In connection with the pandemic of travel in most foreign directions, they postponed an indefinite period. And now is the time to try to travel around Russia. One of the most budget travel options is reserved seats.
Yes, this is not the most comfortable transport. In this article, we collected life hacks on how to reduce discomfort in reserved seats. Let’s go!
Choosing a place
Traveling in the reserved seat begins with the choice of a place. The reserved seat car is the space that you divide with others, and in this roulette it is not always lucky. It is impossible to predict who turns out to be your companion – a small child or a polite neighbor. But you can avoid uncomfortable places.
Do not take the side shelves and places from the toilet. If an old type car and toilets are at the end of each car – it is better to take places in the middle. So they will bother you less.
The upper shelves are cheaper. It is better to choose them when you drive a night flight. So the neighbors will not sit in your place. If you have a daily flight, it is better to take the bottom – you can change the situation and use the table when you are comfortable. When traveling together, it is optimal to book the upper and lower shelves – so you will have your own space.
If you are a girl and travel alone, sometimes it’s better to ride a reserved seat, and not in a compartment where you can be locked with unknown fellow travelers. Or, when booking, use the option that allows you to immediately choose a place in the women’s compartment. Men can also consider a male coupe so as not to be in a women’s company.
We recommend that the reserved seats only take short flights (up to 10 hours). If you easily fall asleep on the train, it is more convenient to choose the night time of the trip. If your dream is alarming, it is better to spend a day on a trip.
Buying a ticket
The sooner you buy a ticket, the cheaper it is. With a ticket return, the rule is the same: the sooner you decide to adjust your plans and hand over a train ticket, the more money you can return.
So, tickets are bought. What to take on the road?
Food
It is better to take simple homemade food in a plastic container, after which you will feel normally. Cutlery, soluble coffee, tea, sweets – all this in the train is many times more expensive. The main thing is that do not take food more than you need, so that you do not have to throw it out.
Patch
You need to take the entire usual set of drugs that you use in life, as well as pressure tablets, headache (the head can be blabbed from stuffiness), diarrhea products and painkillers. If you have problems with sleep on the road, you can take soothing herbal fees.
Hygiene
In addition to the standard hygienic set, be sure to take not only dry, but also wet napkins, sanitizers, toilet paper, medical mask, gloves, perfumes. There is often no toilet paper in wagons, the conductors distribute it reluctantly. And sanitary conditions leave much to be desired. Wet napkins will be saved from dust, sanitizer and mask – from infections, and ordinary napkins will be needed during meals.
Sometimes it smells unpleasantly in wagons. To be saved from this, you can slightly pout a collar, a medical mask or edge of the hood. And do not forget to go out to ventilate at the stops.
If the car is old, there is no dry closet and long sanitary zones, you can go to a neighboring car and look for a dry closet there.
Entertainment
The longer the road, the more entertainment should be: books, films, games in phones and so on. Be sure to take well working headphones so that you are not distracted by the noise. If you are not going alone, take games with you for two.
Dream
The most difficult thing in reserved seats is a dream. Trains are sharply touching and stopping, people around are talking, and the Powermen knock on the wheels. Therefore, Berushi is required! You can buy them at any pharmacy. If you have never used berushi and are afraid that they will not work for you, it is better to test them in advance. Also, do not forget to sleep.
For the train you need to take slippers and homemade clothes that are not a pity. If you are traveling in cold weather, take with you a light comfortable clothing for the day and something warmer so that it is convenient to sleep at night. In winter in reserved seats, they are heated very strongly, but the car cools over the night.
Frudes and safety
If you are not ready to communicate with strangers, try to immediately politely and firmly denote the boundaries and avoid talking. The dialogue begun from politeness may be difficult to interrupt, since there is nowhere to go from the car. If you are not ready to dating, do not talk about yourself. Avoid conflicts: having quarreled with fellow travelers at the beginning of the way, you can ruin the whole trip.
In the case when someone interferes with sleeping or behaving aggressively, feel free to contact the boss of the train-the conductor knows where he is. Do not try to solve the problem yourself. In special situations, the guide and the train chief decide to plant an aggressive passenger at the nearest station. We do not recommend entering into a conflict, otherwise you can plant you.
If, by going into the car, you see aggressive passengers and understand that the trip can be dangerous for you, look for a way out – negotiate with the guide about the transition to the compelled compartment. Do not demonstrate your dissatisfaction with fellow travelers, do not provoke aggression, behave politely. If you feel danger, go to the boss of the train. In the worst version, refuse the trip.
Store valuable things in a reliable place – in a bag under the pillow. If you have the lower shelf and under it a closed compartment for baggage, you can. Do not show expensive equipment, money. Going out at the stations, take everything valuable with you. It is convenient to take a waist bag on the train. And when you want to put the gadget for exercises, always ask others if there is a queue.
Conductors
The conductors in reserved seats are small gods. They control titanium with boiling water, temperature in the car, open windows and lock the toilets. Therefore, try to be polite with them. Conductors can persistently offer to buy a lottery ticket or something of products. Try to treat them with understanding – they have difficult work for little money. If you manage to maintain good relationships with the conductors, they can be useful to you – they will open a toilet if necessary, they will give them to change in their compartment and so on.
Police
Transport police officers run on the train. They can be both in the form and in civilian clothes. Police have the right to check your documents and watch things. Always politely ask to show the certificate, remember the title and name of the employee. If the police insist on the inspection, ask the witnesses (usually a conductor) and the inspection protocol. Communicate politely, but confident and positive. If you are inspected, then, most likely, they will force you to open the entire baggage. Do not swear with the police, this is their work.
What should not be done on a reserved seat
In order not to spoil the life of other passengers and yourself, you should not do the following things:
- Long and loudly talk on the phone;
- impose with conversations to fellow travelers;
- interfere with the dream of other passengers, watch movies and listen to music without headphones;
- For a long time to occupy a toilet, especially in the morning;
- Do not give in to the lower shelf and a table for eating your neighbors from above;
- Do not follow personal hygiene.
The reservoir is not necessarily terrible!
The reserved seat is not the most comfortable transport, but there are advantages in it: cheapness, the ability to make interesting acquaintances. And of course, these are impressions that will remain with you for life!
The author of the text: Konstantin Potapov
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