Rail will continue to inflate ticket prices

Russian Railways plans to continue to inflate the price of tickets. Since January 2007 the rates reserved by 20% in the coupe and SW and 12% of the seats in general seating and coaches will increase. For example, in reducing prices in August 2007 from Moscow to St. Petersburg from about 1250-2400 rubles and in the north - 2500-4500 rubles. Ticket reservation of seats, if he can get that will cost you 450 to 750 rubles. Go to Sochi, much cheaper and faster by plane, because the train tickets cost around 1300-2000 rubles a reserved seat, 3100-5100, on the subject, and 6250-10000 in the army. A little less than significant increases are planned for subsequent years. In 2008, prices increased 19% in the compartment and CB and reserved 11% of the seats of the seats and increase public buses. In 2009 prices by 13% and 10% increase. Therefore, the cumulative increase in prices in three years will amount to 61% in the compartment, and N, and 37% in other cars. After that, the speed to get to Sochi 1600-2400 rubles a reserved seat in the 4200-6900 and 8400-13 Coupe 500 SW. Travel.ru