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Q: Has anyone taken the Trans-Siberian express from China? Tips please!
Where do you take the train from and but tickets? And how much does it cost?
14 years 45 weeks ago in Visa & Legalities - China
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Actually, I have taken it. There are two trains -- a Russian train and a Chinese train. The Russian train has different kind of sleepers -- 2 berth coupe, 4 berth, and then the large open type of sleeper that the Chinese call hard sleepers. The Chinese train has 4 berth and and the hard sleepers. There are two different routes that you can choose from -- one through Mongolia and the other up and through Harbin.
It's a long trip -- about seven days if I remember correctly. You can get off a various stops to stretch your legs.
In any case, I might suggest that you read here about it :
Additionally, you will need a visa for Russian and depending upon your nationality, a visa for Mongolia, if you take the train that goes through Mongolia.
The trip is well-worth it in the summer. Friends of mine who did it in the winter found it totally boring.
Yep I did the trip from Moscow to Beijing via Manzhouli and Harbin. I am Canadian and I couldn't be bothered going through the whole visa application for Mongolia. But interestingly American's don't need a visa to enter Mongolia. Seat61 is probably the best resource online. There are also a coupleof good books about the Trans Siberian. I went with the Lonely Planet Trans Siberian Railway.
I did the trip in August, by myself. I bought my tickets along the way as I went. I had a blast. But 7 days on a train might get a little boring for some!
