How to Book an International Ticket
International train tickets can be booked 40 days in advance. A deposit of 100 CNY is required for pre-booking but this will be returned to you when you buy your ticket. After pre-booking, passengers should pay for their tickets in full promptly otherwise the booking will be canceled automatically and the booking fee will not be returned. 
International Train (Beijing-Ulan Baton-Moscow)
A valid passport needs to be presented when buying an international ticket. Note that a service fee of 50 CNY will be charged.
Should a cancellation of an international train ticket be made 3 days ahead of the departure date, 90% of the fare will be returned. Should it be made within 3 days of departure, 80% of a sleeper fare will be charged as a cancellation fee.
For the international train, each adult is allowed to take at most 35 kilograms of baggage per person while children are allowed to take 15 kilograms each. The charge for excess weight is 100 Yuan per kilogram.
Train Schedule
International railways serve the routes to Ulan Bator (Mongolia), Moscow (Russia), Pyongyang (North Korea), Hanoi (Vietnam) and Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan). The train schedule of the international trains follows.
| Station | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Nights |
| Beijing | / | 7:45 | 0 |
| Datong | 13:51 | 14:15 | 0 |
| Erlian | 20:37 | 00:00 | 0 |
| Dzamyn-Ude | 00:25 | 01:40 | 1 |
| Ulan Bator | 13:15 | / | 1 |
| K23 departs from Beijing every Tuesday while K24 departs from Ulan Bator every Thursday. Note: K23-Beijing-Ulan Bator, K24—Ulan Bator—Beijing | |||
| Beijing—Ulan Bator—Moscow: K3/K4 | |||
| Station | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Nights |
| Beijing | / | 7:45 | 0 |
| Datong | 13:51 | 14:15 | 0 |
| Erlian | 20:37 | 00:00 | 0 |
| Ulan Bator | 13:15 | 13:50 | 1 |
| Ulan-Ude | 03:10 | 03:40 | 2 |
| Novosibirsk | 16:01 | 16:16 | 3 |
| Omsk | 23:39 | 23:54 | 3 |
| Sverdlovsk | 11:36 | 11:59 | 4 |
| Moscow | 14:28 | / | 5 |
| Note: K3 (Beijing—Moscow) runs every Wednesday while K4 (Moscow—Beijing) runs every Tuesday. | |||
| Station | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Nights |
| Beijing | / | 22:56 (Saturday) | 0 |
| Tianjin | 00:29 | 00:37 | 1 |
| Shenyang | 08:35 | 08:50 | 1 |
| Changchun | 12:03 | 12:10 | 1 |
| Harbin | 14:45 | 15:05 | 1 |
| Manzhouli | 03:47 | 07:01 | 2 |
| Chita | 20:32 | 20:57 | 2 |
| Irkutsk | 13:40 | 14:05 | 3 |
| Novosibirsk | 19:55 | 20:25 | 4 |
| Omsk | 03:28 | 03:43 | 5 |
| Sverdlovsk | 15:37 | 16:00 | 6 |
| Moscow | 18:31 | / | 6 |
| Note: K19 (Beijing—Moscow) runs every Sunday while K20 (Moscow--Beijing) runs every Friday. | |||
| Station | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Nights |
| Beijing | / | 17:30 | 0 |
| Shenyang | 03:25 | 03:40 | 0 |
| Dantong | 07:17 | 09:35 | 0 |
| Sinydju | 10:45 | 13:50 | 1 |
| Pyongyang | 19:30 | / | 1 |
| Note: Both K27 (Beijing—Pyongyang) and K28 (Pyongyang—Beijing) runs every Money, Wednesday and Sunday | |||
| Station | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Nights |
| Beijing West | / | 16:15 | 0 |
| Shijiazhuang | 19:01 | 19:03 | 0 |
| Zhengzhou | 22:50 | 22:56 | 0 |
| Wuchang | 03:54 | 04:02 | 1 |
| Changsha | 07:27 | 07:36 | 1 |
| Guilin | 14:42 | 14:49 | 1 |
| Tongcheng | 20:05 | 21:15 | 1 |
| Tongcheng | 02:40 | 03:50 | 2 |
| Hanio | 08:10 | / | 2 |
| Note: T5 (Beijing—Hanoi) runs every Thursday and Sunday while T6 (Hanoi—Beijing) runs every Tuesday and Friday. | |||
| Station | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Nights |
| Urumqi | / | 23:58 | 0 |
| Alashankou | 08:00 | 08:10 | 1 |
| Alma-Ata | 10:40 | / | 2 |
| Note: Both N955 (Urumqi—Alma-Ata) and N956 (Alma-Ata) depart every Monday and Saturday. | |||
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Q & A on International Trains
1.
Jan. 21,2010 14:08 Reply
Mr.tsahiur(Germany) said:
hey, does anybody know if Kazakstan accepts Visa for Russia?
2.
Jan. 10,2010 05:44 Reply
Mr.Bukovina(Romania) said:
Please, I want to know the price for train Beijing - Hanoi .
It is easy to buy a teaket to this train to train station or book to an agency.
Thanks
Jan. 16,2010 01:19
Mr.Mark(HK) replied:
hello, the train from Beijing to Hanoi does not run everyday and the schedule changes time to time. the price would be no more than 2000 chinese yuan. you'd better check with the international ticket window at Bejing Railway station.
3.
Dec. 22,2009 07:15 Reply
Mr.Mudrauskas(USA) said:
Does anybody know information about an Urumqi-Almaty train?
Dec. 26,2009 20:02
Mr.Lee(CN) replied:
hello,
The train from Urumqi to Almaty depart on every Monday and Saturday. It is N955, leaves at 23:58 and arrive at 07:40 the third day. Train fare is CNY571.00 one ticket.
4.
Nov. 22,2009 01:29 Reply
Mr.ali(china) said:
i want go korea from beijing so how to go by train?
what is the price?
Nov. 23,2009 08:04
Mr.Xia(CN) replied:
Ooh~ Is there any train to Korea from China? I though i can only go by flight or cruise.
Nov. 23,2009 08:19
Mr.Yee(CN) replied:
Hi Mr. Ali,
There is no train from Beijing to Korea.
Dec. 26,2009 19:29
Mr.grinsos(germany) replied:
although,there is existing a train connection to Pyongyang(North-Korea) from beijing 3 times /week,but if you intent to travel further to South Korea,I recommand you to take the plane,because from North to South Korea contemporary no train is running.I hoped to help you and wish you good luck for your travel!
5.
Dec. 9,2009 02:07 Reply
Mrs.Mussina(Kazakhstan) said:
what can you say about train from Urumqi to Astana (Kazakhstan)? How much is a ticket? how to buy a ticket?
Dec. 9,2009 09:18
Ms.Michal(Canada) replied:
The train from Urumqi to Astana runs only time a week. Depart on every Thu. at 23:58. And arrives at Astana at 00:25 on Sun. Altogether 1898 km. It cost CNY597 for hard sleeper and CNY955 for soft sleeper.
Hope it helps.