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Train report: 00.22 Almaty to Urumqi 17th September. Apologies for the length of this post. Before I did this journey I was really keen for any info from this forum, so I'm including a lot of detail which I hope is useful for those also considering taking this train. Firstly, the train schedule. We ...

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Went to both Kaindy and Kolsai this week, with a guide. No request for passports at any checkpoint.

Hi all Uzbek railways now seems to accept at least Afrosiyob e-tickets on phones, not printed out. Today I travelled from Samarkand to Tashkent on the Afrosiyob, hadn't been able to print my ticket beforehand so went to the kasse in Samarkand on arrival from Tashkent to ask for printing of the retur...

Train report 006 Uzbek Railways Moscow to Tashkent Took this train leaving Moscow 22.40 1st September arriving Tashkent 16.50 local time 4th September. Accurate information about stops can be found on Russian railways website or tutu rail in advance. The train kept to perfect time at every station s...

An update on this - after about 24 hours the forever spinning Uzbek logo disappeared and I could see my order. I clicked electronic registration and was able to download pdf tickets. After another 24 hours I could see the charge on my credit card. So perhaps patience is the key! Despite all, I didn’...

Hi guys I seem to be experiencing a variation of the theme from previous posters... Looks like I've bought 2 tickets on the website, got through all stages and seemed to have paid. However, no email. Credit card not charged (yet). Go to My Orders on the website - there's an order number there, happy...

Thanks a lot for the replies. In the end I booked a flight from Moscow to Shanghai with Aeroflot. No problems at all with the visa and Aeroflot refunded within a couple of days after cancelling so all good. As a few have written above, I got the distinct impression they didn't pay much attention at ...

Hi there I found pass.rzd.ru incredibly easy to use and book tickets with. The man in seat 61 website has a good section on how to use it if you're unsure. Moscow to Almaty train indeed has stopped but I believe it's pretty easy to change at Astana. To get an early heads up on tickets I've used tutu...

Hi all On this topic - I’m planning on Moscow/Uzbekistan/Kazakhstan and then into China via Xinjiang, all by rail. So was planning to apply from London for the Chinese visa with cancellable flights London to Beijing, hotel etc. However I’ve now realised I’ve already got my Russian transit visa in my...

Would be really grateful for any recent reports for the Almaty to Ürümqi train - hoping to get it in early September so very interested to hear anyone’s experience recently!