Grand Express Luxurious Overnight Train

 
For demanding travellers who prefer to travel in particular comfort, Russian railways now offer a luxury travel option to discover a style fit for a Tzar! The introduction of a new train, the “Grand Express”, on the Moscow-St. Petersburg line is changing current assumptions about comfortable rail travel which is comparable in standard to that of a good hotel.

Indeed, the “Grand Express” is a real hotel on wheels that features spacious sleeping compartments with toilets, showers, air-conditioning, wide sofas, LCD TV, DVD-players and WI-FI. “Grand Express” train also has standard 9 compartments carriages of 1st and 2nd class.

The following items are complimentary regardless of the travel class: mineral water, tea, coffee, passenger hygienic set (napkin, comb, shoe horn, tooth-brush, tooth-paste, refreshing napkin, shoe napkin, soap), slippers, newspapers. Bed linen and two towels are included in the ticket price. 

The train comprises of standard (2nd and 1st class), premium (larger berths, wash sink, armchair in the compartment) and grand (shower and WC in the compartment) carriages.
  2 class - a standard 4 berth comfortable compartment. Compartment facilities: two lower berths 70 cm wide, two upper berths 70 cm wide, air-conditioning system, wardrobe, Wi-Fi, LCD TV, socket 220V.
1 class - designed for those passengers who prefer more privacy during their train journey. Compartment facilities: two lower berths 70 cm wide, air-conditioning system, wardrobe, Wi-Fi, LCD TV, socket 220V.
  These compartments are suitable for travellers who prefer more comfort during their journey – wider berths, armchair, wash sink. The ticket price also includes hot breakfast. Compartment facilities: sofa bed transformed into a 110 cm wide couchette, folding upper berth 90 cm wide, armchair, wash sink, air-conditioning system, wardrobe, Wi-Fi, LCD TV, socket 220V.
  Grand compartment is half as large as the standard one. Every compartment of this category has its own rest room with a shower, a washstand, a hair dryer and bath-robes. The ticket price also includes fresh fruit, sweets, hot breakfast and freshly squeezed orange juice. Compartment facilities: sofa bed transformed into a 120 cm wide couchette, folding upper berth 90 cm wide, shower and WC, wash-stand, armchair, DVD-player, air-conditioning system, wardrobe, Wi-Fi, LCD TV, socket 220V.
  Grand De Lux compartment is twice as large as the standard one, provides a number of additional benefits for your travel comfort: perfect soundproofing, delicate wood finish, a spacious rest room with heated floor and a shower cabin, a wash-stand, a hairdryer and bath-robes. The ticket price also includes fresh fruit, sweets, hot breakfast and freshly squeezed orange juice. There is a bar for 8-10 passengers in the Grand de Lux carriage. Compartment facilities: sofa bed transformed into a 120 cm wide couchette, folding upper berth 90 cm wide, shower and WC, wash-stand, armchair, DVD-player, air-conditioning system, wardrobe, Wi-Fi, LCD TV, socket 220V.
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COMPARE GRAND EXPRESS COMPARTMENTS

All compartments have air conditioning, WiFi, LCD TV, 220V 2 pin European sockets.

	Compartment
	2nd class	1st class	Premium	Grand	Grand Imperial
Size	standard	standard	standard	1.5 x standard	2 x standard
Total Berths	4	2	2	2	2
Upper Berths	2 70 cm wide	-	1 folding 90 cm wide	1 folding 90 cm wide	1 folding 90 cm wide
Lower Berths	2 70 cm wide	2 70 cm wide	1 110 cm wide	1 folding 120 cm wide	1 folding 120 cm wide
Armchair	-	-
Private Wash Sink	-	-
Hot Breakfast	-	-
Fresh Fruit	-	-	-
Shower	-	-	-
Private WC	-	-	-
DVD	-	-	-
Bar (in the carriage)	-	-	-	-
Compartments (in the carriage)	9	9	9	6	4

Download Grand Express booklet - 3,5MB, please be patient when downloading the file, it may take up to 5 seconds depending on your internet speed.
 

• Train 54: Moscow - St. Petersburg 23:40 - 08:35 +1
• Train 53: St. Petersburg - Moscow 23:42 - 08:14 +1

• Restaurant
• Grand de Lux carriages (2 carriages - 5 compartments per carriage + bar)
• Grand carriages (2 carriages - 6 compartments per carriage)
• Premium carriages (3 carriages - 9 compartments per carriage)
• 1st class carriages (2 carriages - 9 compartments per carriage)
• 2nd class carriages (2 carriages - 9 compartments per carriage)