Experts listed ways to save money when buying a train ticket
Experts of Tutu service told how to buy railway tickets profitable.
In the coupe, the fare on the top shelf is cheaper, and such places often participate in sales and promotions. Going on a trip with a child under 10 years old, make the lower place for him, and the top – for yourself, so it will be more budgetary.
In sitting cars you can buy a folding chair. This option is on the train "Swallow", but you will have to go next to the toilet and back to the window.
Trains departing at night or early in the morning are usually not popular with passengers and tickets are cheaper due to low demand.
The most expensive tickets are from Friday night and all weekend. It is profitable to plan a trip from Monday to Thursday.
The cost of tickets (except the seating card) for most long-distance and high-speed trains is not fixed and depends on the season, day of the week and the number of seats sold. On popular dates, the fare will gradually increase. If the demand is low, it can remain at the level of the first day of sales.
Tickets at peak times (weekends, holidays, holidays, summer) are profitable to purchase in the first days or hours of sales (60-90 days before the departure of the train).
Some trains do not participate in the dynamic pricing program and travel depends on seasonal factors.
In spring and autumn, tickets are cheaper than in summer or New Year. Check in advance what the coefficient is valid on the dates of the trip: it may be more profitable to transfer.
If the trip exactly takes place, you can pay for tickets at non-refundable rates - you will get savings of up to 20% of their standard cost.
However, such tickets can only be sold in one train car, you need to look for marks on booking sites. This option is in seated cars, coupe, SV, luxury. There are no non-refundable tickets in common carriages.
Sometimes a passenger can return money for a travel document purchased at a non-refundable fare: a train cancellation, a long delay, the seat purchased was occupied. Illness, death of a passenger or a close relative is a reason to receive compensation for a failed tour.
Tickets for trains on new routes can be sold at a discount of up to 50% for the first few weeks. So the carrier tries to attract the attention of passengers to these directions.
Source: ria
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