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General discussion => Travel plans, routes and timetables => Topic started by: AlexWB on April 10, 2014, 07:42:05 pm

Title: No sleeper / couchette on Budapest to Belgrade train?
Post by: AlexWB on April 10, 2014, 07:42:05 pm
Hi - I'm going to take this train in two weeks (for about the 10th time :)  ...) but the 'real' compositions on vagonweb.cz are showing that it has run without a sleeper or a couchette.

Any idea if this is normal, or to be expected for the end of April?

Is it possible to buy a 1st class special ticket for this train? It's the next best thing I suppose...
Title: Re: No sleeper / couchette on Budapest to Belgrade train?
Post by: tUt on April 10, 2014, 09:27:29 pm
...but the 'real' compositions on vagonweb.cz are showing that it has run without a sleeper or a couchette.
Well, "real" composition dates Thu 6.2. / Fri 7.2.2014, it was quite long time ago. Maybe then there was some reason why carriages were missing, but as of now MAV website easily allows to purchase ticket+reservation  sleeper/couchette
(http://oi61.tinypic.com/bg73av.jpg)
So in this case we would recommend to trust official MAV website, hardly they would sell reservation so easily while knowing that there is no carriage(s) running

Is it possible to buy a 1st class special ticket for this train?
Since there is no "Belgrade Spezial" for 1st class, it's not sold online. But at the station it won't be a problem to buy such ticket (fare should be 42,7 € one-way or 48,8 € return)
Title: Re: No sleeper / couchette on Budapest to Belgrade train?
Post by: AlexWB on April 13, 2014, 09:27:14 pm
Thanks for info!

BTW, what's that 12 euro ticket you've shown? I thought the special was for 15 euro single, and this was the cheapest.
Title: Re: No sleeper / couchette on Budapest to Belgrade train?
Post by: tUt on April 13, 2014, 09:33:34 pm
BTW, what's that 12 euro ticket you've shown? I thought the special was for 15 euro single, and this was the cheapest.
It is not the ticket, it's T3 (2/3) sleeper reservation cost - carriage #425, berth #21. Ticket price listed at the top and it is indeed 15 euro (standard 'Belgrade Special')