Originally Posted by
Palal
Where is the list of coefficients published?
Sorry,
in Russian only
Originally Posted by
trsny
I'm a female and will be traveling solo. I've read that 3rd class (platskartny) might be a better option for women. It certainly is the cheaper option, but is it better in my case?
Isn't it something you read over at Lonely Planet fora as the backpackers try to rationalize their penny-pinching ways?
Seriously though, 3rd class is open plan with no partitions so if would probably be a bit safer (but you're trading in a lot of privacy for that). 2nd class has 4-berth compartments and would potentially be more risky - but I haven't heard of anything untoward happening to anyone I know. IIRC, on most trains you now have a choice between male/female/mixed compartments at time of booking which makes it totally OK, I guess