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The Trans Siberian train journey

TransSiberian trainThe Trans-Siberian is the most famous rail journey in the world, and rightly so!

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The Forbidden City, Beijing at the end of the Trans Siberian trips

What is the Trans Siberian rail trip?

The Trans Siberian is a rail route - not a specific train. In fact, you will probably travel on many different trains when you travel through Russian, Mongolia and China.

The Trans Siberian route crosses 5 time zones and travels from Moscow or St Petersburg in the West, across The Urals, the Altai Mountains, through Siberia, over the Great Wall of China and through Northern China into Beijing in the East. More about the Trans Siberian route and stops.

The 'Trans Sib' train journey really is an incredible trip of a lifetime. View Trans Siberian packages.

When are the best times to travel on the Trans Siberian?

Altai Mountain along the Trans Siberia rail routeThe best times to travel on the Trans Siberian train are from April to September.

October tends to be the rainy season and November through to March is winter.

Although most people do book Trans-Siberian tickets for the summer months more and more travellers are wanting to experience Siberia in winter time.

The cost of the Trans Sib train tickets do not change with the seasons but your open-jaw flights will.

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Remember - don't forget your travel insurance if you're planning on going on the TransSiberian!

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