Beijing - Moscow Trains: K3/ K4

Train No.: Beijing → Moscow: K3 (In China), 003 (In Russia and Mongolia); Moscow → Beijing: K4 (In China), 004 (In Russia and Mongolia)
Departure: 07:27 every Wednesday at Beijing Railway Station; 23:45 every Tuesday at Moscow Yaroslavskiy Railway Station
Arrival: 13:58 every Monday at Moscow Yaroslavskiy Railway Station; 14:35 every Monday at Beijing Railway Station
Duration: 127 hours and 36 minutes for China to Russia train K3/003; 131 hours and 55 minutes for Russia to China train K4/004
Passing by: China, Mongolia and Russia via Trans-Siberian Railway
Length: 7,826 kilometers (4,863 miles)
Operator: China Beijing Railway Bureau

 

Map of Beijing - Moscow Trains K3/K4

 

(Last update on April 9, 2024)

Date	Stations	Arrival	Departure
Wednesday	Beijing	---	07:27
	Shalingzi West	10:40	10:50
	Jining South	15:27	15:43
	Erlian	20:18	00:59
Thursday	Zamyn-Uud	01:25	02:40
	Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator)	14:35	15:22
	Suha Bator	21:50	23:10
	Naushki	18:55	20:45
Friday	Ulan-Ude	00:53	01:38
	Irkutsk	09:37	10:22
Saturday	Krasnoyarsk	03:53	04:15
	Novosibirsk	16:00	16:20
	Omsk	23:20	23:36
Sunday	Tyumen	06:29	06:49
	Ekaterinburg	11:28	11:58
	Perm	17:20	17:40
Monday	Moscow	13:58	---

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

Date	Stations	Arrival	Departure
Tuesday	Moscow	---	23:55
Wednesday	Perm	19:54	20:14
Thursday	Ekaterinburg	01:16	01:44
	Tyumen	05:59	06:19
	Omsk	13:36	13:52
	Novosibirsk	21:03	21:23
Friday	Krasnoyarsk	08:39	09:01
Saturday	Irkutsk	02:13	03:08
	Ulan-Ude	10:00	10:45
	Naushki	14:57	16:47
	Suha Bator	22:29	00:14
Sunday	Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator)	06:45	07:30
	Zamyn-Uud	18:40	20:35
Monday	Erlian	21:00	02:00
	Jining South	06:37	06:55
	Shalingzi West	11:09	11:15
	Beijing	14:35	---

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

Beijing To	Deluxe Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper
Ulaanbaatar	CNY 2,041	CNY 1,310
Suha-Bator	CNY 2,380	CNY 1,499
Naushki	CNY 2,398	CNY 1,511
Ulan-Ude	CNY 2,849	CNY 1,793
Irkutsk	CNY 3,361	CNY 2,139
Krasnoyarsk	CNY 4,042	CNY 2,551
Novosibirsk	CNY 4,470	CNY 2,799
Omsk	CNY 4,770	CNY 2,985
Tyumen	CNY 5,077	CNY 3,173
Ekaterinburg	CNY 5,245	CNY 3,285
Perm	CNY 5,469	CNY 3,418
Moscow	CNY 6,080	CNY 3,793

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 spot due to exchange rate changes and other reasons.
3. The service fee of CNY 50 shall be paid.
 International railway tickets can be purchased from designated ticket counters at railway stations or from commissioned agencies like TCG. They are generally open for booking 30 days prior to departure for individual passengers and 60 days for group passengers. After booking, the tickets are released 10 days ahead of departure for individuals and 20 days ahead for groups.
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 This train started running on June 4th, 1959, along the branch of the well-known Trans-Siberian Railway. From then on, it has travelled over 26.1 million miles (42 million kilometers), equivalent to 1,000 circles of the earth, hence reputed as "No. 1 Train of China". In the early years, the passengers were mainly officials who went on business trips; in 1990s, with the development of border trade, businessmen became the major passengers. However, entering the 21st century, tourists prevail, whose aim is to appreciate scenery along the trail.

The facilities onboard offer no major differences from other regular trains of China, except that only deluxe soft sleeper carriages have air-conditioners while the other carriages are still heated by coal and cooled by fan. Also, two deluxe soft sleeper carriages share one toilets and shower facilities are not offered.
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 1. The train is not overcrowded, as with other China trains. It is not tiring and uncomfortable to take it. Besides, there are many magnificent views along the trail;
2. Regular passengers should apply for a Mongolian transit visa and a Russian visa before getting on board;
3. The hard sleepers are in separate lockable compartments which is not a big difference with soft sleepers on Chinese domestic routes.
4. Before leaving China at Erlian, the train's bogey will be changed to universal track width, (Chinese trains are narrower). Passengers can either stay on the train to watch the process or get off to have a rest in the waiting hall;
5. Compared with K19, which also heads for Moscow, K3 is suggested. There are several reasons: a) the deluxe soft sleepers of K3 are better-conditioned than K19; b) the duration of K3 is about one day less than K19; c) K19 enters Russia directly from Manzhouli, China and one cannot appreciate the scenery of Mongolia.

Other International Trains between China and nearby Countries

K23/K24: Beijing - Ulaanbaatar	K27/K28: Beijing - Pyongyang	T8701/T8702: Nanning - Hanoi
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: