Individual Travel along the Trans-Siberian Railroad

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--------Trans-Siberian Railway Tickets for Groups and Individuals---------

Take this unique opportunity to visit Russia, Mongolia and China with the Trans Siberian railroad

Join-us in july 2008 for an unforgettable guided group tour from Moscow to Beijing

For individual travelers, we are specializing in custom-made journeys where you book tickets, hotels, guides and the program according to your interest, and our local guides are available for you in St.Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Vladivostok, Mongolia and China.

Examples of tours include a winter journey from Moscow to Lake Baikal in 14 days or the classical Moscow-Beijing in 2 weeks. Don't hesitate to contact us using this contact form or by email

Guided transsib group tours

Moscow-Beijing, July 6-27, 2008

Winter trips to Siberia/Baikal

Individual Train Packages

Individual City Packages

Moscow, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Ekaterinbourg, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok, Ulan-Bator, Beijing

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Train Timetables

Local Time Zones

Flights for selected routes

Booking procedure

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Kremlin in Moscow

Forbidden City in Beijing

Package Moscow-Beijing

Non-stop one-way from Moscow to Beijing (EUR per person)

CLASS First class
2-bed compartment First class
2-bed compartment Second class
4-bed compartment Second class
4-bed compartment

Season Nov-Apr May-Oct Nov-Apr May-Oct

Train 4 (Trans-Mongolian route) 810 890 650 710

Train 20 (Trans-Manchurian route) 860 910 680 730

The package includes

Transfer from the airport/train station to the hotel in Moscow and back to the station
2 nights at Hotel Zolotoi Kolos (standard dbl rooms incl. breakfast)
Metro tickets for 10 trips to explore the city of Moscow
Train ticket Moscow - Beijing in chosen class (duration of journey: 6 nights/7 days)

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First class

Individual tickets along the Moscow-Beijing route

If you just want to get the tickets, here is a choice of different routes. If you want to make a journey Moscow-Ulan Bator-Beijing, you need to buy the tickets Moscow-Ulan Bator, Ulan Bator-Beijing separately. If you buy the ticket Moscow-Beijing, there is no stop possible in between. We also sell tickets Westbound (i.e. from Beijing to Moscow) at identical prices as Eastbound tickets. Please check also the VISA requirements.

PRICES PER PERSON - one-way

All prices in EUR trains 2. cl 1. cl
Moscow - Yekaterinburg N 2, 10, 26 290 490
Moscow - Irkutsk N 2, 10 560 990
Moscow - Vladivostok N 2 730 1400
Moscow - Ulan Bator N 4, 6 370 590

Moscow - Beijing N 4, 20 580 840
Irkutsk - Ulan Bator N 6, 264 150 220
Irkutsk - Beijing N 4, 20 280 390

Ulan Bator - Beijing N 24 190 240

Prices for train tickets are more expensive in peak travel months (May-Oct, approx. 30% higher than prices quoted, check the detailed price schedule).

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Russian trains

Trains in Russia, Mongolia and China are very comfortable and have usually two classes (1st and 2nd class):

1st class 2-berth compartments, 9 compartments per coach. Both beds are at the lower level. Washrooms and toilets are at the end of the corridor and are usually very clean. Train N4 and N24 have special luxury wooden compartments with a shower attached to the compartments. All compartements are lockable.
2nd class 4-berth compartments, 9 compartments per coach. Washrooms and toilets are at the end of the corridor and are usually very clean. All compartments are lockable.

Short-distance trains also have 3rd class (called 'platskartny'), which is an open-plan dormitory car with 54 bunks per coach, arranged in bays of 4 on one side of the aisle and bays of 2 along the coach wall. We recommend you to book 1st or 2nd class if your train trip takes more than one night. Whichever class of travel you choose, each coach is looked after by a pair of attendants called a 'provodnik' (male) or 'provodnitsa' (female). The provodnik will check your ticket at the door to the sleeper when you board. Shortly after departure, the provodnik will come round to take your ticket and the small bedding fee. Bedding (two sheets, pillowcase and towel) is then handed out in sealed packs - blankets and mattresses will already be stacked in your compartment. A samovar with unlimited free hot water is available at the end of the corridor - pack some tea or coffee, sugar, cuppa soups or water-based drinking chocolate and bring your own mug. Most long distance trains have a restaurant car serving drinks, snacks, and inexpensive full meals - less than EUR 20 for two courses and a couple of bottles of beer.

Corridor

Hot water samovar

Train wash-basin (2cl)
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TRAIN TIMETABLES (subject to change)
On this timetable departure day of the week means departure from the first station mentioned. The number before the time is the sequence of days on the train. For example: train number 4 leaves on Tuesdays from Moscow at 21.35 and arrives in Beijing on the following Monday at 14.04, after 7622 km of travel. The train schedule with all stops are indicated if you click on the URLs. Please note that in Russia railway timetables are indicated in Moscow time and that the railway station clocks run also on Moscow time. This can be quite confusing as the Trans-Siberian Railway runs through 7 time-zones.

Timetable Transsiberian Eastbound trains

TRAIN dep. day N 4 TUE N 6 WED N 264 daily N 20 FRI N 10 (odd dates) N 2 (odd dates) N 24 THU

Moscow 1. 21.35 1. 21.35 - 1. 23.55 1. 23.25 1. 21.25 -

Novosibirsk (+3) 3. 19.13 3. 19.13 - 3. 21.47 3. 21.39 3. 19.42 -

Irkutsk (+5) 5. 00.13 5. 00.13 1. 15.45 5. 03.28 5. 04.16 4. 01.45 -

Khabarovsk (+7) - - - - - 7. 12.08 -

Vladivostok (+7) - - - - - 8. 01.03 -

Ulan Bator 6. 07.30 6. 07.30 3. 07.00 - - - 1. 08.05

Beijing (+5) 7. 14.04 - - 8. 05.31 - - 2. 14.35

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A number of convenient train connections between Moscow and St.Petersburg are available. You can buy these tickets also directly at the train station (more instructions). If you wish, we can also book tickets for you. Prices are different for each train and vary also in different seasons (between 50-100 EUR).

Local time zones

The local time zones along the Trans-Siberian railway are ahead of Moscow time as follows:

Yekaterinburg, Perm, Chelyabinsk +2 hours
Novosibirsk, Omsk + 3 hours
Irkutsk, Ulan Bator, Beijing* + 5 hours
Khabarovsk, Vladivostok + 7 hours
* Beijing + 4 in summer

Flight connections

Flight days flt no dep / arr price
Irkutsk - Moscow daily SU-750 08.00 / 09.00 EUR 360
Ekaterinbourg - Moscow daily U6-266 18.40 / 18.55 EUR 300
Novosibirsk - Moscow daily S7-182 17.35 / 18.40 EUR 340
Khabarovsk - Moscow daily SU-664 12.30 / 14.05 EUR 750
Vladivostok - Moscow daily SU-720 13.30 / 15.40 EUR 960
Ulan Bator - Beijing 2 4 5 7 OM-223 18.05 / 20.20 EUR 340
Ulan Bator - Moscow 3 6 7 SU-564 07.45 / 10.15 EUR 480
Beijing - Moscow daily SU-572 11.40 / 15.55 EUR 680
Beijing - Zurich 2 4 5 7 LX-199 13.55 / 18.15 EUR 950
Beijing - Frankfurt daily LH-721 10.25 / 14.30 EUR 850

You can conveniently combine your train journey with a flight, e.g., Moscow-Irkutsk by train, return to Moscow by flight. Or continue your journey to Japan with a flight from Vladivostok.
Check also our pages with more flight connections from Moscow airports and our airfaires link page. We can also organize flights originating from Europe (e.g., Zurich-Moscow), or the US, however, usually we ask single travelers or small groups to book flights from and to Moscow through a local travel agency, which usually can get better prices.

Changing guards at Kremlin

Excursion to Zagorsk

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City Package MOSCOW

Hotels (Price in EUR/night)	single	double
Izmailovo-Delta Hotel 2*	110	150
Hotel Universitetskaya 2*	65	100
Hotel Zolotoi Kolos 2*	105	120
Hotel Akademicheskaya 3*	190	240
Hotel Arbat 4*	210	270
Hotel Kebur Palace 4*	270	320
Private Apartment	200	200

Sightseeing in MOSCOW

Excursions (Price in EUR/per person)	1 PAX	2-3 PAX
City tour without Kremlin territory (3 hrs)	EUR 100	EUR 60
Kremlin territory+cathedrals	EUR 110	EUR 68
Kremlin territory with Armory Chamber	EUR 130	EUR 90
Kolomenskoe	EUR 120	EUR 80
Novodevichy Convent (territory&cathedral)	EUR 105	EUR 68
Segiev Posad (ex-Zagorsk)	EUR 160	EUR 100

Additional Services:

Transport from and to airport/train station by private car: EUR 50-80 per person depending on time and airport
Tickets to opera, ballet or circus: depending on a performance, circus � from 20 EUR, opera/ballet from 80 EUR per person.
City accompanying guide without excursion: EUR 40 (half-day), EUR 80 (full day)

For larger groups (4-12 persons) we can arrange special programs upon request.

Saviour church in Irkutsk

Decembrist museum in Irkutsk

Lake Baikal

Guest house in Bolshie Koty

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City package IRKUTSK

Hotels Price in EUR/night/room	single	double
Hotel Angara 3+ stars	EUR 140	EUR 170
Hotel Irkutsk 3+ stars	EUR 150	EUR 180
Hotel Victoria 4 stars	EUR 150	EUR 180
Homestay (downtown)	EUR 50	EUR 70

-->Impressions from Irkutsk

Irkutsk city packages:

Irkutsk city tour and trip to Lake Baikal: 1 day
Observation trip Irkutsk and Lake Baikal: 3 days/2 nights
Tour to Shamans: one day tour
CircumBaikal road package: one or two days tours.

For larger groups (4-12 persons) we can arrange special programs at discounted rates.

Package LAKE BAIKAL

Lake Baikal packages:

Irkutsk and Listwianka trip: 3 days/2 nights
Bolshie Koti trip: 4 days/3 nights
Tour tree cultures & religions: Orthodox, Shamanism, Buddism: 5 days/4 nights

Winter Lake Baikal packages:

Ice Lake Baikal excursion: one day
Dog sledding and Baikal excursion: one day
Downhill skiing and Baikal excursion: one day
Cross-country skiing in Siberia forest: 2 days/1 night
Winter Jeep tour to Olkhon Island: 6 days/5 nights
-->Impressions from Lake Baikal

For larger groups (4-12 persons) we can arrange special programs upon request, we can also organize boat trips along the lake (e.g., to Olkhon). Don't hesitate to contact us.

Ethnographic Museum

City package ULAN UDE

Hotels Price in EUR / Person	2 nights	+ 1 night
Hotel Geser 3 stars	EUR 320	EUR 70
Minimum 2 Persons

Package price includes:

Transfers upon arrival and departure (from/to train station)
Walking city tour of Ulan Ude with local guide (English speaking, 4h)
Visit to the Ivolginsky Datsan, a Buddhist temple.
Accommodation in chosen hotel in double room incl. breakfast

For larger groups (4-12 persons) we can arrange special programs at discounted rates.

Military museum (B2-affair)

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City package EKATERINBOURG

Hotels Price in EUR / Person	2 nights	+ 1 night
Hotel Iset 3 stars	EUR 360	EUR 100
Hotel Oktyabrskaya 3+ stars	EUR 320	EUR 90
Hotel Ural 4 stars	EUR 420	EUR 120
Minimum 2 Persons

-->Impressions from Ekatarinburg

Package price includes:

Transfers upon arrival and departure (from airport or train station)
City tour by car �Romanovs in Yekaterinburg�, a trip to Ganina Yama � secret grave of Nikolaj the II and his family is included (3.5 hours)
Accommodation in chosen hotel in double room incl. breakfast

In addition, we can also organize guided tours around Ekaterinbourg. For larger groups (4-12 persons) we can arrange special programs at discounted rates.

Omsk train station

City package OMSK

Hotels Price in EUR / Person	2 nights	+ 1 night
Hotel Mayak 2+ stars	EUR 280	EUR 50
Homestay	EUR 250	EUR 40
Minimum 2 Persons

Package price includes:

Transfers upon arrival and departure (from airport or train station)
Walking city tour of Omsk with local guide (English speaking, 4h)
Accommodation in chosen hotel in double room incl. breakfast

For larger groups (4-12 persons) we can arrange special programs at discounted rates.

City center of Novosibirsk

City package NOVOSIBIRSK

Hotels Price in EUR / Person	2 nights	+ 1 night
Hotel Sibir 3 stars	EUR 290	EUR 60
Hotel Universitetskaya 2 stars	EUR 200	EUR 40
Homestay	EUR 260	EUR 40
Minimum 2 Persons

Package price includes:

Transfers upon arrival and departure (from airport or train station)
Walking city tour of Novosibirsk with local guide (English speaking, 4h)
Accommodation in chosen hotel in double room (king size beds or two single beds)
Breakfast (homestay includes all meals)

In addition, we can also organize guided tours around Novosibirsk (e.g., excursion to Akademgorodok for EUR 80 per person). For larger groups (4-12 persons) we can arrange special programs at discounted rates.

Krasnoyarsk and river Yenissei

Yenisei river Bridge

City package KRASNOYARSK

Hotels Price in EUR / Person	2 nights	+ 1 night
Hotel Oktyabrskaya 3+ stars	EUR 240	EUR 60
Hotel Krasnoyarsk 2+ stars	EUR 180	EUR 30
Homestay	EUR 200	EUR 30
Minimum 2 Persons

Package price includes:

Transfers upon arrival and departure (from airport or train station)
Accommodation in chosen hotel in double room incl. breakfast
Walking city tour of Krasnoyarsk (English speaking guide, 4h)

In addition, we can also organize guided tours around Krasnoyarsk (e.g., to Dam and Stolby Nature reserve, EUR 60 per day). For larger groups (4-12 persons) we can arrange special programs at discounted rates.

Train station Vladivostok

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City package VLADIVOSTOK

Hotels Price in EUR / Person	2 nights	+ 1 night
Hotel Primorye 3 stars	EUR 310	EUR 80
Hotel Versailles 4 stars	EUR 370	EUR 100
Minimum 2 Persons

Package price includes:

Transfers upon arrival and departure (from/to airport/train station)
Accommodation in chosen hotel in double room incl. breakfast
Guided tour in Vladivostok by car incl. visit of Submarine Museum (English speaking guide, 3h)

In addition, we can also organize guided tours in and around Vladivostok (EUR 120 per day). For larger groups (4-12 persons) we can arrange special programs at discounted rates.

Nomads constructing a ger

Nomads milking horses

Nomads' ger

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City package ULAN-BATOR and MONGOLIA GER CAMP

Hotels - Price in EUR / Person	2 nights	+ 1 night
Hotel Bayangol 4 stars	EUR 300	EUR 60
Hotel Undruul 3 stars	EUR 260	EUR 40
Hotel Terelj*	EUR 300	EUR 40
Ger camp*	EUR 300	EUR 50
Minimum 2 Persons

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Package price includes:

Transfers upon arrival and departure
Accommodation in chosen hotel (double room, shower/bath, incl. breakfast)
Guided city tour: Natural History Museum (dinosaurs), Gandan Monastery, Bogd Khaan Palace
Mongolian Folklore Show at Theater Palace in Ulan Bator

*Stay in yourt hotel or ger camp includes also the transportation (some 100 km from Ulan Bator) and full board during the stay. At the ger camp, horses are available for day-trips. No horse-riding experience is required, and a guide will always be with you.

Please be aware that during Naadam (July 5-15) all prices are higher than normal and that many hotels are booked out.

Temple of Heaven

Chinese Wall seen from the Transsib

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City package BEIJING, China

Hotel price in EUR, dbl room, per person	2 nights	3 nights*
Hotel Red Wall - 3 stars	EUR 190	EUR 300
Hotel Tiantan - 4 stars	EUR 220	EUR 320
Hotel Grand Garden View - 4 stars	EUR 290	EUR 400
Hotel International - 5 stars	EUR 350	EUR 420
Minimum 2 Persons

Package price includes:

Transfers upon arrival and departure (from/to airport or train station)
Accommodation in chosen hotel in double room incl. breakfast
Walking city tour, Visit Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. (English speaking guide).
*Second day tour: Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Peking Duck Dinner, Peking Opera or Acrobatic Show or Kongfu Show.

For larger groups (4-12 persons) we can arrange special programs at discounted rates.

Excursions to the main sites of Beijing can be arranged for groups upon request.

We are also inviting you to continue your journey from Beijing to other cities and regions of China or Indochina. Don't hesitate to contact us for further questions.

Our team at Lake Baikal

Chinese Opera

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Booking procedure

If you are ready for a Trans-Siberian railway adventure, please mail us your ideas with a detailed description of your intended travel plans, the number of persons travelling with you and the exact time when you would like to travel. The minimum number of travellers required for a journey is usually 2 persons. We will then send our offer to you checking availability of trains and hotels. Please note that it is difficult to obtain 1st class tickets on the route Moscow-Beijing in June, July, August and September, and certain surcharges apply.

Once you are decided to travel with us and you agree with our general travel conditions, you will have to pay in advance in order to guarantee seats and reservations. Payments can be made to via Credit Card or by wire transfer or checks to our account, check-out our payment instructions. Train tickets with destinations within Russia can only be issued 30 days in advance. Reservations on such tickets can be made before, but physically, the tickets can only be issued 30 days in advance. For international travel (e.g. tickets from Moscow to Beijing), the period is 45 days. This is why we cannot send tickets more than 30 (resp. 45) days in advance. We can make reservations though at any time before. You will receive the tickets from our office in Moscow or our representative in Ulan Bator (for tickets from Ulan Batar) or our representative in Beijing (for tickets Beijing Westbound).

The following booking charges apply:

Booking fee: EUR 40 per order, for small orders below EUR 1000, the booking fee is EUR 90 per order.
Mail delivery of travel documents: EUR 50 + possible express delivery fees

The booking and reservation fee is waived for our language course students

Russian train

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VISA for Travelling in Russia, Mongolia and China

Russia
We can provide you with a Russian visa for maximum 12 months. Just let us know your preferred dates and places you would like to visit by email. If you would just like to just get a Russian visa without booking any travel, please use our online visa application form.

Mongolia and China
Travellers who stop in Mongolia need a Mongolian visa which is easy to get. To obtain the Chinese visa just pass at your local consulate with your confirmation of bookings. If you wish to re-enter Russia from Mongolia, you will need a double-entry visa for Russia.

Prepare for your travel

We recommend that you prepare for your travel as Russia is not an ordinary place to go. Learn a few words of Russian before you start your adventure, that will always help to make a few friends and get to know the culture and people better. We would be happy to welcome you also to one of our language courses in Moscow at Moscow State University or elsewhere in Russia. Or if you simply want to learn the few minimum words, check our Russian phrase page.
As an affiliate of amazon.com, we can also offer you books and travel guides in our bookstore. A must for all Trans-Siberian travellers is the Trans-Siberian Handbook and the new Transsiberian Railway Edition from Lonely Planet. We can also recommend the electronic dictionary (Russian-English-Russian) from Ectaco.

English/Russian/English
Electronic Dictionary

And finally, make sure you visit our tips and tricks page for some useful travel information about Russia and your stay in Moscow.

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Moscow: Ziegler & Partner GmbH, MGU, Vorob'evy gory, Tel./Fax +7-495-939-0980
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--------Trans-Siberian Railway Tickets for Groups and Individuals---------

Package Moscow-Beijing

Individual tickets along the Moscow-Beijing route

City Package MOSCOW

Sightseeing in MOSCOW

Additional Services:

City package IRKUTSK

Irkutsk city packages:

Package LAKE BAIKAL

Lake Baikal packages:

Winter Lake Baikal packages:

City package ULAN UDE

Package price includes:

City package EKATERINBOURG

Package price includes:

City package OMSK

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City package NOVOSIBIRSK

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City package KRASNOYARSK

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City package VLADIVOSTOK

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City package ULAN-BATOR and MONGOLIA GER CAMP

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City package BEIJING, China

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Booking procedure

VISA for Travelling in Russia, Mongolia and China

Moscow: Ziegler & Partner GmbH, MGU, Vorob'evy gory, Tel./Fax +7-495-939-0980 Switzerland: Ziegler & Partner GmbH, Orzens 42, 1095 Lutry-Lausanne, Tel./Fax +41-21-791-3280 Last updated May 2, 2008; � info@studyrussian.com

Moscow: Ziegler & Partner GmbH, MGU, Vorob'evy gory, Tel./Fax +7-495-939-0980
Switzerland: Ziegler & Partner GmbH, Orzens 42, 1095 Lutry-Lausanne, Tel./Fax +41-21-791-3280
Last updated May 2, 2008; � info@studyrussian.com