How Long Is The Train Ride From Beijing To Moscow?

02Jan

Posted by chennai citizen as beijing

I am planning a trip this August to Moscow from Beijing. Can anyone tell me how many days is the train ride from Beijing to Moscow? Are the train cables clean?
Is it easy to cross to other European countries from Moscow?

2 Responses

Liz
January 2nd, 2010 at 7:58 am
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I love the answer above me – 132 hours and 30 minutes is very cute, I think after spending five and a half days in a train, plus or minus 30 minutes does not matter that much
I have to admit I have never travelled Beijing-Moscow, but I have travelled extensively by train in Russia and find the trains satisfactory enough. I guess it depends on what your benchmark is. By Chinese standards the trains are lovely, by European standards they are a bit harsh (particularly the toilets … pack extra toilet paper and hand disinfectant).
There are daily direct trains from Moscow to Bucharest, Berlin and Prague, and many more run to Warsaw (Budapest trains go from Kiyevskaya station, the others from Byeloruskaya station). The ride to Warsaw takes about 18 hours, Berlin 24, Prague 30 (two overnights) and Budapest 36 hours (also two overnights).
As to the question of “easy” — I very highly recommend buying tickets in advance, preferably even a week in advance as the trains tend to fill up. All are sleeper cars so you must reserve a bed. If the direct trains are sold out, look into other connections via Warsaw (see link below).
Otherwise, travel itself is quite nice (I have done Moscow-Prague and Moscow-Warsaw many times), but if the August weather is warm and sunny, the cars can get terribly hot. People are chatty … not much else to do … so if you speak at least some Russian you will get lots of practice especially if you bring along some good vodka.
To check schedules, you can look at http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/ConnForm.asp?… This is a Czech site (Czech Rail), but it’s in English and provides good information.
Ginger01
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:11 pm
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It takes approximately 132hours and 30 min or 145 hours and 30 min to get to Beijing from Moscow(Yaroslavski railway station) by train.http://www.ticketpartner.ru/train/intern… (unfortunately this site is available only in Russian)
Or check this one http://www.waytorussia.net/Transport/Tim… ( this site is in English)