10 tips for Trans Siberian Train/Railway, a short guide to help you

10 tips to help your Trans Siberian Train/Railway trip. This is a short guide to help your journey

UPDATE Nov 2018 - Moscow time is **NOT** used across the train network anymore!
You can read the latest information and an additional tip on my blog post

Watch next:
- My Trans Siberian train travel ep 1 - Storytime 🤓

Also a cost breakdown

useful links

Additional photography
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[ThisWayUpTravel]

Some other useful content I created:

Trans siberian playlist:

Cost breakdown

Blog post

[AratjaUjotOurstories]

My wife did it more than 10 years ago. She has been promising our kids we will do it together sometime. We are just waiting they will be a bit bigger. Subbed to the channel. Cheers

[martinyearly]

Love this - definitely bookmarking for when I'm planning my inevitable trip!

[janellek]

My friend (who speaks nearly fluent Russian) and I did the Trans-Sib 2 years ago from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. We stopped in Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and Ulan Ude along the way. We spent extra for 1st class because we didn't want to risk having to share a berth with strange men. It was probably the most amazing travel experience I've ever had. Some tips: (1) Try to befriend the provodnik/nitsa. If they become your friend you'll get much better service. We had a great provodnitsa between Moscow and Novosibirsk, we ended up giving her a mani-pedi, and she's still my friend to this day. (2) Stock up on fresh fruit and veg as much as you can. If you try to live on ramen noodles and breadstuffs for too long your digestive system will give you problems. We picked up fruit, melons, carrots and cucumbers in Moscow and bought whatever produce we could at train stations along the way. (3) If you're a single woman and don't want to spend the extra money for 1st class, then plastkartny is safer than 2nd class. In plastkartny all the sleeping areas are open and in plain view of the provodnitsa and everyone else who passes by, so it's much more difficult to get away with bad behaviour.

[sonechka]

One more tip - buy tickets on official РЖД site (Russian railroads).They will be cheaper.

[theRTWguys]

Great tips for the train ride! Eventually we will be doing the Trans Siberian someday, and can't wait to put all of your tips to the test!
Since we will be traveling as a couple, we will be going first class - although third class seems to be much more fun!
Overall, great tips - thanks, Joe!

[PocketTrailblazer]

Great tips video - I honestly had never thought about doing this adventure before but your videos have made me want to try it!

[oOcitizenOo]

My recommendation (in case you travel from Moscow) is to buy food in advance in any chain store ( Pyaterochka, Magnit, Lenta and others) since it would not make you spend a fortune. Instant noodles, instant mashed potatoe, tangerines/oranges, apples, bars of chocolate, sweets and small cakes or cookies are the products that have a long "shelf-life". And, you should also buy miminum 3-5 drinking water bottles since it could be stuffy in the cabin and you would really be thirsty.
For first 2 days you can also buy sliced cheese (hohland), sliced ham/sasuages and a rye bread (i bet there is none like that in Europe/USA)
Don't forget to buy a pack of wet wipes, they come in handy all the time :)

When taking a third class trip remember to have a small waist belt /shoulder mini-bag where you would keep all of your passports, money, tickets. You never know whether your valuables are safe or not

[Federationmovies]

G'day! I'm planning on the Trans-Siberian next year. Your video is super helpful. Cheers, mate!!

[tomcondon]

Hi, You speak quickly, I deciphered Yekaterinburg, and I got Lake Baikal, which made me reasonably sure, what I heard as an accented, "Tusk, " was Irkutsk. Trying to help, not insult.

[becausewecamp]

Really useful info. We're planning on the Moscow to Vladivostok route and these tips were really helpful. Keep up the good work!

[curtisjudd]

Nice work, Joe, good practical info!

[alecapin]

Muy bueno tu video! Lo voy a hacer en julio 2020 desde Vladivostok hasta Moscú.
0:21 #1 excelente consejo.
1:16 омуль
1:19 es самовар (samovar)
3:45 Екатеринбург (Yekaterinburg)
3:57 Иркутск (Irkutsk)
4:14 проводница (provodnitsa)

[gerritduplessis]

!!!! YOWWW! AWESOME!! INCREDIBLE!! THANK YOU! BLESSINGS!

[WesleyAnna]

Just finished up a trip through Russia, can't wait to go back and ride the trans siberian railway at some point in the future! Keep up the good work

[umikomidaradzuki]

Tip12. Buy cup of tea or coffee from provodnitsa. You can use the glass for the of your journey and just return ut before leaving the train

[LexUniverse]

really appreciated! I have been planning on taking this train journey for so long :)

[damianmcdonagh]

Great video, thanks for posting. I've done Moscow to Volgograd in 3rd Class.

[WorlderingAround]

I was thinking about doing it at some point. It looks like fun :) Thanks for all the tips!

[taceldi]

I’m aiming to do this. Thank you for sharing!