Journey to Siberia will give you the joy of unexpected discoveries.
Siberia is a vast land stretching east of the Ural mountains which divides Europe from Asia. The conventional border between Europe and Asia passes along the Ural ride and the Ural river. Siberia is one of the many places on earth with pristine and harmonious beauty makes one wonder of nature's unlimited creative powers giving the country silver and gold, iron ore and mercury, wheat and fish. It occupies more than a third of the territory of Russia. Everything here, both the natural environment and human activity, has seeping dimensions. In Soviet years Siberia, an out-of-the-way province turned by the tsarist regime into a place of exile and penal servitude, has changed beyond recognition. Its progressed ever more rapidly, assuming truly giant dimensions. Now Siberia has become an important industrial and agricultural region, a good place for recreation and a major tourist region.
Trans Siberian Railway covers more than 6,000 miles, crossing 7 time zones and the journey between Moscow and the east coast takes about 8 days. The building of this historic railway, liking European Russia directly with the Pacific, was formally inaugurated in 1891. The most enjoyable aspect of the journey is to share in the continual activity on board and make new friends.
| Train no.3 |
Station |
Train no.4 |
Train no. 19 |
Station |
Train no.20 |
| Arrival |
Departure
Wed. |
Arrival
Sun |
Departure |
Arrival |
Departure
Sat. |
Arrival
Thu |
Departure |
| - |
07:47 |
Beijing |
14:30 |
- |
- |
22:56 |
Beijing |
05:31 |
- |
| 13:51 |
14:15 |
Datong |
07:59 |
08:11 |
00:29 |
00:37 |
Tianjin |
03:37 |
03:57 |
| 20:37 |
23:59 |
Erlian |
21:00 |
00:57 |
08:35 |
08:50 |
Shenyang |
19:18 |
19:33 |
| 00:25 |
01:40 |
Dzamyn-Ude |
19:10 |
20:35 |
12:03 |
12:10 |
Changchun |
15:45 |
15:55 |
| 13:20 |
13:50 |
Ulan-Bator |
06:30 |
07:15 |
14:45 |
15:05 |
Harbin |
12:50 |
13:10 |
| 19:14 |
23:01 |
Naushki |
13:08 |
17:40 |
03:47 |
07:01 |
Manzhouli |
19:30 |
00:17 |
| 03:10 |
03:40 |
Ulan-Ude |
07:56 |
08:30 |
02:26 |
09:13 |
Sabaikask |
08:12 |
14:06 |
| 10:40 |
11:05 |
Irkutsk |
23:55 |
00:25 |
20:32 |
20:57 |
Chita 2 |
20:18 |
20:43 |
| 03:47 |
04:07 |
Krasnoyarsk |
06:46 |
07:06 |
06:20 |
06:45 |
Ulan-Ude |
10:45 |
11:10 |
| 15:58 |
16:17 |
Novosibirsk |
18:54 |
19:13 |
13:40 |
14:05 |
Irkutsk |
03:09 |
03:39 |
| 23:41 |
23:56 |
Omsk |
11:36 |
11:51 |
07:28 |
07:48 |
Krasnoyark |
09:58 |
10:18 |
| 07:00 |
07:20 |
Tjumin |
03:50 |
04:10 |
19:55 |
20:25 |
Novosibirsk |
21:52 |
22:22 |
| 11:45 |
12:08 |
Swerdrpwsk |
23:16 |
23:39 |
03:28 |
03:43 |
Omsk |
14:28 |
14:49 |
| 17:25 |
17:45 |
Perm2 |
17:35 |
17:55 |
15:37 |
16:00 |
Swerdrowsk |
02:13 |
02:36 |
| 14:28 |
- |
Moscow |
- |
21:35 |
18:13 |
- |
Moscow |
- |
23:55 |
| Mon |
- |
- |
- |
Tue |
Fri |
- |
- |
- |
Fri |
*Train schedule are subject to change without prior notice.
TRAIN NO.3 (Chinese Train via Mongolia) |
| Route |
Day |
Arrive |
Departure |
| BEIJING |
Wednesday |
- |
07:47 |
| IRKUTSK |
Friday |
10:40 |
11:05 |
| MOSCOW |
Monday |
14:28 |
- |
TRAIN NO.19 (Russian Train via Manchuria) |
| Route |
Day |
Arrive |
Departure |
| BEIJING |
Saturday |
- |
22:56 |
| IRKUTSK |
Tuesday |
13:40 |
14:05 |
| MOSCOW |
Friday |
18:13 |
- |
*Train schedule are subject to change without prior notice.
CLASS |
BEIJING - IRKUTSK |
BEIJING - MOSCOW |
| Train no.3 |
Train no. 19 |
Train no.3 |
Train no. 19 |
Deluxe Class 2/1
|
HK$4,240
|
HK5,210
|
HK$7,920
|
HK$8,930 |
Soft Class 4/1
|
HK$3,910
|
N/A |
HK$7,270
|
N/A |
Hard Class 4/ |
HK$2,820
|
HK$3,510
|
HK$5,060
|
HK$5,900 |
BOOKING CONDITION:
- A deposit of HK$500 per person is required at time of booking.
- Balance payment is due 20 days prior to departure.
- A service and telex charge of HK$150 will be charged for any amendment after confirmation.
- Cancellation charge of HK$300 will be applied for booking cancel after confirmation.
- 50 per cent of train ticket fare will be charged for cancellation made within 20-14 days prior to departure.
- 70 per cent of train ticket fare will be charged for cancellation made within 13-07 days prior to departure.
- 100 per cent of train ticket fare will be charged for cancellation made within 6 days prior to departure.
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
- Both trains require a Russia Visa.For train no.3 passengers also require a Mongolian Transit visa. For application, we need your original passport, 2 photos, personal particulars. It takes 5 working days to apply. Visa fee HK$600 per person.
- Visa is not required for HKSAR passport holder.
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