Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:42 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €11.88 and €15.74, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 30m over 101 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€11.88 to €15.74
- 153%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Prokhladnyy
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:42First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €30.04Mon21
- about €28.94Tue22
- about €25.64Wed23
- about €22.89Thu24
- about €27.29Fri25
- about €30.59Sat26
- about €21.24Sun27
- about €14.64Mon28
- about €18.49Tue29
- about €17.39Wed30
- about €19.59Thu1
- about €18.49Fri2
- about €17.94Sat3
- about €15.19Sun4
- about €11.89Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €12.44Wed7
- about €15.74Thu8
- about €15.19Fri9
- about €18.49Sat10
- about €15.19Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Mineralnye Vody. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Mineralnye Vody for the night the train gets in
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When to book Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.3990 days
- €12.4460 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €15.1921 days
- €15.1914 days
- €21.247 days
- €25.643 days
- €30.041 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 153 percent. The dearest point is €30.04, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
101 km
88 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
60,800 → 76,280
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 101 km against 88 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Mozdok, Staryy Malgobek, Nalchik, Malgobek. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
The fare from MRV into Mineralnye Vody is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Mineralnye Vody
Settled in advance, so the ride into Mineralnye Vody costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Mineralnye Vody is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Mineralnye Vody railway station
Most of the points near Mineralnye Vody railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody?
The fastest journey from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody takes 1h 30m door to door, of which 46m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 33m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody?
The cheapest fare from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody is €11.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €19.04. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody?
The cheapest way from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody is by train, at €11.88 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 30m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody?
Fares from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 153 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody, at €14.64. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody?
АО «скппк», АО «ФПК» publish service areas covering both Prokhladnyy and Mineralnye Vody, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody?
33 percent of the services we sell from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody are direct. The rest connect at Mozdok, Staryy Malgobek, Nalchik, Malgobek, with about 54 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody use?
Services from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody by train leave from Prokhladnaya railway station and arrive at Mineralnye Vody railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Prokhladnyy to Mineralnye Vody on 20 September 2026: 101 km of route against 88 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Mineralnye Vody is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Mineralnye Vody and across Russia
Day trips that leave Mineralnye Vody in the morning and cover a good part of Russia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Prokhladnyy reaches 7 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 44 to 95 km. Mineralnye Vody reaches 70 places in 11 countries, from 47 to 3,157 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Prokhladnyy
- 7Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Mineralnye Vody
Leaving Mineralnye Vody
- 70Places you can leave for
- 11Countries
- 22Operators