Travel by Russian Railways train in a Lux car and back by plane to the city of Pskov. During the trip there was an adventure in the form of supercooled fog on the day when I had a flight from the Airport. Initially, my flight back was scheduled by Azimuth Airlines on a Superjet. Because of the weather, I decided to take the Lastochka and fly from St. Petersburg on a Rossiya (Aeroflot) airline flight.
The video begins with an overview of the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow, where, before boarding the train, I looked into the business lounge of the Russian Railways, which is available for passengers of Lux, SV cars and certain classes from passengers of the Sapsan train. Then I went to the platform, where I filmed the delivery of train number 10A FPC to Pskov. The train was put on the first track. Boarding the train is not in 40 minutes as in an airplane, but in 30.
The video shows a luxury carriage, in which there are only 6 compartments with two seats. In the Lux category, in addition to a large bed, the compartment also has its own shower and toilet, the ticket price includes food, in my case it was breakfast, as well as a fairly large travel kit. The departure of the train was on time, the service from the crew member was excellent and courteous. At night there was a long stop in the city of Bologoye to change the locomotive from an electric locomotive to a diesel locomotive, because the line to Pskov does not have electrification. The head of the train asked me to cover up the number of the locomotive.
I lived in the very center, in the Oktyabrskaya Hotel. Although the hotel is not the most modern, but it has an excellent price and location. Everything was very clean.
The next morning it was foggy. My flight is to be Azimut Airlines on a Superjet at Vnukovo. When I woke up in the morning, I realized that the phenomenon in the city was supercooled fog. Visibility is about 100 meters. With such visibility, the landing of the Superjet is impossible.
I went to the airport, which used to be called Crosses. They said that the situation with the flight is unclear. The flight has not yet departed from Vnukovo and you need to monitor when it departs, then add an hour and a half. Maybe the plane will fly, maybe not. I really needed to be in Moscow, so I went to the railway station to catch the daytime Lastochka in St. Petersburg. On the way, I bought a ticket for the Rossiya airline, which is part of the Aeroflot group, with an evening flight from Pulkovo Airport. I left in Gatchina and took a taxi to the airport. I flew to Moscow to Vnukovo airport, where there was also poor visibility and it was snowing.
Ticket price:
Train, luxury carriage. All compartments - 14,800 rubles
Flight by Azimuth airline (including seat selection and food) - 3,800 rubles (the amount was returned)
The cost of a ticket for a Swallow in business class is 2,100 rubles
The cost of a ticket from Pulkovo to Vnukovo is 5,048 rubles
The cost of the Oktyabrskaya Hotel in Pskov is 1,750 rubles
Technique that was in the video:
TEM-18D - shunting diesel locomotive
VL10 - main electric locomotive
EP2K - an electric locomotive that pulled a train from Moscow to Bologoye
TEP70 - diesel locomotive that pulled the train from Bologoye to Pskov
Lastochka - from Pskov to St. Petersburg
A320 - RA-73207, which performed a flight from Pulkovo (LED) to Vnukovo (VKO)
Video title:
00:00 Oleg Remizov, ride on the Belorusskaya metro station. Leningrad Station.
01:55 Business lounge for Russian Railways passengers at the Leningradsky railway station.
02:44 Moscow-Pskov train. FPK train 10A
05:09 Overview of the compartment Lux of the Russian Railways train. Toilet and shower room.
06:55 Departure of the train from the Leningradsky railway station. Tver station. Nutrition. Restaurant car
09:13 Bologoe, replacement of a locomotive from an electric locomotive to a diesel locomotive.
10:02 Tomorrow in the Lux compartment, arrival in Pskov. Overview of the Oktyabrskaya Hotel.
11:17 Walk around Pskov. Pskov Kremlin, churches.
12:42 Morning with supercooled fog. A trip to the Pskov airport by bus, waiting for the flight departure. Overview of Pskov airport.
16:35 Swallow to St. Petersburg. Business Class.
20:02 Pulkovo airport. Overview of the airport, takeoffs and landings. Check-in.
22:49 Pulkovo Business Hall. Review. Waiting for boarding flight SU6035 in Vnukovo
24:29 Landing in the A320 of Rossiya Airlines. Preparing for takeoff. De-icing.
25:51 Takeoff from Pulkovo, service on a short flight.
26:48 Landing in a snowstorm at Vnukovo. Taxi from the airport. Conclusion
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