Basic Trips - Eastbound

PRICE INCLUDES: train ticket for 6 nights on train #4, info pack, one night in a Moscow hostel with city tour, assistance departing Moscow, six nights on board, two nights in the Central Hostel Beijing.

EXTRAS: Not included in the price are visa costs, extra accommodation and tours, onward travel, food on train.

WE SUGGEST: A fine option if you are really short of time, but consider breaking the journey by adding at least one stopover, particularly in the summer months.

All prices based on two people sharing. *Single Supplement € 70. The Single Supplement is only charged if no one else is booked on the same trip, or if you travel as a single person and request your own hotel rooms. You travel on a Chinese train which has Standard Class four berth, second class cabins. Deluxe Class on train #4 has two berth, first class cabins, with attached wash-room.

WHAT YOU GET: train ticket for 7 nights on train #20, info pack, one night in a Moscow hostel with city tour, assistance departing Moscow, seven nights on board, two nights in the Central Hostel Beijing.

EXTRAS: Not included in the price are visa costs, extra accommodation and tours, onward travel, food on train.

WHAT WE SAY: This is a less popular trip than the Trans Mongolian Route, but does mean you don't need a Mongolian visa. Break the journey by adding at least one stopover, particularly in the summer months.

All prices in Euros and based on two people sharing. *Single Supplement € 70. The Single Supplement is only charged if no one else is booked on the same trip, or if you travel as a single person and request your own hotel rooms. You travel on Russian train #20 which has Standard Class four berth, second class cabins. First Class on train #20 has two berth cabins.

Mongolia was great, much better than I dreamed it would be.

John Vallejo, Oct 2009

PRICE INCLUDES: train ticket for two journeys for five nights on train #6 and one night on train #24 respectively, info pack, one night accommodation in Moscow with city tour, assistance departing Moscow, transfer on arrival in Ulanbaatar and one night in a 2* hotel with breakfast, two nights accommodation in Beijing.

EXTRAS:Not included in the price are visa costs, extra accommodation and tours, onward travel, food on train or in hotels.

Exact Dates dd-mm-yy

05-01-10 12-01-10 19-01-10 26-01-10	02-02-10 09-02-10 16-02-10 23-02-10	02-03-10 09-03-10 16-03-10 23-03-10 30-03-10	06-04-10 13-04-10 20-04-10 27-04-10	04-05-10 11-05-10 18-05-10 25-05-10	01-06-10 08-06-10 15-06-10 16-06-10 22-06-10 23-06-10 29-06-10 30-06-10
06-07-10 07-07-10 13-07-10 14-07-10 20-07-10 21-07-10 27-07-10 28-07-10	03-08-10 04-08-10 10-08-10 11-08-10 17-08-10 18-08-10 24-08-10 25-08-10 31-08-10	01-09-10 07-09-10 08-09-10 14-09-10 15-09-10 21-09-10 22-09-10 28-09-10 29-09-10	05-10-10 06-10-10 12-10-10 19-10-10 26-10-10	02-11-10 09-11-10 16-11-10 23-11-10 30-11-10	07-12-10 14-12-10 21-12-10 28-12-10

Other dates may be available on request and with small changes to the itinerary.

Extra train from Ulanbaatar to Beijing on a Friday during selected summer months, when you can also depart Moscow on a Thursday.
* Winter schedule from Moscow to Ulanbaatar is irregular - ask for details.

Day 01	Arrive Moscow with one night at the HFH Homestay included
Day 02	City tour in Moscow, free afternoon, transfer to station, depart on train #10 at 23:25 (EVEN DAYS / FRIDAY or SATURDAY)
Day 03	On train, passing from Asia into Europe through the Ural Mountains
Day 04	On train, across Siberia
Day 05	On train, across Siberia
Day 06	Arrive Irkutsk at 09:50 with drop off at bus stop and travel to Listvyanka on bus with your guide. Introduction to Sasha’s Guesthouse and free time to explore Lake Baikal
Day 07	Day on the shore of Lake Baikal, with free time to explore, overnight
Day 08	Return to Irkutsk by yourself, accommodation at Uzori Hotel for one night
Day 09	Breakfast at hotel, check-out and free time. Transfer to station for departure on train #362 at 21:50 (DAILY)
Day 10	On train crossing from Russia into Mongolia
Day 11	Arrive Ulaanbaatar at 07:00 and transfer to Miami Hotel, one night included
Day 12	Breakfast. Free Day. Accommodation options
Day 13	Free day - accommodation options
Day 14	Free day - accommodation options
Day 15	Depart Ulaanbaatar on train #24, departing at 08:05 (THURS / FRI*), cross the Gobi desert and the Mongolian / Chinese border
Day 16	Pass the Great Wall of China and arrive Beijing Main Station at 14:04, check into Central Hostel across the road
Day 17	Free day in Beijing, overnight
Day 18	Options to book extra accommodation, onward travel or tours in China

All prices based on two people sharing. *Single Supplement € 70. The Single Supplement is only charged if no one else is booked on the same trip, or if you travel as a single person and request your own hotel rooms.

Train #24 Ulaanbaatar to Beijing is run by Chinese Railways until 27th May 2010. Mongolian Railways then take over the route. After a short break it is expected Chinese Railways will offer an extra service through the summer departing Ulanbaatar each Friday from 25th June until beginning of October only. Exact schedule and dates not yet confirmed!

Train #6 Moscow to Ulanbaatar is a joint service operated by Russian and Mongolian Railways. During summer there is a twice-weekly service, alternating on a Wednesday (run by Mongolian Railways) and a Thursday (run by Russian Railways). During winter, the service operates every ten days.

UPGRADE PRICE: First class upgrade Moscow to Irktusk € 285
EXTRA BERTH: Irkutsk to Ulanbaatar extra second class berth additional € 120
UPGRADE: Upgrade to first class Ulanbaatar to Beijing € 105

PRICE INCLUDES: train ticket for three journeys for four nights on train #10, two nights on train #363 and one night on train #24 respectively, info pack, assistance departing Moscow, meeting in Irkutsk and one night 2* Hotel, return bus tickets to Listvyanka at Lake Baikal and 2 nights in a Guest House, transfer on arrival in Ulanbaatar and one night in a 2* hotel with breakfast, two nights accommodation in Central Hostel, Beijing.

EXTRAS: Not included in the price are visa costs, extra accommodation and tours, onward travel, food on train.

Exact Dates dd-mm-yy

07-01-10 21-01-10	11-02-10 25-02-10	11-03-10 25-03-10 30-03-10	15-04-10 29-04-10	13-05-10 27-05-10	03-06-10 11-06-10 17-06-10 25-06-10 30-06-10
09-07-10 15-07-10 23-07-10 29-07-10	05-08-10 13-08-10 19-08-10 27-08-10	03-09-10 09-09-10 17-09-10 23-09-10	07-10-10 21-10-10	11-11-10 25-11-10	09-12-10 23-12-10

Other dates may be available on request and with small changes to the itinerary.

Train #10 from Moscow to Irkutsk currently departs on even (2nd, 4th, 6th etc) numbered days only. There is a daily service from Ulanbaatar to Irkutsk. Train #24 departs Ulanbaatar to Beijing on Thursdays and also on a Friday during the summer.

Day 01	Arrive Moscow with one night at the HFH Homestay included
Day 02	City tour in Moscow, free afternoon, transfer to station, depart on train #10 at 23:25 (EVEN DAYS / FRIDAY or SATURDAY)
Day 03	On train, passing from Asia into Europe through the Ural Mountains
Day 04	On train, across Siberia
Day 05	On train, across Siberia
Day 06	Arrive Irkutsk at 09:50 with drop off at bus stop and travel to Listvyanka on bus with your guide. Introduction to Sasha’s Guesthouse and free time to explore Lake Baikal
Day 07	Day on the shore of Lake Baikal, with free time to explore, overnight
Day 08	Return to Irkutsk by yourself, accommodation at Uzori Hotel for one night
Day 09	Breakfast at hotel, check-out and free time. Transfer to station for departure on train #362 at 21:50 (DAILY)
Day 10	On train crossing from Russia into Mongolia
Day 11	Arrive Ulaanbaatar at 07:00 and transfer to Miami Hotel, one night included
Day 12	Breakfast. Free Day. Accommodation options
Day 13	Free day - accommodation options
Day 14	Free day - accommodation options
Day 15	Depart Ulaanbaatar on train #24, departing at 08:05 (THURS / FRI*), cross the Gobi desert and the Mongolian / Chinese border
Day 16	Pass the Great Wall of China and arrive Beijing Main Station at 14:04, check into Central Hostel across the road
Day 17	Free day in Beijing, overnight
Day 18	Options to book extra accommodation, onward travel or tours in China

All prices in Euros [€] and based on two people sharing. *Single Supplement € 70. The Single Supplement is only charged if no one else is booked on the same trip, or if you travel as a single person and request your own hotel rooms.