Direct Flights from Bahrain to Moscow: Gulf Air Expands Tourism and Travel Options

Published on November 22, 2025

As of March 2nd, 2026, Gulf Air will be moving its operations in Moscow from Domodedovo Airport (DME) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO). Sheremetyevo is known as Moscow’s primary and most well-connected airport, and it will greatly improve the efficiency and convenience of travel for business and leisure travellers flying between Russia and Bahrain and give Gulf Air a stronger foothold in the market of Russian travel. This is a direct response to the overwhelming demand for travel between the two countries.

Travel between the Middle East and Russia is often hindered by a lack of direct connections to key destinations, and the new route will help to foster tourism and business between the two countries. Additionally, the new direct route to Russia’s capital will give travellers from Russia the chance to experience some of the country’s most sought-after destinations, including the world-renowned Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Kremlin, and the iconic Red Square.

Increased Accessibility through Sheremetyevo International Airport

As its most swiftly developing international air travel facility, Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) serves as one of the foremost international and transnational operational en route travel centres, and is positioned at a 29 km distance from the central point of Moscow. As a point of entry for foreign visitors, tourists as well as business people, SVO is one of the most optimal international travel facilities as unlike rival air facilities, access is both rapid and straightforward.

The relocation of Gulf Air’s operations to SVO is expected to be a major influencing factor to allow for the centralisation of an airport for the purpose of enhancing flight operational control, as well as the efficiency and expeditiousness of passenger travel processes which surround the processes of inter-country travel to and from Bahrain and Russia.

For international tourists en route to Russia, the newly onboarded travel operations offer a pre-approved SVO point of entry which directly transits to/from key domestic travel endpoints for the purpose of enhancing time efficiency and operational fluidity to easily reachable, time-lightened, high-demand travel facilities. Omnipresence of air travel from the Middle East to Russia allows attract massive magnitude of travel from the Middle East, enhancing fluidity of access to the vast, multi-functional, and dynamic travel centres of state-construct, culture, and tourism.

Bahrain and Russia Business and Tourism Connections – Gulf Air

The new scheduled airline flights between Russia and Bahrain will boost tourism between the two countries. Bahrain is famous for its tourism industry and is strategically positioned in the Middle East. It offers a unique tourism experience and a blend of the modern and traditional. Bahrain offers its visitors a wide variety of tourism attractions such as the Bahrain National Museum, Qal’at al-Bahrain, and the Al Fateh Grand Mosque. Bahrain has improved the services offered in tourism and travel to the Gulf State due to the increased number of visitors and tourists. The new air travel route has been eagerly anticipated by travellers and tourists from Russia who are seeking to travel to the Gulf State of Bahrain.

The travel and flight route changes to Sheremetyevo Airport occur as the demand for direct flights between Russia and the Middle East is increasing. The travel route improvements will serve the travelers who wish to travel for business and the purpose of tourism. Gulf Air will cater and serve the Russian tourists who travel to Bahrain. The travel route services will also benefit the Russian business professionals by providing the required to access to Bahrain’s business centres and hubs.

The recent launch of Bahrain Direct flights to Moscow also coincides with increasing efforts of Bahrain to position itself in the international market and gain greater control over the growing Business and Travel Market in Russia.

Benefits of the New Flights to Moscow for Tourists

Gulf Airways and the new flights will increase accessibility to Moscow for international tourists. Moscow is a tourist hotspot and the capital of the country. Tourists travel to the city to view its historical monuments and attractions, along with the many art museums. Those who travel to Russia to view the tourist attractions will undoubtedly want to visit the Cathedrals of St. Basil, the Red Square, and the famous Metro stations. The new flights will enable tourists to travel to Moscow’s cultural attractions in a shorter travel time.

Moscow also continues to be a greater Business Tourism destination with many International Events, Trade Shows, and Professional Events with Conferences and Meetings. Gulf Air is expected to fuel Business Travel to Moscow for participants of these Events and Exhibitors of Trade Shows.

Strengthening Aviation and Tourism

A newly launched flight route from Moscow to Bahrain, serviced by Gulf Air, will enhance connectivity and promote tourism from Russia to Bahrain and vice versa. In addition, the route will facilitate the further expansion and deepening of trade, investment, and cultural relations with both Russia and Bahrain.

Gulf Air will bring further tourism benefits to Bahrain and enhance the tourism appeal of Bahrain by operating from Sheremetyevo International Airport. Visitors will be able to appreciate the country’s rich heritage, luxury accommodation, and modern Gulf attractions. The flight will contribute to the tourism and cultural trade of Bahrain and Russia.

Conclusion

With Gulf Air inaugurating direct flights from Bahrain to Moscow with Sheremetyevo Airport, new possibilities for enhancing travel relations between the two nations are opening up. The new connection will engender optimal relationships between the two countries with respect to both tourism and business, as the route will enhance accessibility, increase the number of visitors, and promote tourism development and closer intercultural and economic relationships. While the tourism industries in both nations develop, the direct flights will make it easier for guests from Bahrain to access the time-honoured, rich attractions and identities of Moscow. Gulf Air has taken the lead in developing air travel relations between the Middle East and Russia, and has, therefore, added significantly to the already enhanced tourism prospects in both nations.