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Neville-Rigby
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 Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: Which Trans-Sib railway stations have ATMs (Bankomats)? |
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I'm travelling non-stop on the Trans-Sib from Vladivostok to Moscow next month, and I want to know which railway stations have ATMs (Bankomats) so I don't have to take too much cash with me on the train. The WaytoRussia main site says there's one at Irkutsk, but doesn't mention any others.
Does anyone know?
Thanks a lot;
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nikir
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 8:29 am Post subject: |
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All the bigger stations will have them somewhere in the station building, whether you can get to them in the time that your train stops is another matter.
My advice would be to take enough for your entire trip on the train and keep it with you at all times. It is perfectly safe to do so. |
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Neville-Rigby
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks.
That's helpful. I'll check out how long the train stops at each station.
You don't by any chance know roughly how much an evening meal in the restaurant car costs?
Cheers;
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nikir
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Scheduled stops are anything from a couple of minutes to half an hour. Beware though, one train I was on was delayed in the middle of the night for over two hours and to make up time all stops were reduced to two minutes.
The food in the restaurant cars is expensive and really not that good. In addition menus are in Russian and often illegible to all but the Russians as they are handwritten. Most people either take food with them and share with other travelers or buy from vendors when the train stops. You can also buy things like instant noodles, tea and beer from the carriage conductor. |
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Neville-Rigby
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| Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:20 am Post subject: ATMs and restaurant prices |
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Thanks, Nikir.
That's helpful.
I know you think the restaurant prices are expensive, but I'd be very interested to know the rough range of prices in the restaurant car, because we intend to use it fairly often, despite the prices.
I can read handwritten Russian.
So even if your information is out of date, just tell me the prices and the year you travelled. It will help me calculate how many roubles to take with me for the seven-day journey from Vladivostok to Moscow.
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nikir
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Hi Neville,
Sorry for the delay in replying, my indolent lifestyle isn't what it once was.
I did the trip in Aug 2006 so exact details are a bit sketchy, however the overall impression remains.
At that time the cost of an evening meal was about 1200 - 1500 rubles per head. This comprised of entree, main, alcohol and tea or coffee. Servings were on the small side and invariably if something on the menu took your fancy it was not available. I broke my trip up into four stages and only used the dining car a couple of times, in the first stage as I found the goodies on the platform at every stop were more enticing than those to be had on board. |
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Neville-Rigby
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:04 am Post subject: Restaurant prices |
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Thanks, Nikir
I understand now why people say that meals are expensive!
But that's exactly the information that I needed.
We'll definitely need plenty of roubles!
Thank you very much;
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