79 thousand dollars – this is how much the most expensive ticket in the world costs for a flight of the Emirates airline Etihad from London to Melbourne. In our country there are no such prices, but passengers still regularly have questions: why are tickets in Russia so expensive? For comparison, the article provides a list of really expensive tickets in Russia and abroad.
Moscow – New York, British airways, $17,000
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A ticket for an intercontinental flight with a transfer at London Heathrow Airport will cost the traveler 1 million 200 thousand rubles. The range of services includes a VIP lounge at London Terminal and Terminal 7 at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York with private rooms, spa services, waiters and personal concierges. During the flight, the first class cabin offers a sliding seat, a personal TV, restaurant meals, before and after the flight, luggage will be collected and delivered door to door. At the end of the flight, clothes wrinkled during the long flight will be ironed and cleaned at the New York airport.
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Moscow — Vladivostok, S7, 2500 dollars
A ticket from one end of the country to the other and back in business class costs about 170,000 rubles. Airlines do not offer luxurious conditions when flying within Russia. The emphasis is on meeting the requirements for ambience, the width and comfort of the seats in the front part of the cabin and particularly attentive service. In addition, business class passengers are offered a separate check-in counter, an enclosed lounge and more varied on-board meals than in economy class.
I want to go to Vladivostok!
St. Petersburg – Magadan, Aeroflot, up to 2000 dollars
A seat on a regular flight from St. Petersburg to Magadan costs about 140,000 rubles in both directions. There are no special services offered at this fare, other than a relatively fast flight for this route – 13 hours with a transfer in Moscow.
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Moscow – Ulaanbaatar – Vladivostok, Golden Eagle train, $33,000
This information may surprise some, but in Russia there are trains with premium service that run across the entire country. And we are not just talking about a luxury coupe, but about a real palace on wheels. The Tsar’s Gold Golden Eagle trains travel mainly at night, so that during the day tourists can attend excursions in Russian cities along the route. The Golden Eagle is one of the 25 best trains in the world. On each trip, passengers are accompanied by a doctor, and the cooks have trained on European railway lines. Ticket prices for one person in a double compartment start at $5,500, and a double suite will cost $33,000.
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Moscow – Beijing, train “Imperial Russia”, 6300 dollars
The Imperial Russia cruise train travels across the country, then through Mongolia to China. Travel time is six days. Excursions are organized in every major city. Visits to museums and theaters, hotel accommodation and a night in a Mongolian yurt are included in the ticket price. A seat in a standard compartment costs about $4,500, a double first-class compartment costs $6,300, and there are no more seats in a VIP compartment for $10,000 in 2016.
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Moscow — Nice, Russian Railways, 900 dollars
One of the oldest foreign railway routes Moscow – Nice opened in 1864. Since 1914, communication has been interrupted and only recently resumed. Today, the luxury class cars on this train consist of a lounge-bar and four compartments for two passengers each. The compartment has a pull-out sofa, wardrobe, TV, and private bathroom. Breakfast is served every morning. Regular coupes are quite well equipped and a seat in them costs about 17,000 rubles.
