This trip breaks up the non-stop Beijing-Moscow trip on the Trans-Manchurian routing with a side-trip at Lake Baikal, based out of Irkutsk.  The Trans-Manchurian is the “original” rail routing from China, predating the Trans-Mongolian by a quarter of a century… and at 9001km (how did they find that spare single kilometre?  Even the train itself is that long!) it’s the longest international rail journey in the world!

 

Map

 

 

Trip overview

 

DAY 1 – Arrival in Beijing

Make your own way to the hotel. Free time to explore one of the world’s fastest growing capital cities.

 

DAY 2 – Departing Beijing

Own transport to Beijing Central Station where you will board the Irkutsk bound train.

 

DAY 3 – On board The Trans-Sib

Thunder on across China.

 

DAY 4 – On board The Trans-Sib

Travelling through Manchuria.

 

DAY 5 – Arrival in Irkutsk

Transfer to Listvyanka Village on shore of Lake Baikal.

 

DAY 6 – Choose one activity from the list

It’s all included in the trip price.

(A) - Siberian Trek  (B) - Circum Baikal Picnic
(C) - Snowmobile trip  (D) Siberian Dog sledding
(E) - Do your own thing

 

DAY 7 – Return to Irkutsk

Transfer back to the City of Irkutsk, free time to explore. Afternoon transfer to the station, where you will board the Moscow bound train.

 

DAY 8 –  On board The Trans-Sib

Onwards into Siberia itself, via Novosibirsk.

 

DAY 9 – On board The Trans-Sib

Travelling through Kazan and Ekaterinburg.

 

DAY 10 –  Arrival in Moscow

Arrival in Moscow. We transfer you directly to your hotel.

 

DAY 11 – Around Moscow

Today there’s a three hour walking tour, to introduce the city (and its public transport system) and to get your sightseeing off to a flying start.  The rest of the day’s your own.

 

DAY 12 – Departing Moscow

A full day to continue your sightseeing. Own transfer this evening to Leningradsky Station where you will board the St. Petersburg bound train.

 

DAY 13 – Arrival in St. Petersburg

We transfer you directly to your hotel. Today one of our St. Petersburg local expert guides will meet you at your hotel in the lobby, for a three hour walking tour. The rest of the day is your own. 

 

DAY 14 – Explore St. Petersburg

After breakfast the day is free to explore St. Petersburg independently.

 

DAY 15 – End of Trans-Siberian journey

Own transport to the airport or station on departure.

 

The above description is just a brief outline of the journey. To see a detailed account of our trip and find out essential trip information, we recommend you download the trip itinerary - the link can be found at the right hand side of this page.

	1 person	2 people	3-9 people
Full On
15 days full on	£2175	£1585	£1505
16 days full on	£2260	£1640	£1558
Extra night Beijing	£75	£40	£40
Extra night Moscow	£90	£60	£60
Extra night St. Petersburg	£85	£60	£60
2-berth upgrade Beijing-Moscow	£450	£450	£450
2-berth upgrade Moscow-St. Petersburg	£90	£90	£90
No Frills
15 days no frills	£1440	£1185	£1125
16 days no frills	£1470	£1215	£1154
Extra night Beijing	£55	£30	£30
Extra night Moscow	£75	£45	£45
Extra night St. Petersburg	£50	£40	£40
2-berth upgrade Beijing-Moscow	£450	£450	£450
2-berth upgrade St. Petersburg-Moscow	£90	£90	£90

*Please note a seasonal supplement of £50 per person is applicable on all St. Petersburg "full on" trips  between 01 MAY – 30 SEP inclusive.

For full details of what's included in the trip price; "full on" and "no frills" please download the trip itinerary - the link can be found at the right hand side of this page.

 

Extras

 

The journey you have chosen has some “extras” that are necessary and then “extras"  that will enhance your trip. We cannot re-iterate too much that at Russia Experience we pride ourselves on making the trip you have chosen the best it can be – so if we don’t mention something you want, ask us and we’ll try our best to make it happen! In return, we try to inform you about any great “extras” along the way, so that you have the chance to try them if you want! Visas are a necessary extra and needed for all the countries you travel through and the current costs and what is needed can be found under Visas.

 

Upgrading to 2- berth compartment

Upgrading to 2- berth compartment on the train is also an option, you will see under Prices. This service is becoming more popular every year and not helped by the train operators only confirming this request 30 days or less prior to your departure. We have however devised a workaround for this that’s proving very reliable. We request a 2-berth at the time of booking but if this comes back not possible we block out a 4-berth compartment for 2 person occupancy. The standard of these cabins remains the same, and you get the extra space and privacy one way or the other.

 

We offer a range of unique day trip options

We offer a range of unique day trip options in and from St. Petersburg and Moscow which we recommend you pre-book prior to departure to avoid disappointment. We cannot guarantee them as an option to book locally in Russia (as the specialist local guides will probably already be allocated to pre-booked clients). The options and costs be will found under Russian Cities.

 

Starting or ending in China

We have a range of services for passengers wanting to stay or continue their journey into China at the start or end of their journey.

 

2009 – 15 Days

2009 – 16 Days

 

2010 – 15 Days 

2010 – 16 Days