A resident of a small city, finding himself in Moscow, St. Petersburg or another city where there is a metro, is faced with the problem of navigating the metro. If the underground transport system is not well developed, this problem is quickly resolved; but what to do if you have to deal with Moscow or St. Petersburg?
Instructions
Step 1
Before descending underground and going on a journey along the metro lines, look on the Internet at which station the object you are looking for is located (you will not just be looking for a metro station). Now there are many sites and programs in which you can even plan a route through the city, including different types of transport. Armed with such a route, compiled for you by a computer program, you can safely go out into the city. But watch out for both: Computer programs are error-prone.
Step 2
If computers and the Internet are a dark forest for you, or if you simply prefer more traditional means of navigation, the map is in your power. To do this, you need to arm yourself with a regular city map (or city map) and a subway map. By comparing these two sources, you will find at which station the building you are looking for is located. Often on the metro maps (especially those that are a priori published for tourists) they write which sights are located where. Maybe among them there will be the object you need?
Step 3
Now the most difficult thing is the transition from theory to practice. When traveling, for example, on the Moscow metro, the main thing is self-control and endurance. To withstand the pressure of the crowd and go where you want, and not where the flow of people carries you, you need to think quickly. It is important to orient yourself in the crossings (so as not to jump on the wrong branch) and sit in the direction you need. Of course, having entered the subway once, you can ride along the branches as much as you like, since the fee is charged only at the entrance, but who wants to ride an extra hour in overloaded cars?
Step 4
Another way to navigate (probably the first thing that comes to mind for the most advanced users) is the navigator. It is unlikely that it will help you navigate the metro itself (although it would be very convenient, would it?), But you can collect your thoughts and outline a plan of action with its help.
Step 5
If none of the methods described helped you, resort to perhaps the most proven and common one: ask a pedestrian along the way. Of course, choose not those who themselves look around with cards in their hands (although you can unite in a team and act together, especially if you are on the way), but some old-time grandmothers or old-time grandfathers. They will probably tell you in all the details how to get to the metro station you are interested in.
