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For those who travel for the pleasure of the journey, those who believe that getting there is as much fun as being there, Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway has long been an almost mythic experience. It is the longest continuous rail line on earth. Each run clatters along in an epic journey of almost six thousand miles (or about ten thousand kilometers) over one third of the globe. For most of its history, the Trans-Siberian journey has been an experience of almost continuous movement, seven days or more of unabated train travel through the vast expanse of Russia. A great part of the pleasure of such a trip is simply sitting back and watching the land go by. However, most travelers on the Trans-Siberian find that interaction with other passengers, both Russians and tourists, is what makes the trip an unforgettable experience.
 
TRANS SIBERIAN RAILROAD
 
TRAVEL TO SIBERIA
 
MAIN TRANS SIBERIAN RAILWAYS ROUTES:
Route 1.
Route 2.
Route 3.
Route 4.
 
Be adviced that you are able to change Trans Siberian itinerary depending on your needs.
 
 
 
TRANS- SIBERIAN RAILROAD PACKAGE
RECOMMENDED
MOSCOW - ULAN UDE WITH STOPOVERS IN MAIN SIBERIAN CITIES
 
ROUTE MOSCOW - ULAN UDE ITINENARY

Day 1
Arrival to Moscow.
Transfer from the airport to the hotel.
Accommodation at the hotel ("Ukraina" /"Cosmos").
Check in, registration.
Free time.
 

Day 2
At 9:00 am arrive in Yaroslavl, another Golden Ring city, founded in 1010 by Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kiev. Yaroslavl has always been considered one of Russia's most beautiful cities with its wide tree-lined streets and attractive parks. Several buildings here rank among the world's greatest architecture. On your sightseeing tour, see the exquisite Church of Elijah the Prophet, a masterpiece of local architecture, richly adorned with precious frescoes, and the 12th century Transfiguration Monastery with murals depicting St. John's apocalyptic visions. Here, "The Lay of Igor's Host", one of Russia's greatest literary treasures was discovered. In the afternoon continue your journey northward, cruising through the vast Rybinsk Lake.
 

Day 3
You'll spend the day in the train moving along the central part of Russia.
09:52PM Arrival to Ekaterinburg. The Trans-Siberian's first major stop in Asian Russia is the major industrial city and transport hub of Ekaterinburg. The town was founded in 1721 by Catherine the Great as a fort and metallurgical factory, its position having been chosen for its strategic proximity to the great mining operations in the Urals and Siberia. Although there are few tourist sites here other than the 18th-century cathedral, the city is nonetheless of great historical interest. In this city finished the ancient history of the Romavovs family - Russian czars. Here the tragic murder of the whole czarist family, whose remains were found in the 80-s and re-buried in 1998 in St. Petersburg, took place. Ekaterinburg is also noted for being the hometown of Boris Yeltsin.
Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation at the hotel ("Oktyabrskaya").

 

Day 4
Breakfast at the hotel.
Ekaterinburg City Tour - You'll drive along old streets, which were built in the "golden age" by Ekaterinburg's merchants, who became very rich through the treasures of the Ural region. You'll visit the place of the execution of the last Russian czar, Nicholas II, and his family's execution and the St. Elisaveta chapel, the museum of Mineralogy, the museum of waxen figures, etc.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
Transfer to the Railway Station.
07:21PM Departure to Novosibirsk (1st class ticket).

 

Day 5
04:30PM Arrival to Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk is the largest city in Siberia both by population and territory. It lies on the banks of the beautiful river Ob. You will get to know this city, which has an Opera and Ballet theater and a Conservatory.
Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation at the hotel ("Sibir").
Free time.

 

Day 6
Breakfast at the hotel.
Novosibirsk City Tour - You will have a chance to visit the Art Galley, where a collection of icons from Moscow and Siberian school and about 60 pictures of the Russian painter Nicholas Rerikh are exhibited. Visit to the Geology Museum.
Free time.

 

Day 7
Breakfast at the hotel.
Take a trip to Akademgorodok - the town of scientists, or stroll along Krasny Prospect - the main avenue of the city with its numerous shops, restaurants, museums and theaters. Excursion to the Museum of the Sun, to the River Terminal, the Museum of Geology, etc…
Return to the hotel. Free time.
Transfer to the Railway Station.
00:10AM Departure to Irkutsk. Again in the train along Siberia (1st class ticket).

 

Day 8
08:04AM Arrival to Irkutsk. At last we arrive in Irkutsk - the center of Eastern Siberia, situated on the shore of Lake Baikal. Irkutsk is a treasure house of the spiritual culture of Siberia. Founded in 1661 by Cossack Yakov Pohabov, Irkutsk had been located more than 300 years on the banks of the Angara River, the beloved daughter of "father" Baikal. It is probably the only Siberian city that preserved its historical individuality: old wooden constructions, built without a single nail, decorated with skillful carving harmonized with splendid stone edifices of Siberian architecture.
Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation at the hotel ("Angara"/renovated rooms).
Breakfast.
Travel to Lake Baikal - the Gem of Siberia, explore its unique surroundings. You will see theTaltsy Museum of Architecture and Ethnography, the Baikal Museum, etc.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
Boat Ride. You will be astonished by the color changes of the lake's surface, the ever-changing play of the water and sky, taiga, and cliffs.
Walking tour of Krestovka village with visit to St. Nicholas' Church.
Return to the hotel.

 

Day 9
Arrival to Ulan Ude. Like most Siberian cities, Ulan Ude was founded during the 17th century. However, as the center of the Buddhist Buryat culture, it is unlike any of the other stops along the Trans-Siberian railway. Although the city's Buddhist tradition, like all other religions, suffered a sharp decline under Stalin, there has been a noticeable revival in recent years. Visitors to Ulan Ude today should not miss the opportunity to visit nearby Ivolginsk Datsan, a restored Tibetan Buddhist monastery which now serves as the center of Buddhism in Russia.
Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation at the hotel ("Geser").
Breakfast.
Ulan Ude City Tour - during this tour you will see the historical center of Ulan Ude located along the river banks like a fancy amphitheater with its 1 and 2-story houses that belonged to merchants of the 18th-19th century, the main square with the most extravagant monument to Lenin, the Holy Trinity and the Hodigitria Cathedrals, the Buryat Opera and Ballet Theater, the Museum of Ethnography and other historical monuments.
Free time.

 

Day 10
Breakfast at the hotel.
Tour of Ivolginsky Datsan - built in 1946, Ivolginsky Datsan is located 25 miles from Ulan Ude. Till 1995 the Datsan was the residence of Bandido Khambo Lama (the leader of the Buddhists in Russia)
Lunch at the local restaurant (local meal with folkshow).
Return to the hotel.
Free time.

 

Day 11
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the Airport.
Departure to Moscow.
Transfer to the International airport.

 

 

Prices

 

For single traveler, single accommodation - $3502
For 2 travelers, double accommodations - $2637 / per person
 
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Route 1. - Trans-Siberian Railways

The main stations along the route:

  • Moscow (0 km, Moscow Time).
  • Nizhny Novgorod (442 km, MT) on the Volga River
  • Perm (1436 km, MT+2) on the Kama River
  • Official boundary between Europe and Asia (1777 km)
  • Yekaterinburg (1816 km, MT+2) in the Urals
  • Omsk (2712 km, MT+3) on the Irtysh River
  • Novosibirsk (3335 km, MT+3) on the Ob River
  • Krasnoyarsk (4098 km, MT+4) on the Yenisei River
  • Irkutsk (5185 km, MT+5) near Lake Baikal 's southern extremity
  • Ulan Ude (5642 km, MT+5)
  • Junction with the Trans-Mongolian line (5655 km)
  • Chita (6199 km, MT+6)
  • Junction with the Trans-Manchurian line at Tarskaya (6312 km)
  • Khabarovsk (8521 km, MT+7) on the Amur River
  • Vladivostok (9288 km, MT+7), near the Pacific Ocean

If you decide to travel from Vladivastok to Moscow the itinerary is the same but in the reversed order.

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Route 2. - Trans-Manchurian Railways

The main stations along the route:

  • Moscow (0 km, Moscow Time).
  • Nizhny Novgorod (442 km, MT) on the Volga River
  • Perm (1436 km, MT+2) on the Kama River
  • Official boundary between Europe and Asia (1777 km)
  • Yekaterinburg (1816 km, MT+2) in the Urals
  • Omsk (2712 km, MT+3) on the Irtysh River
  • Novosibirsk (3335 km, MT+3) on the Ob River
  • Krasnoyarsk (4098 km, MT+4) on the Yenisei River
  • Irkutsk (5185 km, MT+5) near Lake Baikal 's southern extremity
  • Ulan Ude (5642 km, MT+5)
  • Junction with the Trans-Mongolian line (5655 km)
  • Chita (6199 km, MT+6)
  • Junction with the Trans-Manchurian line at Tarskaya (6312 km)
  • Zabaikalsk (6661 km), Russian border town
  • Manzhouli (2323 km from Beijing ), Chinese border town
  • Harbin (7596 km)
  • Beijing (8984 km)

If you decide to travel from Beijing to Moscow the itinerary is the same but in the reversed order.

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Route 3. - Trans- Mongolian Railways

The main stations along the route:

  • Moscow (0 km, Moscow Time).
  • Nizhny Novgorod (442 km, MT) on the Volga River
  • Perm (1436 km, MT+2) on the Kama River
  • Official boundary between Europe and Asia (1777 km)
  • Yekaterinburg (1816 km, MT+2) in the Urals
  • Omsk (2712 km, MT+3) on the Irtysh River
  • Novosibirsk (3335 km, MT+3) on the Ob River
  • Krasnoyarsk (4098 km, MT+4) on the Yenisei River
  • Irkutsk (5185 km, MT+5) near Lake Baikal 's southern extremity
  • Ulan Ude (5642 km, MT+5)
  • Junction with the Trans-Mongolian line (5655 km)
  • Naushki (5895 km), Russian border town
  • Russia - Mongolia border (5900 km)
  • Mongolia, Sühbaatar (5921 km)
  • Mongolia, Ulaan-Baatar (6304 km)
  • Mongolia, Zamiin Uud (7013 km)
  • China, Erlyan (842 km from Beijing )
  • China, Datong (7,484 km)
  • China, Beijing (7,855 km)

If you decide to travel from Beijing to Moscow the itinerary is the same but in the reversed order.

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Route 4. - Trans- Siberian ( 11 days) Recommended Trip

The main stations along the route:

  • Moscow (0 km, Moscow Time).
  • Yekaterinburg (1816 km, MT+2) in the Urals
  • Irkutsk (5185 km, MT+5) near Lake Baikal 's southern extremity
  • Ulan Ude (5642 km, MT+5)

You will see main attractions in Moscow and the following Siberian Cities:

Moscow - Yekaterinburg - Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk - Lake Baikal - Ulan Ude

If you decide to travel from Ulan Ude to Moscow the itinerary is the same but in the reversed order.

 
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MAIN TRANS SIBERIAN RAILWAYS ROUTES:
Route 1.
Route 2.
Route 3.
Route 4.
 
Be adviced that you are able to change Trans Siberian itinerary depending on your needs.
 
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Trans - Siberian Railroad Stations:
Abramtsevo Achinsk Alexandrov Alzamay Amazar Angarsk Antropovo Anzhero-Sudzhensk Anzherskaya Arkhara Asino Axenovo-Zilovskoe Babushkin Bada Baikalsk
Balezino Barabinsk Bazhenovo Belogorsk Beloyarskiy Bikin Bira Birobidzhan Biryusinsk Bogdanovich Bogotol Bolotnoe Bolotnaya Bratsk Bui Bureya Chany Chaikovskaya Cheremkhovo Chernigovka Chernyshevsk Chernorechenskaya Chernyshevsk-Zabaikalskiy Chita Chulym Chulymskaya Dalnerechensk Danilov Darasun Dubininskiy Falenki Galich Gidrostroitel Glazov Goncharovo Golyshmanovo Gusinoozersk Ingashskaya Ilanskiy Ilanskaya Irkutsk Ishim Izhmorskiy Izhmorskaya Kalachinsk Kalachinskaya Kamyshlov Kansk Kansk-Yeniseiskiy Kargat Karymskoe Karymskaya Kez Khabarovsk Khilok Khor Khot'kovo Kirov Kochenevo Komsomolsk-on-Amur Kormilovka Korshunikha-Angarskaya Kotelnich Kozulka Krasnoyarsk Kuitun Kultuk Kungur Kutulik Kishert Lena Leninskoe Lesozavodsk Luchegorsk Lyubim Lyubinskiy Lyubinskaya Makarievo Magdagachi Maiskiy Manturovo Mariinsk Mikhailovka Mogocha Mogzon Moscow Moshkovo Muchnaya Mytishchi Nadezhdinskaya Nazyvaevsk Nazyvaevskaya Neya Nizhneudinsk Nizhniy Ingash Nizhnyaya Poyma Novochernorechenskiy Novopavlovka Novosibirsk Ob Obluchye Oshchepkovo Omsk Omutinskiy Omutinskaya Orichi Oshchepkovo Oyash Reshoty Pereyaslavka Perm Pervouralsk Petrovsk-Zabaikalskiy Petrovskiy Zavod Ponazyrevo Priiskovy Priiskovaya Pushkino Pyshma Radonezh Rostov Rostov-Yaroslavskiy Sergiev Posad Seryshevo Severobaikalsk Shabalino Shalya Shar'ya Shelekhov Shilka Shimanovsk Shimanovskaya Sibirtsevo Skovorodino Slyudyanka Smidovich Sofrino Spassk-Dalniy Stantsionno-Oyashinskiy Strunino Svecha Svirsk Svobodny Taiga Taishet Takhtamygda Tankhoi stt Tatarsk Tatarskaya Tomsk Tugulym Tulun Tyazhniskiy Tyazhin Tynda Tyumen Ubinskoe Ubinskaya Ushumun Usolie-Sibirskoe Ussuriisk Ust-Kishert Ust-Kut Uyar Verino Vereshchagino Vikhorevka Vladivostok Volochaevka Volno-Nadezhdinskoe Vyazemskiy Vyazemskaya Xenievka Xenievskaya Yalutorovsk Yar Yaya Yaroslavl Yashkino Yekaterinburg Yekaterinoslavka Yerofei Pavlovich Yurga Zaigraevo Zalari Zaozerny Zaozernaya Zavitinsk Zavitaya Zavodoukovsk Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy Zhireken Zilovo Zima Zuevka
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
     
 

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