Did K3 train have a good trip? How about K3 international train and how to play it?

K3 international train is an international tourist train from China to Moscow. It takes six days to get there. The high fare package is 6080 yuan, and the ordinary hard sleeper is more than 3000 yuan. The price is still very high. Why do you have to take the train instead of flying? Because the train takes a long time and the journey is long, the scenery along the way can be appreciated more carefully.

After watching Mom, a group of people knew that there were international trains in China and they could travel to Moscow by train. There will also be a group of people who are curious. Why did Xu Yiwan's mother choose to take a six-day train to Moscow, and it was more expensive than the air ticket?

In the film, although Xu Yiwan's mother did not explain why she chose to take the train, the author believes that on the one hand, because she used to work in Russia and often took this train, she already had feelings, so she wanted to remember that time; On the other hand, because of the long driving time, I can have more time for my son to accompany me. Although it is a movie, in reality, there are indeed many tourists who deliberately choose to take the special train to Moscow. This is an extraordinary experience and unforgettable.

K3 train

Take you to the vicinity of K3 train.

In the 1990s, most of the passengers on this train were Chinese and Russian businessmen carrying various goods, commonly known as "profiteers". They sell things to Russia or China and earn a considerable price difference.

Today, this train has become a popular tourist train, and tourists are basically full in spring, summer and autumn every year.

0 1K3 Train Basic Information and Ticket Purchase

The K3 train from Beijing to Moscow spans the Eurasian continent and passes through China, Mongolia and Russia, with a total length of 7,826 kilometers and a journey of 6 days and 5 nights. Depart on Wednesday morning 10:00; Arrive at Moscow yaroslavl Railway Station on Monday afternoon 12:36 on the 6th day. As of June 26, 2020, the premium box was 6080, the hard sleeper was 3793, and the handling fee was 50. (per person)

timetable

The ticket office in Beijing is in the aisle on the left side of the lobby on the first floor of Beijing International Hotel. International trains can be booked up to 45 days in advance, and no passport number is required when booking. After the reservation is completed, I must pay the full amount on the date required on the receipt (7 or 8 days before driving) and provide my passport number. I only took cash the year I went, and now I should be able to pay electronically. Now you don't need to go there in person to book or pay the full amount. If it is inconvenient to go to Beijing, you can ask your friends in Beijing to buy it for you.

02 About visas

You need to apply for a Russian tourist visa in advance, and you can apply for a Mongolian transit visa after getting a Russian tourist visa. What you need to pay attention to is that the valid entry time of Russian tourist visa should not be calculated by arrival in Moscow; The K3 train arrived at the Naush base station the next night and was counted in Russia.

Russian tourist visa

03 advanced box VS ordinary box

At present, K3 train has no soft sleeper, only divided into senior box and ordinary box. The superior box has two beds and a separate bathroom. There are 4 beds in the ordinary box, so you need to go to the public toilet to wash, and you can't take a shower all the time.

For couples or lovers, if conditions permit, it is recommended to choose a superior box. It will be your private space, quiet and undisturbed, especially in summer, and you can take a bath. If you meet an unsanitary person in an ordinary box, it will cause a bad experience for the journey.

Comparison between high packaging and ordinary packaging transportation channels

Comparison between high bag in box and ordinary bag

Scenery you can enjoy along the way.

During the six-day journey, you can see the Mongolian Plateau, the Blauf Mountains and Lake Baikal, then cross the Wula Mountains and enter the Eastern European Plain. The scenery along the way is beautiful. It stopped for 20 minutes. Because each station is a tourist destination, passengers can also buy tickets in stages, stay at the station for a few days and enjoy the journey in stages.

The scenery along the way

What season is the best to go?

Although spring, summer and autumn are all peak seasons, the best season depends entirely on personal preferences. I like winter very much, and there will be few tourists in the carriage. When I got on the bus at Beijing Railway Station, all the tourists added up to just fill the whole dining car. You can also enjoy the Lan Bing in Lake Baikal in winter.

Lake Baikal is the largest, deepest and oldest freshwater lake in the world. It is called the blue eyes of Siberia. Lan Bing is the Lan Bing formed by Siberian cold wave from water to ice from June 5th to March every year.

Lake Baikal Lan Bing

The best place to see Lake Baikal in Lan Bing.

Please check the box on the right side of the train to enjoy Lan Bing on the K3 train in winter. It won't take long to cross Lan Bing, so don't miss it. On the way from sukhbaatar Station to Irkutsk Station, there will be Lan Bing on Lake Baikal.

Best position hand-drawing

About dining (China dining car, Mongolian dining car, Russian dining car)

After the train leaves, the conductor will give free meal coupons to all the passengers who bought the full tickets. Only in China, there is one lunch and one dinner. It can be said that compared with the expensive box lunch in the high-speed rail, it is already very humanized.

China dining car

China can.

China can.

Our own train and dining car will be decoupled at Erlian Station and replaced by Mongolian trains and dining cars. Because the trains in China use the world-wide standard gauge, while those in Mongolia and Russia use the wide gauge, it is necessary to change the gauge at Erlian, otherwise the train will not run.

Because the train in Mongolia will be untied the next day, and it will be gone if you miss it. Therefore, I recommend you to try the flavor of Mongolian food. The Mongolian dining car is the biggest highlight of this trip.

Mongolian dining car

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The menu is only in English and Mongolian, and it is basically steak and chicken chops. The price is above 20,000 yuan. Mongolian currency, of course. It looks scary, but it's actually not expensive, basically around twenty or thirty yuan. It tastes good, but the meat is overcooked, and such good ingredients are wasted.

Mongolian food

The first stop in Russia, Noshki, will naturally be replaced by a Russian dining car. At first, I ordered a few casually by feeling. What kind of caviar omelet and a sausage bread. Well, it tastes unexpectedly bad. Caviar is salty. I'm flying! But this is about experience.

Russian dining car

Russian food

Why do you have a good relationship with the conductor?

Keep good relationship with the conductor to facilitate free lunch. If you try to observe these conductors, you will find that their lives are boring and even a little hard. They need to cook their own meals in the car, often eat instant noodles, and occasionally cook their own meals in jiaozi. Therefore, when smoking, they also like to chat with passengers. I was generous, too, and sent a pack of hibiscus king directly. Later, he took special care of me and gave me a free dinner and a bottle of Erguotou.

Waiter lounge

At first, I mentioned how to share a box with a lonely Russian beauty or handsome guy. Of course, the conductor also helped. I bought a hard sleeper. Through chatting, the conductor knew that I was single and asked me if I wanted to change to another box. The point is that a foreign girl is going to Russia, too. There are no other passengers in that box except herself, and no passengers will come in during the whole process.