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How to buy train tickets cheaper. Rules
Since December 2016, train tickets for all trains are sold 60 days before the departure date. As a rule, the principle works: the sooner, the cheaper. Almost all Russian Railways trains have dynamic pricing - the ticket price changes depending on the season, day of the week and traffic volumes. That is, you can pay less by buying a ticket not for Friday, weekend or Monday morning, but for Thursday or Wednesday. Therefore, in order to save money, it makes sense to postpone the trip by one day.
Seasonal coefficients are introduced on trains long distance for reserved seats and seated carriages of passenger (not high-speed) trains. Travel there is usually cheaper in the spring: in March - April and from October to mid-December. On the holiday of May 9, the price of tickets is reduced by 2 times, and on other holidays and in the summer, tickets rise in price by 10–20 percent.
There are situations when when purchasing tickets for the entire route, there are discounts that do not apply to part of the route, and then it is more profitable to buy a “full” ticket for the entire route, and get off or board at the point you need. The same applies to the reverse direction. According to Russian Railways rules, Russian trains can be boarded at any station after the departure station indicated on the ticket.
The cost of train tickets is affected by discounts and promotions for a specific type of carriage. There are situations when a ticket in a compartment is cheaper than a reserved seat, and a SV ticket is cheaper than a compartment. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze prices in higher classes. Very often, tickets for the top seats in a compartment can be purchased 20 percent cheaper from the start of sales until 11 days before departure, and on Tuesdays Russian Railways holds a sale of tickets and discounts reach up to 35 percent.
Guide to buying train tickets
Buy tickets in advance
This method is especially good for purchasing compartment tickets. When purchasing in advance (up to 45 days for long-distance and up to 60 days for international routes) the ticket price is significantly reduced. For some destinations using this scheme you can purchase tickets with a discount of up to 40% of the standard price. The rule here is simple - the closer the train departure date, the more expensive ticket, so plan your trip in advance and buy tickets when they go on sale.
But you shouldn’t buy tickets on the day sales start - at least not for popular destinations: the price in this case will be higher than the one that will be set on the second or third day. Experienced Travelers They know that the highest demand is on the opening day of sales. But don’t overdo it and try to buy a ticket at least a month before departure - in this case, you can count on additional discounts (usually 20%) on the upper berths in compartment cars. You should also remember that you can save only if you purchase at least 10 days in advance and no less, since when ordering a ticket closer to the departure date, you will also be charged a processing fee, which is not available when purchasing in advance.
Take advantage of discounts
You can purchase tickets for almost every destination at a discount from the main price. Discounts can be due to various reasons (seasonality, lack of demand, etc.) - it is only important for us to know that they exist. First of all, we advise you to follow the promotions (subscribe to news) organized by Russian Railways. This can be done on the company’s official website, where all current offers are also available.
As already written above, due to discounts, it often happens that compartment tickets turn out to be cheaper than reserved seat tickets (including due to discounts on seats on the upper shelves, which has also already been mentioned). And if you want to travel in a compartment even cheaper, then remember that from November 16 to December 24 inclusive there is a special offer, under which you can buy seats in the upper berths with a discount of not 20%, but as much as 35%.
Another trick, we repeat, the method is that if you are traveling to a stop that is located not far from the point of arrival of the train, it is best to buy a ticket to the final one, since discounts usually apply to the entire route, and you can overpay, even despite the shorter distance. The same applies to the reverse situation, when a passenger needs to board the train at the nearest stations after departure - in this case it is more profitable to buy a ticket from the train's departure station.
Please note that an additional discount can often be obtained when purchasing a round-trip (round-trip) train ticket.
Earn rail miles
Russian Railways has its own loyalty program: register on the Russian Railways Bonus website, receive a card number, indicate its number every time you purchase a ticket on the website - and accumulate bonus points, which can then be used to pay for a new ticket. After three trips with the virtual card, they will send you a plastic version by mail. With it, among other things, you can have a meal with a 7% discount in restaurants nearby. There are also cumulative discounts and using the VTB-24 Russian Railways card.
You can also use a card with the Cashback option - in this case, part of the money after the purchase will be returned to your card. And don't forget about children's tickets! Thus, children under 5 years old can travel free of charge accompanied by adults, although without being provided with a separate seat. If there are two children, then the second child can get a ticket with a discount of 50% (the size of the discount may vary, and details can be found on the Russian Railways website or by phone). The benefits apply to all children under the age of 14 - just remember to bring your birth certificate. 
Book tickets online
Today, there are already many sites that compete with each other to attract as many buyers as possible. Accordingly, ticket prices when purchased on the website may be cheaper than if you buy them at the Russian Railways ticket office. At first glance, this is surprising, but it is worth considering that Russian Railways, under a cooperation agreement, provides significant discounts to its partners, due to which the latter can charge more favorable prices. By the way, on the Russian Railways website itself, tickets are also cheaper than at the box office (you don’t need to rent a room, pay for the work of cashiers, etc.).
Save on insurance
By default, insurance fees are necessarily included in the price of almost any ticket. However, by refusing insurance, you can easily save a couple of hundred rubles. By the way, few people know about this, but you can refuse insurance literally just before the train departs (more precisely, no less than 30 minutes before departure). Of course, it’s nice to feel protected, but the likelihood that something will happen to you along the way is extremely small, and here you can also save money. By the way, the full amount of insurance upon occurrence insured event is paid only to disabled people of the 1st group, as well as to disabled children.
Travel long distances with transfers
This rule, which is usually cited as an example when talking about air tickets, also applies to train tickets. If you have to spend more than one day on the road, develop a route with transfers. With proper route planning, the duration of the trip will not be much longer than the travel time of a direct train, and you can save quite a lot on this. Some websites already offer a special service for selecting tickets with transfers.
If you are going abroad, then it will be more profitable to buy two tickets: the first - from your station to the nearest border station on the territory of a neighboring state, and the second - to the destination station (for example, Moscow - Brest can be divided into two sections Moscow - Orsha and Orsha - Brest). In this way you can save quite significantly on international tariffs.
Buy non-refundable tickets
As the name suggests, non-refundable ticket You cannot return it if for some reason you change your mind about going. Exception: force majeure. However, if you are absolutely sure that you will go, then the cost of such a ticket may be significantly lower than the cost of a regular one.
Travel on the Sapsan
For some trains, Russian Railways has a separate discount system. For example, in Sapsan, plying on the route Moscow - St. Petersburg, there is a 20% discount on a return ticket - automatically applied when purchasing tickets in both directions.
For those who constantly travel between two capitals, Sapsan sells discount cards: If you travel every week, this card will quickly pay for itself and allow you to save money.
Special discounts: –35% for newlyweds and birthday celebrants (7 days before/after their birthday or within a month after the wedding).
Follow Russian Railways promotions
For trips within Russia, you can save an additional 25% or more with the “Lucky Tuesday” promotion.
This ticket sale event runs every Tuesday. The list of trains appears on the Russian Railways website on Monday. Sometimes the discount reaches 35% of the full ticket price. The promotion is valid only on certain trains, the number of seats is limited.
Discounts on upper bunks in compartments
For some destinations there is a “Higher is cheaper” discount - until the end of summer there is a 20% discount for lovers of the top shelves. With this promotion, you can purchase tickets in a compartment at almost the cost of a reserved seat. The promotion offers a discount of up to 40%, while the standard discount on the upper shelves in a compartment is 10-20%. The discount mainly applies to regional trains. There are separate floating tariffs for metropolitan destinations (St. Petersburg and Moscow).
Regarding ticket prices on holidays
The most low prices trains are valid in the fall, immediately after New Year's holidays and May 9. Discounts can be up to 50% of the original price. Prices are highest, of course, during peak seasons, when everyone “needs” it - during vacations and holidays: March 7–10, June 8–12, June 29–September 2, December 29–30.
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1. What time (local or Moscow) is indicated on my ticket?If the departure station and destination station are in Russia, the ticket indicates Moscow time. If the departure station or destination station are located in other countries, then the ticket, as a rule, indicates local time of one country or another. However, there are exceptions: for example, the railway station in the Kazakh city of Petropavlovsk is under the jurisdiction of Russian Railways OJSC and operates according to Moscow time.
It probably doesn’t make sense to list all the exceptions here: as a rule, the ticket indicates at what time the train departs and arrives. We also tried to take into account all such exceptions in the operation of the Yandex.Schedules service.
Formally, an average route speed for a fast train must be at least 50 kilometers per hour, and less for a passenger train. In reality, this rule is not observed. Now fast trains can be distinguished by the ticket number and “by eye” - by a smaller number of stops.
This gradation operates in countries former USSR, other countries have their own principles for grading trains.
Ambulances (all year round) - 1–150;
- ambulances (seasonal and one-time service) - 151–298;
- passenger (year-round circulation) - 301–450 and 601–698;
- passenger seasonal, one-time use and children's - 451–598;
- high-speed - 701–750;
- high-speed - 751–788;
- fast, serviced by electric and diesel trains (except for high-speed and high-speed trains) - 801–898;
- service and special purposes - 901–920;
- tourist (commercial) - 921–940;
- human (freight trains with 10 or more cars for people) - 941–960;
- cargo-passenger - 961–970;
- postal and luggage - 971–998.
Regular suburban and border (regional) - 6001–6998;
- suburban ambulances with reserved seats - 7001–7098;
- suburban and urban express - 7101–7598;
- service (special purpose) - 7601–7628.
The current updated schedule for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Lithuania can be viewed on our service. In each of these countries, the websites of carriers and railway operators usually also have an up-to-date schedule.
This depends on the availability of passenger cars. As a rule, there are no such cars on postal and luggage trains, which means that passengers cannot travel.
Tickets and train schedules in Russia and Ukraine indicate the following types of cars:
M - VIP carriage with 1- or 2-seater compartments, equipped with bathrooms and shower. In such carriages only the entire compartment is sold;
L - SV (sleeping car), soft with double compartments, one-story and two-story;
K - compartment with four-seater compartments, one-story and two-story;
KB - compartment with compartment-buffet;
KR - compartment with radio station, one-story and two-story;
P - (PL), non-compartment with sleeping places (reserved seat);
O - non-compartment with seating (shared);
S - (Region), interregional with seating, one-story and two-story;
R - dining car, one-story and two-story;
P - postal;
B - luggage.
The fare consists of the cost of the ticket, the cost of a reserved seat and a commission fee (in some cases).
A reserved seat is a fee for “reserving” a seat on a train. IN commuter trains The cost of a reserved seat is not charged.
Commission fees vary: for re-registration and return; for purchasing tickets a certain period before departure (in certain countries). There may also be fees (or, conversely, discounts) for booking tickets on the Internet, fees from the agency where you bought the ticket (if it is not the Russian Railways ticket office), and some others.
On the Yandex.Timetables service you can view train schedules within a number of CIS countries. On this moment Unfortunately, we do not provide schedules for other foreign countries. Train schedules in Europe can be found on the websites of the railways of the countries you are interested in, for example:
Die Bahn. Transport Germany
SBB. Transport Switzerland
SNCF. Transport France
Transport sites often not only provide information about trains, but also allow you to calculate the route as a whole, using city buses, commuter trains and even taking into account walking. :)
In general, to the administration of the railway that owns the train you are traveling on. If your rights were violated while traveling in Russian train, you can contact the public reception of JSC Russian Railways.
If you believe that your rights are being violated in the carriage by the conductor, contact the head of the train, and only then contact the administration of the railway where the train is formed.
In Russia and Ukraine, as a rule, tickets with transfers are not sold. Moreover, one ticket office may not sell you tickets for trains whose arrival and departure times are three hours or less apart.
In reality, cases may be different. Trains are rarely delayed by several hours, so on the Yandex.Timetables service we search for routes with transfers (with a minimum time for transfer of 1 hour), warning about the personal responsibility of the passenger for his decision. It should be remembered that there may be more than one station in a city, and the distance between them may be quite large.
In Europe, as a rule, you can buy tickets with a transfer lasting at least 5 minutes.
No, you are not allowed to bring your own bed linen on trains for hygiene reasons.
Yes, you are already insured, and information about this is indicated in one of the lines of the ticket. Additional insurance, which is offered at some cash desks, only increases the amount of insurance payments. Some exceptions are interstate trains, where there is no initial insurance.
The conductor is obliged to fulfill all reasonable requests of the passenger: at least three times a day to provide passengers with tea, coffee, confectionery, and in branded trains and “SV” cars of all categories - at the request of passengers at any time of the day; maintain the presence of hot water in the boiler and cooled water in the water cooler; remove bedding after disembarking passengers, etc. According to the conductor’s instructions, in exceptional cases, with the consent of passengers, it is allowed to remove bedding no earlier than 30 minutes before arrival railway station disembarkation of passengers.
If you disagree with the actions of your carriage conductor, you can contact the train manager.
As a rule, this situation is most often resolved depending on the specific circumstances. Formally, in accordance with the Rules for the Transportation of Passengers, Baggage and Cargo Luggage, passengers' journeys must begin from the station indicated on the travel document (ticket). At the same time, to improve the quality of service for passengers on trains formed by the Federal Passenger Directorate, passengers are allowed to board at any station after the departure station indicated on the ticket, subject to the validity of the ticket and payment of the fare along the route.
Tickets are refunded upon presentation of passenger identification documents. When returning tickets in domestic Russian traffic, the passenger receives the following:
- if the ticket is returned up to 8 hours before the train departure - the full fare;
- when returning a ticket from 8 to 2 hours before train departure - 100% of the ticket price and 50% of the cost of a reserved seat;
- when returning a ticket from 2 hours before train departure to 12 hours after departure - 100% of the ticket price.
When returning tickets on interstate routes:
- if the ticket is returned up to 24 hours before the train departure - the full fare;
- when returning a ticket from 24 to 6 hours before train departure - 100% of the ticket price and 50% of the cost of a reserved seat;
- when returning a ticket from 6 hours before train departure to 3 hours after departure - 100% of the ticket price.
Commissions and other fees (except for insurance) paid when purchasing tickets are not refunded to the passenger. There is a fee for ticket return operations.
You can already buy a train ticket in Russia and Ukraine without leaving your home and pay for it by bank card Online. For most trains in Russia, you can select the “Electronic check-in” function and come to boarding only with an identification document (the number of which is indicated on the ticket), as well as a printed document itinerary receipt electronic ticket(with barcode). Such trains are indicated on our service with a special marker.
If electronic registration by train is not possible, you must get a paper ticket at the station using a printout of the electronic ticket (or its number) and a document proving your identity.
Ticket sales begin 45 days before the train departure date (for some trains - 60 days). However, it is often impossible to buy tickets for peak destinations (for example, in the summer towards the Black Sea) just a few hours after the start of sales for 45 days.
However, this does not mean that there are no tickets and there will not be any. It happens that it is impossible to buy tickets for such trains a month before departure, but you can easily buy them one day before departure. The reason is the numerous reservations that prevent ordinary passengers from accessing the bulk of the tickets.
The time frame for removing tickets from a reservation may vary; they are often attached to the train additional carriages, for which ticket sales begin immediately. The only thing we can recommend is to monitor the availability of tickets for your desired destination every day.
The ticket can be reissued for a previously departing train or for another train carriage. Tickets can be reissued only if there are less than 24 hours left before the departure of the train for which the ticket is being reissued. When reissuing tickets, the travel route cannot be changed (with the exception of train departure or arrival stations).
A fee will be charged for re-issuing a ticket. In addition, if the cost of a new ticket exceeds the cost of the old one, the passenger pays the difference in price. If the cost of a new ticket is less than the cost of the old one, then the difference is returned to the passenger, but only if the ticket was purchased in Russia.
Re-issuance of travel documents for another person or for later trains is not possible.
Only tickets from Russia to Russia sold in Russia to carriages of the Russian formation are subject to restoration. A lost ticket can be restored in one of the following places: at the train departure station, at the sales station, at the destination station. An application for ticket reinstatement must be addressed to the station duty officer. The passenger must present the document for which the ticket was issued (or a police certificate if his ticket was stolen along with his passport), indicate the departure date (the main details for finding information about the ticket, except for the last name) and the travel route. The recovery process takes 1–2 hours, so you should contact us in advance. A duplicate ticket issued to a passenger cannot be returned or reissued. Once a duplicate is issued, the original ticket is also non-refundable.
From July 1, 2003 for a single trip Russian citizens between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the territory Russian Federation a mechanism for registration and issuance of a special Simplified Railway Travel Document (SRT Railway) was introduced.
Railway UTD is issued by railway cashiers, who simultaneously send a request to the Consular Section Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Moscow. A transit permit is issued while traveling on the train until the passenger crosses the border with the Republic of Lithuania. Before departure, the passenger can obtain information about whether he is allowed transit at the railway ticket offices equipped with the Express system. Registration of UPD Railway is free of charge. All of the above does not apply to citizens who have a visa of the Republic of Lithuania to cross its border.
The main document for crossing the borders of the Republic of Lithuania and issuing a railway document is international passport. Such a trip is impossible with a regular Russian passport. Tickets to Kaliningrad region and back are sold only at the box office, their registration is not carried out via the Internet (but you can check the cost and availability there).
Transportation on trains of all categories of small pets, dogs and birds is allowed in excess of the established carriage allowance hand luggage in all carriages (except for carriages with double compartments (SV) and carriages increased comfort) with a veterinary certificate and payment for transportation.
Small pets, dogs and birds are transported in boxes, baskets, cages, containers, which must be placed in places intended for hand luggage.
When transporting small domestic animals, dogs and birds, their owners or accompanying persons must ensure compliance with the sanitary and hygienic regime in the carriage. It is not permitted to transport wild animals as hand luggage on trains and carriages of all categories.
You can find out more about the rules for transporting animals on long-distance trains on the website of JSC Russian Railways.
Passengers have the right to carry with them free of charge one child under the age of 5 years, if he does not occupy a separate seat, as well as children aged 5 to 10 years, paid in accordance with the fare child ticket. For children over 10 years old, travel documents (tickets) are purchased as for adults. The child's age is determined on the day the trip begins.
For all children, including those under five years of age, it is necessary to obtain a ticket (in some cases free) from the railway ticket office before the start of the trip.
There are no special services provided when traveling with an organized group of children on Russian Railways trains (with the exception of special children's trains assigned at the request of the regions for the organized transportation of large groups of children to vacation spots).
Important: When traveling on a long-distance train with a child, you must have the original of his birth certificate with you (for children over 14 years old - a passport). Without the original document, a child has the right to be denied boarding the train.
The letter in the train number is an integral part of the number and allows you to distinguish between trains with the same numerical number, but following, for example, in different directions. Example: train 102A - direction Moscow-St. Petersburg, train 102M - direction Moscow-Adler, train 102C - Adler-Moscow. It may also be that trains with the same numeric number, but with different letters, go in the same direction. This means that either one or another train is coming, and they differ from each other in some way (for example, in the crews serving them).
Theoretically, in a carriage with services, maximum comfort should be created for the passenger: food, bed linen, toiletries, cleaning, possibly air conditioning - all this is included in the ticket price. Nevertheless, it is quite difficult to predict in advance what from this list will ultimately be “included” in the compartment.
If your passport is being exchanged, you can buy a ticket using any other identification document, for example, a foreign passport, military ID, or service ID. If there are no other identification documents, you should take a certificate from the police in the appropriate form stating that the passport is being exchanged. If the ticket has already been purchased using a passport that is to be changed, then you need to take a certificate from the police stating that the passport with the specified number has been surrendered.
No, such information is not provided to anyone except law enforcement agencies.
A technical stop is a stop that is included in the train schedule due to a possible technological need - for example, if it is necessary to skip more fast train or change locomotive. It is not possible to buy a ticket to and from technical stops - in some cases the train may simply pass the technical stop.
In 2006, JSC Russian Railways introduced a division of compartments into “male”, “female” and “mixed” compartments in a number of trains and carriages. Tickets for men's compartments were sold only to men, and for women's compartments only to women. Mixed coupes were intended for married couples, families with children and passengers who did not seek “gender” coupes. However, during the experiment, a number of controversial issues emerged, and the scale of implementation of separate compartments was significantly reduced.
In Russia, on long-distance trains, bicycles are allowed to be carried as part of the established hand luggage allowance in disassembled and packaged form, if their size can be placed in places intended for hand luggage. You should also keep in mind that items that could damage or contaminate the carriage or the belongings of other passengers are not allowed to be carried as hand luggage.
This is a rather serious question that does not have a definitive answer. The currently valid Regulations on the conduct of television, video, film and photography at public railway transport infrastructure facilities owned by JSC Russian Railways, approved by the order of JSC Russian Railways Railways» No. 1513r dated July 18, 2008, does not apply to filming intended for personal use and carried out in passenger service areas at train stations, stations, stopping points, which do not interfere with or create inconvenience or danger for the movement of passengers. A more detailed response from the Russian Prosecutor's Office on this matter can be found here: part 1, part 2, part 3. This way you can take pictures. However, be prepared that not all security officers may be familiar with these instructions and you may be in for an unpleasant conversation. Also, be sure that you are not photographing a secret or closed object (again, stations and trains do not fall into this category).
There are two types of single train tickets: for one one-way trip and for one round-trip trip.
Validity
A one-way train ticket is valid for one trip during the date indicated on it, as well as for an hour of the next day.
According to the transportation rules, a return ticket is valid for one trip from 00:00 a.m. on the day indicated on the ticket until the end of the next day.
On JSC trains « Central PPK" and JSC « Moscow-Tver PPK" (as of 2018) the validity period of a return ticket exceeds the minimum - the ticket is valid until the end of the next day, not counting weekends and holidays.
Having bought a round-trip ticket in Moscow on Friday, you can use it to travel back on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and even on Monday.
Having bought a ticket in Moscow on Saturday, you can go back on Saturday, Sunday or Monday.
If the ticket expires en route, it is extended until the train arrives at the destination station indicated on the ticket.
Discount tickets
Preferential tickets (discounted or cash-free), as a rule, can only be purchased on the day of travel. When purchasing a ticket and on the route, you must have everything with you Required documents, confirming the availability of benefits.
Federal beneficiaries - residents of Moscow and the Moscow region, as well as regional beneficiaries of Moscow can, as a rule, apply for free tickets for 10 (or less) days at the Central and Moscow-Tver suburban ticket offices passenger companies provided you have a social card.
Regional beneficiaries of St. Petersburg and the region can also purchase a ticket on the day before the trip.
Discount tickets are issued at ticket offices, as well as at self-service terminals (not at all stations and not in all regions).
Please note: free travel does not mean ticketless. Passengers entitled to free travel are required to issue a cash-free ticket at the ticket office or in the terminal before the start of the trip. When issuing a ticket directly on the train, or at the ticket office after the end of the trip, the carrier has the right to charge a fee for issuing a travel document (usually 50 - 200 rubles), except in cases where there is no ticket office and terminal at the departure station (stopping point).
Season tickets
Like single tickets, they can be issued at ticket offices and self-service terminals.
In the Leningrad direction (Moscow-Tverskaya PPK), season tickets can also be issued through the “Suburban Ticket” mobile application.
Please note that the start date of the subscription is indicated upon purchase (default - current day) and it cannot be changed.
"Working day"
Such passes are issued for 10, 15, 20, 25 calendar days in a row and for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12 months. On the routes of JSC “Central PPK” in Moscow and the region, “working day” passes are issued only for 1 and 3 months.
On regular trains of JSC Central "PPK" for cases when travel in the Moscow region and Moscow (except for routes within the “old” Moscow) is carried out within one zone, or when the number of crossings of the boundaries of tariff zones (both zones belong to Moscow or the region) equals one, the subscription is not issued.
This type of subscription is valid only on weekdays.
When transferring weekends/holidays and working days, the following tickets:
valid on weekends declared as working days,
are not valid on working days declared as non-working days.
A subscription issued for a number of months is usually valid for travel for 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 360 calendar days respectively.
"Daily"
These passes are issued for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 days and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12 months.
On JSC routes « Central PPK" of Moscow and the region, subscriptions are issued only for 10 days and 1, 3, 12 months. For fast electric trains, 5-day passes are also issued.
On regular trains JSC «
Central PPK" for cases when travel in the Moscow region and Moscow (with the exception of routes within the “old” Moscow) is carried out within one zone, or when the number of crossings of the boundaries of tariff zones (both zones belong to Moscow or the region) is equal to one, a subscription is issued only for 10 days.
On regular trains JSC « Central PPK" A 10-day subscription cannot be issued in areas where per-kilometer tariffs apply (for example, BMO).
This type of subscription is valid during the entire validity period indicated on the ticket, on all days of the week.
When registering at the ticket office of JSC "Central PPK" for this type of subscription for 1 month from a station not included in the zone « Greater Moscow", to the nearest Moscow main station, the passenger has the right to a free subscription on the same card. To do this, you need to ask the cashier to arrange travel through “Greater Moscow” (free of charge).
A subscription issued for a number of months is usually valid for travel for 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 360 calendar days, respectively.
"Weekend"
Such a subscription is usually issued for only 30 days. It works by:
weekends and holidays,
on the day before a weekend or holiday,
on the day after a weekend or holiday.
This type of subscription is not issued for routes within the old territory of the city of Moscow (with the exception of the Leningrad direction), on sections of JSC "Central PPK" with per-kilometer tariffs (including BMO), as well as in some other regions. A weekend pass is also not available for satellites and other fast commuter trains.
"For the number of trips"
The subscription is issued only for routes whose departure and destination stations are equipped with automatic turnstiles or other technical means of reading completed trips.
This type of subscription can be issued in all directions of Moscow and St. Petersburg, in most other regions this type no subscription is provided.
They are issued for 10, 20, 60, 90 trips.
Passes for 10 and 20 trips must be used within 30 days, for 60 and 90 trips - within more than long term(the exact period depends on the carrier). On the routes of JSC "Central PPK" in Moscow and the region, a subscription for 90 trips is not issued, a subscription for 60 trips is valid for 120 days.
This subscription, like all others, can be pre-registered (up to 30 days). The start date of the subscription must be told to the cashier (or selected at the self-service terminal) upon purchase.
For this type of subscription, the trip must begin from the station where the turnstiles are installed (this can be any intermediate station or stopping point within the route, but with turnstiles). In this case, the card must be brought to the turnstile to “open” the trip. If this is not done, the trip will be considered ticketless and you will have to pay the full cost of the trip and the service. The exit turnstile may also not open if there is no entry mark on the card.
Exit at the destination station must be carried out no later than 4 hours after entry. Otherwise, the trip may be “closed” and when approached at the turnstile at the exit, the turnstile will not open, or another trip will be written off.
Please note that if the exit turnstile does not work, you must swipe the card again at the same turnstile, otherwise another trip may be charged.
"On dates"
This subscription can be issued for any dates chosen by the passenger - from 5 to 16 dates.
It can also be issued for even and odd dates (from 14 to 16 dates depending on the month).
All dates must be within the same calendar month.
At the training ground of JSC Central PPK, this type of subscription is issued only for corporate clients and employees of JSC Russian Railways.
"Big Moscow"
Gives the right to make an unlimited number of trips in all directions within the Greater Moscow zone for 30 days. .
Issued for 30 days, cost 1750 rubles.
This pass is not valid for travel on satellites and other fast commuter trains.
"Megapolis Plus" (only for the Kazan and Kyiv directions of Moscow)
Issued from Kazansky and Kievsky railway stations to one of the stations located at a distance of 26-39 km from the station (Kraskovo, Malakhovka, Udelnaya, Bykovo, Ilyinskaya, Otdykh, Kratovo, Korenevo, Ovrazhki, Rodniki, Vyalki, Khripan; Lesnoy Gorodok, Tolstopaltsevo, Kokoshkino, Krekshino, Pobeda) .
Issued for 30 days, cost 2500 rubles.
Please note: due to the reduction in the cost of a monthly subscription to the Kazansky railway station from August 20, 2015, in most cases it has become unprofitable to buy this subscription to the Kazansky direction, since it is more expensive (except for Kratovo and Khripani).
“City Nearby” (only for Kazan and Kyiv directions of Moscow)
It is issued from the Kazansky and Kievsky railway stations to one of the stations located at a distance of 40-53 km from the station (42 km, Fabrichnaya, Ramenskoye, 47 km, State Farm, 41 km, Donino, 49 km, 52 km, Grigorovo; Aprelevka, Dachnaya, Alabino, Selyatino).
Issued for 30 days, cost 3500 rubles.
This pass is not valid for travel on satellites and other fast commuter trains.
Please note: due to the reduction in the cost of a monthly subscription to the Kazansky railway station from August 20, 2015, this subscription is in the Kazansky direction in most cases it has become unprofitable to buy, since it is more expensive (except for State Farm, 52 km, Grigorovo).
"My Moscow Region"
It is issued from one of the main Moscow stations (except for Leningradsky) to a station located at a distance of over 53 km and up to 200 km from the station (as a rule, only if there is direct suburban service).
Issued for 30 days, cost 4750 rubles
Please note (especially when issuing a ticket at a machine) that by default a regular monthly pass may be issued, which sometimes costs more and/or includes travel only to the main station without “Big Moscow”. To issue a ticket, you must select “Greater Moscow” from the machine.
This pass is not valid for travel on satellites and other fast commuter trains.
"Mill"
Gives the right to travel on the St. Petersburg Finlyandsky - Melnichny Ruchey section on all commuter trains (including Lastochka trains). Cost - “daily” for 5 consecutive days 450 rubles, “working day” for 30 calendar days in a row - 1800 rubles.
"Profitable"
This pass is for passengers Vitebsk direction(section St. Petersburg - Oredezh) traveling long distances (more than 60 kilometers) and purchasing season tickets at full price.
The cost of the subscription can be found on the train schedule page of the full version of the website.
The subscription can be issued not only from the Vitebsk railway station, but also from an intermediate station (stopping point), if the route distance is 60 kilometers or more.
"Pushkinsky"
Issued for 30 days on the route St. Petersburg Vitebsky - Tsarskoe Selo, cost - 1800 rub. “daily” and 1550 rubles “working day”.
"Samson"
Issued for 30 days from St. Petersburg Baltic to New/Old Peterhof stations ( cost - 2600 rub. “daily” and 2200 rubles “working day”) and Oranienbaum-1 ( cost - 3450 rub. “daily” and 2900 rubles “working day”).
"Kolpinsky"
Issued for 30 days from St. Petersburg Main to Kolpino station, valid on all commuter trains, including Lastochka. The cost of a daily subscription is 2150 rubles, a “working day” subscription is 1800 rubles.
"Tosnensky"
Issued for 30 days from St. Petersburg Main to Tosno station, valid on all commuter trains, including Lastochka. The cost of a daily subscription is 5,000 rubles, a “working day” subscription is 4,200 rubles.
"#we're on our way"
Issued for 30 days on the routes: St. Petersburg Finlandsky - Vyborg (cost - 15,100 rubles "daily" and 12,700 rubles "working day"), Udelnaya - Vyborg (cost - 14,300 rubles "daily" and 12,000 rubles "working day") Valid on all commuter trains (including Lastochka) along the subscription route, and also on buses in the city of Vyborg on regular routes, the carrier of which is Vipline LLC:
- No. 1/6 - bus station (precast concrete plant) - microdistrict. Northern;
- No. 2 - st. Dekabrista Lunina - Hospitalnaya St.;
- No. 4 - bus station - Dzhatievo village;
- No. 5 - Onezhskaya st. (City Polyclinic);
- No. 7 - bus station (precast concrete plant) - Tammisuo village);
- No. 8 - bus station (precast concrete plant) - Krasny Kholm village
- No. 9 - st. Gagarina - st. Industrial;
- No. 10 - Leningradsky Ave. (Gas Station "Neste") - Saimaa Dachas;
- No. 11 - Leningradsky Ave. (Gas Station "Neste") - Sady village;
- No. 12 - Kharitonovo village - Vyborg - Kharitonovo village;
- No. 13 - Triangular lane. - circular;
- No. 14 - Zheleznodorozhnaya st. (bus station) - circular.
There are also a number of other special passes.
All types of season tickets (except tickets "For the number of trips") are valid for an unlimited number of trips. However, repeated passage through the turnstiles at the same station in the same direction (entry/exit) is only possible after 40 minutes.
You can enter and exit at any intermediate station (for tickets “For the number of trips”, before starting the trip, the card must be presented to the turnstile to open the trip, i.e. if there are no turnstiles, then the trip cannot begin at this station).
The passenger has the right to return all or part of the unused season ticket, subject to a fee.
On satellites and other fast commuter trains (highlighted on the website blue color) special tickets are issued (when issued at a ticket machine or ticket office, you must select the “satellite”, “fast” or “express” category) - as a rule, the cost of such tickets is higher than for a regular train. These passes are valid both on fast trains and on regular trains of the same carrier.
On aeroexpress trains(highlighted on the website red marked “Aeroexpress”), special tickets are issued at the Aeroexpress LLC ticket office or via the Internet. Passengers with benefits, in addition to documents for benefits, must present an identity document (passport).
On interregional express trains(highlighted on the website green color) the ticket is issued according to the passport with reference to a specific place, the number of seats is limited. You can buy a ticket at a specialized suburban ticket office (connected to the Express-3 automated control system), or via the Internet (including on our website in the “Railway tickets” section). The sale starts 10 days in advance (departure date minus 9 days) at 8:00.
On express trains, which are by long distance trains(highlighted on the website red color marked “distant” or “Swallow”) the ticket is issued only at long-distance ticket offices(or via the Internet, including on our website in the “Train tickets” section), the number of seats is limited. Tickets for “Swallows” St. Petersburg - Vyborg are currently issued at regular ticket offices, the number of tickets is not limited.
Please note that at some stations the issuance of tickets for interregional express trains at the ticket office stops 30 - 40 minutes before the train's departure, even if there are still empty seats. On our website, ticketing may close 1 hour in advance (on some routes - 2 hours in advance).
Subscriptions and one-time tickets for satellites and other fast trains are also valid for regular trains of the same carrier (for all REX trains from August 19, 2015, the carrier is Central PPK JSC). Subscriptions and single tickets for regular trains for travel on fast commuter trains are not valid.
In some cases, you can apply for an additional payment to a one-time ticket for a regular train - together with the additional payment, the ticket will be valid for an express train. When making an additional payment directly on the train (this is not always possible - they may simply not be allowed on the train with a regular ticket), an additional fee will be charged (usually 100 rubles).
There is no additional payment for a regular train ticket. If you travel with such a ticket on an express train, you will have to pay the cashier-controllers the full cost of travel and a service fee (usually 100 rubles).
Transportation of animals on commuter trains
A fee is charged for the transportation of small domestic (pet) animals, dogs and birds on commuter trains.
It is allowed to transport small dogs without containers, muzzled and on a leash. Cats travel under the supervision of their owners or attendants.
Large dogs (including service dogs) can be transported with a muzzle and a leash in the train vestibule (no more than 2 dogs per carriage) - under the supervision of their owners or accompanying persons with payment of the cost of their transportation.
The cost of transporting animals on a train cannot exceed 25% of the cost of travel for an adult passenger on a similar route. As a rule, it is 25% of the fare, rounded down to the nearest whole ruble. At the same time, the cost of transporting an animal on regular electric trains and fast commuter trains of JSC Central PPK is different.
To transport animals or birds on the train, you will need veterinary documents on vaccinations. There is no charge for the transportation of guide dogs.
IN seated carriages electric trains "Lastochka" of JSC "FPK", as in ordinary electric trains, are allowed to transport small pets, dogs and birds for a fee - no more than one place per issued travel document (ticket) and no more than two animals or two birds for this place .
According to the rules - on platforms You can smoke if the station building is at least 15 meters away.
"Ban on consumption tobacco products does not apply to platforms and platforms serving as stopping places for long-distance trains for boarding and disembarking passengers and equipment of railway cars, with the exception of places located at a distance of less than fifteen meters from the entrances to the premises railway stations» , says the commentary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Federal Law of February 23, 2013 N 15-FZ (as amended on December 31, 2014) “On protecting the health of citizens from the effects of environmental tobacco smoke and the consequences of tobacco consumption.” The text of the law can be viewed, about trains - Article 12.
Smoking is not allowed anywhere inside the long-distance train.
In practice, they smoke on the platform. While the train is moving - at inter-car joints (in new trains, for example "Strizhe", this will not work). This is illegal, and the conductor has the right to call the police accompanying the train; you will be fined. More often - they will offer to buy lottery ticket for 100 rubles, which will serve as some guarantee that you will not be noticed with a cigarette. Warning: decide to do this at your own peril and risk, this is a direct violation of the law. We are not responsible for this.
Can you drink beer on the train?
No. And the sale of beer by the conductor is also prohibited. In the dining car - yes. (Link to law)
At the same time, no one can control what you do in your compartment behind closed doors. Lock the door, put away bottles when the conductor, inspectors or customs officers enter, and do not disturb other passengers in the same compartment. Disclaimer: We are not responsible for the consequences if you choose to do so.
The peace of mind of other passengers is most important. If the compartment is purchased by you entirely or you are traveling with friends who are comfortable drinking alcoholic beverages, the compartment is not considered a public place. In a number of comments to Art. 25 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation on the inviolability of the home, a separate compartment is equated to it. In any other case, a coupe is public place, and you can’t drink in it. And if your neighbors are not satisfied with drinking alcohol in your compartment, they have every right to complain about a violation of public order, and then the situation falls under the Code of Administrative Offenses.
If a drunk passenger causes inconvenience to others and behaves aggressively, other passengers have the right, through the conductor, to call the police from the nearest station (sometimes security officers accompany the train itself). The offender will spend the next hours or days at the police station.
Should the conductor lay down the linen?
- In compartment cars, SV and soft carriages, the upper shelves are always covered immediately. But if you are traveling not from the initial station, but from an intermediate station, and another passenger occupied the berth in front of you, the conductor may not have time to rearrange the linen during the stop. If he doesn't do it later, remind him.
- In carriages of any category, elderly people, disabled people, children, pregnant women and sick passengers can ask the conductor to make bed linen. This is free and is part of the conductor’s job responsibilities (he has them in his instructions).
- In branded trains (in carriages of all categories), the bedding on the upper bunks is also covered by the conductors before the train arrives for boarding.
In other cases, the guide is not required to make the bed.
When should you drop off your laundry?
You are not required to collect and return laundry. Strictly speaking, this is the responsibility of the conductor (according to his job description):
"On the way passenger train the conductor is obliged... to remove bedding after disembarking passengers; in exceptional cases, with the consent of passengers, it is allowed to remove bedding no earlier than 30 minutes before passengers arrive at the railway station for disembarkation.”
However, in reality, it is not easy for the conductor to collect bed linen from 54 seats (in a reserved seat carriage) and quickly hand it over to the service department at the arrival station, so conductors ask passengers to hand over the linen themselves.
What to do if you have passed your station?
According to the rules, the conductor is obliged to warn you that you are approaching your station no later than 30 minutes before arrival. If you didn’t get off at your station because there was no conductor at all, the door wasn’t opened for you, they didn’t wake you up, etc., start a scandal. Find the conductor or the head of the train. Find out more about what you can do.
If you were warned, but you fell asleep again or for some other reason you missed the station, you will have to get off at the next one and look for ways to return.
What should you do if you are kicked off the train because there is no electronic check-in?
Before you go, look at your e-ticket. If you have passed, to board the train you need a printout of the electronic ticket and the document for which it was purchased. You can print it on a regular printer on A4 sheet, or you can display the electronic ticket on the screen of your mobile device. If there is no ER, you must have a ticket with you on a standard Russian Railways form. You won't be allowed on the train without it.
It’s extremely rare, but there are overlaps. If it turns out that you are already on the train, but you are disembarked due to the lack of ER, you need to do the following:
- Look at the schedule for the nearest stop with a normal station (not just an open platform) lasting at least 15 minutes. The schedule hangs on the door of the conductor's compartment, you can also look it up on the Internet.
- At this stop, get off and (or at the ticket office if the lines are short). You need to know the electronic ticket number (written on top of it) and have with you the document for which the ticket was purchased. Even though the trip has already begun, the ticketing system allows this.
Why do they check tickets again after the train departs?
According to the rules for transporting passengers, you must present a ticket when boarding the train. The conductor checks it and your documents and lets you into the carriage.
But according to the same rules, at any time before the train departs, you have the right to change your mind and leave. And hand over the ticket to the box office. That is why, when boarding, the control ticket or stub is not torn off from it.
Once the train has started, the trip is considered to have begun. And then the conductor walks through the carriage, collects tickets, and processes them. By the way, the ticket must be returned to you before the end of the trip (usually returned before arriving at your station).
How much do tea and other goods on the train actually cost?
It depends on the brand of the train and the type of tea. It is important to know this: on the door of the conductor’s compartment there is most often a menu with prices indicated. The menu can be visible and with pictures, or it can be an inconspicuous sign in small print hanging near the titanium. Look how much that bottle of water you buy costs. Unfortunately, guides do not always tell you the correct price.
All goods that you buy from the conductor must have a JSC FPK sticker, even tea bags and chips. If there is no sticker, this is a personal bonus for the conductor. If they pour granulated sugar on you, and don’t give you sugar in a branded bag, then too.
Boiling water, dishes (glass, spoon), soap and toilet paper in the toilet, and a first aid kit are provided by the conductor free of charge.
Who can put luggage in the locker under the bottom bunk?
The priority right to use the lower seat for placing hand luggage on long-distance trains is the passenger traveling on the lower bunk, and the right to use the upper seat is the passenger traveling on the upper bunk.
Rules for the carriage of passengers, luggage, cargo luggage by rail(approved by order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation dated December 19, 2013 No. 473), article 112.
Many people sometimes face the question of when to buy a train ticket cheaper. During the high season (summer, holidays, school holidays) there are often no tickets for many destinations. Some passengers, due to health reasons, can only travel on the bottom bunk, and such seats are sold out first.
How to proceed and what can be done to resolve these issues?
The best solution is to buy RZD (short for “Russian Railways”) tickets as soon as they go on sale.
From December 10, 2017, ticket sales are open for 90 days. For some trains, ticket sales start at 120 , behind 60 , behind 45 or for 30 days before the train departs. Ticket sales open at the same time as at the ticket offices in the region of departure of the train.
- on trains No. 1/2 “Red Arrow” Moscow – St. Petersburg,
- No. 3/4 “Express” Moscow – St. Petersburg.
From April 1 and only until August 31, 2019 120 days they start selling train tickets:
- No. 5/6 “Ocean” Khabarovsk – Vladivostok,
- No. 101/102 “Premium” Moscow – Adler,
- No. 747/748 “Nevsky Express” Moscow – St. Petersburg and
- for all high speed trains“Sapsan” Moscow – St. Petersburg.
Tickets for trains departing across Russian borders have the following start dates for ticket sales:
- CIS and Baltic countries, Abkhazia - 45 days. But for some trains tickets are sold 60 days in advance.
- Far abroad (train Moscow - Paris, etc.) - 60 days.
- Ukraine and Moldova - within 30 days.
You can go to the Russian Railways website, enter the names of the cities “there”, “back” and find out whether ticket sales for the direction you have chosen are already open, read more.
If you already know the date of your trip, I suggest using a calculator and finding out when you should buy tickets for your chosen date.
1 Calculator for calculating the period of 90, 60 or 45 days before train departure
How many days in advance can you buy a train ticket in 2019? From December 10, 2017 tickets can be purchased in 90 days, for a number of trains for 120, 60 or 45 days.
To find out when ticket sales open for the date you need, select it in the calendar below. The program will tell you what date the sale will open (or is already open) on that date.
Today is included in the calculation.
Attention! The period of 90 days in the calculator is set by default (that is, the calculation is done “automatically”). If you need to calculate a period of 120, or 60 or 45 days, then
- above in the field of the calculator located under the heading: “How many days before does the sale begin?” you should choose 120, 60 or 45 days,
- find the desired month,
- click on the appropriate number,
- After this, a calculation will appear for the selected number of days: for 120, 60 or 45.
How to use the calculator?
Let's say we need to calculate the date when to buy a ticket for a train leaving on May 9, 2018. On the calendar presented above, you need to select the month May 2018, and then click on the number 9. After clicking on the date, the calculation will automatically appear:
“You chose: 05/09/2018 and payment in 90 days
Sales for the selected date begin: 02/09/2018.”
Pay attention to:
- month,
- departure date,
- choice of calculation in 90 days.
To select a month and year in the calendar window, click on the right or left arrow. The arrow to the right scrolls through the months upward from the month indicated in the window, and the arrow to the left scrolls through the months downward. After the month of December there is a transition to the next year. If you keep clicking, you can get to 2018, 2019, 2020, etc.
Once the month and year have been selected, you need to select a date. To do this, click on the appropriate date in the calendar. This completes the selection of year, month and date.
Once the train departure date is selected, a message automatically appears with the date when for the selected period: 120, or 90, or 60 or 45 days You need to buy a ticket from the date you choose.
2 When to buy tickets 90 days in advance for June, July, August, September 2019?
| Russian Railways train departure date | When to buy tickets on the Russian Railways website 90 days in advance |
|---|---|
| go June 1, 2019 | buy tickets March 4, 2019 |
| go June 11, 2019 | buy tickets March 14, 2019 |
| go June 16, 2019 | buy tickets March 19, 2019 |
| go June 23, 2019 | buy tickets March 26, 2019 |
| go June 30, 2019 | buy tickets April 02, 2019 |
| go July 07, 2019 | buy tickets April 09, 2019 |
| go July 14, 2019 | buy tickets April 16, 2019 |
| go July 21, 2019 | buy tickets April 23, 2019 |
| go July 28, 2019 | buy tickets April 30, 2019 |
| go August 4, 2019 | buy tickets May 07, 2019 |
| go August 10, 2019 | buy tickets May 13, 2019 |
| go August 18, 2019 | buy tickets May 21, 2019 |
| go September 1, 2019 | buy tickets June 4, 2019 |
| go September 7, 2019 | buy tickets June 10, 2019 |
Explanations on how you can independently count 60 days before the train’s departure are given
3 Sales opening time. How to buy a ticket on the Russian Railways website on the opening day of sales
Why is it better to buy a ticket from the minute sales open?
- It is possible to select seats, including choosing lower seats.
- Minimum price for tickets with dynamic pricing.
Opening time for ticket sales at the Russian Railways box office and on the Russian Railways website (official information from the Russian Railways website): http://pass.rzd.ru/static/public/ru?STRUCTURE_ID=5210
Before 8 o'clock in the morning (more precisely, before the start of sales, and in different regions this time may be different, local) you should go to Personal Area“My orders” on the Russian Railways website. In order not to miss the start of sales, you should periodically refresh your browser page. To do this, almost every browser has a “Refresh Page” arrow button. In Fig. 1 “Update” button is surrounded by a green frame.
When ticket sales are opened, all trains will be available for 90 days. In your personal account “My Orders” you should select a train, carriage, seat, more details.
Rice. 1. Car layout and selection of a suitable seat
If you select a seat in the “Car Diagram” (1 in Fig. 1) and click on the “Save” button (2 in Fig. 1), then, unfortunately, this does not guarantee that you will have time to buy these seats. It happens that someone manages to pay for the seats earlier and then the payment does not go through.
The most unpleasant thing is when an error message appears when proceeding to payment or at the time of payment. This means that, alas, you are out of luck and that the bank cannot withdraw money for seats already paid for by someone who was more efficient. Alas, you need to pull yourself together and, from the very beginning, in your personal account, again make a choice and pay for tickets from those that remain by this time.
This situation does not occur often, but can occur at a time of special shortage of tickets (in the summer or before public holidays). And, unfortunately, none of the Internet users are immune from this. As we improve software, I think Russian Railways programmers will find a way to avoid this kind of incident when selling tickets online on the Russian Railways website.
4 How to see 60 or 45 days on the official website of Russian Railways
We go to the official website of Russian Railways (you can WITHOUT registering on the site) using the link:
Rice. 2. Russian Railways website: when does ticket sales begin 45 days in advance and 60 days in advance?
Having opened the Russian Railways website (I repeat, it is NOT needed on the website for this), click on the calendar opposite “There” (2 in Fig. 2). You need to make sure that the date there is today. Otherwise, you need to select the date today on the calendar.
Having selected a number, we will see the dates shaded yellow and green. In this case, the countdown starts from the date, which is highlighted in bright blue (in Fig. 2 this is July 1). The last date, highlighted in yellow, will be the date when ticket sales begin 45 days in advance. Accordingly, the last green date means that it is on this date that ticket sales begin 60 days in advance.
- 45 days will be on August 14, 2016. This means that on July 1 at 8 a.m. local time, ticket sales will begin on the official Russian Railways website for trains departing on August 14.
- 60 days will be on August 29, 2016. In other words, on July 1 at 8 a.m. local time, ticket sales will begin on the Russian Railways website for trains departing on August 29 (if sales for a train open 60 days in advance and not 45 days in advance).
5 How to calculate 60 days manually
The secret of the calculation is that today must be included. To calculate 60 days, there are at least 3 ways:
If none of these methods suits you for some reason or you still have doubts, ask below in the comments, and we’ll figure it out together.
Direct calculation 60 days from the date
- First, we manually calculate 60 days, directly starting from a certain date,
- and then we will calculate the other way around, that is, 60 days FROM a certain date.
The easiest way is to manually calculate 60 days, having at hand a calendar with large numbers where you can poke your finger (or mouse) if necessary.
Let's calculate 60 days from August 1, 2017, that is, we will calculate: for what date will it be possible to buy tickets in 60 days if you buy them on August 1.
So:
1, 2, …, August 31 – 31 days in total,
September 1 – 32nd day,
September 2 – 33rd day,
:::
September 29 – 60th day.
Or in one line: 31 (days in August) + 29 (days in September) = 60 days.
Thus, in 60 days You need to buy train tickets for September 29, 2017 on August 1, 2017. on the official website of Russian Railways at the time when sales open at Russian Railways ticket offices in the region of departure of the train (For example, in Moscow and St. Petersburg this is 8 a.m.).
Reverse calculation 60 days for a date
Let's take the date when the train departs and calculate when to buy tickets 60 days in advance for this date.
Train tickets for September 3, 2017 must be purchased 60 days in advance on July 6, 2017. at 8 a.m. local time on the official website of Russian Railways (when Russian Railways ticket offices open in the region of train departure). The calculation is as follows:
3 (days in September) + 31 (days in August) + 26 (days in July: 31, 30, …, 7, 6) = 60 days
This means that on July 6, 2017, you should go to the Russian Railways website at 8 a.m. local time (or when the ticket office opens in the train departure region) and purchase tickets for September 03, 2017.
How to independently calculate 60 days before the train departs?
We count down 60 days for the train departing January 8, 2017:
1, 2, …, January 8 – eight days,
December has 31 days, so 31+8=39 days,
November 30 – 40th day,
November 29 – 41st day,
:::
November 10 – 60 days for a train departing on January 8.
Or the same calculation of 60 days for a train departing on January 8, 2017 in one line:
8 (days in January) + 31 (days in December) + 21 (days in November: 30, 29, 10) = 60 (days)
So, 60 days in advance, tickets for a train departing January 8, 2017, should be purchased November 10, 2016 on the official website of Russian Railways at the same time as at the ticket office in the region of departure of the train. (In Moscow and St. Petersburg this is 8 o'clock in the morning.)
If the train leaves February 22, 2017, then count back 60 days:
22 (days in February) + 31 (days in January) + 7 (days in December: 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25) = 60 days.
Thus, in 60 days tickets for February 22, 2017 should be purchased on December 25, 2016 on the official website of Russian Railways at the same time as the ticket office opens in the region of departure of the train. (For Moscow and St. Petersburg this is 8 a.m.).
Tickets 60 days in advance on February 26, 2017 it is better to buy December 29, 2016 on the official website of Russian Railways from the beginning of sales, when Russian Railways ticket offices open in the region of train departure. This calculation goes like this:
26 (days in February) + 31 (days in January) + 3 (days in December: 31, 30, 29) = 60 days.
Buy in 60 days tickets for March 7 are needed January 7, 2017 on the official website of Russian Railways that year. the moment when ticket offices open in the region of train departure. The calculation is done like this:
7 (days in March) + 28 (days in February) + 25 (days in January: 31, 30, …, 7) = 60 days.
6 How to buy 2 lower seats on the Russian Railways website
As you know, on the Russian Railways website for two people from one personal account you can simultaneously buy only one lower seat, and upper seats - without restrictions. You can’t buy two lower seats from one personal account at once, it won’t work. I DO NOT consider SV cars that only have one or two lower bunks.
The option remains when one ticket for a lower seat is purchased in one personal account “My Orders” on the Russian Railways website in one browser. And another ticket for the lower seat is purchased in another personal account, and always in a different browser.
With this approach, you can purchase 2 lower seats. But you will need:
- two personal accounts: each passenger must have his own personal account on the Russian Railways website,
- two browsers, for example, Mozilla and Internet Explorer, or two computers (for example, a laptop and a tablet).
You will need to select the train in the first browser (on the first computer). Then go to another browser (on another computer) and select the same train there.
Switch again to the first browser (to the first computer), select a carriage and seat on the train. Go to another browser (on another computer) and there select the same carriage and a suitable seat.
Finally, pay for the ticket in the first browser (on the first computer), go to the second browser (on the second computer) and pay for the ticket there.
7 How to distinguish the official website of Russian Railways from an intermediary website
Intermediary sites sell the same tickets that are sold on the official website of Russian Railways, but with extra charges for service. Moreover, the extra charges can be significant; these extra charges are especially noticeable when returning tickets. If on the official website of Russian Railways a commission of approximately 185 rubles is charged for the return of one ticket, then on the intermediary website the commission for a refund can be several times (!) higher.
To distinguish the official website of Russian Railways from an intermediary site, we look up and look at the address bar of our browser. If there are symbols at the beginning of the address bar: “rzd.ru”, then these very symbols (rzd.ru) are the only and sure sign that you are on the official website of Russian Railways.
Number 1 in Fig. Figure 2 shows that the address bar of the browser contains the symbols “rzd.ru”, therefore, we are on the right track - on the official website of Russian Railways.
If there are no symbols “rzd.ru” in the address bar of the browser or they are found in combination with other symbols like “rzd-online.ru”, then this is an intermediary site.
Let's start with a question about which there is no other way to describe it than a cry from the heart.
8 Where do tickets disappear before they start being sold at the Russian Railways ticket office?
Let's remember that ticket sales begin 90 days in advance:
- at Russian Railways ticket offices (opening depends on the region of Russia) and
- on the official website of Russian Railways (at the moment of local time when Russian Railways ticket offices open in the region of train departure).
It happens that future passengers line up at the Russian Railways ticket office early in the night, stand in line for several hours, are the first to approach the railway ticket office, but there may no longer be any tickets available. Why, where did they go?
1) There are different time zones in Russia, hence the time shift. Russian Railways ticket offices open 45 days in advance at 8 a.m. local time in each region. For example, when in the summer it is 8 o’clock in the morning in Moscow, then in Irkutsk it will be 13 o’clock, and in Samara it will be 9 o’clock.
This is one of the reasons why tickets can be sold out earlier by passengers who, for example, are traveling from afar with transfers. It’s just that on the Russian Railways website and the railway ticket office they start selling tickets earlier.
From December 11, 2016, ticket sales begin simultaneously on the Russian Railways website and at the ticket offices of the region from which the train departs.
2) The main reason why it is difficult to buy tickets is that Russian Railways tickets are now purchased 90 days in advance not at the railway ticket offices, but online on the official Russian Railways website at 8 a.m. local time. And on the website you can do this much faster than the line at the checkout.
