Train travel in Moldova: train types, tickets, fares, discounts & other useful info

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1 Country info: Moldova Rail companies: CFM ( Calea Ferate din Moldova ) Moldova Rail Network Map Currency: 1 euro = app. 22 Moldavian lei (MDL) Train travel in Moldova: train types, tickets, fares, discounts & other useful info National Train Service: 1 / 5

2 Train long-distance Revaca, not Romanian Ungheni), (Iasi)), 6** Suburban: types Chisinau in (lunga) Moldova: short to Ungheni trains Suburban & commuter (suburbane), service, Regional mainly & around (locale) Basarabeasca), Chisinau & International & ussia or required. Regional International 8** seat but DMU reservation Suburban also : regional international long-distance relation required. trains service, Ungheni connections Moldova Regional mainly : to Iasi) have trains (e.g. domestic 4 digit in Chisinau trains Moldova number (Chisinau connecting to Odessa starting to 3 Bender, digit Moldova with & Chisinau number 6*** (e.g. Chisinau seat with (or Chisinau starting reservation to 1*** Ukraine Socola toforwith, Types usual seating Regional Belarus Romania bed Common Sitting reservation 'platskartnyi') of carriage, & carriages International (общий): seat required. get in reservation CFM sold, long-distance mainly International trains: but 'platskartnyi' 81 compulsory. seats, trains long-distance thus Common basically trains turning carriages have where couchette 2 in or Moldova 3 not digit 54 carriage number berths can into (as found in, in R Moldova compartments are Bed International carriages passengers, can reservation 'Platskartnyi' Kupe the side, is (купе): (сидячий): long-distance mainly odd & thus required. 54 numbers (плацкартный): 2aircraft nd opposite berths class various trains 'Platskartnyi' are type (beds sleeper to lower seating salon compartments, # rd carriage beds, (1 class carriages located even couchette (2/4) in odd used in the upper. with Moldova numbers st, open in 2'closed' nd Suburban Bed or compartments, can 3are rd reservation (3/6) class) be lower & found Regional berths, required. open while Regional trains, for even beds 4 'Kupe' Discounts, Moldova lower - 1. be 'Lux' class found (CFM): in ('люкс' carriages. special Moldova both in International beds taking offers as can For well are regional example, & known lower found long-distance ways trains ones, as to when Regional save 'СВ'): in using Moldova trains money 1reservation st & sleeper newly International can for renovated passengers carriage save required. some long-distance (1/2) D1M 'Lux' money traveling with diesel carriages compartments while trains trains by traveling train 3Moldova & upper. #37-54 for on rd st& nd class 22. ticket, not fare very 2 roughly is essential) more 1,5 than times twice cheaper cheaper (while compared difference to the in comfort price of between suburban long-distance Passengers trains trains. are planning always cheaper short trips compared also should to tickets keep in for mind regional that tickets or international for slightly slower International Train Service: Tariffs for international tickets used by Moldova railways: - for connections to Europe it is East-West tariff, tariff currency - Euro - for connections to former USSR (Russia, Ukraine etc.) it is MGPT 'interstate' tariff, tariff currency Swiss Francs 2 / 5

3 a) Regular discounts No info available b) Special offers ( SparSchiene ) Prietenia: overnight train (#105/106) from Chisinau to Bucharest: 24 euro (one-way ticket) or 43 euro (return ticket) + sleeper reservations 6 euro (2/4, 4 bed compartment) or 10,50 euro (1/2, double bed compartment) Chisinau - Iasi (Socola): daytime EMU (132 lei - 3 rd class seat, 148 lei - 2 nd class seat & 173 lei 1 st class seat) c) CityStars No info available 3 / 5

4 How to Buy Train Tickets in Moldova: Moldova Railways (CFM) recently opened e-ticket shop however at the moment it is possible to purchase only tickets for the Chisinau-Iasi (Socola) regional train Do you still have further questions or want to share your own travel experience? You are welcome on our Forum page Disclaimer 4 / 5

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