# What does целое купе mean while booking on rw.by?

**URL:** <https://forum.russiable.com/t/what-does-mean-while-booking-on-rw-by/351>\
**Category:** Travel to Russia\
**Created:** [August 9, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/what-does-mean-while-booking-on-rw-by/351 "2026-08-09T00:23:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ram](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Ram](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Ram)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/what-does-mean-while-booking-on-rw-by/351/1 "2026-08-09T00:23:22Z")

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Hello.

I plan to travel to Russia in end-Sept 2026.

I was making my train booking from Vladivostok to Irkutsk on www.rw.by It gave me an option of “целое купе” in SV (1st class). What does this mean? Do I have to pay for 2 tickets to book the complete kupe?

Can someone who has done this and familiar with the booking process please help me understand this.

Thank you in advance.

Regards.

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**Author:** ![KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@KO11](https://forum.russiable.com/u/KO11)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/what-does-mean-while-booking-on-rw-by/351/2 "2026-08-09T00:40:17Z")

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I think it means whole compartment and yes you would pay more. Not sure if its actually full 2x pricing though.

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**Author:** ![Cal](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Cal](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Cal)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/what-does-mean-while-booking-on-rw-by/351/3 "2026-08-11T03:48:17Z")

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I agree - it means the “entire compartment” however if there are 4 beds, you would not necessarily pay 4 X the fee. Here is an excerpt that I found on a website:

_Many people mistakenly believe that you will have to pay four times more for such comfort. This is not entirely true. Russian Railways provides a discount when purchasing all seats in the compartment. Its size may vary, but the logic of the carrier is clear: servicing one passenger (fresh linen, cleaning) requires fewer resources than four. As a result, the total amount will be less than just multiplied the cost of one ticket by four, but, naturally, significantly higher than the price for one seat. This is a price to pay for privacy and space._