This trip breaks up the non-stop Moscow-Beijing 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 to 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 01 –  Arrival in Moscow

DAY 02 – Around Moscow 

DAY 03 – Departing Moscow

Transfer to Yaroslavsky Station where you will board the Irkutsk bound train.

DAY 04 – On board The Trans-Sib

Travelling through Kazan and Ekaterinburg.

DAY 05 – On board The Trans-Sib

Onwards into Siberia itself, via Novosibirsk.

DAY 06 – On board The Trans-Sib

Across the River Enisei, at Krasnoyarsk.

DAY 07 – Arrival in Irkutsk

Arrival in Irkutsk, transfer to Listvyanka Village on the shore of Lake Baikal.

DAY 08 – Choose one activity from the list

It’s all included in the trip price.

DAY 09 – Return to Irkutsk

Transfer back to the city of Irkutsk, free time to explore the city.

DAY 10 – Departing Irkutsk

Early morning transfer to the station where you will board the Beijing bound train.

DAY 11 – On board The Trans-Sib

The Trans-Manchurian via Far Eastern Siberia to the Chinese border.

DAY 12 – On board The Trans-Sib

Through Manchuria sightings of the Great Wall and onwards to Beijing.

DAY 13 – Arrival in Beijing

Arriving into Beijing Central Station at the end of your Trans-Siberian journey.