Prices for tickets on the trans-siberian line

the reason might be that its just after the orthodox christmas and many people will have to return home after spending the festive season with their family.

Thanks Nathalie. Yeah I looked at the public holidays after posting and saw that! Also I see its a public holiday for many days at the start of January, is that right?
It seems there is a sliding scale of prices going down the closer to the date we are, they seem to get more expensive depending on how far away the date is. So hoping they may come down in price in a few weeks...

Russian long-distance rail fares change seasonally. Between 1-12 January fares are 10% more expensive than the base fare, while from 5 November to 24 December fares are 10% lower.

(Tickets are cheapest on 8-9 May, when they're discounted by 50%!)

http://www.europetrainsguide.com/Countries/Russia/Russia-RZD.html

@balkanexpress thanks for that and the link! But I think that specific fare advise says that it is for 2014 no? Would this also apply for 2015? Either way I think I'll just wait a week or so to see if they come down in price...

the seasonal tarif changes for 2015 are on rzd.ru

1-11 Jan 2015 +10 %

12 Jan - 19 Feb -10 %

8/9 may always minus 50 % same same as every year

Siberia in Russia is the favourite place for me to travel in Russia. I travelled there some years ago and made a trans-Siberia train trip thanks to http://www.russiantrains.com/en/customer-reviews You can look for train ticket prices there and book a ticket too. That was a delight for me to travel. I enjoyed the journey and want to take it again :)

Thanks for confirming!