Russia

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The Moscow to Vladivostok route spans nearly 9,300 kilometres across Russia, connecting the country's historic capital with its far eastern port city on the Pacific coast — most famously via the Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway line in the world. Travellers pass through diverse landscapes including the Ural Mountains, the vast Siberian taiga, Lake Baikal (the world's deepest freshwater lake), and the Russian Far East. Along the way, cities like Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, and Irkutsk offer stops rich in Soviet history, architecture, and culture. The journey is a bucket-list expedition for adventure travellers, rail enthusiasts, and anyone seeking an immersive overland crossing of an entire continent.

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Russia (Moscow to Vladivostok) · 17 days

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Epic Trans-Siberian Journey — Self-Launched

A self-launched version of G Adventures' 17-day Trans-Siberian crossing — 9,300km and seven time zones from Moscow to Vladivostok. You book your own train tickets (the classic approach: buy segments directly via Russian Railways / RZD, or use a booking agent for the Moscow–Irkutsk leg), stay in hostels and Baikal guesthouses, and join locally bookable day tours instead of a guided group. Same iconic stops: Moscow and the Kremlin, Golden Ring Suzdal, Yekaterinburg and the Europe/Asia border, Irkutsk and Lake Baikal, Buryat culture in Ulan-Ude, and the Pacific at Vladivostok. Costs are rough backpacker estimates in GBP and are highly dependent on how far ahead you buy train tickets — book 45–90 days out for the cheapest kupe (4-berth) fares.

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Russia (Golden Ring: Moscow to St Petersburg) · 8 days

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Golden Ring of Russia — Self-Launched

A self-launched version of G Adventures' 8-day Golden Ring journey from Moscow to St Petersburg. Rather than a private van and CEO, you'll piece together Russia's classic Golden Ring circuit using the excellent intercity train network, marshrutka minibuses, and public buses — overnighting in budget guesthouses and hostels in Sergiyev Posad, Rostov, Suzdal and Vladimir before a sleeper train into St Petersburg. You'll see the same highlights: the Kremlin and Armoury, the spiritual heart of the Orthodox Church at Sergiyev Posad, Rostov's Kremlin, Suzdal's fairy-tale wooden architecture, Yaroslavl's historic centre, and Peterhof outside St Petersburg. Costs are approximate and assume a budget-conscious solo traveller booking a year ahead and mixing dorm and private budget rooms.

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~£357

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