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Student years are a time of low income and associated problems. Young people, in particular, have to travel a lot throughout the metropolis and beyond. And this leads to additional expenses. Therefore, in the regions, discounts have been established for students on travel.
Let's look at what benefits young people will be able to take advantage of in 2019.
Public transport
This type of government preferences is financed from regional budgets. This is stated in the Federal Law “On Education” No. 273-FZ dated December 22, 2012. To provide young people with a discount on the use of public transport, local authorities must enter into appropriate agreements with carriers. Educational institutions are informed about this and explain everything to students.
A young person can take advantage of this preference by issuing a student travel card. The government of the Russian Federation decided to take advantage of international experience in solving this problem. Therefore, travel passes for public transport are now issued in the form of a smart card. It operates on all routes for which the authorities have concluded agreements, which is convenient for students. After all, young people have to move from their place of residence to educational buildings, libraries, enterprises, and so on.
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The pass gives you the opportunity to use the following types of transport operating on city lines:
- by bus;
- trams;
- metro;
- trolleybuses;
- boats (in some cities).
As a rule, benefits do not apply to travel in taxis and minibuses. However, there may be exceptions. You should find out about them from the faculty dean's office or the rector's office.
Preferences are provided only to young people studying full-time at state educational institutions:
- higher;
- medium special.
Procedure for obtaining a travel pass
In order to get a smart card, you need to go to the leadership of the trade union committee of the educational institution. This organization issues a document confirming the student’s rights to benefits. You should have the following documents with you:
- passport;
- student ID;
- black and white photograph (3x4).
The trade union committee specialist will ask you to fill out an application. There is no need to do this in advance, since the application for a smart card is written on a special form. In this case, the following requirements must be observed:
- Personal data is entered into the cells. They are filled in block letters.
- When filling out the form, only blue ink is used. Writing in other colors is strictly prohibited.
- All data must be entered accurately and without errors. In addition, they must correspond to those indicated in the passport.
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Algorithm for obtaining a smart card
- An application received from a student is processed in approximately two days. This time is necessary to verify the information entered in the form. If everything is filled out correctly, then the young man is given a decision.
- With this paper you need to go to a special cash desk that sells public transport coupons. As a rule, next to it hangs an advertisement for accepting applications.
- The cashier is obliged to check the accuracy of the application. To do this he:
- compares the photo with the applicant’s face;
- requires you to provide identification.
- The cashier gives the young man the counterfoil of the form.
- You should return to the checkout with it two weeks later.
- You receive a travel ticket by the stub.
This document entitles you to a 50% discount on public transport. It cannot be used in a taxi.
Smart card validity period
The travel card can be used for five years. That is, the student has the right to apply for it in the first year and not worry about renewal. You will only need to top up your balance. But remember that the smart card is protected from fraud. Universities submit lists of expelled students to organizations that issue travel cards.
As soon as a student completes his studies at the educational institution, his travel card is cancelled.
Discounts on commuter trains
- The region is adopting a law on preferences for students in paying for tickets on commuter trains.
- Based on this, an agreement is drawn up with the service provider.
- The carrier receives a subsidy from the budget to cover the costs of services provided.
How to buy a discount ticket for a student
According to the established procedure, young people are given a discount based on documents confirming the preferential category. They must be presented to the cashier. That is, when purchasing a travel pass, you need to have the following documents with you:
- passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
- student ID;
- a certificate from an educational institution stating that the person is studying there (upon request).
All of the above documents must be:
- valid;
- issued to the same person.
There are a number of restrictions on the provision of this type of preference in 2019. Namely:
- The discount on train travel is valid during the educational process: from September 1 to June 15 of the following year.
- It applies only to students and pupils of public educational institutions studying full-time.
- The discount is valid only on suburban routes.
Discounts on electric trains are not available to students studying:
- in absentia;
- in branches of foreign universities.
In 2019, students and pupils have the right to purchase train tickets. The discount on them is also 50%. To do this, you should contact the Russian Railways ticket office, having the documents with you (indicated above).
For reference: these benefits do not apply to intercity trains. However, Russian Railways provides discounts on some seats, for example, upper shelves. This allows students to save money on travel.
International travel card: ISIC card
There is another type of preference, which applies to 130 countries around the world. This is an ISIC card. It entitles you to discounts:
- for travel on public transport in the European Union countries;
- on discount tickets on international flights (from 10 to 30%).
Who can get an ISIC card and how?
This card is designed for young people aged 12 to 26 years. The main condition for its provision is studying at an educational institution during the daytime. That is, like the travel card, it is not issued to absentee students.
As a rule, the issuance of an ISIC card is handled by university trade unions. In addition, students and schoolchildren can independently contact the relevant centers. You need to have the following documents with you:
- passport or birth certificate (for children under 14 years of age);
- student or school ID card;
- 3x4 photo.
The ISIC card replaces an identity card when traveling abroad. In addition, it provides an opportunity to receive a discount on housing rent.
This card is issued for one year only. You'll have to pay for it. In 2019 it costs 600 rubles.
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Students can be classified as socially vulnerable segments of the population. Most of them receive low stipends, and the parents of many of them cannot help them fully.
The situation is complicated by the fact that many students study far from home, in other cities. It is not surprising that they often have to use intercity transport. The most accessible and democratic form of transport is railway.
What benefits are provided to students on train tickets?
Despite the accessibility and relatively low prices of railway transport, the state takes care of socially vulnerable sections of society, prescribing various discounts and bonuses for such persons.
Students should carefully study legislative acts in order to clearly know their rights and be able to use them in the right situation.
All benefits to which a student of a higher or secondary specialized educational institution is entitled are prescribed in the Law of the Russian Federation “On Education” dated December 22, 2012 No. 273-FZ.
Benefits are available only to students of universities in the Russian Federation. If a young person is studying at a branch of a foreign university located in Russia, then he is not entitled to benefits. Students studying outside the Russian Federation are not entitled to benefits.
All benefits for student travel in railway transport of local and domestic Russian destinations are provided from the federal budget and are mandatory throughout the Russian Federation.
Types of benefits for students on train tickets
There are two types of benefits for train tickets
Students receive a 50% discount upon presentation of a student ticket for travel by rail:
- in reserved seat carriages on regular and fast trains;
- in second and third class carriages on intercity trains.
The benefits are not valid in carriages of the highest category: SV, compartment, first class (except for regional trains). For these trips you need to buy a ticket at full price. Payment on regional trains depends on local legislation.
The benefit is valid during the academic year from September 1 to June 15. The discount lasts until mid-June, because in June, despite the end of the academic year, many students take the exam.
When using this benefit, you should remember that some subjects of the Federation have their own benefits and rules. This must be taken into account when traveling.
Despite the fact that in 2017 there are no discounts on foreign trips and long-distance trains, students can apply for an international ISIC discount card. This card provides a 40% discount on travel on all types of transport in Europe.
This card is issued for 1 year; you must come to the office with a student ID and a 3x4 photo. To receive the card you will have to pay 600 rubles. But it allows you to travel throughout Russia and European countries for a whole year, taking advantage of special discounts on all types of transport.
It should be remembered that each country has its own characteristics and its own discount system. This card allows you to get discounts not only on transport, but a 15% discount on rental housing, visits to museums, theaters, and libraries in Europe (50%).
Russian Railways provides a 25% discount to students
JSC Federal Passenger Company offers the Russian Railways Bonus loyalty program for students of higher and secondary specialized educational institutions of the Russian Federation. This program offers a 25% discount on tickets for compartment cars on trains within Russia.
In addition to this discount, points are accumulated for trips on trains of this company, Sapsan or Allegro. These points are then converted into free award tickets. To participate in the program you need:
- register for the program;
- confirm registration via your email;
- obtain a certificate from the dean's office;
- send it through your personal account.
The discount is awarded within 2 days after sending the certificate. A simplified form of receiving a discount is available for students aged 14-25 years old. Those over 25 must do all these steps through the Student Council or Trade Union Committee.
Features of discounts on train tickets for students
There are no discounts on tickets in July and August
Full-time students in primary vocational, secondary vocational and higher vocational educational institutions are given a 50% discount on travel on commuter trains and electric trains.
It is valid from September 1 to June 15. To receive a discount, you just need to have your student card with you.
Since 2015, a new rule has been in force: if a student studies in nearby or neighboring cities, then he is entitled to a subscription ticket with a 50% discount on commuter trains.
Subscription tickets can be purchased by students of secondary and higher educational institutions.
To do this, an agreement must be concluded between local executive authorities and a transport company providing suburban passenger transportation.
Students who use discounts or apply for them should remember:
- there are no discounts on tickets in July and August;
- they are available only to full-time students; part-time students are not included in the list of beneficiaries;
- the discount is half the ticket price;
- the benefit is valid only during the academic year and half of June;
- applies only to reserved seat carriages on all trains (except foreign ones).
In some places, benefits are provided only for a certain period of time. If the student’s time is not satisfactory and he chooses something else, then there will be no benefit. Therefore, such questions need to be clarified in advance.
Benefits do not apply in the summer because students have summer vacations and summer trips for personal reasons. According to the law, benefits are provided only for the period of study. In addition, the student may already have been expelled or be on the expulsion list.
University students studying far from home are entitled to a free train or air ticket once a year.
If a student is under 17 years of age, he is entitled to a 50% discount on train tickets during the summer holidays on trains heading south.
The procedure for providing discounts
The ISIC student card provides a 40% discount on railway transport in Europe
Student discounts on train tickets are clearly defined benefits. They are available to full-time students studying in public educational institutions. Benefits only apply if you provide a certificate from your place of study. Such certificates must be renewed annually.
There are no discounts for part-time students. The benefit begins to apply from the moment a document confirming the right to receive it is provided.
When traveling with a discount ticket or subscription, a student ID and passport are required. These documents, along with the ticket, must be kept with you throughout the trip in case the tickets are checked by ticket inspectors.
How to get a discount on a train ticket:
- enter flight details and start searching;
- select a train and a seat in a compartment using the carriage map;
- enter the word “student” in the “Ticket type” field;
- enter the number and series of your student card, your personal data;
- press the word order and pay for the ticket.
The job of local governments is to comply with all federal laws and regulations. Especially when it comes to travel benefits.
Paying for travel on all types of transport takes up a significant part of the budget of a young person who is forced to travel long distances several times a year.
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The Russian Law “On Education” was able to resolve the issue of providing financial support measures for students. This law came into force back in 2012. It means that in student life you can use various benefits with the help of the state.
Discount train tickets 2017
Student life is inextricably linked with constant movement. So transport is a fairly significant item in the economy. Students can receive discounted travel on buses, trains, trains and even on planes. So what discounts are available to students on train tickets? They will be as follows:
- In 2015, 50 percent of suburban passenger companies introduced season tickets. Such activities were created for students in secondary and higher education institutions.
- Discounts on train travel. They are also provided to full-time students of educational institutions of primary secondary, vocational and higher education. They are allowed to be used from September 1 to June 15 inclusive. In order to receive travel discounts, people must have a student ID.
- The procedure for providing benefits is regulated by an agreement between the executive authorities of the constituent entities of Russia and suburban transport companies.
It is worth noting that indexation was frozen in 2015. People were left without salary increases, benefits, and so on. In 2015, students were not spared either. At the same time, discounts on travel on long-distance railway trains were stopped.
Discounts for students on the metro and ground transportation
This benefit is not provided at the federal level. Only now, at the level of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the authorities conclude agreements with transport organizations. They also provide benefits to full-time students for travel on buses, subways, trolleybuses and trams. Those students who have purchased a travel ticket or contactless smart card are entitled to such a benefit. For these types of transport, the procedure for purchasing travel tickets can be clarified at each educational institution separately.
What other discounts can full-time students have?
- Tax benefits. This social deduction allows the student to get back about 13 percent of the amount that was given for training.
- Scholarship. It can be presidential, academic, gubernatorial, and so on.
- Deferment from conscription for military service for the entire time the student is studying.
- The law also talks about the amount of fees for living in a hostel. This also includes household and utility services, which are paid for by the budget. It cannot exceed 5 percent of the scholarship amount.
- The right to free use of the services of municipal or state libraries. Allowed to visit museums for free. There are substantial discounts in stores and shopping centers.
- Students have the right to study at two universities or at two faculties at the same time. Students receive only guarantees and compensation that are required by law only once. It is worth noting that obtaining a second education in Russia is carried out on a commercial basis.
When are students transferred to the budget?
— availability of an application for the transition from paid to free education;
— availability of vacancies in the educational institution;
— if there is no academic debt, tuition arrears and disciplinary sanctions;
— the presence of this or the following conditions:
- Passing the exam during the previous two semesters was excellent.
- You may be from the category of citizens of orphans, children without parental care, disabled people of groups 1-3, and so on.
- Loss of one or both parents during education.
When traveling by train, you need to know how to save on tickets. There is a voluminous list of beneficiaries who purchase travel passes at reduced rates. Russian Railways also sets different ticket prices for ordinary citizens who are not entitled to preferences.
Let's figure out who can buy train tickets at a discount and when, and who gets them for free.
The state provides benefits when purchasing railway tickets to a large number of citizens of various categories.
These include: children, students, honored people and some others.
Passengers entitled to free travel on long-distance trains in interstate traffic issue tickets only at railway ticket offices.
On trains operating within the country, as well as in the CIS and the Baltics, children can be taken on their boarding pass. This applies only to the youngest (up to five years old). It’s more difficult with children under ten years of age. In Russia they are also allowed to be transported free of charge, but you will have to share the space between two people. And in the direction of the near abroad (post-Soviet space) preferential prices are established - up to 65%.
Children are also given travel passes for which they do not have to pay. One adult can only take one child in his seat. Only the youngest (under 5 years old) can travel free on commuter trains.
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Young people receiving education away from home are also entitled to benefits. They are valid during the academic year: from 01.09 to 31.05 each year.
Applies only to young people enrolled in full-time departments of any educational institutions.
And these are pupils and students:
- Suvorov military, Nakhimov naval schools (from 10 years);
- university;
- vocational schools;
- schools and so on.
Everyone gets a 50% reduction in fares.
Preferences apply to reserved seat and general carriages.
There is a circle of people whose travel is paid for by the budget. This:
- disabled people and combat veterans;
- Participants of the Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945):
- direct battles;
- interned on USSR ships;
- those who served but did not fight;
- having medals and orders;
- persons who have been awarded the sign “Resident of besieged Leningrad”;
- rear workers;
- concentration camp prisoners (in the past);
- family members:
- dead doctors of besieged Leningrad;
- deceased disabled people of the Second World War;
- persons who served in self-defense and air defense groups;
- disabled people, including children with disabilities;
- persons traveling with group I disabled people and disabled children;
- citizens affected by the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
These persons have the right to go to a sanatorium (called “place of treatment”) once a year in the territory of the Russian Federation.
In addition to the passport and the corresponding certificate confirming the category, you also need a coupon from the social service.
Some people can travel on long-distance trains at their own expense three times each year. These include:
- Heroes of the Russian Federation, Soviet Union;
- full holders of the Order of Glory.
They will be given a free ticket twice upon request and once to travel to the treatment site.
Heroes of Socialist Labor, holders of all degrees of the Order of “Glory” and “For Service in the Armed Forces of the USSR” are provided with one free travel pass annually.
Persons performing government functions can also use long-distance trains at the expense of the budget. Moreover, they have more rights.
- Federal level deputies are issued tickets upon request. You don't need to pay for them. They are also not limited to the class of cars. The rule applies to accompanying persons.
- Assistants to deputies also travel for budget money. They are given tickets for compartment seats. The number of trips is not limited within the Russian Federation (or a federal subject).
Russian Railways offers discounted train tickets based on the following factors:
- the upper shelves are not as comfortable as the lower ones;
- People don’t like to ride in the “tail” of the car (the toilet is nearby);
- Non-holiday periods are characterized by a decrease in passenger traffic.
In addition, the carrier company is trying to stimulate people. For this purpose they practice preferential prices for children, discounts for group travel. Specialists monitor the occupancy of routes. Additional offers are also made for the most unpopular ones.
Russian Railways sets discounts on tickets based on its own rules and interests.
Ask the cashier about company shares before handing over money.
Second-class carriages are in greatest demand among citizens. In 2016, the following preferential conditions were offered:
- On the top shelves (even-numbered seats from 38 to 54) you could buy a ticket 30% cheaper. The promotion is conditional: it was proposed to make the purchase no later than 8 days before the route was sent.
- For the remaining “high-rise” places (even numbers from 2 to 36) it was proposed to pay 15% less, under the same conditions of purchase. The promotion was valid until the holiday period (until April 28). The carrier will probably offer similar conditions to its clients for one of the periods in 2017.
Russian Railways encourages the advance purchase of travel passes. They can be purchased within two months - 45 days before the start date of the trip.
For customers who purchase tickets in advance, up to 16 days before departure, the carrier promises a 30% reduction in the cost of travel, and a 15% discount for up to seven days.
The promotion for domestic trains does not apply during the summer period. The rule “earlier is cheaper” works in foreign destinations.
Carriers organize temporary promotions based on the occupancy of railway trains. Then they offer to buy a train ticket at a discount.
For example, such conditions were provided to clients wishing to visit Paris (in 2016).
Internet sales are being stimulated. When purchasing through online ticket offices, you can significantly reduce ticket costs.
The terms of the promotions are changing. Specific information should be obtained from the box office in your city.
Russian Railways invites customers to celebrate their birthday together. Birthdays have a 35% reduction in fares. On the Sapsan route, you can save half the fare for the birthday boy and three friends traveling seven days before the date of the holiday and the same number after.
Newlyweds also enjoy benefits. They are offered a 35% reduction in the cost of travel if they manage to take advantage of the discount on time (a month after the wedding).
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Some destinations are filled with other attractive conditions. People are offered to travel together to some not particularly popular country.
These included Finland, Poland, Mongolia, China, Korea, and the Baltic countries. Various price reductions were offered: from 50% for children to 10% for adults (2016).
Conditions for 2017 have not yet been officially announced.
It must be remembered that conditions change. They depend on the availability of free places and the demand for the destination.
Passengers of one of the most popular destinations can take advantage of special discounts.
Sales of tickets for Sapsan will start 60 days in advance. The first buyers get them at the lowest price. Then it grows, taking into account demand.
This route is subject to a 20% price reduction for a round trip ticket. If you purchase a road map, you can save: for schoolchildren and people over 60 years old - 50%, for young people - 30%.
Due to the fact that the budget pays extra for the travel pass, it is necessary to correctly register your benefit. To do this, you must present a package of documents at the railway ticket office.
It includes;
- ID card (passport, for children - birth certificate);
- document confirming the preferential category;
- a certificate from the Pension Fund (in some cases).
- Students and pupils are required to present a certificate from the educational institution (student ID), accompanied by confirmation of Russian citizenship.
- Children confirm their age with the date on their birth certificate.
- It is enough for holders of orders and medals to provide the appropriate identification; this also applies to all participants in the Second World War.
- Deputies and their assistants are also provided with travel documents only if they have a certificate confirming the corresponding status.
All documents are not only checked, but also recorded by the cashier. Providing false identification (other documents) is punishable by law.
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Discounts on railway tickets in 2019 for long-distance trains refer to certain discount situations. For example, if you buy a ticket at the beginning of the sale, there is the possibility of significant savings. There are many conditions and circumstances that qualify you for a significant benefit position.
The fare for a train ticket fluctuates based on certain factors, for example, depending on the season, holiday, scheduled train, etc. There is a program that determines the discount on Tuesdays. On this day, at the FPC ticket offices they can sell a discount train ticket for the required time.
You can buy at the box office and via the Internet. The technological specificity of the system work is the gradual provision of tickets; people monitor prices from 00 o'clock at night until noon the next day. Organized passenger groups are not eligible to participate in the benefits.
Special benefit does not work with other benefits. Discounted positions most often relate exclusively to travel; linen is not included in this amount. The purchase amount is indicated.
When there are several special fares on a route, the passenger has the opportunity to choose the most necessary one. For example, during the May holidays. Victory Day is considered the most significant day in the Russian Federation, this applies to those who personally experienced these hostilities.
Days during and before holidays offer veterans special discounts on travel. For example, in 2016, for the anniversary, the railway station offered this category of people travel to any desired destination with a 50% discount. During this period, an additional train was launched in the most common directions. For example, the Moscow-St. Petersburg direction expanded thanks to Sapsan.
In 2016, on the holidays of May 1 and May 9, a discount system was in effect - 20% and 30% on the special Lastochka train, which ran from St. Petersburg to Petrozavodsk and in the opposite direction. Today, veterans and disabled people of the Great Patriotic War are allowed to travel by train for free on certain days.
Rules of application
Basic rules that must be followed in the process of purchasing tickets: a ticket that is purchased in the first days of sales significantly saves money.
Many direct trains have a dynamic pricing scheme, meaning prices increase based on how many tickets are sold. This means that tickets in the last line are much more expensive than in the first line. A more comfortable seat is also provided.
The state provides a preferential position when purchasing a railway ticket to certain categories of the population.
These people include: children, students, people honored by the state, etc.
Citizens who are given the opportunity to travel for free on long-distance trains on interstate routes purchase tickets using railway ticket offices.
Benefits for children
On trains that run between countries, in the CIS countries, children's benefits are issued in the form of a boarding ticket. This applies to persons under five years of age. From 5 to 10 years other discounts. In the Russian Federation, they are allowed to travel on the train for free, only in the parents’ seat, and not in a separate seat. If transportation is carried out in the CIS countries, then preferential positions are established - up to 60%.
Children also receive a travel pass for which payment must be made. An adult takes one child per seat. Children under five years old use commuter trains free of charge.
Young people receiving education in another city also enjoy discounts. They can only be used during school: from autumn to spring. The distribution applies only to young people who are studying full-time at any educational institution.
Among such students are determined:
- Students of the Suvorov School, Nakhimov Naval School, for children of ten years old.
- Technical schools and schools.
- Schools and kindergartens.
- Institutions of higher education.
Other preferential positions
- Participants in combat or hostilities.
- War veterans.
- People participating in the battles.
- Those who served in the Soviet Union.
- If there are awards and orders.
- Who participated in the siege of Leningrad.
- Who was in the rear?
- Who was in the camps;
People who are in families:
- Deceased participants of the Siege.
- Disabled people of the Great Patriotic War.
- Military personnel.
- Disabled people with severe pathologies.
- Citizens without limbs.
- Those who were in the city at the time of the Chernobyl accident.
These citizens are given the opportunity to improve their health once a year in a sanatorium (the trip is paid for treatment) on the territory of the Russian Federation. Citizens in the most popular destination can receive a special discount.
The Sapsan special offer starts two months in advance. The first buyers are provided with tickets at reduced prices. As demand increases, price also increases. This route has a reduced price policy of 20% for a one-way ticket. When purchasing a road map, you also save: schoolchildren and people over 60 years old - half the cost, young people - a third of the cost.