RZD bonus program: reviews, conditions and features

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Train travel is a common thing for many people. Rail transport is convenient, fast and allows you to easily move to the desired place. The company is successfully developing, and implements the RZD Bonus program for its regular customers. Reviews of people who have used it show that the company actually helps to save money and really works. But not everyone understands how the program works, what is the use of it, the conditions and other subtleties. Having learned all the nuances, you can significantly reduce the cost of your usual train trips.

What is the program?

Russian Railways Holding has developed a unique project that plays the role of a kind of incentive for its regular customers and encourages them to actively use the services of this particular carrier. All program participants are en titled to purchase an award (free) ticket after they accumulate the required number of points.

PrettyThe Russian Railways Bonus program is simple and understandable. The reviews of those who have used it confirm that the purchase of a free ticket requires the fulfillment of minimum conditions, namely:

• you must be registered on the bonus project website and have a personal account with an individual number;
• the trip must take place on trains owned by the Russian Railways holding or its official partners.

Requirements for project participants are also extremely simple. The right to connect to the program and enjoy all its benefits:

• Any citizen who has reached the age of 14 can independently open a personal account in the loy alty program. If it is necessary to register a child under this age, then his legal representatives can do this for him.
• Law firms. In this case, the privileges will apply to the purchase of travel tickets for employees of the organization.

Terms of registration

A big plus is the bonus program "RZD Russia". User reviews show that when registering a personal account, it is not necessary to have Russian citizenship. In fact, anyone who uses the services of the Russian railway will be en titled to a free ticket if they accumulate points for it. Also, when registering, you can specify your postal address. In this case, Russian Railways will send a bonus card with a unique number on which points will be accumulated. If the address is entered desiresno, you can use an electronic card.

There are no fees or other payments for account maintenance or registration. Participation for a citizen is free. Therefore, many people who have entered the Russian Railways Bonus program leave quite positive reviews. In any case, there are no risks, a person does not lose anything, even if as a result there will be no opportunity to use a free ticket. It is important to understand that the fact of paying for the trip is important for accruing points, but there are no discounted travel.

Registration in your account

To become a member of the loy alty project and use the right to free travel, you must register on the RZD-bonus.ru website. As numerous reviews show, this is quite easy to do. You need to create a personal account. To do this, you will need to fill out the appropriate form, which is not particularly different from similar ones on other sites.

Filling boxes, familiar to many users of Internet resources:

• Personal data (last name, first name, middle name, place of birth, date and gender).
• Passport details or other proof of identity.
• Contact information. In the specific case, an email address will also be required.
• Next, the system will ask you to enter data confirming confidentiality (password, code word, security question and answer).

If the user does everything right, the system will ask you to confirm the registration. For this onYou will receive an email with a link to follow. Further, the participant will be assigned a unique thirteen-digit number, which will be indicated on the bonus card, both virtual and plastic. It is this number that must always be entered when buying train tickets. And it doesn’t matter where the transaction takes place, on the site or at the checkout. Only in the first case, you need to enter the number yourself, in the second case, tell it to the employee.

The Russian Railways Bonus provides many additional benefits. Reviews show that newcomers who just register immediately receive welcome points, in the amount of 500 bonuses. Also, all restrictions associated with spending points that existed before have been removed, so using the program has become much more profitable.

Important nuances

Reviews about the bonus program "Russian Railways Bonus" are contradictory. But in general, it can be noted that there are no risks in this project. However, in order to receive all the privileges of the project, you must strictly follow all the conditions:

• The unique number cannot be transferred to other persons, it belongs to a specific person registered in the personal account. In other words, you can not accumulate points by booking trips of friends and acquaintances. However, it is possible to transfer part of the points to another person, but for this you need to fill out an application in your personal account.
• One person can only have one account. The program provides for personal participation only, in case of violation of anyrules implies automatic blocking.

How to earn points?

The Russian Railways Bonus program has earned positive reviews from tourists. To accumulate bonuses, you only need to use the services of a carrier. In this case, accumulation can occur in two modes:

• In automatic. Reviews show that sometimes there are failures. But the bottom line is that when buying a ticket online, you must also enter the bonus card number. However, for some reason, such an operation does not always work.
• In manual. If for some reason the trip was not credited in the automatic mode, then you can do it manually. To do this, the tab "Record a trip" is provided. However, you must wait 30 days from the date of travel and do not miss 120 days after it.

Instructions for purchasing a free ticket

As the reviews show, in order to use the right of free travel, you need not so much:

• accumulate the corresponding amount of bonuses (depending on the mileage of the trip):
• availability of free tickets.

There is one flaw in the program. During the holiday season, the number of free tickets is not enough, because there is a certain quota for them.

The site also provides all the information about the number of required bonuses for a particular trip.

And if the trip is impossible?

Even if a person has already used the right to purchase a free ticket, he canto return it if it is impossible to travel. However, it is important to understand that when buying an award trip, bed linen and other fees are paid separately. They are not included in the price of an award ticket.

• To return an unused ticket, a number of conditions must be met. If the return occurs 8 hours before the departure of the train from the final stop and earlier, then the money is returned for the service. Points debited earlier are also refundable.
• If the ticket is returned after 8 hours, then the money for the service cannot be returned. Also, the points spent on the ticket will not be returned to the personal account.

As the reviews show, the program is working, and everything that is specified in the rules is strictly followed. However, it must be understood that even if a person has a good reason for not appearing on the train, after 8 hours neither money nor points can be returned, even if you write a corresponding application.

Copy points without trips

The program allows you to earn points not only when traveling by train. Debit cards of banks - partners of the Russian Railways holding will help to increase the number of bonuses. For example, the Alfa-Bank "RZD Bonus" card (reviews confirm this) contributes to a significant replenishment of the account, if it is used to pay for everyday expenses. In this case, the status of the card itself is important. So, if you have plastic of the "Standard" category, 1 point is awarded for every 30 rubles, and when using a "Platinum" card - 1.75 points.

ManyThe credit card of Alfa-Bank "Russian Railways Bonus" has advantages. User reviews show that:

• The number of reward points will be higher depending on the category of the card (500 or 1000).
• You can transfer back to plastic points that have been accumulated in the Russian Railways loy alty program.

The program "Russian Railways Bonus Alfa Bank" reviews are quite positive. Members confirm that it is convenient to use the card in everyday life and at the same time accumulate points for a free ticket.

Russian Railways for students

The bonus program is updated regularly. It comes with additional features and benefits. Thus, the Russian Railways Bonus project for students appeared. At the same time, the benefit for students in universities and other educational institutions of the Russian Federation is obvious. If a student joins the program, he will have the opportunity to purchase a ticket for travel in a compartment with a 25% discount. To do this, a number of simple conditions must be met:

• have a personal account on the Russian Railways Bonus website;
• get a certificate confirming training in a particular institution;
• send a scan of the document through the participant's personal account.

It must be remembered that the discount only covers travel to the place of study in Russia. However, participation in the Russian Railways Bonus provides considerable advantages. Students' feedback shows that the project provides an opportunity to use other offers that are guaranteed by the partners of the railway transport holding. So, if a user often makes purchases in online stores, then you can quickly save up for an award ticket. For this you need:

• Go to the trading platform of the partner store through the bonus project website.
• Select an item and purchase it.
• Purchase for every 50 rubles en titles you to receive one point.

But at the same time, you will not be able to use additional discounts or promotional codes.

Other benefits

A lot of different reviews have accumulated about the loy alty program. Russian Railways Bonus cards, which are issued by Otkritie Bank, provide even more benefits that are often mentioned by customers of a credit institution. So, points are accumulated much faster, because for every 50 rubles spent on purchases, 4 premium bonuses are already accrued. At the same time, as a greeting, the client receives 1500 bonuses.

RZD Bonus: family program

Reviews show that the developers of the project are constantly improving it. Recently, it has become possible to accumulate all family trips on one account, which makes it possible to accumulate points faster. Reviews show that it is much more convenient. Now you can select the main member, who will be recognized as the head of the family, and all the points that he can spend on himself or on a family member will accumulate on his account, having previously written an application in his personal account.

Participants in the family program can be:

• spouses;
• themminor children.

It is necessary to confirm the fact of relationship. To do this, you need to send scans through your personal account;

• marriage certificates;
• children's birth certificates.

Reviews about the program

Demanded and popular program is "Russian Railways Bonus". Participation experience shows that by registering on the site, a person does not lose anything. The site is user-friendly, it also provides all the information about the points and the possibility of spending them. In addition, members confirm that additional bonuses are often credited on their birthday, on March 8 or February 23.

The bonus scheme is transparent. For every 3.34 rubles spent on a ticket, 1 bonus point is awarded. Many mention in the reviews that it is important to make at least one trip with the help of the railway every two years, otherwise all the accumulated points will burn out. But, as practice shows, it is quite possible to do this.

Of course, not everyone is happy that even when participating in the family program, there is no way to spend points directly on a family member. To do this, you must first download the application form on the site, fill it out, and only after that it is possible to transfer part of the points.

Also, not everyone is satisfied that a free ticket can only be purchased in a compartment or ST. You won't be able to save money if you need to travel with the whole family.

Conclusion

Numerous reviews confirm that it is profitable to participate in the Russian Railways Bonus program. The article listsnot all benefits and promotions. The company practically every month offers an increase in bonus deductions, discount tickets in all directions and other surprises. In addition, attracting friends to the project is encouraged by additional points. There are no risks of participation, but many privileges. Even if the points cannot be used for any reason, the program participant loses nothing in terms of money.