Traveling by train, you need to know how to save on tickets. There is a voluminous list of beneficiaries who purchase travel passes at reduced rates. Russian Railways also sets different ticket prices for ordinary citizens who are not eligible for preferences.
Let's figure out who can buy discounted train tickets and when, and who can get them for free.
The state provides benefits for the purchase of train tickets to a large number of citizens of various categories.
These include: children, students, honored people and some others.
Passengers entitled to free travel on long-distance trains in interstate traffic issue tickets only at railway ticket offices.
On trains running within the country, as well as in the CIS and the Baltic States, children can be taken on their boarding pass. This applies only to the smallest (under five years old). It is more difficult with children under ten. In Russia, they are also allowed to be transported free of charge, only you have to divide the place for two. And in the direction of the near abroad (post-Soviet space), preferential prices are set - up to 65%.
Children are also given travel passes that do not have to be paid for. One adult can only take one child per seat. Only the smallest (under 5 years old) can travel free of charge on suburban trains.
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Young people who receive education far from their homes are also entitled to benefits. They act during school year: from 01.09 to 31.05 each year.
Applies only to young people enrolled in full-time departments of any educational institution.
And these are pupils and students:
- suvorov military, Nakhimov naval schools (from 10 years old);
- University of s;
- vocational schools;
- schools and so on.
Everyone is entitled to a 50% reduction in fares.
The preferences apply to reserved seat and shared cars.
There is a circle of people who are paid by the budget. It:
- disabled people and war veterans;
- participants in the Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945):
- directly fights;
- internees on the courts of the USSR;
- who served, but did not fight;
- having medals and orders;
- persons who have been awarded the sign "Resident of the besieged Leningrad";
- rear workers;
- concentration camp prisoners (in the past);
- family members:
- the dead doctors of besieged Leningrad;
- deceased invalids of the Second World War;
- individuals who served in self-defense and air defense groups;
- disabled people, including children with disabilities;
- persons traveling with disabled persons of group I and disabled children;
- citizens affected by the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
These persons have the right once a year to go to a sanatorium (called “to the place of treatment”) across the territory of the Russian Federation.
In addition to the passport and the corresponding certificate confirming the category, you also need a coupon from the social service.
Some people can travel on long-distance trains at the expense of the budget three times each year. These include:
- Heroes of the Russian Federation, the Soviet Union;
- full holders of the Order of Glory.
Twice they will be given a free ticket on demand and once - to go to the place of treatment.
Heroes of Socialist Labor, holders of all degrees of the orders "Glory" and "For Service in the Armed Forces of the USSR" are provided with one free travel ticket annually.
Persons performing the function of the state can also use long-distance trains at the expense of the budget. And they have more rights.
- Deputies at the federal level are issued tickets on demand. You don't need to pay for them. They are also not limited by the class of cars. The rule applies to accompanying persons.
- Deputy assistants also travel for budget money. They are given tickets for compartment seats. The number of trips is not limited within the Russian Federation (or the subject of the Federation).
Russian Railways offers discounted train tickets based on the following factors:
- the upper shelves are not as comfortable as the lower ones;
- people do not like to ride in the “tail” of the carriage (the toilet is nearby);
- non-holiday periods are characterized by a decrease in passenger traffic.
In addition, the carrier company tries to stimulate people. To do this, practice discounted prices for children, group travel discounts... Specialists monitor the occupancy of routes. For the most unpopular, additional offers are also made.
Russian Railways sets discounts on tickets, guided by its own rules and interests.
Ask the cashier about the company's shares before giving money.
Platzkart cars are in the greatest demand among citizens. In 2016, the following preferential terms were offered:
- On the upper shelves (even seats from 38 to 54), you could buy a ticket 30% cheaper. The promotion is conditional: it was proposed to make a purchase no later than 8 days before the route was sent.
- For the rest of the "high-rise" places (even numbers from 2 to 36) it was proposed to give 15% less, under the same conditions of purchase. The promotion was valid until the vacation period (until April 28). Probably, the carrier will offer similar conditions to its customers for one of the periods of 2017.
Russian Railways encourages the advance purchase of travel passes. You can buy them within two months - 45 days before the start date of the trip.
For customers who purchase tickets in advance, up to 16 days before departure, the carrier promises to reduce the cost of travel by 30%, up to seven days - by 15%.
The promotion for domestic trains does not apply during the summer period. The “earlier - cheaper” rule works on foreign routes.
Carriers arrange temporary promotions, focusing on the occupancy rate of railway trains. Then they offer to buy a discounted train ticket.
For example, such conditions were provided to clients wishing to visit Paris (in 2016).
Internet sales are being stimulated. When buying through online ticket offices, you can significantly reduce ticket costs.
Promotional terms are changing. For specific information, contact the box office in your city.
Russian Railways invites customers to celebrate their birthday together. For birthday people, the fare is reduced by 35%. On the Sapsan route, you can save half the fare for the birthday man and three friends traveling seven days before the holiday date and the same amount after.
Newlyweds also enjoy the benefit. They are offered a 35% reduction in the cost of travel if they manage to take advantage of the discount on time (a month after the wedding).
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Some directions are filled in with the help of other tempting conditions. People are offered to travel together to some not particularly popular country.
Finland, Poland, Mongolia, China, Korea, the Baltic countries were considered as such. Different prices were offered: from 50% for children to 10% for adults (2016).
The conditions for 2017 have not yet been officially announced.
It must be remembered that conditions change. They depend on the availability of vacancies, the demand for directions.
Passengers from one of the most popular destinations can take advantage of special discounts.
Sale of tickets for "Sapsan" starts 60 days in advance. The first buyers get them at the lowest price. Then it grows, taking into account the demand.
There is a 20% price reduction on this route for a round trip ticket. If you buy a roadmap, you can save: for schoolchildren and people over 60 - 50%, for young people - 30%.
Due to the fact that the budget pays extra for the travel card, it is necessary to correctly draw up your benefit. To do this, you must present a package of documents at the railway ticket office.
It includes;
- identity card (passport, for children - birth certificate);
- document confirming the preferential category;
- a certificate from the Pension Fund (in some cases).
- Students and pupils are required to present a certificate from the educational institution, student (student) card, accompanying it with confirmation of the fact of having Russian citizenship.
- Children confirm age by date on birth certificate.
- It is enough for the holders of orders and medals to provide the corresponding certificate, also applies to all participants in the Second World War.
- Deputies and their assistants are also provided with travel documents only if they have a certificate confirming their respective status.
All documents are not only checked, but also recorded by the cashier. The provision of false IDs (other documents) is punishable by law.
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The discounts on train tickets in 2019 for long-distance trains refer to specific discount situations. For example, if you buy a ticket at the beginning of the sale, then there is the possibility of significant savings. It defines many of the conditions and circumstances that entitle you to a significant preferential position.
Railway ticket fees fluctuate based on certain factors, for example, depending on the season available, holiday, designated train, etc. There is a program that determines the discount on Tuesdays. On this day, the FPK ticket offices can sell a discount railway ticket for the required time.
There is an opportunity to buy at the checkout and via the Internet. The technological specificity of the system work is the phased provision of tickets, people keep track of prices from 00:00 a.m. until noon the next day. Organized passenger groups are not eligible to participate in the benefits.
The special benefit does not apply with other benefits. Preferential positions most often relate exclusively to travel, linen is not included in this amount. The purchase amount is indicated.
When there are several special fares on the route, the passenger has the opportunity to choose the most necessary one for himself. For example, during the May holidays. Victory Day is considered the most significant day in Russian Federation, this applies to those who personally went through these hostilities.
During the holidays and before the holidays, it offers veterans special discounts on travel. For example, in 2016, for the anniversary, the railway station offered this category of people to travel in any desired direction with a 50% discount. During this period, an additional train was launched to the most common directions. For example, the Moscow-St. Petersburg route expanded thanks to Sapsans.
In 2016, on the holidays of May 1 and May 9, a discount system was in effect - 20% and 30% for the special Lastochka train, which followed from St. Petersburg to Petrozavodsk and in the opposite direction. Today, veterans and invalids of the Great Patriotic War are allowed to travel by trains free of charge on certain days.
Application rules
The basic rules that must be followed in the process of purchasing tickets: a ticket that is purchased in the first days of sale saves money.
Many direct trains have a dynamic pricing scheme, that is, the pricing policy rises, taking into account how many tickets are sold. This means that the last line tickets are much more expensive than the first line. A more comfortable seat is also provided.
The state provides a preferential position when purchasing a railway ticket to certain categories of the population.
These people include: children, students, honored people before the state, etc.
Citizens who are given the opportunity to travel free of charge on long-distance trains on interstate traffic purchase tickets at the railway ticket offices.
Benefits for children
On trains that run between countries, in the CIS countries, child benefits are issued in the form of a boarding ticket. This applies to persons under five years of age. Other discounts from 5 to 10 years. In the Russian Federation, they are allowed to be transported by train for free, only at the place of their parents, and not in a separate place. If transportation is carried out in the CIS countries, then preferential positions are established - up to 60%.
Children also receive a travel pass, which must be paid for. An adult takes one child per seat. Children under five years of age use commuter trains free of charge.
Young people studying in another city also enjoy discounts. They can only be used during study: from autumn to spring. The distribution goes only to young people who study full-time in any educational institution.
Among such students are determined:
- Students of the Suvorov School, Nakhimov Naval School, for children of ten years old.
- Technical schools and colleges.
- Schools and kindergartens.
- Institutions of higher education.
Other preferential positions
- Participants in combat or military operations.
- War veterans.
- People participating in battles.
- Those who served in the Soviet Union.
- In the presence of awards and orders.
- Who participated in the besieged Leningrad.
- Who was in the rear.
- Who was in the camps;
People who are in families:
- The deceased participants of the Blockade.
- Disabled people of the Great Patriotic War.
- Military personnel.
- Disabled people with severe pathologies.
- Citizens without limbs.
- Those who were in the city at the time of the origin of the Chernobyl accident.
These citizens are given the opportunity to improve their health once a year in a sanatorium (the trip is paid for treatment) on the territory of the Russian Federation. Citizens in the most popular destination can get a special discount.
The Sapsan special offer starts two months in advance. The first buyers are provided with tickets at reduced prices. As demand increases, so does the price. This route has a reduced price policy of 20% for a one-way ticket. At the time of buying road map also saved: by schoolchildren and persons over 60 years old - half of the cost, by young people - a third of the cost.
A student's life is inextricably linked with movement. A big waste for them is provided by transport.
After all, many students enter educational institutions located in another city.
To save student money, scholarships and various benefits are provided, including travel. After all, students are a category of the population that does not have a lot of money.
The Law of the Russian Federation "On Education" provides for the provision of measures social support for students. The state provides assistance to students by providing benefits, including travel to public transport.
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Benefits for students for train tickets and trains:
Benefits are valid only to seats in the reserved seat, but at the same time no matter what kind of train it is - fast or ordinary.
Unlike school discounts validity student - 1.09. - 15.06. This is due to the fact that students in summer time pass the session. Unfortunately, discounts do not apply to long-distance trains in 2016. These trains are understood as the path that the train overcomes, going beyond the boundaries of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, for example, to the place of residence of students.
Discounts are available for students only daytime form learning.
Only those students who purchase a public transport pass or a special smart card can receive this discount. Each educational institution has its own rules on this issue.
Here we are talking about the characteristics of each region. In this case, you need to ask each company if they have any discounts for students. Often, organs local authorities conclude contracts with such companies, which provide for some benefits. If such contracts are concluded, then students can purchase a ticket with a 50% discount from the total ticket price. The flight is carried out only in the middle class, while the cost of luggage is not included in the payment.
For commercial transportation benefits do not apply. These include taxis, some airlines and shipping organizations.
On any trip you should show student card... He should always be with you, just like your passport. Without it, you will not receive a discount, even if you provide a pass. If he is absent, the student may be removed from the transport or fined.
Currently, among students, the so-called smart card... This is a type of travel ticket that is used in big cities. In order to obtain this card, you should contact the appropriate authorities in your educational institution. To issue a student travel card, you will need to collect required documents and fill out the corresponding application.
The application contains passport data, data from a student card and insurance policy. You will also need to take a 3 * 4 photo in black and white, as well as copies of those documents that are asked to be at your school. A copy of your passport or student ID is often asked.
When filling out the application, it is recommended to avoid mistakes and blots, and the information must be accurate. The application is filled in with a strictly blue pen. After the application is filled out, and all documents are collected, then all this must be certified with a seal. Usually, this entire procedure takes no more than two days. You then receive a decision from your institution's committee.
With a ready-made solution you need contact a special cashier, which issues travel passes for students. You must have a passport with you. The cashier checks the documents and, if everything is executed correctly, the student is given a special counter of the form. Two weeks later, you need to come back to the cashier, where this stub will be exchanged for a ready-made public transport pass. When the ticket is in your hands, it will have zero balance. You will need to deposit money on it and provide it when you travel.
The validity period of such a card is five years, which is very convenient. That is, a student applying for a card for 1 year can use it until the end of the course. Those students who, for some reason, terminate their studies are not entitled to use this card.
IN Moscow and Moscow region a social card is provided for students, which provides for free travel on public transport in the city, but no more than 230 rubles. When traveling by train and electric trains, students receive a 50% discount on the total ticket price.
Free travel on the metro can be no more than 350 rubles, and by bus in the suburbs - 410 rubles.
There are benefits for students that are not common on the territory of the Russian Federation, but are typical for other regions. Among them is the so-called ISIS card.
This card is considered international European travel... This card can only be obtained by students under the age of 26.
It can be issued at the educational institution where the person is studying. This issue is handled by the same people as the design of a social card. In addition to his educational institution, a student can contact a specialized center that issues these cards. Basically, there are such centers only in big cities.
This card provides the student with many benefits. For example, they can be used to buy tickets with a 40% discount on the total cost. It can also be used when flying. In this case, the student can receive a discount in the range of 10-30% of the total cost. This discount is considered to be very beneficial for students studying outside the Russian Federation.
The ISIS card is also considered a student ID. It is international and to this day one of a kind. Such cards are popular in many countries of the world and are considered very beneficial for those students who like to travel. By the way, in many countries this card gives a discount not only on travel, but also on rental housing. Only students who study on a full-time basis can apply for an ISIS card. As already mentioned, it can be issued in a special center that is available on the territory of the Russian Federation.
To become the owner of this card, you need to come to the office with a student card, passport and take a photo in 3 * 4 format. Basically, the list of documents is the same as for a smart card. But there is one difference - this procedure is paid and in order to purchase a card, you will need to pay 600 rubles. The period of its validity only one year.
This card is very beneficial for students, as it involves use not only in the Russian Federation, but also abroad. But it is worth remembering that different countries have different conditions for providing student discounts, but they are available almost anywhere in the world.
Thus, travel benefits are considered the most important and significant for almost every student.
So, summing up, let's summarize that for full-time students the following discounts apply:
- Discounts on travel in railway transport, excluding long-distance trains, from September 1 to June 15 inclusive;
- The discount for travel by rail is 50% of the ticket price;
- Under existing agreements of the authorities with companies, students may be provided with discounts on air tickets;
- In this case, the discount on the flight will be from 10% to 30% of the ticket price;
- Students with a social card also have a number of benefits when using public transport.
There is one more point - benefits are provided only to students who study in national educational institutions... If educational institution is a branch of an institution located in another country, the discounts do not apply.
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Hello. I can't understand why the student has to pay the full cost of the commuter train by the end of the session. I took a certificate from the college until what date I am officially a student, but at the station they refused to sell a ticket for half the cost because "the benefit for schoolchildren and students has ended and we still do not care whether you study or relax" - so I was told at the ticket sales point.
Could I have paid half the cost as a student, or are they right?
Because it is somehow not fair that I go to school and spend not 300 rubles a day as before, but 600, not counting travel in the city.
Hello Victoria, since 2017, university students must obtain the status of "Student" in order to enjoy the discount. It is necessary to send a scan of the certificate from the university to personal account on the Russian Railways website. A discount is provided in the amount of 25% for travel in compartment carriages of long-distance trains.
50% discount on travel in general, reserved seat cars and carriages with seating for fast and long-distance passenger trains in domestic traffic, upon presentation of a student's certificate, full-time student when boarding a train.
Full-time student. She studies in Omsk, lives in Tyumen. Is there a discount for travel by railway transport?
Hello, I can't buy a travel card with a student card for route 115 Raduzhny Vladimir because there is no registration, the city is considered closed, I live in the nearest village of the city, what should I do?
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Most Russian students travel regularly by train, as many of them do not study in their hometowns. The state aims to help students, because the future is behind them. Therefore, there are benefits for students on railway tickets.
Reduced train tickets
There are certain peculiarities of granting benefits to students.
- Only full-time students in primary, secondary and higher directions have the opportunity to purchase a discount on train travel vocational education... A student card must be presented to purchase a reduced travel pass.
- Discounts are provided on the basis of an agreement between transport organizations and state authorities of the region of the Russian Federation.
- The benefits apply exclusively to reserved seat seats, but at the same time, no matter what kind of transport it is (fast or regular).
- Discounts for students in universities are valid from September 1 to June 15, that is, for the period of the academic year, excluding the session. Such a restriction is provided so that students do not use the privilege in their personal interests during the rest, since this contradicts the goals set forth by Russian legislation.
- Since 2019, the benefits are also valid for long-distance routes. Long-distance travel is understood as the route taken by the train leaving the borders of the subject of the Russian Federation. Discounts on long-distance routes were not applied in 2019.
Factors affecting the discount
The cost of a train pass varies depending on specific factors, such as:
- seasons;
- holiday;
- weekday;
- the selected train, etc.
There is a project setting a discount on Tuesdays. On such a day, at the ticket offices of the passenger company, you can buy an inexpensive train ticket for the desired date.
You can buy a ticket at the box office or online on the official website. The discount cannot be combined with other privileges.
How do I buy discounted train tickets?
In accordance with the established procedure, students are provided with benefits based on documentation that confirms such a right. It must be shown at the box office to an employee of the Russian Railways station. At the time of buying a ticket, you must have the following documents with you:
- identification;
- student ticket;
- help from educational institution that a citizen is studying there on a full-time basis (rarely required).
The listed documentation must be valid and issued for one person.
Are there any benefits for correspondence students? Rail transport benefits do not apply to students:
- correspondence department;
- in branches of foreign higher educational institutions.
The fare, taking into account the student benefit, is 50% of the total amount.
Discounts on other transport
At the level of the regions of the Russian Federation, it is planned to reduce the cost of travel by metro, buses, trolleybuses and trams. There is no discount at the federal level. If such a privilege is provided in the region, it means that the executive bodies have concluded contracts with transport companies. Only full-time students are eligible to use such offers. To do this, they will need to purchase an individual travel pass or smart card.
Some companies that carry out transportation on airplanes and ships also provide privileges for persons of this category. If the companies have entered into an agreement, then students can purchase tickets at a discount of up to 50% of the total cost. The flight is carried out only in economy class, while the discount does not apply to baggage payments.
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