When we travel by train, especially for long-distance travel, most people want to be able to buy the lower berth of the sleeper of the train, especially for the elderly, the upper and lower berths are not very convenient, and being able to buy the lower berth of the sleeper can make the trip much more convenient. So, how can you buy a sleeper underneath?Any tips?
Buying a sleeper ticket, is not able to choose their own berth, most people think that you can only try your luck, in fact, there are still certain skills, the following is a summary of a few tips for buying sleeper tickets:
1. Be sure to buy as soon as possible, the train pre-sale time is generally based on the off-peak season of railway transportation, will be 15-30 days in advance, the earlier you buy a ticket, the higher the probability of buying a sleeper berth, it is best to buy a ticket at the first time when you release a ticket, and there will be a certain proportion of sleeper berth tickets every time you release a ticket.
2. When purchasing tickets at the ticket office of the railway station, you can communicate with the ticket sales staff to purchase the lower berth berth, if you are carrying the elderly and children, the general ticket sales staff will allocate the lower berth tickets for the sleeper.
3. When purchasing tickets at 12306** or APP, you can buy one first, if it is a lower berth, you can pay, if it is not a lower berth, you can cancel the order and buy it again, but the cancellation of the order can not be more than three times a day, and the third time you can't buy the lower berth of the sleeper, you will not have the opportunity to buy it again.
4. You can use three passengers to buy three tickets at a time, among the three people, the probability of having a lower berth ticket is relatively large, remember that the other two passengers must be behind your name, so that you have a greater chance of buying a sleeper lower berth. The other two refunds are exempt from the refund fee if they are more than 8 days away from the drive, and they can be refunded as soon as possible.
5. If you can't buy a sleeper berth using the above methods, you can buy a hard seat ticket first, get on the train to find the conductor to make up the ticket, generally a part of the sleeper berth ticket will be reserved on the train, but you need to make up the ticket as soon as possible, and give priority to the sleeper berth ticket.
6. Of course, there are some ticketing software that can directly lock the sleeper berth ticket, but there are additional conditions to lock the lower berth ticket, when using these software, you must understand clearly before purchasing.
The above are some tips about taking the train to buy tickets for sleeping berths, but most of the ticketing systems for train tickets are randomly assigned berths, and in addition to the above skills, a certain amount of luck is required. Of course, you can also lock the lower berth of the sleeper on some paid ticketing software, but be sure to read the preconditions before purchasing.