Purchasing tickets for various types of transport via the Internet is a fairly common business, as well as purchases in chain stores. Many cinemas have also mastered the sale of tickets via the Internet, so viewers can now plan a trip to the cinema in advance, choose suitable seats and get acquainted with the announcement, without wasting time on a trip to the box office.
Find out which cinema network the cinema you would like to go to. It depends on which site you will buy tickets. The most extensive resource is Afisha. Through this online store you can buy tickets to cinemas of the Kinomax, Almaz, Formula Kino, Karo Film chains, and not only to the capital ones. If you live in St. Petersburg, Kazan, Rostov-on-Don, Kaliningrad or any other large city where there are cinemas of these chains, you can use the services of this site. Nescafe IMAX and Pioneer cinemas also collaborate with this site.
Go to the home page of the site. On the top menu, you will see several headings. Select "Movie". You will be taken to a page where movie previews are posted, which are currently shown in different cinemas. You can watch the trailer, and at the same time order tickets.
Click the "Tickets" button located under the announcement. You will see a list of cinemas where the movie you want is shown today or in the coming days. Choose a time and session. A plan of the auditorium will appear in front of you. By hovering your cursor over an attractive place for you, you will find out how much a ticket costs for it.
Next, you need to indicate how you can pay for the purchase. You can pay by bank cards, through Yandex-money, Qiwi system or in cash at the cinema box office. Choose the most appropriate option and enter your email address in the second box.
As with buying train tickets, you will need to print out a coupon provided by the Rambler-Kassa service. But you can do without it. You will be informed about the tickets by e-mail.
If you pay for the purchase with a bank card, enter its number in the window and click the "Pay" button. The money will be transferred from your account within a few minutes. When paying in cash, come to the cashier no later than half an hour before the session.