Being the world's largest country transportation is important in Russia. There are railways covering most of Russia for those who have the time. The Russian Railways have 1.2 million employees. The big cities have metroes and other modern means of transportation.

Buying or renting a car might be a good option, but roadside checkpoints are commonplace. These checkpoints are primarily in place to detect narcotics, alien smuggling, and firearms violations. However, they are sometimes used by traffic police to extract cash “fines.”