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	TRANSSIB

	General Information
	10 Famous Russian Cities
	Countries beyond Russia

General Information

Why do people travel with Intourist by the Transsiberian Railway?
•	Travelling by the Transsiberian Railway gives more then new experience. It opens your memory for unforgettable impressions and enriches your knowledge of Russia and other countries.
•	Travelling by the Transsiberian Railway is a challenge for those who would like to have more than few hours journey by train.
•	Tours including travel by the Transsiberian Railway during several days give a unique chance to see immense Russian spaciousness with grand rivers and huge forests, to enjoy beautiful view of landscapes.
What other Russian cities except Moscow and St.Petersburg might be visited when travelling by the Transsiberian Railway?
•	The Special Interest Travel Department of Intourist provides an offer to visit 10 famous cities of the Transsiberian Railway.
What other countries beyond Russia could be visited while travelling by the Transsiberian Railway?
•	The Transsiberian Railway gives a unique opportunity to visit several countries at a time: Russia, Mongolia, China and Japan, to enjoy their history and cultural heritage.
•	Compose your own itinerary. The detailed information below will help you to make your own program of visits and sightseeing: Mongolia (including Ulan-Bator) China (including Beijing, Xian, Datong and Urumqi) Japan (including Tokyo, Nara, Kyoto and Osaka)
In case something special that is not described or mentioned in this Manual is required?
•	The tailor-made tours are our speciality.
•	The Special Interest Travel Department is ready to consider any requests of yours and elaborate an itinerary accordingly. We are waiting for your requests.
Fixed Date Tour for Individual Passengers of Moscow – Beijing Trains

Other Services
•	You can easily apply to Intourist to book services including hotel accommodation, air or railway tickets and sightseeing tours in China, Mongolia and Japan.
•	Intourist offers its services to make necessary arrangements in Russia, CIS countries and the Baltic States for Transsiberian Railway road Travellers from China, Japan or Mongolia to Moscow.

	TRANSSIBERIAN RAILWAY
	THE GREAT CHINA WALL
	OTHER RAILWAYS
	FERRY

Trains

The trains of Transsiberian direction depart mainly from the Yaroslavsky Railway Station. Tours along Transsib and other Railways are organized on regular trains (which have fixed departures). Train usually consists of more than ten sleeping cars and of a restaurant.

Accommodation

There are usually 2 categories of wagons:
1) 2-class, 4-berth compartment (cat 2/4);
2) 1-class, 2-berth compartment (cat 1/2).
Due to their technical characteristics the 1-class wagons are more comfortable to travel in, than those of 2-class. In the 4-berth compartments - 2 lower and 2 upper berths, in the 2-berth compartments - 2 berths at the same level. There are 2 toilets with a washstand at both ends of a wagon.
Each compartment has only one entrance leading to the wagon corridor. There is extra space to keep luggage under the berths in each compartment. All compartments and corridors on trains have big panorama windows.
Please note, in the train ¹ 3/4 there is also a 1-class, 4-berth compartment wagon (category 1/4). The compartments are wider than in the 2-class wagons. The first class wagons of this train are equipped with showers (1 shower per 2 compartments).

Meals

Each long distance train usually has a special wagon-restaurant. Three meals a day are served there. A variety of dishes of fine Russian, European and Asian cuisine is available. For groups and Fixed Date Tours meals on train could be provided against Intourist’s vouchers. Individual traveller can book his meals too. In this case our guide who accompanies the client to the railway station has to arrange necessary formalities before the train leaves.

Other services

The cost of bedclothes is not included in the price of a ticket and is purchased by client in roubles (about 1,5$ per person), except international trains.

Stops

Please get acquainted with your train schedule as soon as you get on the train.
We ask you to be careful and do not be late for your train anywhere on the route. Stops are usually rather short (from few minutes till half an hour). Please check departure time for each stop with your train staff. During the stops, toilets and showers are closed.
Arrival of a train is a kind of event in small towns. When trains arrive, the platform as already full by tradesmen, aspiring for several minutes of a stop to sell their goods (food of home preparation, handicrafts, souvenirs). We do not recommend buying the alcoholic drinks.

How to get your ticket

The railway tickets reserved through Intourist, clients can collect in the Intourist’s offices at the Sheremetyevo airport, or in hotels: «Rossia», «Moskva», «Izmailovo», «Ukraina» or «Cosmos», and at the Leningrad Railway Station (located near the Yaroslavsky Railway Station).