning design team in 2013 (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) - **≈ 70 t** — of water frozen into the walls of the Ice Cave, kept below zero all year (source: mos.ru; English and Russian Wikipedia) - **2018** — Zaryadye Concert Hall opened under the glass canopy on 8 September (source: Official website of Zaryadye Concert Hall; Russian Wikipedia) - **Time, 2018** — named the park one of the World’s Greatest Places (source: English and Russian Wikipedia) ## Is Zaryadye Park free? **Yes — the park itself is free and never closes.** There are no gates or tickets: the hills, the floating bridge and the glass canopy are open around the clock. You only pay if you go into a pavilion. Rough prices as of October 2026: the **Flight over Moscow** motion-ride film from 1,200 ₽ (under-18s 600 ₽), the **Ice Cave** from 300 ₽, the **Florarium** from 560 ₽, and the Old English Court museum from 350 ₽. Pavilions open **Monday 12:00–21:00 and Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–21:00**; individual exhibitions keep their own hours. Tickets are sold at the pavilion desks and on the park’s official website. Pay in roubles — cash or a Russian card; Visa and Mastercard issued abroad haven’t worked in Russia since March 2022. > **Skip the pavilions if you’re short on time** The best of Zaryadye costs nothing: the bridge, the view and the landscapes take about an hour. Save the paid rides for a rainy day or for kids — on a sunny first day in Moscow, the bridge and Varvarka Street are the better use of your time. ## How to get to Zaryadye Park 1. Nearest metro: **Kitay-Gorod** (orange line 6 and purple line 7). Follow signs for Varvarka Street / Kitaygorodsky Proezd — guides cite exits 11 and 13. The park entrance is about 100 m away, a 5-minute walk. 2. From **Okhotny Ryad** (red line 1), exit 7: walk across [Red Square](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/red-square) past GUM and [St Basil’s Cathedral](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/st-basils-cathedral); the park is below on your left. About 15 minutes — and the most scenic way in. 3. From **Ploshchad Revolyutsii** (dark-blue line 3, exit 11) or **Teatralnaya** (green line 2, exit 10): walk down Bogoyavlensky and Rybny lanes to Varvarka Street, 10–15 minutes. 4. From Red Square: walk past St Basil’s down the slope (Vasilyevsky Spusk) to Varvarka Street — the park is across the road, 3–5 minutes. 5. By river: sightseeing boats stop at the Zaryadye pier right under the floating bridge. 6. Metro signs show station names in Latin letters as well as Cyrillic — the names above are spelled the way you’ll see them. ## The floating bridge This is why most people come. The bridge is a V-shaped viewing deck that leaves the park, loops over the embankment road and stops in mid-air above the river. Its **70-metre cantilever has no support** underneath, and at the tip you are about 15 m above the water. From the end you get the Kremlin’s south wall and cathedrals, the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, the Kotelnicheskaya Stalinist tower and a long bend of the river. The railings are glass, so photos come out clean. Go an hour before sunset and stay for dusk, when the Kremlin lights come on. Weekend afternoons are crowded; before 10:00 the bridge is nearly empty. ## Is Zaryadye Park worth visiting? Yes, on a first trip to Moscow. It sits between Red Square and the river, it’s free, and it gives you the best raised view of the Kremlin without a ticket or a queue. Pair it with St Basil’s and Varvarka Street and you’ve covered the historic core in a morning. Lower your expectations if you’re after a big green park for a long walk or a picnic — Zaryadye is compact and designed, more landscape architecture than lawn. For that, head to [Gorky Park](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/gorky-park). And the paid pavilions are fun rather than essential. ## What to see in Zaryadye Park - **Floating bridge** — the free viewing deck over the Moskva river. - **Glass canopy** (the “glass crust”) over the Grand Amphitheatre — sheltered from rain and wind, with a view of St Basil’s. - **Landscape zones** — tundra, steppe, forest and floodplain on terraced hills; most colourful in autumn. - **Ice Cave** — sub-zero all year, with ice sculpted walls and a light show. - **Media Centre** — the Flight over Moscow motion ride and exhibitions. - **Underground Museum** — built around a surviving stretch of the 16th-century Kitay-Gorod wall. - **Florarium** — plants grown in the air, without soil (aeroponics). - **Varvarka Street** — 16th–17th-century churches, the Chambers of the Romanov Boyars and the Old English Court along the park’s north edge. ## Flight over Moscow and the Ice Cave **Flight over Moscow** is a motion-seat ride in front of a huge dome screen — the seats tilt as the camera swoops over the city, with wind, spray and scents. The current film, “Flight over Moscow 2.0”, runs about 12 minutes. Minimum height is 120 cm. Adults from 1,200 ₽. Worth it with kids or in bad weather. The **Ice Cave** keeps its walls frozen year-round — around 70 tonnes of water go into the ice. You’re inside only a few minutes, so no special clothing is needed, though shorts will feel chilly. From 300 ₽. Both pavilions change their programmes every season; check what’s showing on the official park website before you buy. ## What was here before: the Rossiya Hotel Zaryadye means “behind the rows” — the old merchants’ quarter behind the market stalls of Kitay-Gorod. Most of it was cleared in the 20th century, and in **1967** the Rossiya Hotel opened on the site, at the time one of the largest hotels in the world. It was torn down in 2006–2007. An international competition in 2013 picked a team led by New York’s **Diller Scofidio + Renfro**. The park opened in September 2017, and a year later the Zaryadye Concert Hall opened under its glass canopy. ## Before you go: checklist - [ ] Bridge at sunset or before 10:00 - [ ] Roubles or a Russian card for the pavilions — foreign Visa and Mastercard won’t work - [ ] Monday: pavilions open only at 12:00 - [ ] Kids for Flight over Moscow: at least 120 cm tall - [ ] Comfortable shoes — hills and stairs - [ ] Next stop planned: Varvarka Street or a river boat from the pier ## Zaryadye vs Gorky Park vs Sparrow Hills | | Zaryadye Park | Gorky Park | Sparrow Hills | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | What it is | New landscape park with a bridge over the river | Big city park on the embankment | Wooded viewpoint above the river | | View | The Kremlin up close from the bridge | The river and Krymsky Bridge | All of Moscow and Luzhniki Stadium | | Where | Next to Red Square | South of the centre | South-west, by Moscow State University | | Entry | Free; pavilions from 300 ₽ | Free | Free | | Time needed | 1 h, 2 h with a pavilion | 1.5–2 h | 1 h | Do Zaryadye first — it’s on your way from Red Square and has the best Kremlin view. Gorky Park suits a long walk or a bike ride; [Sparrow Hills](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/sparrow-hills) is for the whole-city panorama. ## Moscow viewpoints compared Every Moscow viewpoint rated by YesGo. - [Cathedral of Christ the Saviour](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/cathedral-of-christ-the-saviour) — YesGo score 72/100 (Yes, go) · 40 min · Free - [Moscow City](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/moscow-city) — YesGo score 58/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h 30 min · Free · deck from 1,000 ₽ - [Sparrow Hills](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/sparrow-hills) — YesGo score 49/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · Free - [Ostankino Tower](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/ostankino-tower) — YesGo score 49/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · from 1,500 ₽ - [Zaryadye Park](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/zaryadye-park) — YesGo score 48/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free ## Red Square, Zaryadye and Varvarka in half a day Cross Red Square, see St Basil’s, drop down into Zaryadye for the floating bridge, then walk Varvarka Street to Kitay-Gorod. Add them to your route — YesGo fits in the timing and walks. 1. [Red Square](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/red-square) — YesGo score 79/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free 2. [St Basil's Cathedral](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/st-basils-cathedral) — YesGo score 65/100 (Yes, go) · 45 min · 2,000 ₽ for foreign visitors 3. [Zaryadye Park](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/zaryadye-park) — YesGo score 48/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free 4. [Kitay-gorod](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/kitay-gorod) — YesGo score 58/100 (Yes, go) · 1 h · Free ## Good to know Zaryadye Concert Hall is a separate venue inside the park, under the glass canopy, with its own box office and programme. You don’t need a concert ticket to walk in the park. ## Tips - Free in an hour: enter from Varvarka Street → landscape zones → glass canopy → floating bridge → down to the river pier. - In two hours: add the Ice Cave or Flight over Moscow, then walk Varvarka past the Romanov Chambers. - Arrive via Red Square and St Basil’s — it’s the most scenic approach. - Come back after dark: the lit-up Kremlin looks best from the bridge. - Leave by boat from the Zaryadye pier, or walk on to [Kitay-Gorod](https://yesgo.io/russia/moscow/kitay-gorod) for lunch. - On Mondays the pavilions open at noon — spend the morning on the bridge instead. ## Questions ### Is Zaryadye Park free to enter? Yes. The park is free and open 24/7, including the floating bridge. Only the pavilions charge: Flight over Moscow from 1,200 ₽, the Ice Cave from 300 ₽, the Florarium from 560 ₽. ### What are Zaryadye Park’s opening hours? The grounds never close. Pavilions open Monday 12:00–21:00 and Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–21:00. ### What is the nearest metro station to Zaryadye Park? Kitay-Gorod (lines 6 and 7), about 5 minutes’ walk via Varvarka Street. Okhotny Ryad, Ploshchad Revolyutsii and Teatralnaya are 10–15 minutes away. ### How do I get from Red Square to Zaryadye Park? Walk past St Basil’s Cathedral down the slope to Varvarka Street — the park is across the road, 3–5 minutes on foot. ### Is the floating bridge free? Yes, it’s part of the park and open around the clock. The 70-metre cantilever stops about 15 m above the river. ### How much is Flight over Moscow at Zaryadye? From 1,200 ₽ for adults and 600 ₽ for under-18s; riders must be at least 120 cm tall. Pay in roubles — foreign cards don’t work in Russia. ### How long do you need at Zaryadye Park? About an hour for the park and bridge, two hours with a pavilion, half a day with Varvarka Street and lunch. ### What was Zaryadye Park before? The site of the Rossiya Hotel, opened in 1967 and demolished in 2006–2007. The park opened on 9 September 2017. ### Is Zaryadye Park good for kids? Yes — the Ice Cave, the Flight ride (from 120 cm), the hills and the bridge are all close together. Paths are paved, but the park is hilly, so pick ramps over stairs with a buggy. ## How we checked The park’s official website wouldn’t load on 29.10.2026 — neither from our computer nor from a server in Russia (connection timeout). Hours therefore come from RUSSPASS, the Moscow government’s tourism portal, and prices are marked “verifying”: RUSSPASS lists them as “from”, and guides of different years disagree (Ice Cave 300, 450 or 600 ₽; Flight 850 or 1,200 ₽). We show the latest RUSSPASS and Kultura.RF figures. Sputnik8 gives different pavilion hours (10:00–20:00, Monday from 14:00); we kept RUSSPASS. Guides cite different Kitay-Gorod exits (11 or 13), so we give both. Russian Wikipedia dates the Rossiya Hotel demolition to 2006, English to 2007 (completion), hence “2006–2007”. mos.ru gives the bridge as 244 m long, RBC about 245 m. Walking times are our estimate from the map. ## Sources - RUSSPASS, Moscow tourism portal: Zaryadye Park — address, grounds and pavilion hours, prices “from”, 29.10.2026 - Kultura.RF: “Flight over Moscow 2.0” programme, 2026 - English and Russian Wikipedia: “Zaryadye Park”, «Зарядье (парк)»; Wikidata Q19908995 - mos.ru: articles on the floating bridge and the Ice Cave - RBC Real Estate: opening of Zaryadye Park, 11.09.2017 - Official website of Zaryadye Concert Hall: About the Hall - T—Zh guide to Zaryadye (2024) and Sputnik8 “How to get to Zaryadye Park” (2025) - Visa and Mastercard statements on suspending operations in Russia, March 2022 --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.