On the trains of the Russian Railways in domestic communications and within the former USSR, one can not only order a ticket via the Internet, but also buy it, including in most cases without the need to contact the ticket office. To do this, you need to order and pay for a ticket on the Russian Railways website and, if possible, go through electronic registration. Or contact any ticket office with your passport and order number no later than an hour before the train leaves.
It is necessary
- - a computer;
- - access to the Internet;
- - bank card;
- - passports of adult passengers and birth certificates of children;
- - personal appeal to the cashier with a passport and order number (not in all cases).
Instructions
Step 1
Go to the Russian Railways website. In the upper left corner, you will see fields for departure and destination stations and departure dates. Fill in them and give a search command.
Step 2
On a new page, you will see the various travel options. You will have access to information about the time of departure and arrival of the train and the availability of seats in wagons of various classes. You can view the layout of the upper and lower seats and the fare by clicking on the number of the train you are interested in. And then you need to go back using the "Back" button.
Step 3
Select the desired route and click on the "Continue" button. Then select any carriage and click "Continue" again.
Step 4
On the next page, you can set your seat requirements: the number of top and bottom seats, the desired range of seats. To implement the popular query "not near the toilet", keep in mind that the outermost compartment in front of this establishment includes seat numbers from 33 to 36. Thus, the range 1 - 32 protects you from such an unpleasant neighborhood. But on condition that not all tickets in it are sold … Otherwise, you will have to be content with what you have. You can also ask for the seats to be in the same compartment. In second-class carriages next to the toilet there are also side seats 37 and 38. Non-prestigious side seats in the reserved seat are from 37 to 52. In seated cars, usually up to 60 places.
Step 5
When you go to the next page, the system will offer you to select the number of passengers and the number of children and adults among them. You can issue up to 4 tickets per order. Then you must enter the last names, first names and patronymics and passport numbers (or birth certificates) of all passengers. Then make a mark on the agreement with the terms of the ticket purchase and click "Pay".
Step 6
At this stage, you will encounter one significant drawback of the Russian Railways website. Next, he will offer you to register or log in. If this is your first time using this feature, no problem. Go through the registration and continue. But if you try to buy a ticket again after authorization immediately upon entering the site, you will not be able to buy a ticket. You will have to go through all the steps, then log in and go through all these steps again as a registered user.
Step 7
Upon completion of the checkout procedure, you will be taken to the payment page. The system gives you 10 minutes for this. Enter the card number, name of its owner, expiration date and the three-digit security code on the back in the fields provided. Some banks may require additional authorization. For example, by a one-time password by SMS. Upon returning to the site, he will offer you to go through electronic check-in for the train, if it is available. After going through it, you should only come to the train with the documents of all passengers. Otherwise, register the order number and issue paper tickets at any Russian Railways ticket office no later than an hour before departure.
