Should I book Sapsan train ticket now or wait for prices to lower?
I'm taking the Sapsan train from St Petersburg to Moscow on 20 July (at 05:30, 07:00 or 07:10) and tickets were released for that date a few days ago.
The lowest Price is usually 1677 rubles, and it was on the day of release; however, unfortunately I didn't have enough on my Card back then which is why I couldn't buy the ticket.
3 days ago I got the required Money, but OF COURSE the Price had now increased to 2677 rubles, which remains the Price today.
My question is: is it likely that the Prices will lower at some point, or should I buy it now for 2677?
The Prices are so different: On the 14th and 15th July it still costs 1999, on the 16th 2290, on the 17th 1999, on the 18th 3322, on the 19th 2019, on the 20th, 21st and 22nd 2677.
And it's not even because seats are selling out, because the number of remaining seats is the same (450-480)
Best Answer
Turns out you can cancel the booking by a simple click up to 8 days before the journey, and get a full refund.
So, I've booked the Train, but will look at the price every single day. Even if it just lowers to 1999 or 2290, I'll cancel and re-book
UPDATE: It lowered to 1999 now, so cancelled and re-booked :)
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