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Tickets in Russia

Russian train ticket with fields description
Russian train ticket with fields description
Because virtually all long-distance trains are overnight, the long-distance tickets are bound to specified train. At Russian counter or travel agencies you'll get a reservation automatically, but if you buy an international ticket from some European non-CIS country, you should ask for reservation explicitly. Ticket price depends on train class and car class, as well as on season (off-peak day tickets can cost 2/3 of peak day tickets). You can check the ticket price at Russian language version of Poezda.net or Russian Railways e-shop (only in Russian too). Most stations have a large room called a KASsovyi Zal (кассовый зал) where tickets are sold. Lines vary widely – some stations are much better organized than others nowadays, and it also depends on the season. If you find the lines unbearably long, it's usually not hard to find an agency that sells train tickets. Commission rates are generally not prohibitive. For instance, buying your ticket to Saint Petersburg from Moscow, it is much better to walk a flight of steps from the ordinary ticketing office – there are no queues upstairs and R140 is a small premium to pay for this service. Alternatively you can buy an e-ticket online on Russian Railways website . However it's only in Russian. You should take the printed e-ticket at station counter before boarding and pick up a regular ticket. There are many agencies selling Russian train tickets abroad – RealRussia , RussianTrains or RussianTrain . They have English-language website and can deliver the ticket by post to your home address, but prices are 30-50% higher. Generally, buying tickets from Russia to any other CIS country is same as for domestic routes, because all CIS railway companies share a common reservation system. This does not apply for ticket from abroad to Russia – you have to buy the ticket at railway company of the departure country.

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