Beijing - Moscow Trains: K19/ K20

Train No.: Beijing → Moscow: K19 (In China), 019 (In Russia); Moscow → Beijing: K20 (In China), 020 (In Russia and Mongolia)
Departure: 23:00 every Saturday at Beijing Railway Station; 23:45 every Saturday at Moscow Yaroslavskiy Railway Station
Arrival: 14:13 every Friday at Moscow Yaroslavskiy Railway Station; 05:49 every Saturday at Beijing Railway Station
Duration: 135 hours and 13 minutes for China to Russia train K19/ 019; 150 hours and 4 minutes for Russia to China train K20/ 020
Passing by: China and Russia via Trans-Siberian Railway
Length: 8,981 kilometers (5,581 miles)
Operator: Russian Railways
 

Map of Beijing - Moscow Trains K19/K20

 

(Last update on April 9, 2024)

Date	Stations	Arrival	Departure
Saturday	Beijing	---	23:00
Sunday	Tianjin	00:35	00:41
	Shanhaiguan	04:07	04:13
	Shenyang	08:47	08:55
	Changchun	12:27	12:37
	Harbin	15:47	15:55
	Ang'angxi	18:36	18:47
Monday	Manzhouli	04:17	07:01
	Zabaikalsk	02:26	08:17
	Chita	17:28	18:34
Tuesday	Ulan-Ude	03:45	04:08
	Irkutsk	10:51	11:14
Wednesday	Krasnoyarsk	04:03	04:25
	Novosibirsk	15:39	15:59
	Omsk	23:10	23:46
Thursday	Tyumen	06:39	06:59
	Ekaterinburg	11:36	12:07
	Perm	17:30	17:50
Friday	Moscow	14:13	---

 Kind Reminder:
Please make sure your Russia visa has turned valid when passing through the China-Russia border. 
 (Last update on April 9, 2024)

Date	Stations	Arrival	Departure
Saturday	Moscow	---	23:45
Sunday	Perm	19:46	20:06
Monday	Ekaterinburg	01:06	01:34
	Tyumen	05:49	06:09
	Omsk	13:20	14:02
	Novosibirsk	21:21	21:41
Tuesday	Krasnoyarsk	09:01	09:23
Wednesday	Irkutsk	02:35	02:58
	Ulan-Ude	09:28	09:51
	Chita	18:47	19:59
Thursday	Zabaikalsk	07:30	13:05
	Manzhouli	18:30	23:59
Friday	Ang'angxi	09:15	09:35
	Harbin	12:29	12:51
	Shenyang	19:26	19:34
Saturday	Shanhaiguan	00:14	00:22
	Tianjin	03:52	03:59
	Beijing	05:49	---

Note:
1. The above timetable is for reference only. The one at railway stations shall prevail. 
2. The time listed is local time.
 

Beijing To	Deluxe Soft Sleeper				Hard Sleeper
	Individual			Group	Individual	Group
Zabaikalsk	CNY 1,329			CNY 1,104	CNY 862	CNY 712
Chita	CNY 2,017			CNY 1,637	CNY 1,312	CNY 1,059
Ulan-Ude	CNY 2,548			CNY 2,052	CNY 1,658	CNY 1,328
Irkutsk	CNY 2,828			CNY 2,286	CNY 1,853	CNY 1,474
Krasnoyarsk	CNY 3,492			CNY 2,829	CNY 2,257	CNY 1,816
Novosibirsk	CNY 3,917			CNY 3,170	CNY 2,530	CNY 2,033
Omsk	CNY 4,258			CNY 3,449	CNY 2,747	CNY 2,208
Tyumen'	CNY 4,578			CNY 3,707	CNY 2,953	CNY 2,372
Ekaterinburg	CNY 4,824			CNY 3,911	CNY 3,108	CNY 2,449
Perm	CNY 4,934			CNY 3,994	CNY 3,181	CNY 2,554
Moscow	CNY 5,726			CNY 4,648	CNY 3,683	CNY 2,964

Note:
1. To buy group tickets, the group must have 6 or more passengers.
2. The above ticket price is for reference only. It may be different on the day due to exchange rate changes and other reasons.
3. The service fee is included.
 For individual passengers, the international railway ticket is open for booking 30 days ahead of departure and released 10 days ahead; for group passengers (at least six), it is available 60 days ahead and released 20 days ahead. One can book it either from designated ticket counters at railway stations or from agencies who are commissioned to sell international railway tickets.
 See details of Purchase an International Rail Ticket
 Put into service on January 31st, 1954, train no. K19/20 is operated by Russia during the whole journey. It is running on the branch of the famous Trans-Siberian Railway while in China and Mongolia and on its main route while in Russia. The carriages are MEST series made in Russia and equipped with televisions, telephones, automatic fire alarms, air-conditioners, and washrooms accessible even for the disabled. The deluxe soft sleepers are decorated in Russian style. When running in China, the train has 16 carriages, including 12 hard sleeper carriages, 1 dining carriage, and 1 luggage carriage. Before leaving China in Manzhouli, a hard sleeper carriage and the dining carriage are unloaded. Due to the process and border check, the train usually stops there for about 3 hours. When entering Russia in Zabaikalsk, 2 hard sleeper carriages and a dinng carriage are joined on. The train also “gets changed” with universal wheels here. The border check in Zabaikalsk is strict, the train may stop 3 or more hours.

1. Passengers of train no. K19 should apply for a Russian visa before boarding;
2. Keep an eye out for thieves (sticky fingers) on the train;
3. As the washroom and toilet are set together, it may be crowded in the morning. To save time，one can go to the dining carriage to get washed;
4. The plug on the train is European standard. Be prepared. You may also need a plug board;
5. Take enough drinkable water;
6. Goods like fruits, vegetables, meat, and medicines are not allowed to take into Russia. One should eat them up before border check by Russian customs at Zabaikalsk;
7. There is another train K3 running from Beijing to Moscow. The differences between K19 and K3 include: a) K19 is equipped with air-conditioners while K3 is heated by coals and cooled by electric fans; b) K19 runs into Russia directly from China while K3 passes by Mongolia, hence it saves the trouble and money of applying for Mongolia transit visa; c) ticket fare of K19 is generally more expensive than K3; d) K19 has no soft sleeper carriage; e) the facilities of deluxe soft sleeper of K19 are not as good as K3; f) the attendants of K19 are Russian while K3 are Chinese.

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4652/4653: Hohhot - Ulaanbaatar	Z5/Z6: Beijing - Hanoi	K7023/K7024: Harbin - Vladivostok
K9795/K9796: Urumqi - Almaty K9797/K9798: Urumqi - Astana	Erlian - Ulaanbaatar	D887/D888: Kunming - Vientiane

 International railways under construction/planning from China to: