Our company suggests you to make the attractive travel along the Trans-Siberian Road by regular scheduled trains. We use the best trains for our tours: firm trains and fast trains.

The most comfortable and fast trains at Transsib are firm trains, for example, number 1/2"Rossiya" (Moscow-Vladivostok), 5/6 "Okean" (Khabarovsk-Vladivostok), 9/10 "Baikal" (Moscow-Irkutsk). But cost of firm trains is higher that cost of fast trains. Typical representative of fast train are number 7/8 (Novosibirsk-Vladivostok), 11/12 (Chelyabinsk-Chita), 43/44 (Moscow-Khabarovsk). Cost of fast train are lower than firm train, but comfort level is not worse. Sometimes fast trains have more stops, but it is not rule.

For example, timetable and itinerary of train 7 (Vladivostok-Novosibirsk) is the same as train 1 "Russia" (Vladivostok-Moscow). The difference is that train 1 goes to Moscow, but train 7 goes till Novosibirsk only (Novosibirsk is between Moscow and Vladivostok). Besides, train 1 operates on even days, train 7 operates on odd days.

Firm and fast Russian trains have 2 categories: 1st class ("SV") and 2nd class ("kupe"). 1st class cabin has 2 berths (2 down) for 2 person, 2nd class cabin has 4-berths (2 up, 2 down) for 4 person. There is almost no difference between 1st and 2nd class compartment. Neither has shower cabin and own toilet. But there is toilet with wash-basin at the end of every wagon. About 30 minutes before the train arrives at the station the toilet is closed. There is trash can in the end of carriage, near the WC, under the seat in the corridor.

Provodnik or provodnista

Prvodnik (a man) or provodnista (a women) are staff of each train carriage. She checks train tickets of passengers, keap the public area of the carriage clean, give bed linen to the passengers. From 1 August 2006 cost of train tickets includes cost of bed linen, so, you should not pay for bed linen additionally.

All abroad

All trains have a restaurant car. But most of passengers of Russian trains (Russian and foreign) prefer to bring their own food, such us pot noodles, cookies, fruits, tea and coffer. Staffs of the train sell some kinds of food, but cost is higher than in city shops. It is better to buy food beforehand.

At the beginning of the carriage, near the cabin of "provodnik" there is the "samovar". It is a type of fire-powered kettle. You can pour hot water for your tea.

When the train makes a stop, you will see the "grandmothers" that sell homemade food. Please, do not buy food from them, if you do not want to have stomach problems.

Security.

Do not leave document and valuables unattended in the compartment, as elsewhere. Cabin can be locked inside with the clip.

Train time-table

Notes: All time is local. VVO means Vladivostok.