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[loki82]

Hey all,

I'm thinking of using the Trans-Siberian Railway to get to Europe this Fall. Has anyone tried it? I'd appreciate any sort of reports, reviews or tips on the subject. I'd especially like to know if anyone knows any cheaper Asia-to-Europe-by-land routes, especially Southeast Asia.

[edith]

hey,

I haven't tried it but I plan to next May, I'll go from Vladivostok to Moscow then on to Berlin and on to France, ending in London.

A great website if you haven't found it already is http://www.seat61.com/
The guy that runs is replies to e-mails personally and is great guy.

When exactly do you plan to go?

Good luck

[loki82]

Thanks for the link! I'm thinking of doing the full Beijing - Moscow run in October.

[RachaelRoo]

There are three excellent threads on this topic:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=57315

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=55182

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=51906

Soviet_Man is the man to ask on this topic.

This should be made into a sticky, it seems to come up every month or two.

[bucheon bum]

[soviet_man]

The point that needs to be made about the Trans Siberian, is that it will cost at a minimum 1.7/1.8 million each way (I'm talking Seoul to London all inclusive) and will take a minimum of 10-12 days.

It is not cheaper than flying. It does cost a lot of money and few teachers in Korea that I know, have that much time to spend on a train.

The two trains bound for Moscow (which originate in Beijing) are almost exclusively filled with Chinese people. Few Russians take them. I spent a week on one of these recently and spending a week in a compartment with 3 Chinese people. It was a dirty, noisy, degenerate experience.

The train from Vladivostok (train #1 or 2) is mostly Russian (because it is domestic) and is the better of the three Trans Sib trains if you do end up going.

[travel zen]