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Trans Siberian trains timetable and
a map of Trans-Siberian railway


Information:
valid as of 15 January 2002. not all Trans-Siberian trains are shown, only the most important ones.

For the newest schedules, use the search box to your right.

Train times
: For train stops in Russia, the Moscow time is shown - GMT + 3. For train stops in China and Mongolia, Beijing time is shown: GMT + 8 or Moscow + 5. The time is in 24 hour format.
Bookings: It is not possible to book a train ticket in Russia, one can only buy it 45 days in advance. Thus, if you want to ensure you will have a ticket, you should buy it. You can do it through our partner company service here.
Buy in advance: It is strongly recommended to buy the tickets for Trans-Siberian trains in advance, due to high popularity of this route.
Disclaimer: the prices and timetables of trains in Russia change very often and the Russian railway is not informing us about these changes. So, although we're trying hard to keep this page up-to-date, it's possible that some information will be outdated.
For exact quotes and times, contact a railway agent through the Train Ticket Reservation Online page on this site.

Map of the Trans-Siberian route


Trans-Mongolian trains: Moscow - Ulan-Bataar - Beijing


Train: #004. Moscow - Ulan-Bataar - Beijing
Departs: Moscow, Yaroslavsky railway station [on Mondays, at 22.03]
Arrives: Beijing [5 d 11 h 28 mins later, at 14.31]
Route: Moscow [0d 0h 0 mins, at 22.03] - Vladimir [3 h, at 1.03, stops for 23 mins] - Nizhny Novgorod - Kirov - Perm - Ekaterinburg [1 d 1 h 52 mins, at 23.55, stops for 23 mins] - Novosibirsk [1 d 21 h 32 mins, at 19.35, stops for 20 mins] - Krasnoyarsk [2 d 9h 17 mins, at 7.20, stops for 20 mins] - Taishet - Angarsk - Irkutsk [3 d 3 h 19 mins, at 1.22, stops for 23 mins] - Slyudyanka [3 d 5 h 49 mins, at 3.52, stops for 10 mins] - Ulan-Ude [3 d 10 h 40 mins, at 8.43, stops for 31 mins] - Naushka - crossing Russian-Mongolian border - Sukhe-Bator - Ulan-Bataar [4 d 4 h 17 mins, at 07.20, stops for 30 mins] - crossing Mongolian-Chinese border - Beijing. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $475 US (de luxe cabin with a shower), 2nd class: $362 US. (through Services / Train Tickets)

 

Train: #003. Beijing - Ulan-Bataar - Moscow
Departs: Beijing [on Tuesdays 7.40]
Arrives: Moscow [5 d, 11 h, 39 mins later, at 14.19]
Route: Beijing [0d 0h 0 mins, at 7.40] - Ulan-Bataar [1 day 5 h 35 mins later, at 13.15, stops for 35 mins] - Ulan-Ude [1 d 23 h 20 mins, at 2.00, stops for 20 mins] - Slyudyanka [2 d 4 h 23 mins, at 7.03, stops for 10 mins] - Irkutsk [2 d 6 h 36 mins, at 9.16, stops for 23 mins] - Taishet - Krasnoyarsk [3d 0 h 52 mins, at 3.32, stops for 20 mins] - Novosibirsk [3 d 13 h 5 mins, at 15.45, stops for 28 mins] - Ekaterinburg [4 d 8 h 49 mins, at 11.29, stops for 23 mins] - Perm - Kirov - Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir [5 d 7 h 59 mins, at 10.39, stops for 23 mins] - Moscow. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $475 US (de luxe cabin with a shower), 2nd class: $362 US. (through Services / Train Tickets)



Train: #006. Moscow - Ulan-Bataar
Departs: Moscow [on Tuesdays 22.03]
Arrives: Ulan-Bataar [4 d 4 h 17 mins later, at 7.20]
Route: Moscow [0d 0h 0 mins, at 22.03] - Vladimir [3 h, at 1.03, stops for 23 mins] - Nizhny Novgorod - Kirov - Perm - Ekaterinburg [1 d 1 h 52 mins, at 23.55, stops for 23 mins] - Novosibirsk [1 d 21 h 32 mins, at 19.35, stops for 20 mins] - Krasnoyarsk [2 d 9h 17 mins, at 7.20, stops for 20 mins] - Taishet - Angarsk - Irkutsk [3 d 3 h 19 mins, at 1.22, stops for 23 mins] - Slyudyanka [3 d 5 h 49 mins, at 3.52, stops for 10 mins] - Ulan-Ude [3 d 10 h 40 mins, at 8.43, stops for 31 mins] - Naushka - crossing Russian-Mongolian border - Sukhe-Bator - Ulan-Bataar. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $387 US, 2nd class: $243 US. (through Services / Train Tickets)



Train: #005. Ulan-Bataar - Moscow
Departs: Ulan-Bataar [on Thursdays 13.50]
Arrives: Moscow [4 d 5 h 29 mins later at 14.19]
Route: Ulan-Bataar [0 d 0 h 0 mins, at 13.50] - Ulan-Ude [1 d 23 h 20 mins, at 2.00, stops for 20 mins] - Slyudyanka [2 d 4 h 23 mins, at 7.03, stops for 10 mins] - Irkutsk [2 d 6 h 36 mins, at 9.16, stops for 23 mins] - Taishet - Krasnoyarsk [3d 0 h 52 mins, at 3.32, stops for 20 mins] - Novosibirsk [3 d 13 h 5 mins, at 15.45, stops for 28 mins] - Ekaterinburg [4 d 8 h 49 mins, at 11.29, stops for 23 mins] - Perm - Kirov - Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir [5 d 7 h 59 mins, at 10.39, stops for 23 mins] - Moscow. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $387 US, 2nd class: $243 US. (through Services / Train Tickets)



Train: #264, passenger train. Irkutsk - Ulan-Bataar
Departs: Irkutsk [daily in high season, otherwise occasionally at 15.27]
Arrives: Ulan-Bataar [1 day 9 h 26 mins later, at 5.53]
Route: Irkutsk - Ulan-Ude - Naushki - Ulan-Bataar.
Price: 1st class - $190 US, 2nd class: $100 US. (through Services / Train Tickets)



Trans-Manchurian trains: Moscow - Kharbin - Beijing


Train: #020. Moscow - Kharbin - Beijing
Departs: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [on Thursdays, Fridays at 23.58]
Arrives: Beijing [6 d 0 h 22 mins later, at 05.20]
Route: Moscow [0d 0h 0 mins, at 23.58] - Vladimir [3 h 2 mins, at 3.00, stops for 23 mins] - Nizhny Novgorod - Kirov - Perm - Ekaterinburg [1 d 1 h 48 mins, at 1.46, stops for 23 mins] - Novosibirsk [1 d 21 h 47 mins, at 21.45, stops for 20 mins] - Krasnoyarsk [2 d 9 h 38 mins, at 9.36, stops for 20 mins] - Taishet - Angarsk - Irkutsk [3 d 3 h 33 mins, at 3.31, stops for 23 mins] - Slyudyanka [3d 6 h 3 mins, at 6.01, stops for 10 mins] - Ulan-Ude [3 d 10 h 54 mins, at 10.52] - Chita - crossing Russian - Chinese border - Kharbin - Beijing. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $487 US, 2nd class: $379 US. (through Services / Train Tickets)

 

Train: #019. Beijing - Kharbin - Moscow
Departs: Beijing [on Fridays or Saturdays 22.50]
Arrives: Moscow, Yaroslavsky railway station [6 d, 0 h, 5 mins later, at 17.55]
Route: Beijing [0d 0h 0 mins, at 22.50] - Kharbin - Chita - Ulan-Ude [2d 11 h 57 mins, at 5.47, stops for 23 mins] - Slyudyanka [2 d 17 h 0 m, at 10.50, stops for 10 mins] - Irkutsk [2 d 19 h 13 mins, at 13.03, stops for 20 mins] - Taishet - Krasnoyarsk [3 d 13 h 10 mins, at 7.00, stops for 20 mins] - Novosibirsk [4 d 1 h 24 mins, at 19.14, stops for 26 mins] - Ekaterinburg [4 d 21 h 14 mins, at 15.04, stops for 23 mins] - Perm - Kirov - Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir [5 d 20 h 31 mins, at 14.21, stops for 23 mins] - Moscow. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $487 US, 2nd class: $379 US. (through Services / Train Tickets)



Trans-Siberian trains: route Moscow - Vladivostok

Below we list the trains that circulate along the route Moscow - Vladivostok and that stop in Vladivostok and in other cities along the Trans-Siberian. In the "route" section you can see the time when the train stops in a city. Moscow time is given. See Trans-Siberian Guide / Route section for information on time zones and stations.


Train: #002 "Rossiya". Moscow - Vladivostok ("Firmenny")
Departs: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [on odd dates at 17.16]
Arrives: Vladivostok [6 d 5 h 19 mins later, at 22.35]
Route: Moscow [0d 0h 0 mins, at 17.16]- Vladimir [2h 59 mins, at 20.15, stops for 23 mins] - Nizhny Novgorod - Kirov - Perm - Ekaterinburg [1 day 1 hour 37 mins, at 18.53, stops for 41 mins] - Tyumen - Omsk - Novosibirsk [1 day 22 h 3 mins, at 15.19, stops for 21 minute] - Krasnoyarsk [2 d 10 h 28 mins, at 3.44, stops for 20 mins] - Taishet - Angarsk - Irkutsk [3 d 4 h 57 mins, at 22.13, stops for 23 mins] - Slyudyanka [3 d 7h 27 mins, at 0.43, stops for 10 mins] - Ulan-Ude [3 d 12 h 18 mins, at 5.34, stops for 23 mins] - Chita [3 d 21 h 53 mins, at 15.09, stops for 21 mins] - Skovorodino - Birobidzhan - Khabarovsk [5 d 15 h 36 mins later, at 8.52] - Vladivostok. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $621 US, 2nd class: $287 US. (through Services / Train Tickets)

 

Train: #001 "Rossiya". Vladivostok - Moscow ("Firmenny")
Departs: Vladivostok [on odd dates at 10.30]
Arrives: Moscow [6 d 6 h 12 mins later, at 16.42]
Route: Vladivostok [0d 0h 0 mins, at 10.30] - Khabarovsk [0 d 13 h 23 mins, at 23.53] - Birobidzhan - Skovorodino - Chita - Ulan-Ude [2 d 16 h 30 mins, at 3.00, stops for 23 mins] - Slyudyanka [2d 21h 33 mins, at 8.03, stops for 10 mins] - Irkutsk [2 d 23 h 46 mins, at 10.16, stops for 23 mins] - Taishet - Krasnoyarsk [3 d 18h 25 mins, at 4.55, stops for 20 mins] - Tyumen - Omsk - Novosibirsk [4 d 6 h 58 mins, at 17.28, stops for 27 mins] - Ekaterinburg [5 d 3 h 6 mins, at 13.36, stops for 41 mins] - Perm - Kirov - Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir [6 d 2 h 42 m, at 13.12, stops for 23 mins] - Moscow. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $400-$621 US, 2nd class: $160-$287 US (lower prices are possible). (through Services / Train Tickets)


Note: you might be interesting in these trains as well, however, they don't go as far as Vladivostok, stopping in Khabarovsk, which is 13 hours away from Vladivostok (you can change a train there).

Train: #044. Moscow - Khabarovsk
Departs: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [on odd dates at 0.43]
Passes: Khabarovsk [6 d 2 h 30 mins later, at 3.13]
Route: (goes thru Yaroslavl, getting to the "classic" Trans-Siberian just before Kirov) Moscow [0h, at 0.43] - Yaroslavl [4 h 5 mins, at 4.48, stops for 5 mins] - Kostroma [6 h 17 mins, at 7.00, stops for 25 mins] - Kirov [18 h 6 mins, at 18.49, stops for 20 mins] - Perm - Ekaterinburg [1 d 8 h 46 mins, at 9.29, stops for 24 mins] - Tyumen - Omsk - Novosibirsk [2 d 6 h 3 mins, at 6.46, stops for 37 mins] - Krasnoyarsk [2 d 19 h 17 mins, at 20.00, stops for 20 mins] - Taishet - Angarsk - Irkutsk [3 d 14 h 11 mins, at 14.54, stops for 23 mins] - Ulan-Ude [3 d 21h 55 mins, at 22.38, stops for 23 mins] - Chita [4 d 7 h 39 mins, at 8.22, stops for 21 mins] - Skovorodino - Birobidzhan - Khabarovsk [5 d 15 h 36 mins later, at 8.52]. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $300-$400 US, 2nd class: $150-$200 US, 3rd class: $80-$120.(through Services / Train Tickets)



Train: #043. Khabarovsk - Moscow
Departs: Khabarovsk [on even dates at 8.25]
Arrives: Moscow [6 d 3 h 7 mins later, at 11.32]
Route: Khabarovsk [0 d 0 h 0 mins, at 8.25] - Birobidzhan - Skovorodino - Chita [1 d 18 h 42 mins, at 3.07, stops for 20 mins] - Ulan-Ude [2 d 3 h 58 mins, at 12.23, stops for 23 mins] - Slyudyanka [2d 9h 23 mins, at 17.48, stops for 10 mins] - Irkutsk [2 d 11 h 36 mins, at 20.01, stops for 23 mins] - Taishet - Krasnoyarsk [3 d 6 h 32 mins, at 14.57, stops for 20 mins] - Tyumen - Omsk - Novosibirsk [3 d 20 h 20 mins, at 4.45, stops for 53 mins] - Ekaterinburg [4 d 19 h 1 mins, at 3.26, stops for 23 mins] - Perm - Kirov - note: the train goes thru Yaroslavl - Kostroma [5 d 20 h 10 mins, at 4.35, stops for 20 mins] - Yaroslavl [5 d 22 h 55 mins, at 7.20, stops for 4 mins] - Moscow. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $300-$400 US, 2nd class: $150-$200 US, 3rd class: $80-$120 (through Services / Train Tickets)

 

 

Trans-Siberian trains: Moscow - Ulan-Ude
The direct train Moscow - Ulan-Ude circulates occasionally, and although it is quite good, you can use these other trains that stop or pass in Ulan-Ude: #1/#2, #3/#4, #5/#6, #43/44 (see the timetables above). You can also use these trains, although they are not as good as the trains above:


Train: #240. Moscow - Ulan-Ude - Chita
Departs: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [on odd dates at 14.57]
Passes: Ulan-Ude [3 d 23 h 2 mins later, at 13.59, stops for 20 mins]
Route: Moscow - Yaroslavl - Nizhny Novgorod - Kirov - Perm - Ekaterinburg - Tyumen - Omsk - Novosibirsk - Krasnoyarsk - Taishet - Angarsk - Irkutsk - Ulan-Ude - Chita. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $250-$300 US, 2nd class: $80-$150 US, 3rd class: $60-$80.

 

Train: #239. Chita - Ulan-Ude - Moscow
Departs: Ulan-Ude [on even dates at 5.00]
Arrives: Moscow [about 4 days later, at 4.17]
Route: Chita - Ulan-Ude - Irkutsk - Taishet - Krasnoyarsk - Tyumen - Omsk - Novosibirsk - Ekaterinburg - Perm - Kirov - Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir - Moscow. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $250-$300 US, 2nd class: $80-$150 US, 3rd class: $60-$80.

 

Trains-Siberian trains: Moscow - Irkutsk
Any of the trains listed above stop in Irkutsk. In addition, you can take a comfortable "firmenny" direct train Moscow - Irkutsk - Moscow. Here are the details:


Train: #010 "Baikal". Moscow - Irkutsk "firmenny"
Departs: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [on odd dates at 23.30]
Arrives: Irkutsk [3 d 4 h 36 mins later, at 4.06]
Route: Moscow [0d 0h 0 mins, at 23.30] - Vladimir [2h 57 mins, at 2.27, stops for 23 mins] - Nizhny Novgorod - Kirov - Perm - Ekaterinburg [1 day 2 hour 8 mins, at 1.38, stops for 24 mins] - Tyumen - Omsk - Novosibirsk [1 day 22 h 5 mins, at 21.35, stops for 20 minute] - Krasnoyarsk [2 d 9 h 53 mins, at 9.23, stops for 20 mins] - Taishet - Angarsk - Irkutsk [3 d 4 h 36 mins, at 4.06] (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $300-$365 US, 2nd class: $138-$228 US, 3rd class: $70 - $173.(through Services / Train Tickets)



Train: #009 "Baikal". Irkutsk - Moscow "firmenny"
Departs: Irkutsk [on even dates at 11.25]
Arrives: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [3 d 5 h 17 mins later, at 16.52]
Route: Irkutsk [0 d 0 h 0 mins, at 11.25] - Taishet - Krasnoyarsk [18h 13 mins, at 5.48, stops for 20 mins] - Tyumen - Omsk - Novosibirsk [1 d 6 h 32 mins, at 18.97, stops for 16 mins] - Ekaterinburg [2 d 2 h 33 mins, at 14.08, stops for 23 mins] - Perm - Kirov - Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir [3 d 1 h 47 m, at 13.22, stops for 23 mins] - Moscow. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $300-$365 US, 2nd class: $138-$228 US, 3rd class: $70 - $173 (through Services / Train Tickets)



Trans-Siberian trains: Moscow - Novosibirsk


Train: #026 "Sibiryak". Moscow - Novosibirsk "firmenny"
Departs: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [on even dates at 16.32]
Arrives: Novosibirsk [1 d 22 h 26 mins later, at 14.58]
Route: Moscow [0 d 0 h 0 mins, at 16.32] - Vladimir [3 h 1 mins, at 19.33, stops for 23 mins] - Nizhny Novgorod - Kirov - Perm - Ekaterinburg [1 day 2 hour 14 mins, at 18.46, stops for 23 mins] - Tyumen - Omsk - Novosibirsk [1 day 22 h 26 mins, at 14.58] (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $170-$200 US, 2nd class: $70-$100 US, 3rd class: $40 - $70 (through Services / Train Tickets)



Train: #025 "Sibiryak". Novosibirsk - Moscow "firmenny"
Departs: Novosibirsk [on even dates at 6.48]
Arrives: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [2 d 0 h 0 mins later, at 6.27]
Route: Novosibirsk [0 d 0 h 0 mins, at 6.48] - Ekaterinburg [19 h 58 mins, at 2.46, stops for 24 mins] - Perm - Kirov - Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir [1 d 20 h 09 m, at 2.57, stops for 23 mins] - Moscow. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $170-$200 US, 2nd class: $70-$100 US, 3rd class: $40 - $70 (through Services / Train Tickets)



Note:
You can also take the train Moscow - Krasnoyarsk, that stops in Novosibirsk. It is not "firmenny" train, but is quite good too. In fact, it has the same schedule as the one above, but after Novosibirsk it continues its way to Krasnoyarsk.


Train: #056. Moscow - Novosibirsk - Krasnoyarsk
Departs: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [on odd dates at 16.32]
Passes: Novosibirsk [1 d 22 h 26 mins later, at 14.58]
Arrives: Krasnoyarsk [2 d 10 h 56 mins, at 3.28]
Route: Moscow [0 d 0 h 0 mins, at 16.32] - Vladimir [3 h 1 mins, at 19.33, stops for 23 mins] - Nizhny Novgorod - Kirov - Perm - Ekaterinburg [1 day 2 hour 14 mins, at 18.46, stops for 23 mins] - Tyumen - Omsk - Novosibirsk [1 day 22 h 26 mins, at 14.58] - Krasnoyarsk [2 d 10 h 56 mins, at 3.28] (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $170-$200 US, 2nd class: $70-$100 US, 3rd class: $40 - $70 (through Services / Train Tickets)

 

Train: #055. Krasnoyarsk - Novosibirsk - Moscow
Departs: Krasnoyarsk [on even dates at 18.01]
Passes:
Novosibirsk [12 h 26 mins later, at 6.27, stops for 21 min]
Arrives: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [2 d 12 h 26 mins later, at 6.27]
Route: Krasnoyarsk [0 d 0 h 0 mins, 18.01] - Novosibirsk [12 h 26 mins later, at 6.27, stops for 21 min] - Ekaterinburg [1 d 8 h 45 mins, at 2.46, stops for 24 mins] - Perm - Kirov - Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir [2 d 8 h 56 m, at 2.57, stops for 23 mins] - Moscow. (see the route description)
Price: 1st class - $170-$200 US, 2nd class: $70-$100 US, 3rd class: $40 - $70 (through Services / Train Tickets)


Last update: 19 / 01 / 2003

This is important: Although great care has been taken to make this section as precise and reliable as possible, the conditions, prices, times and schedules of the trains might change. We try to keep the times and the prices in this section as up-to-date as possible, and you understand that Russian railways companies will not inform us about the changes as soon as they are made, so we take no liability for changes that might occur, and we don't accept any resposibility for the actions you might take based on the information provided in this text.
The material on this page is for personal use only. Please, no unauthorized copying, modifying, duplicating etc.
 

 
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