What is the fastest I can get from Moscow to Beijing, taking the Trans-Mongolian Railroad?
I have looked at several sites (including Seat 61), and can\'t seem to find a concrete answer. Any thoughts?
Reply to this There are quite a few websites dedicated to information about this, There's two different tracks, the Trans-Mongolian and the Trans-Siberian.
the Trans-Siberian doesn't go through Mongolia and I think is faster (We haven't done this journey yet, we were considering Beijing to Moscow and looked into it a bit)
I think the fastest we saw from Beijing to Moscow was 10 days (probably the same the other way), and I believe that was also the cheapest way. sorry I can't be of more help but would like to know if anyone has done this or has more concrete answers as we're also looking into this trip still.
Reply to this You can find the answer at :
"MTZ Mongolian Railway Mongolian Russian Joint Venture
Type: train
Address: Bayangol district, Teeverchidiin street, Mongolian Railway, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
I found these information at mongoliahotel-link.com/transportation#
Hope that will helpful Reply to this Trans-Mongolian, the most popular route with tourists is the Trans-Mongolian, train 4 to Beijing or train 3 to Moscow, both going through Ulan Bator in Mongolia. This is also the fastest route to Beijing, covering 7,621 km or 4,735 miles in 6 days. You'll pass by Lake Baikal, the Gobi Desert, and enter China for about a day. An added bonus is that this is the only train with deluxe first class compartments, which feature a shared shower.
Reply to this Hello
We just travelled from Switzerland to China via Moscow, Jekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Ulan Baator to Beijing. We made some stops in between, but you can do all in one train. Check out www.realrussia.co.uk. You'll get the timetables, the different options as well as you can buy the ticket online.
Enjoy - it's a great journey!
Reply to this Hi Denise and Marcel,
Are you Swiss citizens? If so, did you need to have proof of leaving China for your Chinese visas? My husband & I are doing Trans Mongolian rail journey from Moscow to Beijing, then train travel through China across into Vietnam and have been wondering how we go about getting our chinese visas if travelling by train. We live in switzerland with Swiss B permits, but are Australian nationals (heading home overland ....well, as much as possible).
Thanks
Karen
Reply to this Hi Karen
We are Swiss and we did not need any proof of onward travel to get the visa. We arranged our visas at the Chinese embassy in Zurich and they were very helpful when I called. We even were able to get the visa earlier than mentioned on the website.
If you like to have any further infos about the journey and if you understand German, check www.ufunddevo.ch
We plan to go to Australia in about two months time too :-)
Enjoy your trip
Reply to this Thanks so much for your reply, Denise & Marcel. I will check out the website you mentioned. And please, if you need any info/advice on Australia travel please email me at
Thanks again
Karen Reply to this Jonathan,
why would you want to rush things? The Transsib is not about getting from Moscow to Beijing, but to enjoy the travels and all the little stops you can make a long the way. It took me nearly a months from Moscow to Ulan Batar, and the many stops I did along the way were what made the trip special. If you have the time, try and visit Lake Baikal, Tomsk, Tobolsk, Yekaterinenburg along the way!
Ben
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