Tickets in advance. Tickets for future travel, up to 45 days in advance, can be only purchased at the: Rail Ticketing Service Komsomolskaya pl., 5............................262-67-91 Tel............262-86-84 Tel.......................266-83-33 Information about ticket orders...............262-67-91 Mo-Fr 7-20, Sa-Su 7-18; M. Komsomolskaya Tickets can also be purchased through a travel agent.
Tickets by telephone. You can order tickets up to 30 days in advance by telephone and they will be delivered in two or three days to your home or office. You pay when they are delivered. Call 266-83-33.
Electricki (Suburban Commuter Trains) covers the suburbs and nearby towns. Buy single tickets at the departing station, others at machines. There’s also a new Unified Transport Pass (as of September 1, 2000) which can be used both in suburban commuter trains and in the metro. It can be bought (i.e. the deposit for the card) for 50 roubles at any metro or RR station ticket office. But the fares for the two means of transportation should be payed for separately. The fares for commuter trains will depend on the route and they can be payed for according to the following scheme: 1, 2, 3, 4 months or weekends of one month. After date of expiry the pass can be prolonged at any RR or metro ticket office. If the passanger doesn’t want to use the card any more he must hand it in to the ticket office and get his deposit money back.
Tickets for foreigners. In theory, foreigners are supposed to buy tickets at special Intourist windows at the station, Intourist ticket offices or special windows in the Central Railway Office. Basically, foreigners pay more for their tickets than Russians. A receipt is given for foreigner's tickets showing that you paid "properly". When buying tickets take your passport, visa, and any documents for a discount (student cards, etc.). In practice, many foreigners ask a Russian to buy tickets for them. A name must be put on the tickets to prevent scalping and in theory, the purchaser must show passports for the tickets they buy. Often, the ticket agent just asks your name. Try to have your name put on the ticket: Central Railway Booking Office Mal. Kharitonevskiy per., 6/11................................262-06-04 Information................................................................262-25-66 Daily 8-19 (13-14), M. Chistye Prudy
International Train Tickets. The old practice of selling international rail tickets for hard currency has been discontinued. All tickets are currently sold for rubles.
Ticket Prices. Ticket prices are determined by distance traveled and "class" of service such as how fast the train travels, the size of the compartment, etc.
Students' Fare. All students studying in Russia, Russian and foreign, receive the same discount for railway tickets.
