Europe Trains Guide Forum
General discussion => Train fares and tariffs => Topic started by: PeterSz on May 30, 2016, 12:58:05 am
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Hi,
I'll travel from Budapest to Beograd in a few weeks and I'd like to travel in the Russian sleeper(Moscow-Sofia) if possible.
It seems I can't book it online, since the ЭР icon is missing, which means e-ticket is not sold.
Yesterday I asked in the international booking office in Budapest and I was told they can't sell a ticket for this sleeper.
Do you have any idea where/how to book a ticket?
(I haven't asked Wasteels in Keleti yet, because it was already closed when I was there.)
Is it possible to buy a ticket from the provodnik on board? Many years ago I travelled from Budapest to Venice in the RZD sleeper paying the provodnik on board. I did have a ticket though because that time it was not a global fare yet
Thanks
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Do you have any idea where/how to book a ticket?
About ticket purchase for the Russian carriages MAV on their website says: "Hálókocsi-foglalások mind odaútra, mind visszaútra kiadhatók az EPA-rendszerből!", however recently it was reported that there had been some troubles (http://europetrainsguide.com/forum/index.php/topic,882.msg3100.html#msg3100)
Maybe also special codes for issuing such tickets will help (took it from MAV itself)
(http://i66.tinypic.com/rbfy2e.jpg)
Is it possible to buy a ticket from the provodnik on board? Many years ago I travelled from Budapest to Venice in the RZD sleeper paying the provodnik on board. I did have a ticket though because that time it was not a global fare yet
Hmm...good question. Trouble with Russians is that even if it might not be possible de-jure, it can still be possible de-facto (=paying provodnik "unofficially"). Just searched for the docs regulating it, but no success. Anyhow, if we would try to guess, chances of buying it officially are slim