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djl197 · Just Starting Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 1

I am tyring to find out about doing the trans-siberian railway trip but I want to stop over in Irkutsk and Ulan-Bataar.
I am looking for 2nd class accomodation on all three trains and I am having great difficulty in getting a quote.
Is there an easy way to find out how much (approx) it would be my plans are:
August 2007
Moscow->Irkutsk
2days stopover
Irkutsk -> Ulan Bataar
2 days stopover
Ulan Bataar->Beijing

Any help/experiences appreciated
Dan

nikir · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 1:31 am Post subject:

There is a likn on this site to "train tickets" that will give you quotes and timetables. If you can possibly do it it's way cheaper to get the tickets for each sector yourselfas you go.

johnmcga · Just Starting Joined: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 8

I bought my Trans-Sib tickets through Marlis Travel (www.marlis.ru). They're connected in some way to Monkey Shrine (you'll have to Google them, I can't remember the address).

Anyway, my point is that they gave me excellent service and were much, much cheaper than any UK based agent. Also, they were happy to book only the train tickets, rather than putting me on an organised tour or something.

Not sure how their prices compare with doing it all yourself as you go, but I imagine you could save a significant amount again.

CLIVE · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject:

Dan

I did the trip last May.
I used a travel agency in Russia via their website and by telephone, spoke English, most helpful and couriered the tickets to me in the UK. They are the SVEZHY VETER AGENCY, a search on Google should find their website.