The expert revealed ways to save money on train tickets

In high season, it can be difficult to buy train tickets, especially inexpensive ones. Elizaveta Akimova, head of the tour and land transport marketing group at the Tutu travel service, told Izvestia on May 29 about how to save money on train tickets.

One of the ways to save money on tickets is to look for non—refundable ones.

"If you know that the trip will definitely take place, choose non-refundable tickets. They are usually cheaper," the expert noted.

In addition, she advised using a price calendar. Often, a ticket for a neighboring date is cheaper and it is enough to postpone the trip for a couple of days to save money.

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However, to make the search easier, you should immediately sort the tickets by price and first view the cheapest ones. At the same time, it is useful to pay attention not only to the price, but also to the rating of trains. These are available on some aggregators. They are generated based on hundreds of reviews. Travelers share their opinions about whether the toilets on the train are clean, whether the carriages are new, whether they liked the bedding and communication with the conductor, Akimova explained.

Also, according to her, it is worth ordering a notice of the start of sales, especially if a large company is traveling.

"The start date of sales depends on the direction. It happens that tickets to the city you need can be found in 120 days, sometimes in 45. It's very easy to miss the start of sales, so it's better to activate the notification. Immediately after the opening of sales, there is more choice, and this is convenient if you have a large company or family: you can choose great seats and even buy out an entire compartment, or even two," Akimova added.

Earlier, on April 21, it was reported that the traditional beach holiday is gradually losing ground. Russians are increasingly interested in author tours from local residents (25%), sanatorium recreation (24%), railway routes (11%) and gastronomic trips (10%). This is stated in the results of a study of the omnichannel marketing platform Calltouch.