Baikal Train Travel Guide Baikal Train Tour

1. Train trip to Lake Baikal

The Baikal Railway is the second major trans-Siberian railway in the Soviet Union. The entire line was opened to traffic on October 27, 1984. Its transportation capacity is 48 trains a day and night, 46 of which are freight cars. The railway runs from Ust-Kut on the north shore of Lake Baikal in the west to Qingcheng on the Amur River in the east, with a total length of 3,145 kilometers. There are more than 3,200 bridges, tunnels and culverts along the entire line. The main railway line passes through alpine areas, virgin forests, steep slopes, swamps and rivers. These areas have harsh climates, frequent earthquakes, and complex geographical conditions. The construction of the Albania-Belgium railway took 10 years, cost a lot of money, and the project was arduous. Its completion was of great economic and military significance to the Soviet Union, creating favorable conditions for the further development of Siberia and the Far East and the construction of a foreign trade base on the east coast. At the same time, the ability to transport military supplies to the eastern region has been greatly enhanced.

2. Baikal Railway Station

Plane

1. Beijing has flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Irkutsk. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Harbin and Urumqi have flights to Moscow.

2. Moscow is China’s largest aviation hub, with four civil aviation airports: Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Bekovo. There are direct flights from China to Moscow, landing at Sheremetyevo Airport. The airport address is Sheremetyevo 2.

3. St. Petersburg is the second largest domestic and international airport, with connections to 200 domestic and CIS cities and nearly 20 countries. In addition, there are large aviation hubs such as Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, and Khabarovsk.

Train

1. Although it takes a long time to go to Russia by train, the scenery along the way is very charming. You can see Siberia, Lake Baikal, birch forests and Russian farms. Especially in autumn.

2. Chinese tourists take buses to Russia. They can take the Beijing-Russia international train in Beijing, or they can arrive by car from Inner Mongolia or Heilongjiang.

3. Trains departing from Beijing: Bus T3/4 passes through Datong, Erlian, Zamyn-Uud, Ulaanbaatar, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk and other stations, 136 hours; K19/20 passes through Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, Manzhouli, Zabaikal, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk and other stations, with a total journey of 149 hours. Depending on the carriage, fares range from $220 to $350. There are private rooms for two or four people, with soft and hard sleepers. The China-Mongolia border needs to be derailed and the border checked. The train was stopped for about three hours so passengers didn’t have to get off.

4. Tourists taking a train to Moscow from Western Europe will arrive at the Belarusian Railway Station and then take the Metro Circle Line. Main railway lines run from Helsinki, Warsaw, Prague and Budapest to Moscow.

3. Train from Moscow to Lake Baikal

K19 international train Beijing-Russia (departs on Saturday) Departure time: Beijing Station departs at 23:00 every Saturday and 18:00 every Friday Arrive in Moscow on 13. Beijing-Moscow, Russia passes through Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, Manzhouli, Zabaikal, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk and other stations. Train formation: high cabin (private room for two persons), hard sleeper (private room for four persons) 4,473 yuan, upper berth 4,049 yuan, soft sleeper 5,962 yuan, and premium cabin 6,527 yuan.

4. The train passing by Lake Baikal

The lyrics of a song talk about Lake Baikal. At the same time, it is also a good place to travel, but many people don't know where it is. Let me tell you in detail.

Lake Baikal is located in the southern part of Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia Oblast, Russia. At the same time, Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia. Lake Baikal in China, known as the North Sea in ancient times, was once the main activity area of ??northern Chinese tribes. The Qing Dynasty controlled this area for a short time, and it was ceded to Tsarist Russia after the Treaty of Nerchinsk. The climate here is a temperate continental climate with a large temperature difference. There is no heat in summer, and the lowest temperature in winter can reach dozens of degrees below zero. It usually freezes from January to May. Therefore, traveling here in summer is a good choice, not only to enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also to escape the heat.

Lake Baikal is located in the south of Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia Republic of Russia. It is a good place to escape the summer heat.

5. Take the train to Lake Baikal

Take the train to Russia. There are two places in China where you can sit, one is Beijing and the other is Manzhouli. However, it should be noted that international train tickets cannot be purchased at train stations or online. They can only be purchased at CITS travel agencies in Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing. So if you want to take a bus, we'd better start from Beijing. It should be noted that tickets for international trains can be purchased one month in advance. Once sold, it cannot be transferred, otherwise it will be invalid.

Yes, there are two trains to Russia.

1.K19/20 times. It is the Oriental train, Beijing-Manzhouli-Moscow. This line is mainly operated by Russia, and the programmers are Russian.

The advantage is that I only go to China and Russia, so I only need to apply for a Russian visa.

Moreover, the car is very comfortable and comfortable to sit in.

The disadvantage is that this bus route is long, so the ride time is long. Overcrowding often occurs during the Spring Festival, so please be careful.

The service departs from Beijing Railway Station at 23:00 every Saturday and arrives in Moscow at 18:13 on the following Friday. The whole journey takes about 143 hours and passes through 20 stations.

2.K3, Beijing-Ulaanbaatar-Moscow. This line is mainly operated by China, and all flight attendants are from China.

The advantage is that this line is short and you can get there faster. and will pass through China, Mongolia and Russia. While going to Russia, you can also enjoy the scenery of Mongolia.

The disadvantage is that you need to apply for a Russian visa and a Mongolian transit visa at the same time. You can only apply for a Mongolian transit visa after you get the Russian visa. And the train facilities are not as comfortable as k19.

The service departs from Beijing Railway Station at 7:27 every Wednesday and arrives in Moscow at 14:00 the following Monday. The whole journey takes about 128 hours.

As shown below, the blue k19 circuit diagram and the yellow k3 circuit diagram. Take the K19 train and pass through Lake Baikal. The scenery is worth seeing!

The specific ticket prices are as follows

010-10:10, you have to arrive in Irkutsk first before you can reach Lake Baikal. There are flights and trains from Beijing to Irkutsk. International train K3 runs from Beijing to Moscow and passes through Irkutsk. The train takes about three days, departing from Beijing Railway Station at 11:22 every Wednesday and arriving in Irkutsk at 10:06 on Friday. The ticket office is not in the train station, but in the passage on the left side of the lobby on the first floor of Beijing International Hotel. The ticket price is less than 2,000 yuan.

It takes more than three hours to fly. Sometimes plane tickets are cheaper than train tickets, but long-distance international trains are also a different experience and you can enjoy the scenery along the way. Which method is better can be chosen according to your own situation.

6. Lake Baikal Train

There is no direct train from Shanghai to Moscow.

To take a train from Shanghai to Moscow, you must first go from Shanghai to Beijing, and then take a train to Moscow. There are two trains, K3 and K19. After K3 Mongolia, K19 entered Russia directly from Manzhouli, and the car was in good condition.

First stop: Shanghai and Beijing

Second stop: Beijing-Moscow K3K19 train takes the fastest time of 127 hours and 36 minutes, and the ticket price starts at 1,755 yuan.

There are two trains from Beijing to Moscow, K3 and K19. After K3 Mongolia, I experienced a richer culture, but it required a Mongolian transit visa and a Chinese conductor. K19 entered Russia directly from Manchuria.

Taken together, K3 is slightly more cost-effective and K19 is more comfortable. During the nearly 8,000-kilometer journey, the Siberian forest steppe is majestic along the way, as well as the beautiful Lake Baikal. The ecological status is well protected!

The 7.k3 train passes through Lake Baikal

Longing for Lake Baikal.

My friends, if you take a bus from Manzhouli to Lake Baikal and then to Lake Baikal, should you take a train to Irkutsk?

What kind of transportation should I use to get to Lake Baikal?

Can the fee of 4,000 yuan be settled from the time of departure (only to Irku and Baikal)?

x If you go by yourself, take an international train from Manzhouli to Irkutsk, or go to Chita first and then transfer to Irkutsk. When you visit Lake Baikal, you usually go to Olkhon Island. You can take a bus from Irkutsk and then take a ferry to the island. You can go back the way you came, or take another route to Erenhot.

It would cost approximately $13 billion to bring water from Lake Baikal to China. The fact that it doesn't cost much to introduce water from Lake Baikal to China doesn't cost much. The main purpose is to build a canal across Mongolia, and Russia and China have existing waterway connections. What's more, Lake Baikal is rich in water, which can well alleviate the water shortage problem in northern China.