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RE: 30 day Russia itinerary

by everbrite 30 May 2012

There may be other trains but I know that the 082И travels from Kazan to Krasnoyarsk. Note that it takes 48+ hours and that it departs…
RE: 30 day Russia itinerary

by TanjaS 30 May 2012

Thanks for your help in planning our trip - it's been really helpful! We have taken your advise and had another look at our itinerary…
RE: Russian Transit Visa

by tonyfallows 30 May 2012

Amazing reply, thanks Ruth. In fact all your posts are most helpful. We will be travelling westward however, from Beijing to Moscow.…
RE: Mongolia Visa

by everbrite 29 May 2012

The is NO provision for a Mongolian visa at the border. It must be obtained in advance. There is a consulate in the Chinese border town…
Traveling with Trans-Siberian railway

by dragontree 29 May 2012

Hello Did anyone ever travel with Trans-Siberian railway and not reserve train tickets and hotels in advance? Since I do not know which…
RE: 30 day Russia itinerary

by everbrite 28 May 2012

Sorry, but even using night trains you need to take travel time into consideration because many of these travel segments are more than…
RE: Russian Transit Visa

by everbrite 28 May 2012

Figure that it takes a week and that assumes that you have all the proper paperwork and don't need to return. Are you planning to take…
RE: 30 day Russia itinerary

by micolett 28 May 2012

Agree with #2. And add some time to Ulan Ude if you want to go and visit Ivolginsky Datsan, and another day to Irkutsk.
30 day Russia itinerary

by TanjaS 27 May 2012

Hi All, My husband and I are planning our trans mongolian trip and need some advise with the Russian leg. We leave on the 8th August…
RE: Cheap traveling from Russia to Asia

by everbrite 19 May 2012

There are several options to get from Irkutsk to Beijing. 1. Train or bus to Ulan Ude, bus to Ulan Bator, overnight passenger train from…
Cheap traveling from Russia to Asia

by dmaldonado90 19 May 2012

Hi everyone, I'm planning on leaving Russia from Irkutsk and making the trip to Beijing in about a month, before heading down south into…
RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by everbrite 18 May 2012

1. You can get visa support from a British company but to apply in Canada you will need to use your Canadian passport. You can get a busines…
RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by jaoto 18 May 2012

>am curious as to why you chose Nizhny Novgorod as a place to stop. I would second the idea of visiting Kazan 4 reasons are the excurtion…
Circum Baikal Railway

by c_clark91 17 May 2012

I have read contradicting advice on the internet about booking a circum baikal railway trip. We have a train from Ulan Ude to Sludyanka,…
RE: Trans-Siberian (or Mongolian) early July 2012 / Possible share?

by ppro 17 May 2012

hi ruth, my mistake, i guess i use the term "trans-mongolian" incorrectly? i don't mean to refer to the train, but the route (i thought…
Re: Trans-Siberian Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

by beccax01 16 May 2012

Thank you both for the great response and advice. A few friends have suggested the same. However, my travel companion is set with doing…
RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

by beccax01 14 May 2012

Ruth, If we take the flight, we would be able to depart Korea on July 11th, which would put us there for Naadam. Would prices be signifi…
Thanks russia Branch

by Jeraboa 13 May 2012

We've finally got our itinerary sorted for travelling across russia to Mongolia Arrive Moscow June 15th, sleep 15th /16th Petrovka Loft…
Re: Trans-Siberian Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

by jaoto 12 May 2012

>Visit Ulan-Ude/Mongolia before Irkutsk/Baikal Regard Ulan Ude, Irkutsk (and Severobaikalsk) as alternative bases to explore the Baikal…
RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

by celticbhoy7 12 May 2012

Just two suggestions. Visit Ulan-Ude/Mongolia before Irkutsk/Baikal as you're passing through Ulan-Ude anyways on the train from Vladivostok…
Trans-Siberian Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

by beccax01 12 May 2012

Hello Everyone, My friend (from Slovakia), and I (US), will be headed from South Korea to St. Petersburg. We are trying to do the trip…
RE: Transiberian railway - stops and visas

by everbrite 10 May 2012

St. Petersburg to Moscow and Moscow to Irkutsk can be purchased online. If you have some flexibility the Irkutsk to Ulan Bator can be…
RE: Trans-Siberian (or Mongolian) early July 2012 / Possible share?

by everbrite 10 May 2012

Lukas - go to the rzd.ru website. In the upper right hand corner is a link which says регистрация. Click that link. Use a site li …
RE: Transiberian railway - stops and visas

by everbrite 09 May 2012

It is relatively easy to get around the requirements to prepay everything for the Russian visa by purchasing an official invitation and…
RE: Trans Siberian railway possibilities

by everbrite 09 May 2012

There are three obvious possibilities. One, travel from Moscow to Vladivostok and overland to Beijing and then to Mongolia. Two, travel…