Train travel in Russia between host cities during Football World Cup 2018
The Russia Federation are kindly providing free train travel between host cities for spectators with match tickets, Fan ID and Passport for this summers World Cup.
I am trying to get from Volgograd to Nizhny Novgorod between 18th and 24th June
I am a little late to the party and thus in booking a train due to last minute match tickets but it appears all trains are now sold out.
I am a novice to Russian trains (Trans-Siberian express Moscow-Beijing only) Do Russian trains sell out? (I.E there is a limit on people allowed on the train) Or is it similar to the UK where there does not seem to be a limit of number of tickets sold for a train service. I do not mind paying for a ticket if all free tickets are gone.
Documentation provided by Russian authorities is limited and confusing to say the least. My source so far has been this supposedly official site https://tickets.transport2018.com
Are there any other Russian train ticket sites available in English or further advice on purchasing train tickets in Russia without being scammed?
I believe there is no direct train between the two cities. All trains are via Moscow?
Best Answer
Do Russian trains sell out?
As a rule, long-distance trains do: there's usually a limited amount of passengers allowed inside a passenger car (36, or 54, or 18 in sleeping cars, probably more in those with seats only.) Local suburban trains usually do not, but it takes some time to travel a long distance by suburban trains (years ago, it took at least three weeks to get from Moscow to Vladivostok.)
I tried to click all the Volgograd-related matches on the page you provided the link to, apparently all the free tickets are sold out. Chances are, the trains are full.
(Some thirty years ago it was not very uncommon to find passengers illegally riding trains, usually those who had reached an agreement with conductor; I don't really think something like this still exists.)
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