How to save on rail Intercity train tickets +

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Against the background of stable and frequent price increases for travel by rail could not appear for ways to save on travel documents. This is understandable: the quality of services is not particularly increased, but the prices have long gone into outer space.

This time, let's talk about Intercity trains +. For several years, the Ukrainians and the country have the opportunity to travel "European." Gradually new lines cover all large areas, so recently reported the opening of branches of high-speed communications Kiev, Krivoy Rog, Kiev . Intercity trains + are becoming increasingly popular: they cover the distance faster than their predecessors, and tangible comfort. Agree, 5 hours to get from Kiev to Lviv - it's convenient. Which is not quite happy, it's cost. But there are some tricks.

Choose the second class

Intercity trains + provides two types of cars: the first and second class. No significant differences, but the price difference is palpable. For example, a first-class ticket message Kiev Lviv (№741K) on December 22, 2014 is worth 418 hryvnia, and the second class - 256 hryvnia (relevant price on the day of publication of the article).

Features First Class: comfortable seats, located on the 2 + 2 outlets in each row of seats, WiFi, an opportunity to wait for your train in the hall increased comfort at the train station (so-called service centers).

Features of the second class: less comfortable chairs situated 3 + 2, through a series of sockets.

Buy tickets there and back

Buying tickets in one direction and back (on the same train), you will receive a 10% discount. But it applies only to the ticket back. Such applicable discounts of travel of the first and second class.

Choose the right day of the week

Prices for tickets in trains "Intercity +" are floating and depend on the calendar period and day of the week, which is planned trip. Buying tickets on Monday and Saturday, we can expect discounts of 10%. If you are going to travel on Friday or Sunday, you will have to pay 10%.
Here is the change in the price of second-class ticket message Kiev Lviv (№741K) on December 22, 2014, depending on the day of the week.

It is worth noting that the maximum discount on the ticket - 30% - is provided once a year: when buying a ticket on the 1st of January. The most expensive period - is the eve of New Year holidays (December 25-30), and throughout the summer (from June 1 to August 31) the effect of increasing the tariff.

For first-class carriage entered coefficients that directly affect the price of the ticket

If you purchase a travel document for the first class of 45 days, you can get 15% discount; in the period from 44 to 30 days a discount of 10%; from 29 to 10 days of the ticket price is unchanged; from 5 to 9 days is added to the value of 5%; if a ticket is purchased for 4-3 days, then it would be a plus 10%; and a day or two to increase the value of 15%.

Please note, buying first-class tickets online at the official site "Ukrainian Railways", initially you will be presented to one price (the data for the previously specified train and date):

Confirm that you want to pay the ticket and adding a "purse", the price will be listed with the possible discounts:

It should be understood that floating rates do not apply to the entire cost of the ticket, but only to the value of the tariff. After all, the whole cost of the ticket includes the fare, insurance and cash charges, the cost of bed linen and VAT.

The conclusion is clear: to take a ticket with a maximum discount, it is better to do it for 45 days or more. The probability that there will buy the desired locations, rather than those that remained, you see, is much higher. And with the swimming prices depending on the days of the week, most are cheap for travel on weekdays, and if you go in the period from Friday to Sunday, it will have more money. Simply put, will be able to save for pensioners and those who work on a rolling basis; that is, all those who do not care what day to hit the road. If try to combine discounts, advance tickets and taking on a weekday, it is possible to achieve a minimum price for the general background and thus save a substantial amount.