FAQ: How To Travel Around Belarus?

28.07.2023 - 19:38 / 34travel.me

FAQ: How To Travel Around Belarus?

Basic Info

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If you don't want to stay just in the capital, but explore Belarus all around, check out our complete manual on logistics in Belarus for you to plan your perfect trip.

train

Transport Companies

If you travel around Belarus by train, you don’t have to choose between various companies. Belarusian Railway is the one and only national carrier.

routes & classes

The route network in Belarus (it is marked on this map) includes more than 2100 locations throughout the country. There are different types of railway lines:

— city lines within Minsk and its region;

— regional lines to other areas and to the nearest cities in neighboring regions

— and interregional ones between all regional centers.

Trains of regional and interregional lines offer two classes of service: business class and economy. Besides differences in comfort (air conditioning, sockets, bio-toilet and other pleasures of life), you will feel the difference in speed, time and number of stops. And, of course, slightly in price: a ticket to the business class is more expensive.

timetable & tickets

You can always find the relevant timetable at the Belarusian Railways website in the corresponding section. Economy class trains run more frequently. To select a ticket for a specific train, use the filters: for example, “Interregional economy class lines” or “Interregional business class lines”. TYou'll see the price of the trip when you choose a particular day.

You can book or buy a train ticket online or at the ticket office. You can buy an electronic ticket for all regional (business class) and interregional lines with a credit card or EasyPay and WebMoney system. If you received an electronic registration, you only need to show your passport when you board the train.

The price of a train ticket within Belarus depends on the distance, line, class, and the category of the car. Anyway, it will be pretty cheap: for example, a trip across the entire country, from Brest to Viciebsk will cost € 5 in a general car, € 7 in a reserved seat and € 10 in a compartment.

If necessary, you can return or restore the Belarusian Railway ticket.

lifehacks

Many stations in Belarus can be reached by international trains.

Belarusian Railway has a list of free services: board games, bed preparation (but linen is paid), seat belts, reference information, and first aid.

If a traveler with reduced mobility is in a wheelchair, Belarusian Railway adds a specially equipped carriage to the train.

bus

Transport Companies

There are local transport companies in every region of Belarus. The service Ticketbus.by will help you get all the necessary information (including routes and schedule) and buy tickets online (but the