Add a comment about the fast train Vostok: Moscow - Beijing

Getting from Russia to China is easy - these countries border on each other. Especially when it comes to air travel, then this is the fastest and most convenient way. However, what to do to those who suffer from aerophobia, or those who have a lot of free time? The answer is simple - buy tickets for the fast train "Vostok", the next on the route Moscow - Beijing.

The time that you spend on the road - 6 days and 2 hours, and while on the "board" of the train you expect the most comfortable conditions. In the train there are not only passenger carriages with coupe and CB, but also a dining car and a luggage car. The train is equipped with air conditioning, and in each compartment there is a TV, in the evenings interesting films are shown on it. The toilet is one per wagon, but it is spacious, comfortable and perfectly clean.
What do those who suffer from aerophobia, or those who have plenty of free time? The answer is simple - to buy tickets for the fast train "Vostok", the next on the route Moscow - Beijing.

An important plus of the train "Vostok" - a special coupe for the disabled and a lift platform for lifting a wheelchair in the car. ±​​$ br > Coupe doors are equipped with an electronic lock, you can open it with a card that is issued when you board the train for each passenger. Boredom during the move you do not have to - you can take from the conductor of books, magazines, newspapers and even interesting board games. Travel passes through several time zones, and every day you will expect a new view from the window - with a different climate and other natural features. The train passes through the cities of Nizhny Novgorod, Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk, Ekaterinburg and Novosibirsk and many others.

Interesting feature: on the border to the train the Chinese car-restaurant is attached, and the kitchen changes from Russian to Chinese (and vice versa - to the other side ).

Experienced passengers claim that the food in the Chinese car-restaurant is cheaper than in the Russian.

The dining car is decorated very interestingly - there are tables for two, four and six people. Among the specialties in the Russian menu, "Asia" - baked potatoes and vegetables with meat to choose from (pork, poultry or fish) deserves attention.

The longest parking lot awaits passengers at the border. The first stop is in the city of Zabaikalsk and lasts about 6 hours, during which time the wheels under the train change (because the Chinese railway track differs from the Russian one). The second stop is customs control, usually it passes quickly and smoothly, but there may be nuances. The train has a baggage limit per passenger, it is 35 kg.

Among the passengers of the train - most of those who follow the final point of the route are not from Moscow, but from other cities - Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, etc. The national composition is usually more Chinese than Russian, there are also whole groups from Europe. Basically, these are tourists who are very interested in driving through Russia, to enjoy unforgettable views from the window, to see Lake Baikal and boundless Siberia.