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Directions of train tours

Rail Tours Is a great option for those who prefer to travel by train... In this section of the site travel company"Club Eight Trips" You can get acquainted with those directions and types of tours, where the main transport that delivers tourists to their destination is the train. The advantages of this type of tourist travel are obvious - speed and convenience. For example, many people get seasick in cars and buses, and the smooth, measured movement of wagons on the rails does not cause discomfort. Russian Railways trains do not have to get stuck in traffic jams, they are comfortable to sleep in at night, especially in comfortable seats in a compartment or NE.

Train tours in Russia and the CIS

	Direction	Prices
	Tours to St. Petersburg by train You can visit the Northern Capital by arriving there by night train or by high-speed "Sapsan". The duration of excursion railway trips to St. Petersburg can vary from 2 to 12 days, and include not only acquaintance with the sights of the city itself, but also visiting Peterhof, Tsarskoe Selo, Gatchina, Vyborg, Kronstadt and others most interesting cities and places of the Leningrad region.	Cost from 3 410 rubles.
	Tours to Belarus by train Most of the tours to Belarus presented on our website involve moving to Minsk or by a comfortable train from Moscow. The further program of tour trips along the selected route within the country, for example, to Mir and Nesvizh castles, Brest, Gomel, Grodno, etc. passes by bus. Trains heading to Belarus are very comfortable, clean and comfortable, which makes the transfer to the country itself a part of a pleasant journey.
	Tours to Kazan by train from Moscow Kazan is invariably one of the most popular travel destinations among Moscow tourists within the country. No wonder, because only a night you can take a train to the capital of Tatarstan and plunge into the colorful multicolor of this unique city... Kazan Kremlin, Kul-Sharif Mosque, Sviyazhsk and Raifsky Monastery are just a few of the attractions available here. Needless to say about delicious Tatar cuisine and famous Tatar hospitality? So "Surprise me, Kazan!"	Cost from 7 680 rubles.
	Tours to Kaliningrad with railway transfer Do you want to visit the very West of Russia? So why not take a train there, seeing from its window all the immense beauty of our country. Unique sights Kaliningrad region worth spending this time on the road, because here you will find the sun-filled beauty of the amber region, the cries of seagulls and the salty air of the Baltic, sand dunes Curonian Spit and as if revived scenes from black-and-white films of the promenade of the resort Svetlogorsk.	Cost from 6,000 rubles.
	Railway tours to Veliky Novgorod Veliky Novgorod is not the farthest neighbor of Moscow, but you can go here too calmly and comfortably, using the railway connection. If you have long dreamed of seeing the Novgorod land, as well as visiting Staraya Russa or Valdai, we are glad to offer you a number of interesting sightseeing tours to Veliky Novgorod.	Cost from 5,228 rubles.
	Railway tours to Nizhny Novgorod You can also go by train and to Nizhny Novgorod other small towns Volga region, often included in excursion routes. Such tours will not only introduce you to the history of the old merchant city, but will also allow you to walk on a boat along the Volga or spend time at an excellent recreation center.	Cost from 4,990 rubles.
	Tours to Pskov by train Pskov is another pearl in the necklace of the most beautiful cities of North-Western Russia. Acquaintance with these wonderful places is most often not limited only to the Pskov region, but includes a visit to Izborsk, as well as trips to the Pushkin Mountains and Pechora. Ancient fortresses and the monasteries, together with the mesmerizing spaces, will leave you a lot of strong impressions!	Cost from 7 300 rubles.
	Train tours to Karelia It is very convenient to get to Karelia by train - this beautiful, unique, but very remote from Moscow corner of Russia. If you want to see the real wonders of the Russian North, then the easiest way is to choose a tour lasting from 2 to 9 days on our website, buy train tickets Moscow-Petrozavodsk - and off you go! Offers incredible beauty lakes and waterfalls, the legendary city of Kizhi, White Sea Petroglyphs, Solovki and the beauty of White Nights.	Cost from 5 350 rubles.
	Tours to the Solovetsky Islands (Solovki) by train One of the northernmost island archipelagos of our country, Solovki, can be no less attractive for real travelers. These places have witnessed both the great tragedies of the period of the Soviet camps, and the great spiritual exploits of the Russian people. One of the largest centers Russian monasticism - Solovetsky monastery, carefully keeping the memory of the past.	Cost from 5 350 rubles.

Save money on buying a train ticket

How to save on travel costs by buying train tickets?

Summer vacation season is coming interesting entertainment and travel, which means that now you need to take care of purchasing train tickets... The fact is that the cost of tickets will increase significantly in the warm season.

If you book your tickets one to two months before the trip, then you will be given a discount. Of course, the discount is given not for all routes, but for many. For example, you can profitably leave the capital for Brest, Kaliningrad, Vilnius and Voronezh by purchasing ticket in advance. The discount applies to the purchase of tickets for compartment carriages, as well as for luxury and SV. If you go on a trip on a working day, then the fare will be cheaper than on weekends, when there are much more people who want to travel.

If tickets are sold poorly, then railway employees sometimes offer them for very little money, so long as the cars are not empty. If you take care of purchasing your ticket in advance, your chances of saving will increase. Sometimes, even on the day the train departs, you can "catch" a profitable option if the demand for tickets is very low. The discount can range from 10 to 35 percent. Most often, a flexible system of discounts is practiced in trains that run from the capital to Belgorod, Anapa, Murmansk and Adler. You can track profitable routes on the official website of the railway.

Teach that the discount does not apply to all places, but only to those that are less convenient. If this is not important for you, then buy a ticket to the top shelf in second-class carriage... Let you give up comfort, but save money. It is advantageous to choose a route when the train leaves the station very early, or early arrival at the point of departure. If it is convenient for you to get to the station, then feel free to send on an early trip. The difference in the price of tickets for a train departing from the platform at 4-5 am and a train departing, for example, at 8 am, will be 20-15 percent.

You will receive bonus points for every ride on the train. When buying a ticket for subsequent times, ask the cashier to write off the bonuses. This will make it possible to buy a ticket at a lower price. Before you start accumulating points, you need to register on the official website of Russian Railways.

Preparing for the trip

What to take on the train?

You have a long train ride ahead of you and don't know what to take with you? This article will help you solve this seemingly simple question.

• Passport, tickets and money top the list of things to remember and keep to yourself at all times. For the convenience of storing such items, you can purchase a small bag. The main thing is not to lose sight of it or to put it in a safe place.
• Cloth. Comfort is essential on the train, so prepare for yourself set of changeable clothes. It can get too hot in the carriage, sports shorts and a light T-shirt will suit any passenger. If the trip takes place during the cold season, then a knitted warm sweater will not be superfluous.

• Food. Some people prefer to eat in the dining car, buy a variety of pastries and cheap drinks. Other passengers prepare several meals in advance or purchase groceries in stores before the trip. You should not have a feast and do a lot of salads, hot dishes and desserts. Think about what food will not spoil during your voyage.

Make sure you have enough water. It is better not to take soda and juices on the road, as their use will only make you thirsty. For a snack, try fresh fruit and a variety of berries, nuts, or light biscuits.

If your carriage is overcrowded, the conductor may not have enough cutlery. You better take your little one dish set, as well as a mug made of thick plastic, which will not allow it to break during movement.

• Personal hygiene products... Put a toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, and soap in your personal makeup bag. Grab some face or hand cream. Do not forget to have wet wipes and a small towel, as the standard linen on the trains is not always of high quality and tidy.
• Put all the necessary medications in a separate compact bag. It is worth taking care of your health and the occurrence of unforeseen situations. You may need pills for head and abdominal pain, patches, allergy medications, sedatives, and sleeping pills.
• If you find it difficult to fall asleep to ambient sounds, get earplugs and a special sleep mask that will protect you from the light of the night lamps in the carriage. Now a loud company in the next compartment will not create inconvenience.
• Entertainment. To avoid boredom on the road, buy a book, a magazine with a crossword puzzle, or playing cards. But the best escape from melancholy is having a good companion.

Get ready for your trip in advance, pack your things in accordance with the pre-compiled list.

Have a comfortable trip and good travel companions!

If you look at railway voyages through the eyes of an inveterate pragmatist who appreciates every minute of his time, then the train will lose to the plane in all respects. Traveling by train will not save time, and besides most the trip will have to be devoted to passive observation through the window and reading. But, of course, there are also pleasant moments: thanks to railway tours, horizons will expand for you and unprecedented secrets of nature will open up for you, you will explore the most beautiful corners of the planet and get to know life in large cities and tiny villages.

In recent years, sightseeing tours by train have become incredibly popular, and there are more and more people who want to master the geographic space of our planet using railways. This is partly due to the variety of proposals. Tours by railroad cover a variety of directions: travel in Russia and the CIS countries, European voyages and Baltic programs, and even exotic routes - China and Mongolia.

Railway tours in Russia

Depending on the time at your disposal, you can go on short two-three-day train tours or choose a program designed for 10-14 days. Tours around the cities of the Golden Ring on a retro train are very popular, in which you will visit Vladimir and Suzdal in 2 days, and then have time to walk around Kostroma and Yaroslavl.

An excellent opportunity to get to know our vast country is given to tourists by a cruise on the Golden Eagle train: in two weeks on the way, you will change 10 time zones and travel more than 9 thousand km! The train departs from Moscow, passes through Murom, Arzamas, Ufa, Chelyabinsk, Omsk and ends its "marathon" in Vladivostok.

Traveling by train, you can enjoy the beauty of the cities of the Volga region, Kazan, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, St. Petersburg and many other Russian cities.

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European routes

The main feature of European railway tours is the ability to visit several countries at once in one trip: trains traveling from Russia to Europe usually pass through the territory of transit countries. Some programs involve stopping in these countries for one or two days (you will be offered sightseeing tours or free time), in others you can see unfamiliar cities only from the train window.

The Old World has a well-developed railway connection, thanks to which almost all of them are open to you. European countries... Several direct trains run from Russia to Europe, for example, train number 23 "Moscow - Berlin", train number 21 "Moscow - Prague", train number 17/18 "Moscow - Nice". In addition, there are many combined sightseeing tours with a transfer in Brest by bus (tourists get to Brest by train).

Going on a train tour of Europe, get ready for the fact that there will be no time to get bored: usually such programs are very rich and include sightseeing walking and bus excursions, visits to museums and art galleries, trips to famous castles and walks in exquisite parks.

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By train to exotic countries

Railroad tours to the East are a real find for tourists who are sophisticated in travel. You can try to comprehend the soul of Asia by going by rail to China. There are as many as three direct trains from Russia to the Celestial Empire, which reach the terminal station in 130-145 hours. Tour operators offer several excursion routes, which include the sights of Beijing, Harbin, Udalyanchi and other cities.

In addition, such tours have been developed, during which you also travel around China by train.

Top destinations for train travel

All articles about railroad tours on "Subtleties"

• In Russia: from Moscow and from St. Petersburg, to the Northern capital, to Anapa, to Kazan, to the Black Sea
• Austria Vienna

Next tour date: On request for organized groups.

The excursion will acquaint schoolchildren with the main stages of the great battle - Patriotic War 1812 Young participants of the tour will visit the Borodino field, an exposition where the personal belongings of soldiers and Kutuzov are presented, as well as get acquainted with the peasant life of the military-historical settlement of Doronino.

A unique tour, which involves 2 types of transport: rail and water. The first part of the excursion will be devoted to the Finland Station, which saved many lives during the siege of Leningrad The second will introduce you to the history ancient fortress A nutlet, which can only be reached by water, on a high-speed boat, from which wonderful views of Ladoga lake and a nut island.

One day tour. Travel on a real steam locomotive along the first Russian railway from the platform of the Vitebsk railway station to the station "Tsarskoye Selo" with a visit to all known Pushkin places, namely the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum and Kitaev's dacha.

Train or plane?

We are all accustomed to the fact that you can easily and quickly get to Europe by plane. But there are people who, given the choice, would prefer a measured train journey, while others are simply afraid to fly. Moreover, the cost of land and airway approximately equal, and sometimes even cheaper by plane. The flight from Moscow to Europe will take two hours, and the journey along the rails will take about a day. Do not forget that, regardless of your mode of travel, you need a Schengen visa to enter Europe.

Features of buying a ticket to Europe

The cost of a train ticket to Europe is fixed in euros, therefore, after conversion, the price in rubles may change significantly. You can get a 40% discount on the ticket if you book it as a group ticket (from six adult passengers).

It is important to know that most formulations international traffic online ticket purchase is not available. You will have to go to the station and contact the international ticket offices long distance. E-ticket can be bought on trains to Helsinki, Tallinn, Prague, Vienna, Nice, Paris and Karlovy Vary.

We have selected for you only direct trains to Europe, which are on the road for no more than two days. The price is everywhere indicated for the summer of 2016 one way, subject to advance purchase. The fare is indicated for one upper seat in the compartment, the lower one will be slightly more expensive.

Ticket for 50-80 euros

The cheapest way is to go to Estonia (Tallinn) and Finland (Helsinki). Average travel time is 15 hours. As a rule, compartment, reserved seat and seating places are available in this direction. Seating will cost on average 30% less than the top bunk in a compartment. Many trains to Central and Western Europe go through Minsk (Belarus) - this is also very beautiful city... Trains travel for 8-10 hours, the price starts from 66 euros.

Ticket for 120-150 euros

A tour to Central and Northern Europe will cost twice as much. Not least because there is no reserved seat here, only a coupe and a SV. Logically, the longer the road, the higher the cost of the ticket, but prices are not always rigidly tied to distance. For example, it takes 15 hours to get to Vilnius (Lithuania) and Riga (Latvia), and to Berlin (Germany), Prague (Czech Republic) and Vienna (Austria) it takes about a day. That is, the distance is much greater, but the tariff is practically the same. It will be a little more expensive to get to Central Europe from St. Petersburg than from Moscow. Also, many trains (to Prague, Paris, Nice and other cities) follow through Warsaw (Poland).

Ticket for 200-250 euros

It takes much longer to get to Western Europe (from one and a half to two days) and more expensive: Nice (France), Milan and Verona (Italy) will cost about 200 euros, and Paris (France) - 243 euros. Of the accommodation options, compartments and SVs are available, but the trains are not branded.

Trains through Southeast Europe

Getting to Southeast Europe by train is now difficult, since the route from Russia through Ukraine is not available. Today, entry to the territory of Ukraine is possible only with a passport, in addition, all males may be denied entry. Better not to risk it and choose a plane.

The flight Moscow - Chisinau (Moldova) has been canceled. Traveling to Sofia (Bulgaria) or Belgrade (Serbia) will turn out to be unreasonably expensive (235 euros), since trains go through half of Europe (bypassing Ukraine) and are on the way for more than two days.

However, traffic is not disrupted from Moscow to Budapest (Hungary) and Bratislava (Slovakia). A ticket there will cost 180-190 euros, and the journey will take a little more than a day. In summer, direct cars run from Moscow to Bar (Montenegro). The train goes two days and six hours, the ticket price is very high - 360 euros. The train goes through Belarus, Poland, Serbia and Slovakia. On all these flights, travel is available only in direct (trailer) cars.

No direct route

There are no direct trains from Russia to Spain, Portugal and parts of the Nordic countries (Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway).