The classic trip! 2 nights in Moscow, then the Trans-Siberian directly to Beijing non-stop, aboard the world's longest international rail trip!

Start Day:

Wed

Duration:

10 days

Visas:

Rus & Chi

Day	Itinerary	Accom
1 Weds	Arrival to Moscow independently (or from one of our St Petersburg itineraries) Car to accommodation, Local Rep assists with check-in, balance of day free. Overnight at Hotel Mayak (or Family Stay - your choice, same price - FS includes Bkfst and Supper)	Htl Mayak or Family Stay
2	Buddy Assistance* for your first day in Moscow, to get your sightseeing off to a flying start. Overnight.	Htl Mayak or Family Stay
3	Morning free in Moscow, evening departure by car to Yaroslavsky Stn, depart to Beijing on Trans-Manchurian Express	train
4	...on board the Trans-Sib, via Ekaterinburg...	train
5	...on board the Trans-Sib, via Omsk (am) and Novosibirsk (eve)...	train
6	...on board the Trans-Sib, via Krasnoyarsk...	train
7	... on board the Trans-Sib, via Irkutsk and Lake Baikal...	train
8	... on board the Trans-Sib, via far-eastern Siberia, and on to the Chinese frontier...	train
9	on board the Trans-Sib on the final run through Manchuria, past the Great Wall, and onwards to Beijing...	train
10	Early morning arrival in Beijing. End of itinerary (or link onwards on one of our China itineraries?)	-

* if you have arrived from St Petersburg, we will normally offer this to you on the preceding day since you arrive early-morning. If you are flying from Europe, there are almost no flights which arrive until mid/late afternoon, because of the flying time + the time-zone change (typical arrival times on Day 1 from London would be approx 16:00, regardless of which airline you fly.)

Want to add extra nights in Moscow? Nothing easier, but because the depart-day of the Trans-Sib is fixed, your extra days have to come before "Day 1". Click here for details.