When calling home, it is significantly cheaper to use a public phone rather than a hotel phone. There are public, card-operated phones of the entrance halls of Moscow's Metro stations. The cards are available in cashier windows at the same Metro stations. The credit left on the cards is shown on the phone's digital display. You may also call from post offices, where an operator will connect you to the required number.
Phone cards are also available at post offices.
It is always cheaper to call on weekends, international holidays, and weekday nights. Local Calls Making calls in Moscow is free from your hotel phone. The card operated phones are available at the Metros. When doing so, dial an 8 first, followed by the city code and the local number. All payments in Russia are made in rubbles.