I am not a Russia fan, but I do enjoy to travel to Russia every few years or so. I like to observe its rich history and special culture. I like to observe how this country is getting up from its knees from the mess of the turbulent 90s. One of the most inconvenient things about my previous trips was getting purchasing a train ticket from Moscow to St Petersburg. I have recently discovered a great new way to get tickets on Russian trains and want to share it with you.
One of the best ways to travel in Russia is via train. An interwoven web of rails connects hundreds of towns allowing a traveler to travel to some of the most distant places places. Traveling across Russia on a train is not just convenient but also cheap. You can reach most of cities with an overnight train and you can purchase Russian train tickets in the internet.
Until 2008, this has not been possible. Not so long ago, you could only buy tickets on Russian trains on a train station or at a travel agency, which made the tickets more expensive and required a paper ticket to be delivered by mail. Luckily, this is no longer the case and you can now order online, easily and conveniently using your credit card. I personally found this easy-to-use portal very handy. It allows you making a reservation on any Russian train ticket online.
Couple years ago, I visited Novgorod and then a couple of days in Russia. That time I had to spend one hour wasting my time in a line on a train station. For my tickets back Russia I used a help of ticket agency and had to pay thirty dollars on top of the ticket's price for paper ticket. When I returned to Russia couple months ago I came across this website on the web that allows you to reserve. That was such a good news. I actually made a reservation and I cannot understate how convenient it has been. I showed up at the train station with e-ticket, got my boarding pass and got on the train. No lines, no hassles, no extra fees. Brilliant.
I have been all over the world and one of the best trips that I saw was a trip to Moscow and St Petersburg. Both of these great cities seem to have a very special soul - different from any other place. I have a lot for people who live in Moscow or St Petersburg as they have so much a stone's throw away.
Yet, I don't regret paying couple thousand dollars to see one of the world's greatest destinations. To me, being on a Russian train that carries you from across Russia is so much more than going to Mexico for a vacation. In fact, my journey of a lifetime was this last summer when I and my wife traveled on a Russian train. I recommend a vacation in Russia. It's like no other.