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On 3/14/07, Folderol  wrote:

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> On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:15:12 +0300

> "Dmitry Baikov"  wrote:

>

> > Sorry for stupid questions, but this ticket system is not that easy to

> > understand.

>

> We're talking trains here. All countries are the same. They spend a

> fortune developing ticketing systems that no human can comprehend :(

In Russia it is much simpler and (sure) cheaper. There are some

discounts if you are buying ahead of time, but no more than 20%. It

does not matter will you return or not, moreover buying tickets in one

city to the train from another one is a bit more expensive.

Tickets to Moscow-St.Peterburg trains (650km), depending on a train

speed/class, are from $25 (8 hours) to $100 (5 hours).
But there are cheaper suburb-trains (they are near-distance, but you

can take the next one, going farther, then the next, etc..), where you

can escape buying a ticket and give about $2 to the controller (if you

are unlucky enough to meet one). I haven't traveled with such a method

for a long time, but most of people here use it for going from Moscow

to the nearest cities (in ~250km radius).
Hmmm, having written all that I see it is not that simpler here... It

is trickier, if you are cheap :)
Dmitry.