Residents of our country, including Samara, very often spend summer vacations on the Black Sea - in Lazarevsky, Loo, Sochi, Adler. Getting to these resort towns is the easiest and cheapest way, of course, by train. In the summer, there are many "southern" trains on the country's railways. Residents of the Middle Volga region who decide to go to the Black Sea often take a ticket, for example, on the train 463rd Samara - Adler. There are different reviews about this composition on the network - both good and not very good.
Description of composition
Most often, tourists who decide to spend their holidays in the resorts of the Black Sea coast of the Russian Federation, of course, purchase tickets for reserved seats in order to save money. But some people prefer to travel with great comfort - in a compartment. In summer, train No. 463 is composed of both varieties of wagons.
Not so long ago, the Russian government, together with the leadership of Russian Railways, decided to stop the production of old- class reserved cars . At first, they wanted to gradually replace them only with two-story ones, completely stopping the assembly of ordinary ones. However, this decision was later quashed. Today, the country produces both double-decker and simple reserved seats, wagons modified and adapted to modern requirements. The latter in our country so far, unfortunately, are collected in not too large numbers.
The train number 463 may include both new and old reserved seats. At the same time, passengers themselves are not provided with information about which of them sold tickets. The price of travel documents for old and new cars is no different. Meanwhile, travel conditions may vary significantly.
Departure / Arrival
Departing from Samara Station, train no. 463 at 16:55 Moscow time. On the route to his destination, it is 1 day 21 hours. In total, the train route ( 463rd) Samara - Adler includes 41 stations .
The final train arrives at 14:22, on the second day of the trip. In Adler, his maintenance is carried out , after which he goes back to Samara. In this case, the train is assigned the number 464 . The approximate distance in a straight line between the starting and ending stations on the route of this train is 1418 km.
Ticket price
There are travel documents for the train 463rd Samara - Adler, reviews about the journey in which (and not too good ones) many passengers leave online, not too cheap. Recently, the prices for the passage of Russian Railways, according to many citizens of Russia, are too high . And in particular this applies to the summer time of the year. It was during this period that the largest influx of passengers of the railway transport was observed.
The cost of traveling on the 463rd / 464th Samara-Adler train depends , of course, primarily on the time spent on the way (that is, on the distance between the departure and arrival stations). Also, the type of wagon affects the price of the travel document. In a compartment, the trip will cost much more.
So what exactly is the ticket for the 463rd Samara-Adler train? The price of travel documents to a reserved seat car of this train in the summer of 2016 was approximately 2,700 rubles . A trip in the compartment of this train could be bought for 4700 rubles, that is, almost twice as expensive. What will be the fare in the composition in the summer of 2017 and in subsequent years, of course, is still unknown. Most likely, travelers will need to pay more.
When is the best time to take a ticket?
So, the prices for train No. 463 Samara - Adler can be considered quite high . The cost of travel in this train depends , however, not only on the type of car and travel time, but also on exactly when the passenger acquires the travel document. Experienced travelers are advised to buy tickets for this train as early as possible - for 40-45 days. In this case, the passenger will most likely be able to get even a small discount on travel. Also, ordering tickets early, the traveler has the opportunity to choose the most convenient place for himself in the car.
If a passenger does not take care of purchasing a travel document in advance, it may happen that there will not be any available seats on the train. Of course, in this case, the tourist will be offered to purchase a ticket for a later date. However, this option for passengers traveling to the Black Sea may not always be acceptable. After all, hotel rooms in resorts are usually reserved in advance. Therefore, the lack of seats on the train for a certain number can lead, among other things, to financial losses.
Meanwhile, in some cases, such an unpleasant situation can be avoided by slow passengers quite easily. Additional cars are attached to train No. 463, usually at the very last moment. Therefore, tickets for this train at the box office can suddenly appear in a day or two from the time of departure. In any case, it is necessary to check the possibility of acquiring a ticket on the day of departure by leisurely vacationers.
Future passengers of train No. 463 should not neglect the recommendations given above . Even a month before the day of departure of tickets at the box office for this train may already be very small. The "Soviet South" among Russians has recently become in fact a most popular holiday destination.
The largest stations
On its way, the 463rd Samara – Adler train, reviews of which are on the network in large numbers, passes by a large number of both small and large stations. The first large settlement on the route along its route is Syzran. The train arrives here at 20:27. It’s not too long at the train station of this city - only 4 minutes.
A little earlier Syzran along the route there is a small station Obsharovka. Here , the Samara-Adler train No. 463 is serviced. Reviews of the train, the route of which is long and long in time, are also good because its passengers can leave the cars from time to time in order to get some fresh air. The parking time of the train at st. Sheathing, for example, is as much as 39 minutes. A train arrives at this station at 19:10, leaves from it at 19:49.
The second major settlement on the route number 463 after Syzran, is Penza. The train arrives in this city at night - at 00:47 Moscow time. It is located at Penza station for 40 minutes. Such a long stop is due to the fact that several additional cars are disconnected from the train. For their passengers, Penza is the terminal station.
The next big stop on the route of train number 463 is in the city of Balashov. On the platform platform of the station of this settlement, train passengers can walk from 06:53 in the morning to 07:18. That is, within 23 minutes.
The next time, passengers can leave the train for a long time only after lunch - at 15:17. At this time, the train arrives in Rossosh. At this station, the train costs 23 minutes. The next big city on the train route is Rostov. The train arrives here at 00:06. The parking time at the Rostov train station is 13 minutes.
Train No. 463 arrives in Krasnodar early in the morning at 04:55. It stands at the train station of this city, it is only 5 minutes. Further along the route of the train (after Goryachy Klyuch) there are already only resort villages and cities. Passengers can get off in almost any southern village on the coast, even in the smallest. And the train 464/463 Samara - Adler reviews in this regard has earned good reviews. After all, tourists do not need to spend extra money on buses, besides waiting for them for a long time at the railway stations of large cities.
Stations on the Black Sea
Thus, the direction of the train 463rd - Samara - Adler , that is, almost the southernmost point of the Russian Federation. The first settlement on the coast itself along the route of this summer composition is Tuapse. The train arrives here at 10:56. In Lazarevsky passengers can get off at 11:49, and in Loo - at 12:42. In Sochi, train No. 463 arrives at 13:17, and to Khosta at 14:08. In Adler, passengers leave at 14:22.
Reviews about the service in old reserved seats and coupe
Waiting for special conveniences on the road to holidaymakers who bought tickets for the 463rd Samara - Adler train, reviews of old wagons of which are mostly only bad in the network , of course, is not worth it. Like any other summer train, it includes mainly wagons released a very long time ago. A good opinion about this train was formed only among those passengers who were lucky enough to get a ticket to new reserved seats or coupes.
The disadvantages of the old wagons of train No. 463 are, first of all, the lack of air conditioning and even ventilation. The air temperature in such reserved seats and coupe can reach up to 35 degrees. Sensitive to stuffiness, passengers are even forced to ride not on the shelves, but in the aisles, which, albeit a little, but still purged. Even the window leaves on this train open, unfortunately, not in all reserved seats and compartments.
Also, passengers consider rare wet cleaning a drawback of some carriages. Despite the stuffiness, conduits can often even not even bother to wash the floors in the territory entrusted during the journey.
Opinions about traveling in new reserved seats
Most travelers consider the modernized train cars to be quite comfortable, and the train 463 Samara-Adler from the former passengers earned, as already mentioned, mostly good reviews . Air conditioners in such reserved seats , at least for now, are working properly. Increases travel comfort and the availability of dry closets in such cars. Conductors are more thoroughly cleaned in new reserved seats than in old ones. Cleanliness is observed in most cases. Travelers consider only not very convenient shelves to be some drawback of new cars. Unfortunately, they are a bit narrower here than in old reserved seats and coupes.
Food on the road
Of course, as in any other train, the restaurant operates on train No. 463 r . Dishes, according to many passengers, are quite tasty here. However, the majority of passengers of train number 463, of course, take food with them on the road or purchase pies, etc. at the stations. The fact is that the prices in the restaurant of this train are truly sky-high. You can come here for breakfast, lunch or dinner no more than once per trip. Otherwise, the trip can fly into a pretty penny.
Return trip
Arriving at the terminal station at 14:22 is train number 463. Train (route Adler - Samara) No. 464 also has a fairly convenient schedule. He leaves for the return trip in the evening at 23:00. Of course, vacationers in this situation have a good opportunity for the last time to enjoy a vacation in the south - to visit the beach, take a leisurely walk along the promenade, and dine in some cafe.
Composition No. 464 arrives in Samara at 18:14 Moscow time. This, of course, is also quite convenient. Train passengers do not need to urgently look for a taxi and wake relatives who are left at home. Public budget transport at this time in the city still, of course, works.
Total
Thus, the actual composition, its route and schedule for passengers can be considered quite comfortable. Arriving at the finished station trains number 463 and 464 at a convenient time for travelers. The same applies to departure hours. If we talk about the wagons themselves and the service provided in them, then here - how lucky. Most likely, cashiers at Russian Railways stations themselves do not know which modification they are selling tickets to. So it’s unlikely that it will be possible to purchase a travel document specifically in a new car from travelers who decided to get to the Black Sea by train No. 463. But in any case, tickets for this composition should be bought early. Then, perhaps, the passenger will be able to “grab” at least not a side seat and not located next to the toilet.