Trans Siberian Railway Trains, Map and Tickets Cost
There are basically two different ways to travel the Trans Siberian railway: either taking a direct train or making stopovers along the way. The second option is better, because you get to see the Russian cities along the way and you may also be able to reduce the cost of your Trans Siberian trip this way.
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Trans-Mongolian trains: 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 - €900 (de luxe cabin + public shower), 2nd class: €400
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 - €900 (de luxe cabin + public shower), 2nd class: €400
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 - €900 (de luxe cabin + common shower), 2nd class: €400
Train: #006. Moscow - Ulan-Bataar
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 - €900 (de luxe cabin + common shower), 2nd class: €400
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 - €600, 2nd class: €300
Train: #005. Ulan-Bataar - Moscow
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 - €600, 2nd class: €300
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 - €600, 2nd class: €300
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 - €600, 2nd class: €300
Train: #362, passenger train. Irkutsk - Ulan-Bataar
Departs: Irkutsk [daily in high season, otherwise occasionally at 16.50]
Arrives: Ulan-Bataar [1 day 9 h 26 mins later, at 6.20]
Route: Irkutsk - Ulan-Ude - Naushki - Ulan-Bataar.
Price: 1st class - €250, 2nd class: €120
Route: Irkutsk - Ulan-Ude - Naushki - Ulan-Bataar.
Price: 1st class - €250, 2nd class: €120
Trans-Manchurian trains: Moscow - Kharbin - Beijing
Departs: Moscow, Yaroslavsky station [on Fridays at 23.55]
Arrives: Beijing [6 days later, at 05.31]
Route: Moscow [0d 0h 0 mins, at 23.55] - 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 - €800, 2nd class: €250-400
Arrives: Beijing [6 days later, at 05.31]
Route: Moscow [0d 0h 0 mins, at 23.55] - 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 - €800, 2nd class: €250-400
Departs: Beijing [on Saturdays 22.56]
Arrives: Moscow, Yaroslavsky railway station [6 d, 0 h, 5 mins later, at 18.13]
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 - €800, 2nd class: €250-400
Arrives: Moscow, Yaroslavsky railway station [6 d, 0 h, 5 mins later, at 18.13]
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 - €800, 2nd class: €250-400
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