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International trains into and out of China

Last post by meithecatte « Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:56 pm
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by andrewm857 » Thu Jun 29, 2023 4:36 am

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I know the Vientiane - Kunming train is finally in service - has anyone seen or heard anything about the other routes? (ie Ürümqi - Almaty/Astana,...

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I’m also interested in the train from Beijing to Ulaabatar. As far as I know, international trains from/to China are still closed.

At least in the...

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Last post by meithecatte
Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:56 pm
International trains in 2024

Last post by sebhoff « Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:34 pm
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by Milad » Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:58 pm

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Seasoned train travelers may know that mid-December means international timetable change, which is approaching. I've just come across a good article...

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Interesting - the Belarusian train booking page currently lists a connection between Khujand and Dushanbe - running daily up until 23/11/23 (i.e....

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Last post by sebhoff
Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:34 pm
Atyrau to Tblisi via Astrakhan and Vladikavkaz

Last post by Jonesy « Tue Nov 21, 2023 2:09 pm
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by Jonesy » Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:37 pm

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Hello. I'm trying to piece together whether or not it's possible to do the above route using trains and buses. I know there's a train from Atyrau to...

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Thanks for the detailed reply, it’s very useful, esp the info about travel visas and whether or not the Russians will give without a pre-booked exit...

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Last post by Jonesy
Tue Nov 21, 2023 2:09 pm
Is the website of the Mongolian railways down? How do I book tickets?

Last post by meithecatte « Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:39 pm
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by meithecatte » Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:35 am

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I am trying to find information on the Ulaanbaatar – Erlian/Erenhot train. There's lots of news articles about the reopening, so it seems settled...

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Okay, the website was indeed down. I can now access it. Interestingly, stations outside of Mongolia are only listed in the destination dropdown.

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Last post by meithecatte
Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:39 pm
Samarkand-Khujand Train 359ж

Last post by sthbkma « Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:35 am

by sthbkma » Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:35 am

I've been researching this route from Samarkand to Khujand which I thought always left Samarkand on Mondays, is this true? When I check tutu.ru or...

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Last post by sthbkma
Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:35 am
Borjomi - Bakuriani railway

Last post by sthbkma « Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:32 am
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by Entenfang » Wed Feb 01, 2023 5:52 pm

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Hello everyone,

does anyone have information whether the narrow gauge railway from Borjomi to Bakuriani is working again? It seems that is was...

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Hello, I visited Borjomi and Bakuriani this July and visited both train stations and the Kukushka seems not to be running.

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Last post by sthbkma
Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:32 am
Almaty to Tashkent direct train

Last post by Jonesy « Tue Nov 14, 2023 7:45 pm
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by Jonesy » Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:02 am

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Hello. Does anyone have recent experience of taking the direct Almaty->Tashkent train? I'm thinking of doing it in February and wondered if anyone...

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Thanks @sebhoff, much appreciated.

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Last post by Jonesy
Tue Nov 14, 2023 7:45 pm
Trans siberian reservation 2024 - updated schedule

Last post by bdp « Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:29 pm
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by bdp » Tue Nov 07, 2023 3:39 pm

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Hi everyone. I'll visit Mongolia on July 2024 for the Nadaam and I'd like to arrive to Ulan Bator from China with the Trans Siberian (starting in...

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Hi Milan, I had no idea, thanks for your support!

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Last post by bdp
Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:29 pm
Uzbekistan Trains in Winter - Kupe class

Last post by not_so_tall « Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:39 pm
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by not_so_tall » Wed Oct 25, 2023 3:56 pm

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Hi all, I am new to this forum. I am planning a trip to Uzbekistan during Christmas this year. I plan to travel from Tashkent to Khiva via train. The...

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Thank you.

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Last post by not_so_tall
Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:39 pm
Aktau to Nukus by train

Last post by jannewer « Sat Oct 07, 2023 4:44 am
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by leela » Sun May 27, 2018 9:19 pm
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Contrary to what I'd read up to now, googling today has turned up that there's a train 309X direct to Nukus, daily (good news) that takes 32 hours...

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Did it about a week ago, everything still as described above :) Make sure you are in the train that crosses the border (from Beyneu to Nukus) at...
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Sat Oct 07, 2023 4:44 am
Bukhara to Khiva or Nukus - no availability

Last post by miguelsancha « Fri Sep 29, 2023 5:09 pm
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by miguelsancha » Sat Sep 23, 2023 7:16 pm
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I am getting frustrated about getting transport from Bukhara to Khiva in early november.

I see that if I select Samarkanda or Navoi as...

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Can someone from Uzbekistan call 1005 and ask why they don't sell from Bukhara till 15days in adv?
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Last post by miguelsancha
Fri Sep 29, 2023 5:09 pm
Bukhara to Dushanbe Train

Last post by HugoL « Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:15 pm
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by vbnmoig » Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:45 pm

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Hi all – just wondering if anyone has taken or heard of train route 319Ж (Volgograd-1 — Kulyab) from Bukhara to Dushanbe?

The route came up on...

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I took this train two days ago from Karshi to Dushanbe (having begun my journey from Samarkand).

The train can be found on the Belarusian booking...

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Last post by HugoL
Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:15 pm
Can't Reserve my train ticket

Last post by Lutnistas1969 « Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:33 am
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by ciliegio » Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:44 am

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Hello.

I am a solo traveler from Japan planning to visit Kazaghstan very soon.
I have been trying to reserve the train ticket from various website...

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Hi,
it really doesn't matter that you haven't Kazakh telefon number.
You can enter any number that looks like a Kazakh mobile phone number.
For...

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Last post by Lutnistas1969
Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:33 am
Bishkek to Balykchy by train - Reports, Q&A

Last post by alikat « Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:13 am
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by TravellerDeQuebec » Sat Jul 22, 2023 1:55 pm

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Hello everybody,

Please merge this thread into an existing one if it already exists. I searched and only found individual question threads about...

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Looks great. Can you share how and where you got the tickets?

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Last post by alikat
Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:13 am
best railway station dilijan national park to tbilisi

Last post by sebhoff « Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:25 pm
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by Lobo » Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:01 pm

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Hello,

after hiking in the Dilijan National Park we would like to continue by TRAIN to Tbilisi without returning to Jerevan.

Does anybody know if...

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As far as I know, that's all there is. There are no extra trains from Ayrum (or anywhere else) to Georgia.

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Last post by sebhoff
Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:25 pm
Almaty - Urumqi by train: reports, Q&A

Last post by Fra&Sim « Sun Jul 23, 2023 1:49 pm
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by Mikael » Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:44 am
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Took the train to Urumqi last week with my bike. The one leaving 00.20 Tuesday... so just after midnight Monday.

Train consisted only of Chinese...

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Hello,on different popular chinese websites selling train tickets you can read that this train is not running.
However there is a very simple trick...
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Last post by Fra&Sim
Sun Jul 23, 2023 1:49 pm
Buying Tickets on railways.kz

Last post by sebhoff « Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:30 pm
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by cornelloverfield » Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:29 pm

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I just tried to buy tickets on bilet.railways.kz but when I am prompted to add passenger details, it requires a Kazakh phone number. I'm not in...

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IIN is an Individual identification number . It's not relevant for foreigners who are not residents of Kazakhstan. You need to select Other foreign...

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Last post by sebhoff
Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:30 pm
Bishkek-Tashkent train: reports and Q&A

Last post by RollingTreeHouse « Sun Jul 09, 2023 9:46 pm
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by jmacdonald » Thu Jul 05, 2018 4:19 pm
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Hi everyone!
We recently travelled to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan and although we got a slightly different train I wanted to share our...

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Judging from my experience, you shouldn't have a problem getting tickets for trains to Kyrgyzstan from places like Shymkent, Taraz or Almaty even at...
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Last post by RollingTreeHouse
Sun Jul 09, 2023 9:46 pm
Turkish Trains

Last post by denizhoca « Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:55 pm

by denizhoca » Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:55 pm

Hi folks.
My first message in the forum. I am from Istanbul.
Any help and questions about Turkish trains you can ask.

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Last post by denizhoca
Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:55 pm
Electrical plugs on Uzbek and Kazakh railway stations

Last post by cle « Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:50 pm
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by cle » Sat Apr 15, 2023 3:46 pm

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Hello, I'd like to know if there are electrical plugs available for charging phones, etc. at Uzbek and Kazakh big railway stations? I'd be having...

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Nice to know that you can tip these people. Thanks for your reply.

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Last post by cle
Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:50 pm
New Railway Baku-Tiblisi-Kars (Turkey)

Last post by Milad « Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:39 am
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by lissie45 » Mon Mar 20, 2017 3:08 am
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OK so I'm a train nerd but this is interesting! Sounds like there is going to be a new railway connecting Georgia and Turkey - coming on stream...

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No. As long as the Azeri land border is closed, it's quite clear that nothing will happen. If it opens, wait and see.
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Last post by Milad
Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:39 am
No more platzkart tickets on Uzbek trains?

Last post by sebhoff « Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:29 am

by sebhoff » Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:29 am

I noticed that it no longer seems to be possible to book platzkart tickets on Uzbek trains. Surely they haven't got rid of them? Does anyone have any...

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Last post by sebhoff
Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:29 am
China, kyrgyz uzbek railway.

Last post by Jealgu « Sun Sep 18, 2022 3:54 pm

by Jealgu » Sun Sep 18, 2022 3:54 pm

Agreements on a feasibility study for a railroad connecting China and Uzbekistan through Kyrgyzstan, in case someone is interested.

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Last post by Jealgu
Sun Sep 18, 2022 3:54 pm
Custom Declaration on TRAINS in OZ/TJ/KZ

Last post by RollingTreeHouse « Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:39 am
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by Chair » Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:31 pm

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Hi,

In 3 weeks i am going to make more than 20 train connections starting from Kazakstan - uzbekistan-tajiksitan- and then kyrgystan by bus.

All...

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I've been asked by Uzbek customs how much money I had, probably because they had a lot of time due to there not being many passengers on the...

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Last post by RollingTreeHouse
Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:39 am
GPS loggers in trains?

Last post by sebhoff « Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:11 pm
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by sebhoff » Sat Aug 27, 2022 12:11 pm

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I know it's a long shot, but I'll try anyway...:
Does anyone here have experience in logging train trips with a GPS logger (e.g. and if yes, have you...

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Thanks a lot - yes, that kind of confirms my (negative) expectations!
Sebastian

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Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:11 pm

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