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« on: June 16, 2018, 05:20:18 pm »
Aha, I have it. It is I for indifferent - so I will book that one.
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« on: June 16, 2018, 01:30:56 pm »
I have a question for the Iasi - Timisoara sleeper: I want a 2-berth compartment (we are a male and female) and when I get to 'select gender' it gives me 3 options: M, F, and L.
Never seen this before (I normally see just M and F and usually just select M + M as it doesn't really matter) but what do you think I should select here? Had a look at the FAQs but didn't find anything.
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« on: May 31, 2018, 05:36:03 pm »
Great, thank you! I figured that there might be some tricks re. the Lviv to Odessa train, but I booked first class anyway and I am happy to do that - at least I will be well rested and ready to enjoy Odessa, even if I do miss out on the experience. I'm hoping to travel in 3rd class in winter / next year. I read that Russia is phasing out platzkarti, but I hope the process will be slow, and even slower in Ukraine. It's something I've never experienced, so it's a must do for me  Think I will just book the Chisinau - Iasi train when I get to Moldova. To be honest, I can't see how to book it only to Iasi, but it seems like I won't need to, anyway, Only two trains left to book now! (Iasi - Timisoara, and Timisoara - Budapest / Bratislava). Thanks for all your help!
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« on: May 28, 2018, 05:30:40 pm »
Hello again I hope you don't mind me making this into a super-thread for my trip? But I have some questions about the Moldova and Romania leg, if I may? I would like to travel by train from Chisinau to Iasi, on a Thursday. How accurate is the Moldovan Railways site? It states that a train runs every day (105, the Chisinau to Bucharest train), from 16:56 - 22:21. Do you have any feeling if this info is right, or more or less right at least?  I assume that I will be able to buy some sort of ticket a day or two before? And do you know if the train has the classic Eastern Europe set-up (every carriage a sleeper)? I think this train goes to Iasi station proper, and the weekend train only goes to Iasi Socola - am I right? Thank you in advance! And two pieces of info for you guys: 1. the link for Moldovan Rail schedule on the main page is broken (no problem to click through from the main site though) just FYI and maintenance. 2. I know you said that the Lviv to Odesa route sold out quickly in summer, but ALL the decent (i.e. not aisle) 3rd class berths sold out by 9 am on the day of sale. Crazy!
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« on: May 21, 2018, 09:05:41 pm »
Thanks!
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« on: May 20, 2018, 09:23:37 pm »
One more quick question. When booking via the official site, which are the bottom bunks in 3rd class? I think it is probably 1 and 3 etc. (with the line under the number). Am I right?
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« on: May 03, 2018, 09:24:55 pm »
Excellent! Thanks for the advice guys. I think I will try to get a ticket for train 107 as it seems like I have plenty of time to transfer. Any idea why a two-berth sleeper is 392 UAH compared to 592 for the later train? Is it just a question of distance? It's a shame I won't be able to see those murals, as I am a fan of that sort of thing. While I understand the thinking behind the 2015 law, I think it's a shame. Do you know if they painted OVER the murals Maxy? Or did they cover them and they are preserved underneath? And one final thing. Are there any timetable changes in Ukraine, or will these trains run unchanged in July? Have a nice evening
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« on: May 03, 2018, 12:12:07 am »
As you guys seem particularly knowledgeable about this route, may I ask a couple of more questions? Do you know how it works on the SK / Ukraine border (bearing in mind that I won't take the sleeper from Kosice, but will take the 'shuttle' train over the border)? From what I've read, Slovak formalities will be done on the train. Then, once I am in Chop, I will go to some special border desk and get the entry stamp, which should take just a few minutes? Then, can I leave and collect my ticket / wander around the station / go outside? It seems like I should have plenty of time to connect trains - do you agree? (I will be catching the 3 o'clock-ish train from Kosice). I am still not sure which train I will connect to: either the 20:35 or 20:56. Any preferences? We (2 of us) did want to take a 2-berth sleeper, but that seems only bookable on the 20:56 train. https://booking.uz.gov.ua/en/?from=2218115&to=2200300&date=2018-05-12&time=00%3A00&url=train-list I suppose it would be best to arrive in Khmelnitskiy at 8 am rather than 6:30 am... And is it fine to collect my pre-bought Chop-Khmelnitskiy ticket at Chop station? I'm not gonna be penned in some customs waiting area am I? Thanks in advance for any info you can provide
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« on: March 08, 2018, 07:43:51 pm »
Perfect information guys! Thank you
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« on: March 01, 2018, 06:22:42 pm »
Hi tUt, hope you are well I will be doing the following loop this July: Bratislava to Khmelnitsky (via Kosice and Chop), back to Lviv, down to Odessa, bus to Chisinau, train to Iasi, night train to Timisoara, train back to Bratislava (via Budapest). I was wondering when I can book the Ukrainian trains? I can only book a month or so in advance, so will I have to wait until June? The same question applies for the Iasi to Timisoara sleeper - will I have to wait until the new timetable in June? I assume I can buy Timisoara to Budapest from MAV website as well? And does buying Bratislava to Chop (special cross border fare) save any money compared to Bratislava to Cierna nad Tisou + buy ticket at station to Chop? Thanks in advance!
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« on: July 02, 2016, 07:32:50 pm »
Thanks for info. I will try in Bratislava for a reservation but I don't think it will be possible. I have a feeling they don't even sell only tickets in Serbia anyway for the Belgrade - Bar line and it must be ticket and compulsory reservation together. But I'll see...
Happy and safe travels!
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« on: June 27, 2016, 08:06:01 pm »
Hello I have to make this journey at the end of July. I was wondering about the availability of tickets for train 1136. I will be in Budapest about 2 weeks before I take the train - can I buy a single ticket there do you think? Any idea of price for sleeper of couchette? Plan B, if the Hungarian through carriages are sold out, is to take the same train but just travel in the Serbian couchette to Novi Sad (then take train to Subotica). Can I buy single ticket Podgorica - Novi Sad from the station in Belgrade? Or do I need to wait and buy it in Montenegro (risky, I think) In not then plan C is... well that's something to think about Thanks in advance!
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« on: January 02, 2016, 12:10:19 pm »
Thanks for the info
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« on: December 28, 2015, 12:26:33 pm »
Hi again I'm travelling from BA to Belgrade today, using the standard trick of splitting tickets in Budapest. I see that there are now direct cars (Russian ones, running from Bulgaria to Moscow via Slovakia / Poland) and I was thinking of taking this for return journey (Belgrade - Bratislava) to save changing trains at 5:40 am. Do you know how much the sleeper is for 2 people (sharing a 4 berth is OK if it's a lot cheaper) I guess it's fine to show return leg tickets BG - BP and the second ticket of BP - Bratislava? Thanks!
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« on: August 09, 2014, 12:21:45 am »
Ok, so that makes sense. The floods were pretty drastic - hence the big changes to the timetable. So I'm in for a nice long train ride - perfect
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