Country info: Moldova

Rail companies: CFM (Calea Ferate din Moldova )

Moldova Rail Network Map

Currency: 1 euro = app. 16,5 Moldavian lei (MDL)

Train travel in Moldova: train types, tickets, fares, discounts & other useful info

National Train Service:

Train types in Moldova: Suburban (suburbane), Regional (locale) & International long-distance (lunga) trains

• Suburban – short distance commuter service, mainly around Chisinau (Chisinau to Bender, Chisinau to Ungheni & Chisinau & Basarabeasca), seat reservation not required. Suburban trains in Moldova have 4 digit number starting with 6***
  
• Regional   – regional domestic (like Chisinau to Bender, Chisinau to Ocnita) & international (Chisinau to Odessa, Ocnita to Chernivtsi) service, seat reservation required. Regional trains in Moldova have 3 digit number starting with 6** or 8**
  
• International long-distance   - long-distance service connecting Moldova with Ukraine, Russia, Belarus & Romania, seat reservation required. International long-distance trains have 2 or 3 digit number
  

Types of carriages in CFM trains:

• Common ('общий') – mainly 'platskartnyi' couchette carriage where not 54 berths (as in usual 'platskartnyi') are sold, but 81 seats, thus basically turning couchette carriage into seating carriage, seat reservation compulsory. Common carriages in Moldova used in Regional & International long-distance trains
• Sitting (сидячий) – various seating carriages used in Suburban & Regional trains, in Moldova it is mainly aircraft type salon (1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd class)
• 'Platskartnyi' (плацкартный) – 3^rd class couchette carriage (3/6) with an open compartments & 54 berths (beds from #1-36 located in the open compartments, while beds from #37-54 are on the side, thus opposite to compartments, odd numbers are lower berths, even – upper. Bed reservation required. 'Platskartnyi' carriages  in Moldova used in Regional & International long-distance trains
• 'Kupe' (купе) –  2^nd class sleeper carriage (2/4) with 'closed' compartments for 4 passengers, odd numbers are lower beds, even – upper. Bed reservation required. 'Kupe' carriages in Moldova used in Regional & International long-distance trains
• 'Lux' ('люкс' or as well known as 'СВ') – 1^st sleeper carriage (1/2) with compartments for 2 passengers, both beds are lower ones, bed reservation required. 'Lux' carriages in Moldova used in International long-distance trains

Discounts, special offers & ways to save money for passengers traveling in Moldova (CFM):

1. Passengers taking regional trains in Moldova can save some money if they prefer lower class of travel. For example when using newly renovated CFM D1M diesel multiple unit, which currently runs on connection from Chisinau to Balti, Ocnita (on odd days) & from Chisinau to Căinari, Basarabeasca, Ciadâr – Lunga & Taraclia (on even days), 3rd class ticket fare is more than twice less compared to the price of 1st class ticket, 2nd class ticket is roughly 1,5 times cheaper (while difference in comfort between 1st & 2nd class is not very essential)
2. Passengers planning short trips also should keep in mind that tickets for slightly slower suburban trains are always cheaper compared to tickets on regional or international long-distance trains

International Train Service:

Tariffs for international tickets used by Moldova railways:

• for connections to Europe it is East-West tariff , tariff currency - Euro    
  
• for connections to former USSR (Russia, Ukraine etc.) it is MGPT 'interstate' tariff , tariff currency – Swiss Francs

a) Regular discounts

No info available

b) Special offers (SparSchiene)

Not available

c) CityStars

No info available

How to Buy Train Tickets in Moldova:

At the moment it is not possible to purchase national (domestic) or international tickets online directly via CFM website, so potential passengers will have to pay a visit to CFM ticket counter (located at all the major stations in Moldova

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