Many students receive their education away from home. You have to go a long way to see your family, so the benefits of train tickets are especially in demand. However, such material support provided only during school year... Let's consider at what cost students and schoolchildren can buy a train ticket for the train, as well as what they need to get a discount.
Is there a student discount on train tickets?
Pupils russian universities can buy a train ticket with a 25% discount. They can also take advantage of the concession for commuter rail travel. Train ticket for students and graduate students of full-time departments of educational institutions of higher and secondary vocational education will cost half the price - 50% of the current tariff in the period from September 1 to June 15.
Students can buy a train ticket for a train with a 50% discount, and for long-distance trains running through Russia - with a 25% discount.
Russian Railways: discounts for students in 2018 under the bonus program
Students and graduate students of full-time departments of universities in the country can use the loyalty program and purchase a train ticket according to a simplified scheme. A discount on railway tickets for students is provided for travel in compartment cars of long-distance trains of JSC FPC.
Students of universities between the ages of 16 and 25 can take advantage of the 25% discount. To apply for a benefit, it is necessary to send a request for assignment of the status "Student" and a scan of the certificate on the letterhead of the educational institution, confirming the fact of training. The request is sent through the form feedback in personal account on the website of the "Russian Railways-bonus" program - no longer need to contact the trade union committee of the university. However, the carrier has the right to verify the authenticity of the certificate.
A student discount ticket can only be issued in the name of the bonus card holder.
Are there any discounts for schoolchildren on train tickets?
Yes, schoolchildren and pupils of educational institutions of Russia are provided with a 50% discount on a train ticket. It is provided to children from 10 to 18 years old for travel in general and reserved seat cars, as well as in carriages with seats for fast and long-distance passenger trains in domestic traffic and commuter trains.
When traveling in general, reserved seat cars and carriages with seating for branded fast and branded passenger trains, 50% of the fare on an ordinary fast or passenger train is paid and the difference between the fare in a corporate ambulance or corporate passenger train and the fare in an ordinary ambulance or passenger train.
The period for granting benefits to schoolchildren is from January 1 to May 31, from September 1 to December 31. IN summer time full ticket price is paid.
You can buy an electronic ticket at a reduced rate on the website for a child who is not more than 18 years old at the time of train departure. For passengers over 18 years of age, travel documents are issued at the ticket office. Special fares are also provided for the travel of organized groups of schoolchildren.
To buy a train ticket with a discount, you need a certificate from an educational institution. In its absence, boarding the train is not performed. Schoolchildren discounts on railway tickets are not available for travel on high-speed and high-speed trains 701-788 numbering.
A certificate of a student or full-time student is presented when boarding the train - the ticket is bought without it.
This section lists the most common benefits. The full list of benefits can be found at the ticket offices at the railway station, or at the single information and service center of Russian Railways. Call 8-800-775-00-00 (free calls from Russia, except for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol).
The list of citizens entitled to receive state social assistance in the form of a set of social services:
- disabled people;
- disabled children;
- accompanying a disabled person of the 1st group or a disabled child;
- war invalids;
- participants of the Great Patriotic War;
- combat veterans from among the persons specified in subparagraphs 1-4 of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of the Federal Law "On Veterans";
- military personnel who passed military service in military units, institutions, military educational institutions that were not part of the active army, in the period from 22.06.41 to 03.09.45, at least 6 months, military personnel, awarded with orders or medals of the USSR for service in the specified period;
- persons awarded with the sign "Resident of the besieged Leningrad";
- persons who worked during the Great Patriotic War at air defense facilities, local air defense, the construction of defensive structures, naval bases, airfields and other military facilities within the rear borders of operating fronts, operational zones of operating fleets, on the front-line sections of railways and highways , as well as members of the crews of ships of the transport fleet, integrated at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in the ports of other states;
- family members of the fallen (deceased) war invalids, participants in the Great Patriotic War and war veterans, family members of those who died in the Great Patriotic War persons from among the personnel of self-defense groups of object and emergency teams of local air defense, as well as family members of the deceased workers of hospitals and hospitals in the city of Leningrad;
- former juvenile prisoners of fascism;
- persons exposed to radiation as a result of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as a result of nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk test site and categories of citizens equated to them.
These categories of citizens are issued single non-cash tickets in the direction "there" or "there and back" on the day of travel. For the “return” trip, the ticket is valid until the end of the next day. The carrier has the right to extend the validity of the “back” travel document (for example, until Monday, inclusive, if the ticket was purchased on Friday or Saturday).
Sometimes it is possible to pre-issue tickets. So, in St. Petersburg and adjacent regions (at the polygon of JSC "SZ PPK"), registration begins in 7 days. In the Moscow region, at many stations at the OJSC "TsPPK" test site, registration begins in 10 days.
To issue a ticket, you must present to the cashier:
- an identity document (for example, a passport or military ID, for a child under 14 years old - a birth certificate);
- document confirming privileged status;
- a certificate of the right to receive social services in the form of free travel by rail in suburban traffic (a sample of the certificate was approved by the resolution of the Board of the Pension Fund Russian Federation dated November 2, 2006 N 261p).
Residents of Moscow and the Moscow region at stations from which there is a direct connection to Moscow, a cashless ticket is issued to a social card. It is not required to present a passport (except for interregional express trains with the provision of seats and aeroexpress trains).
Please note that after replacing the card with a new one, there were cases of card failure. In this regard, if you have never used a social card for travel by train, we recommend that you have with you full set documents confirming preferential status.
At many stations, it is possible to issue a cashless ticket for a social card not only at the box office, but also at ticket machines. We recommend using this opportunity to save your time.
Accompanying a disabled person of the 1st group or a disabled child can issue a non-cash ticket only at the ticket office upon presentation of a passport. When issuing a ticket, a disabled person must be nearby. Travel of an accompanying person with a ticket without money is possible only if accompanied by a disabled person.
If for some reason you could not issue a ticket at the box office (for example, there is no ticket office at the station), you can issue a ticket on the train. In the absence of a ticket office and a vending machine at the departure station, a ticket on the train is issued free of charge, in other cases a fee may be charged.
Refers to regional benefits. The procedure for granting benefits depends on which subject of the Russian Federation the departure station belongs to, as well as on the route of the trip.
The privilege is provided to students and pupils of educational institutions over 7 years old (from 5 years to the onset of 7 years of age a child ticket is issued), full-time students of educational institutions of primary vocational, secondary vocational and higher vocational education.
In the Pskov region, the privilege is valid until June 30 inclusive (and not until June 15, as in other regions).
In the Tver, Novgorod and Vologda regions, on the trains of OJSC Aeroexpress and OJSC Mezhregionalnaya PPK, as well as on fast suburban trains in some regions, there is no benefit for schoolchildren and students.
In some regions, the benefit is provided regardless of the place of residence, place of study of students, route of travel. In some regions, the availability (absence) of the benefit depends on these factors.
So, in Moscow and the region, the privilege is provided to all Russian full-time students. On the territory of the Republic of Crimea, the privilege is provided only to students of Crimean universities.
Discount travel is issued on the basis of student certificates and student tickets (student tickets) of full-time education on the day of the trip.
In some regions, pre-registration is possible discount ticket... For example, in the Leningrad region (for 5 days).
It is also possible to issue a ticket for the "Student Social Card" or "Student Social Card" (for the Moscow region). In Moscow and the Moscow region, the benefit is provided regardless of the student's (schoolchild's) residence and location educational institution from the station (stopping point) at which the ticket is purchased to any station (stopping point) to which there is a direct connection. In some cases, it is possible to issue a ticket for connecting routes.
When a ticket is issued on the territory of the city of Moscow, a discount on one-time round-trip and round-trip tickets is provided for all suburban trains, with the exception of Aeroexpress trains. When issuing a ticket on the territory of the Moscow Region, the privilege is provided only for suburban trains of 6000 numbering (i.e. for ordinary electric trains).
For students, it is also possible to issue a daily monthly subscription with a 50% discount to or from a station located in Moscow. Registration is made on a Muscovite social card for a student, and in its absence - on an individual plastic card (IPC).
As of the beginning of 2015, the issuance of some types of season tickets with a 50% discount for students is also possible in such regions as the Tula, Bryansk, Kursk, Pskov, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo regions.
For schoolchildren and students, preferential subscriptions are issued in such regions as: St. Petersburg, the Republic of Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Chuvashia, Mari El, Bashkortostan, Adygea; Voronezh, Lipetsk, Belgorod, Tambov, Penzenskaya, Kurskaya (on trains of PPK Chernozemye), Saratovskaya (on trains of PPK Chernozemye), Sverdlovsk, Nizhegorodskaya, Kirovskaya oblasts, Krasnodar Territory (on trains of JSC Kuban Express Prigorod).
In the Republic of Karelia, the benefit for schoolchildren and students, in addition to single tickets, applies only to weekend tickets for 1 month.
In the Vladimir region, at the VVPPK training ground, one-time and preferential subscriptions are issued to schoolchildren, students and graduate students living in the region.
In the Moscow, Leningrad, Tver, Kaluga, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, Irkutsk regions, on the trains of the Saratov PPK, discount season tickets are not provided.
In Moscow, post-graduate students and residents who study full-time also have benefits. The purchase of discount tickets for these categories of citizens is possible only on the territory of the city of Moscow.
Moscow
In Moscow, residents of Moscow who are pensioners, as well as a number of other categories of citizens (see below), enjoy the right to purchase single tickets with a 100% discount for all categories of commuter trains.
Non-cash tickets are issued upon presentation of a Muscovite social card. If the social card is being processed, the ticket is issued upon presentation of a passport, temporary travel ticket and a certificate stating that the card is being processed (valid for 30 days from the date of issue).
You can issue a ticket from (to) the station, from which there is a direct connection to Moscow. In some cases, it is possible to issue non-cash tickets for connecting routes.
The discount is valid for trains of all categories. When issuing a ticket for interregional and aeroexpress trains, you must also present an identity document. On the directions of JSC "CPPK" and JSC "MT PPK" from the end of July 2014, the issuance of free tickets for regional beneficiaries of Moscow is possible not only on the day of travel, but also in advance (up to 10 days).
Residents of Moscow also enjoy the right to issue tickets without money:
- labor veterans and persons equated to them (receiving old-age pension);
- home front workers;
- children from large families under the age of 16, as well as students in educational institutionsimplementing general education programs under 18;
- orphans and children left without parental care (staying in state and non-state institutions of the city of Moscow for orphans and children left without parental care, students of state educational institutions of the city of Moscow).
From August 1, 2018, the following residents of Moscow are also entitled to free travel privileges:
- pensioners
- foster caregiver for a child in need of state support;
- guardian (curator), foster parent raising an orphan child or a child left without parental care, under the age of 18;
- one of the parents of a family with three or more children until the youngest child reaches the age of 16 (studying in educational organizationimplementing educational programs for primary general education, basic general education, secondary general education - 18 years);
- citizens awarded with the badges "Honorary Donor of the USSR", "Honorary Donor of Russia", "Honorary Donor of Moscow";
- parent of a disabled person from childhood studying in an organization that implements educational activities by educational programs secondary vocational education, bachelor's, master's programs - up to 23 years;
- parents, other legal representatives of disabled children under the age of 18;
- participants in the prevention of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962;
- participants in the defense of Moscow;
- persons accompanying disabled persons of the first group and disabled children under the age of 18.
Moscow region
Residents of the Moscow Region have the right to purchase one-time tickets for electric trains with 6000 numbering (ordinary trains) with a 100% discount on the cost of tickets:
- labor veterans;
- military service veterans;
- home front workers;
From August 1, 2018, the privilege of free travel on trains with 6000 numbering is also provided to the following categories:
- pensionerswhose pension has been assigned in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;
- a parent of a person with a disability since childhood, enrolled in full-time education in basic educational programs in organizations carrying out educational activities - until they finish their studies, but no longer than until they reach the age of 23;
- parent or legal representative of a disabled child;
- guardian (custodian), foster parent, foster caregiver raising an orphan or a child left without parental care;
- one of the parents (single parent) of a large family;
- children, members of a large family up to 18 years old, studying full-time, in basic educational programs up to 23 years old;
- persons awarded with the badge "Honorary Donor of the USSR" or "Honorary Donor of Russia".
Persons who have received the right to free travel since August 1, 2018 must recode it before the first trip. This can be done, for example, at a suburban ticket office.
On the Moscow Central Circle, the benefit for pensioners (who have reached the age of 60) is provided from September 1, 2018.
St. Petersburg
Residents of St. Petersburg have the right to purchase a ticket with a 100% discount from April 27, 2019:
- persons who have reached the age of 55 for women and 60 for men;
- pensioners;
- labor veterans;
- home front workers;
- rehabilitated persons and persons recognized as victims of political repressions;
Orphans and children left without parental care enrolled in educational institutions of St. Petersburg of all types and types, as well as persons from among them under the age of 23, enrolled in full-time education in educational institutions of St. Petersburg of all types and types are entitled to 100% discount year-round.
Members of large families, one or both of whose parents are citizens of the Russian Federation, with a place of residence or stay in St. Petersburg, have a 90% benefit from April 27 to October 31.
When applying for a discount ticket, a pensioner must present:
- a pension certificate or an electronic carrier "Single personalized ticket" of the sample established in St. Petersburg with filled in white fields;
- a passport or a certificate issued by a city registration office for citizens of the Russian Federation without a fixed place of residence (not required if there is a photograph on the "Single personalized ticket").
To receive the age benefit (55 years for women and 60 years for men), it is enough to present a passport.
Discount tickets are issued for all routes (regardless of their passage through the territory of other constituent entities of the Russian Federation) on the day of the trip or on the day before the trip.
Leningrad region
The right to purchase a ticket with an 85% discount (only 15% of the ticket price is paid) is enjoyed year-round by pensioners - residents of the Leningrad Region.
With a 89% discount, residents of the Leningrad Region can purchase tickets all year round:
- labor veterans;
- home front workers;
- rehabilitated persons and persons recognized as victims of political repressions.
Students enrolled in paid basis, can return 13% of the money spent on education. For more information on how to get a tax deduction, Lifehacker tells.
Health care
Many educational institutions have vouchers to sanatoriums and dispensaries. To go there for free or with a substantial discount, the student needs to find out if his university provides such vouchers, and then submit an application.
Benefits for Working Students
Applies mainly to those who receive the first higher education... Employers who study at universities on a part-time and part-time basis, the employer provides leave for intermediate and final appraisals... This benefit applies to working students enrolled in state-accredited institutions.
Transport
Trains and electric trains
Russian Railways provides discounts as part of the Russian Railways Bonus student loyalty program. Unfortunately, you can only get a 25% discount when buying tickets for the compartment carriages of branded trains.
Travel on commuter trains for students is much more affordable: a discount on season tickets from September 1 to June 15 is 50% of the total cost (relevant in most regions).
Intra-city transport
Discounts on travel on the metro, buses, trolleybuses, trams and fixed-route taxis are not regulated at the federal level, but certain student benefits provided by regional transport services.
Education and entertainment
Benefits and discounts for students are available in state and municipal libraries. You can also visit a number of museums for free or at a substantial discount. For example, students can enter the Tretyakov Gallery free of charge on the first and second Sunday of each month, and the Hermitage from student card you can go freely any day.
Many cinemas also have favorable offers for students. bookstores, fitness clubs. Ask about them before making a purchase or using a service.
Technics and software
Apple
Adobe
Adobe Creative Cloud programs have a 60% student discount. More information can be found on the developer's website.
Autodesk
For modeling students, Autodesk offers its products (including AutoCAD and 3ds Max) free of charge for non-commercial use. Details are on the developer's website.
International benefits
ISIC
The ISIC international student card is available for schoolchildren from 12 years old, students of secondary specialized and higher educational institutions. ISIC-card discounts are available in 130 countries of the world, many of them are available in Russia. The card will be especially beneficial for traveling students: you can get discounts on tours, air tickets and accommodation in hostels and hotels.
Work and Travel
Perhaps the most popular student exchange program. Participation in Work and Travel gives you the opportunity to find a job in the service sector in any of the 50 states of America. Unfortunately, participation in the program implies significant financial costs, students search for housing on their own, and many applications are completely rejected. Full-time students with a level of English at least Intermediate can participate in Work and Travel.
Student years are one of the most eventful and interesting periods in a person's life. This is largely due to the numerous trips in which the life of almost every student passes. Someone goes to study in another city, someone constantly participates in conferences and traveling. With a modest student scholarship, the full cost of travel on a variety of vehicles can ruin anyone living through such a wandering stage of life.
Not everyone can get student discounts on railway transport tickets. This prerogative belongs only to students of universities of a national character. Those students who study at branches of higher educational institutions of other countries do not have such benefits.
It is not so easy to purchase train tickets at this discount. To avoid fraud, discounts are provided to students only if they have a student card and an identity document (passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, foreign passport or other). Tickets along with documents during the trip must remain with the student at all times.
You should not rely on the negligence of the railway staff: the availability of tickets and documents is checked during boarding, as well as at every stop of the train and station. If any of the documents is not available, the passenger can be dropped off the train at any station until the reasons and circumstances are clarified, and a very decent fine can be taken from him.
Features of discounts
Student discounts on train tickets are benefits that have clearly defined characteristics. You should know them to be sure that your rights are not violated, and you, in turn, comply with the law:
- students. Full-time students are eligible for discounts. Correspondents of such indulgences, alas, are deprived;
- cost. Discounts for students on tickets for travel by rail are half of their cost;
- time of action. This concession is valid for railway trips only during the academic year: it begins in September and lasts until the very end of June. Unlike the benefits that students receive, a longer period of discounts is provided for the simple reason that students take an exam in the first summer month. There are no student discounts during the rest of the summer months. Therefore, students cannot use the benefits for their personal needs;
- transport. The privileges only make reserved seats more accessible, but they apply to any trains. So whether you want to hit the road on a regular passenger train or prefer a fast one, a ticket at the railway ticket office will cost you half the cost;
- departure time. In some districts, it is possible to purchase a ticket at a discount only for a specific time, and if for some reason it does not suit you, then you will have to pay the full cost;
- electric trains. In 2018-2019, university students can purchase a travel pass for half the cost of a commuter train.
Student discounts on other public transport
There are no benefits adopted at the state level that would enable students to travel for less on public transport, since in this case we are not talking about state, but about private enterprises. Nevertheless, some system of discounts still exists, and it should be considered step by step how it is formed.
- Local authorities of individual districts conclude agreements with transport organizations on receiving benefits for full-time students. Therefore, any benefits are only valid in a specific district and only for local students.
- Students who purchase a pass or contactless smart card are eligible for the discount. How is the purchase of tickets for different types transport should be checked with the educational institution.
- It is possible to issue a student's social card, which is used to pay for travel in public transport.
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, 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 social support measures for students. The state provides assistance to students by providing benefits, including travel by public transport.
Travel discounts
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 take the session in the summer.
Public ground and underground transportation
This benefit is not provided at the federal level, but in some constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the authorities conclude agreements with transport companies to provide benefits to students for these types of transport.
Discounts are available only for full-time students.
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.
Aircraft and ships
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.
Registration and receipt of these benefits
Currently, among students, it is very popular, 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 format, as well as copies of those documents that will be requested 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 completed 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.
Regional features
IN Moscow and Moscow region for students, a social card is provided, 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.
ISIS card
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. ISIS card can also be issued only for students who study on daytime form... 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 by rail, 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 between the authorities and companies, students may receive 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.
The following video describes the provision of travel benefits for students and schoolchildren in the following video: