Once part of Tsar Alexander III’s plan to better link Russia’s Pacific coast with the capital for economic, cultural, and defensive reasons, the Trans-Manchurian Railroad has now become a unique and unforgettable tourism experience. The dream of Alexander (and later his son, Nicholas II) created a railway that today links the Far East with Moscow and provides tourists traveling from China with a weekly Beijing to Moscow train that can shuttle them in a mere 6 days to Russia’s capital city.
The History For most of Russian history, Siberia had been a vast and distant wilderness. Though it had plentiful resources, it had largely been inaccessible, and though it offered an immense land area, it had always been sparsely populated. The idea of accessing the resources of this region as Russia moved into the 20th Century – as well as the vulnerability of Russia’s eastern reaches to the European powers …
What’s Better, a Moscow-St Petersburg Day Train or Night Train?
If you’ve read our article about the different methods of travel between Russia’s two capitals and would like to go by train, then you’ll know that there are a multitude of options available. From high-speed bullet train to a luxurious and leisurely sleeper, we’re here to advise on whether a night train or day train would be the best for you.
Travelling between Moscow and St Petersburg: the basics
There are dozens of Moscow St. Petersburg trains running every day, with departures all around the clock. When travelling during the daytime, most passengers prefer to buy tickets for high-speed trains, which race between the two capitals in an average of 4 hours. There’s no sense in wasting your day aboard a train when there’s so much to see at the other end! On the other hand, a night train between …
