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Where is the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, what’s the seating plan like and how do you get to the World Cup 2018 venue?

THE Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow is the biggest in Russia will a capacity of more than 80,000.

It will host the World Cup Final 2018 — and will also be the setting for tonight's clash between England and Croatia.

 The Luzhniki Stadium is about 2.5miles South West of the Kremlin
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The Luzhniki Stadium is about 2.5miles South West of the KremlinCredit: Getty - Contributor

Where is the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow?

The Luzhniki Stadium is in the Khamovniki District of Moscow.

On the banks of the Moskva River, it is about 2.5m south west of the Kremlin.

The nearest railway station is Luzhniki and nearest Metro stop is Sportivnaya.

The address, in Russian, is ул. Лужники, 24, Москва, г. Москва, Russia, 119048.

 The seating plan of the Luzhniki Stadium
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The seating plan of the Luzhniki Stadium

What is the seating plan like?

The £310million stadium is in a vast oval shape with two tiers of seating.

It can seat 81,000 people around the 105x68m pitch.

There are 124 seating areas, starting with area number 101 in the North West bottom corner.

With "2" signifying the second tier, the seating areas go up to number 268 in the North West top corner.

How do you get to the World Cup 2018 venue?

The nearest airports are Sheremetyevo International Airport and Domodedovo Moscow Airport.

If travelling from Sheremetyevo International Airport, a journey to the stadium can take up to two hours so it is advised to get a taxi if possible.

Otherwise, take a train from Sheremetyevo station to Belorussky Station, then get on the Metro M1 line from nearby Tverskaya Zastava to Manezhnaya Square.

Change there to the M3 line to Khamovnicheskiy Val St, and walk 22 mins to the station.

If arriving into Domodedovo Moscow Airport, it will also take about two hours to make the journey.

Get a train from Aeroport Domodedovo station to Paveletskiy Vokzal and then walk to Paveletskaya.

There you can get on the M5 line to the Park of Culture, before walking to Park kul'tury Station where you hop on the S1 line to Luzhniki Stadium.

If you are travelling from the Kremlin, get on the M3 line from the Biblioteka Station im. Lenina which will take you to Luzhniki Station.

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