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Do I have to buy train tickets in advance?

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Klamm Frequent Guest Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 38 Location: Chile	Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:13 pm    Post subject: Do I have to buy train tickets in advance? Hello Webmaster: I have been told a lot of stories about purchasing transiberian train tickets. First, I want to visit Russia by next march-april 2005. I want to visit Irkutsk and Baikal Lake. I have been told that I must buy my train tickets with 45 days in advance at least...¿IS IT TRUE?. Isn´t possible to buy transiberian tickets to Irkutsk in Moscow with just one or two days in advance?. Of course I cannot afford staying 45 days in Moscow as my tourist visa will only last 30 days
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wu687 Lounge Lizard Joined: 18 Jul 2003 Posts: 199 Location: Victoria BC, Canada	Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:06 pm    Post subject: Tickets only go on sale 45 days in advance.
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ventolin Just Starting Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 1	Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:46 am    Post subject: hi Klamm, my friend and i will be in a similar situation as you come March 2005 - we'll be travelling along the trans-mongolian from Beijing to Moscow, stopping in Irkutsk, and will (fingers crossed) get away with purchasing tickets at the train stations ourselves. from what people have told me booking tickets at the train station in winter is generally a pretty safe bet, so long as you have a couple of days to spare just in case it's booked out. i think it's the summer months when problems occur. let us know how you go. cheers, kris
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MorningHollow Just Starting Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Tijuana, Mexico	Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:31 am    Post subject: ^I had the same doubt. can I buy tickets online (and not doing it through a travel agency)?
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wu687 Lounge Lizard Joined: 18 Jul 2003 Posts: 199 Location: Victoria BC, Canada	Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:39 am    Post subject: No, advance purchase is through a travel agent, use one in Russia.
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deskware7 Frequent Guest Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 67	Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:48 am    Post subject: Try www.russiangirlfriday.com for info on TransSiberian train tickets.
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vadim Frequent Guest Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 28 Location: Novosibirsk, Russia	Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:47 pm    Post subject: Hi everybody. What I can advice is if you're going alone, don't worry about the tickets. For sure you can buy tickets for the train leaving same or next day, unless you have some preference for particular train or travelling at the cheapest rate.
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