The Russian Trans-Siberian railway

MOSCOW – YEKATERINBURG – NOVOSIBIRSK – KRASNOYARSK – IRKUTSK – ULAN-UDE – CHITA – BLAGOVESHCHENSK – VLADIVOSTOK

Eager to open a treasure trove of Siberia replete with breathtaking natural sights among the untouched wilderness as well as city highlights with a centuries-long history?

We have a special offer extremely attractive price-wise: cover the whole distance between Moscow and Vladivostok by Russian regular trains providing reasonable comfort and a great value for money instead of big-budget branded or luxury trains.

Build your own tour by adding optional excursions where you want them or feel free to explore the itinerary on your own, which is so much more fun when transport services and accommodation are already taken care of (the necessary components of the tour are train tickets + hotel accommodation on the route + transfers)

The railway of Moscow - Vladivostok is the longest train route in the world, stretching from Moscow Yaroslavsky train station to Vladivostok which is the most important city in the far east of Russia. As the capital of Russia, Moscow is Russian’s political, economic, cultural, financial and transportation center.

The Trans-Russian Railway refers to the whole route from Moscow to Vladivostok, attracting many visitors each year to take this train, as it can be regarded as the most famous and mysterious railway line in the world.

The total length of Moscow - Vladivostok is about 9259 kilometers (5753 miles) and the duration is 144-166 hours, depending on different trains which you take. This railway line opened to public in 1966 and it made its first trip in 1966 as well.

As the longest railway line in the world, Moscow-Vladivostok line passes by Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Khabarovsk and finally reaches Vladivostok.

Possible departure dates: any date of the year.
Guaranteed service from 2 pax.

1 DAY: MOSCOW
Transfer to the railway station, depart from Moscow to Yekaterinburg by train.

2 DAY: YEKATERINBURG
Evening arrival in Yekaterinburg, transfer to the hotel.

3 DAY: YEKATERINBURG
Free time.
OPTIONAL
YEKATERINBURG CITY TOUR
With visit to the Church on Blood and to the place of the border between Europe and Asia.
VISIT TO THE MINERALOGY MUSEUM
VISIT TO THE MUSEUM YELTSIN CENTRE
Transfer to the railway station, depart from Yekaterinburg to Novosibirsk by train.

4 DAY: NOVOSIBIRSK
Afternoon arrival in Novosibirsk, transfer to the hotel. Free time.
OPTIONAL
NOVOSIBIRSK CITY TOUR, VISIT TO ACADEMGORODOK
Return to hotel.
EVENING PERFORMANCE
In the most famous Opera house of Siberia (to be booked on spot as depending of the performances schedule).

5 DAY: KRASNOYARSK
Transfer to the railway station, depart from Novosibirsk to Krasnoyarsk by train, night arrival in Krasnoyarsk, transfer to the hotel.
6 DAY: KRASNOYARSK
Free time.
OPTIONAL
KRASNOYARSK CITY TOUR
With the visit to the national park “Stolby”, visit to the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station (outside view) and to the observation deck “Tsar Fish” on the bank of the Yenisey river, return to hotel.

7 DAY: KRASNOYARSK
Transfer to the railway station, depart from Krasnoyarsk to Irkutsk by train.

8 DAY: LISTVYANKA
Morning arrival in Irkutsk, transfer to Listvyanka on the bank of Lake Baikal, accommodation in hotel.
Free time.
OPTIONAL
CITY TOUR OF IRKUTSK
With the walk along the Angara river and the visit to the district of wooden houses.
VISIT TO THE ART GALLERY, THE SHAMAN STONE ON THE ANGARA RIVER, MUSEUM OF TALTSY, A SHORT TRIP ALONG THE CIRCUM-BAIKAL RAILWAY
Visit to the art gallery and the shaman stone on the angara river, visit to the architectural and ethnographic museum of Taltsy; transfer by boat to port Baikal, a short trip along the Circum-Baikal railway on the shore of lake Baikal.

9 DAY: LISTVYANKA
Free day at Lake Baikal.
Transfer to Irkutsk railway station, depart from Irkutsk to Ulan-Ude by train.
10 DAY: ULAN-UDE
Morning arrival in Ulan-Ude, free time, depart from Ulan-Ude to Chita by train.
OPTIONAL
VISIT TO IVOLGINSKY DATSAN (A BUDDHIST MONASTERY), ULAN-UDE CITY TOUR

11 DAY: CHITA
Morning arrival in Chita, free time, transfer to the railway station, depart from Chita to Blagoveshchensk by train.
OPTIONAL
A SHORT CITY TOUR, ASCENDING TO ONE OF THE MOUNDS WITH PICNIC LUNCH

12 DAY: DAY IN THE TRAIN
Day on board the train, passing by taiga and several little settlements such as Shilka, Erofey Pavlovich, Skovorodino.

13 DAY: BLAGOVESHCHENSK
Morning arrival in Blagoveshchensk, transfer to the hotel. Free time.
OPTIONAL
BLAGOVESHCHENSK CITY TOUR
With the visit to observation deck, return to hotel.

14 DAY: BLAGOVESHCHENSK
Transfer to the railway station Belogorsk, depart from Belogorsk to Vladivostok by train.

15 DAY: VLADIVOSTOK
Morning arrival in Vladivostok, transfer to the hotel.
Free time.
OPTIONAL
CITY TOUR
With the visit to one of the city’s forts and to the Russky Island, return to hotel.

16 DAY: VLADIVOSTOK
Transfer to the airport.

Our prices include:

• Double accommodation in 3* and 4* hotels:
• Ekaterinburg: Park Inn by Radisson 4*
• Novosibirsk: Marins Park 4*
• Krasnoyarsk: Novotel 4*
• Blagoveshchensk: Asia 3*+
• Vladivostok: Zhemtchuzhina 3*
• Listvyanka: Krestovaya Pad
• Catering: Breakfast in hotels (lunch and dinner shall be requested on spot)
• Transfers per basic included program

Supplementary:

• Optional tours during the tour (on pre-sale) with local English-speaking guides or Russian-speaking guides with further translation into English language
• Local guides speaking French / German and other languages can be provided upon request with supplement, this possibility depends on the exact tour
• Pre / post accommodation and program in Moscow and Vladivostok
• Domestic flight Vladivostok – Moscow
• International flights to / from Moscow
• Extra night in 3* hotel in Chita to avoid 3 nights in the train in a row with excursion program: fishing on the lake Arakhley (100 km from Chita) including lunch made of freshly caught fish on the fire
• Single supplement or train tickets – 100%
• Single supplement for basic program – 75%

Some examples of trains which are usually used during the tour:

• № 060У "Тюмень" ("Tyumen" train)
• № 016Е "Урал Премиум" ("Ural Premium" train)
• № 056Ы "Енисей" ("Enisey" train)
• № 362И – The most basic train, standard