From what I've read online, Economy+ is an Economy class seat with a free sandwich, cookies, and water. Business Class has a full meal served and a more comfortable seat.
Its still more than 90 days away, but taking a random Wednesday morning in May, and using today's exchange rates, the high-speed "Sapsan" from St. Petersburg to Moscow one-way has the following price break-down in US$: Economy: $32 Economy Plus: $45 Bistro Car: $70 Business class: $80 First class: $145. So that "free" sandwich and cookies would be a tad pricey. Although I suspect the economy seats would fill-up the quickest so one might have more choice if they get that $13 sandwich (just guessing).
It depends on the train you are choosing. For instance to go to Nizhny you can have a fast train were you are assigned a regular seat. But if you take a night train you will be assigned an sleeper car with 4 berths. Google "'Kupé' class 4-berth sleepers" to get an idea
Here are diagrams of the Sapsan cars, which show the directions of the seats (in case you prefer to sit facing forward or backward): http://pass.rzd.ru/static/public/en?STRUCTURE_ID=5191
In the booking process for my free trains I could see that all waggons had cabins with 4 sleeping berths, so 2 facing forward and two backward.
Yes this is the obvious, so I think what he or she wants is to know is which one to book in order to sit facing backwards or forwards
This!... I noticed that on free train carriages/waggons #s 2,3,4...go from left to right and on nickK's link #1,2,3,4.. go right to left.
Hi Guys , any idea how to join Vnukovo airport the day after being in Nizhniy Novgorod for the CRO v ARG match ? And for the tourism part ,is it worth stopping in Vladimir for half a day (Part of the Golden Ring apprently) Thank you.
Is there any good transportation app in Russia? Here in Brazil, all major cities are synchronized with "Moovit", a transportation app. It tells you how to go to the destination, either by bus, metro..etc. Way better than having individuals apps for each city and each transportation type. By the way, I recommend the app "maps.me" for having an offline map. You just have to download the map location before, and you can use without internet connexion.
Anyone have advice on the best way to get to Kaliningrad from the EU? I'll be in either Germany or Poland, and figured there'd be a way to get to Kaliningrad by train. Doesn't look like there's any rail connections though, and the best options are some pretty pricey flight from Berlin or Warsaw.
I think there is rail from Vilnius. They are also trialling trains from Gdansk recently. Otherwise a bus from Gdansk, Riga, Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda or near abouts is another option. http://kaliningradguide.com/ https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTop...Kaliningrad_for_World_Cup_2018-World_Cup.html https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowFor...Kaliningrad_Oblast_Northwestern_District.html
At the moment rail connection to Vilnius only, some negotiations are going on about opening a line to Gdansk and Klaipeda, but we are still waiting for any confirmation on that. As was said above, there are a lot of options to consider. It really depends on what kind of trip you are looking for. Fastest, cheapest, interesting, non-stop or with sleepovers etc. Will be happy to assist you with your research, open for any questions regarding Kaliningrad Host City. p.s. There are places to cross the border on foot
what options are available from Kazan to Sochi between the game July 6th and the game July 7th. There is nothing direct flight wise and all flights seem to be expensive with layovers in Moscow for a couple of hours. Asking for my friend as that is too ambitious a plan for me.
From this article: http://en.transport2018.com/news_en/5901/ Is there any navigation application for the fans? We are developing a fan's transport guide, which will be available to users at the end of March. In the host cities, this program will also work as a mobile application for iOS and Android. It will include all free routes within the cities and between them. The user will be able to independently plot a route. The fan's guide will also include a list of free trains, maps of cities with points of fans concentration: fan zones, stadiums, stations, airports. This project is our unique development, which could become a legacy of the World Cup.
What's the official site? The free trains don't appeal to me. I want to go between cities that aren't Moscow and I also don't want to arrive on the day of the game.
Trains will not just run from point to point, they will make stops in some cities along the route to pick up and drop off the fans. When the list of intermediate stops is approved, it will be possible to book a berth on a train from such cities to the host cities and back. http://en.transport2018.com/news_en/5901/
Thanks! I'm mostly looking for cheapest and then shortest options. Right now the train from Vilnius looks like the best option. I wonder if the free trains will stop outside of Russia (like in Vilnius) to pick up fans headed to Kaliningrad?