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Originally Posted by skyguy79
I have never traveled the TSR nor have any desire to ever do it, but I do have more than 40,000 rail miles under my belt, mostly US cross-country, and strongly recommend that you NOT take the train straight through. It's about 5,772 miles long and takes about 7 days (or more if it gets behind schedule) from start to finish. I'd say to give it at least two layovers during the trip.
 Here is a review of a trip that I'm sure you'll find interesting: Trans-Siberian Railway tour--Moscow to Vladivostok
Also, the TSR doesn't leave only once a week as you will see from this timetable: Trans-siberian trains timetable | Train tickets & Prices
If you wind up going, have a great trip and consider keeping notes so you can give us all a travelogue on your experiences! |
Skyguy79, thank you for your information, I appreciate all of it very much. Regarding your last sentence, I would keep notes of the trip. In fact, I once made a presentation to a group of people regarding my trip honoring Ernest Shackleton and Hiram Bingham. In 1909 both men made significant (or tried to make) significant discoveries. Shackleton shipwreck in the Antarctic before he could be the first to walk across Antarctic, and then initiated one of the most spectacular recoveries in maritime history, and Bingham discovered Machu Picchu. Incorporating both into a presentation was quite rewarding. Again, thank you for your good information.