Both fly Western planes on many routes and are building alliances with Western airlines. Smaller baby flots are generally less reliable. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, their penetration levels rival obem valuti, and they're not hard to find in most provincial cities. Traveling by Train Cheap and slow, trains are the preferred means of transport for the vast majority of Russians. Trains are also popular with foreigners shuttling between Moscow and St. Petersburg or launching and extended journeys across the country.
Firmeny trains are long distance trains run by a private company.
They usually have a name and on the whole they are faster, cleaner, more comfortable and more expensive than other trains. These are generally not as comfortable and make more stops. For shorter trips most sizable Russian cities are surrounded by a network of elektrichki, or suburban trains. Coupe, the preferred option for most foreigners, is a private cabin with four bunk beds, two on each side of a small table. Some long distance firmeny trains include a deluxe coupe class where there are two bunks in a coupe cabin that normally holds four.