Tour Details
  • Starts in: Moscow / Ends in: Beijing
  • Departs: Wednesdays - year round
  • No local payment required
  • Breakfast:2, Lunch: 0, Dinner: 0
  • Hotel Rating: Standard tourist class 3 star
  • Tour Guide: Yes (for touring arrangements in Moscow)
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Red Express - 10 days

Spend a few days Russia's capital city, then jump aboard, from Moscow to Beijing - a classic train ride across a third of the globe from one red city to another in one fell swoop.

Classic Adventure Itinerary
Day 1: Moscow
Wednesday. Welcome to Moscow! Arrival transfer from Moscow Sheremetyevo or Domodedovo airport to hotel. Overnight - Moscow
Day 2: Red Square
Former nerve centre of the evil empire. Head to the legendary Red Square by Metro, for a guided walk of Moscow's highlights. If Lenin's mausoleum is open today, you can pay your respects for nothing! Rest of day free. Overnight - Moscow (B)
Red Express - 10 days Go Guide : :Check out the go guide for details of the tour, info on visas, climate, money, what to bring and more!
Brightly coloured St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square
Day 3: Moscow
Moscow - Beijing. A free day to enjoy the sights of Moscow. Tonight an included transfer to Yaroslavl rail station for Train # 20 express to Beijing. Overnight - train (B)
Days 4 - 9: Aboard train
Settle into life aboard the Trans-Siberian Express as it plies it’s way across the Urals and large tracts of Siberia. The train goes via Irkutsk and along the shores of breathtaking Lake Baikal - the deepest and largest freshwater lake by volume. Lake Baikal was formed in an ancient rift valley, is over 25 million years old and Baikal itself is home to more than 1,700 species of plants and animals, most of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world - impressive stuff! Next the train heads east eventually branching off the main Trans-Siberian line at Tarskaya, 12km east of Karymskaya (6293km). Then, onwards to the Chinese border, crossing the farmlands, wetlands and vast marshes of the Manchurian Plain and edging closer to the nation’s capital - Beijing. Overnight - train
A girl leaning out the window of a Tranas-Siberian train
Day 10: Beijing
Friday. Early this morning, the train reaches Beijing, which is the end of the trip.

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Hotels: In Russia on the go use 3 star accommodation as classified by the Russian Ministry of Tourism. However, please be aware that the 3 star standards throughout Russia vary greatly and cannot be compared to hotels of a similar standard in Western Europe or, and in particular, the United States

Extend your stay and see St Petes!
Enhance your adventure with a 4 day Molotov Cocktail. See amazing St Petersburg - the city of the Tsars, overflowing with opulent palaces, beautifull cathedrals, galleries, cafes and bars. Not to mention the incredible Hermitage Collection at the Winter Palace.

Includes 2 nights accommodation in St Petersburg, a guided city tour, arrival transfer and overnight train from St Petersburg to Moscow.