Trans-Siberian - From Moscow to Beijing

A journey across the width of Russia, the plains of Mongolia and the valleys of China.

  • Leave in silence

    It's cold and dark and we are about to embark on the Trans-Siberian, the longest railway line in the world going from Moscow to Beijing.

    Yaroslavsky station, Moscow

  • Na zdorovie

    Sharing meals on the train - the Russian way.

    Somewhere in Russia

  • Looking for breakfast

    Balezino, Russia

  • From Russia with love

    Each train wagon has a provodnitsa who is caretaker, manager and executioner at the same time. Don't make her angry or she will turn the heat off.

    Kirov, Russia

  • We brake for nobody

    Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world, holding 20 percent of the world's total fresh water. It's also the oldest lake in the world, more than 25 million years old.

    Sunrise at Lake Baikal, Russia

  • Across the plains

    As the train starts to go south towards Mongolia the endless birch forests are replaced by grass.

    Somewhere in Russia

  • Thumbs up

    Heading south and it's finally getting a bit warmer.

    Somewhere in southern Siberia

  • Stocking up

    The train needs a lot of coal, which came with a fog.

    Ulan-Ude, Russia

  • Taking the helm

    This town has a statue of the first Mongolian cosmonaut standing in the square. It was also once home to the largest Soviet military air base in Mongolia, but today it's mostly a ghost town.

    Choir, Mongolia

  • City on the edge of forever

    People actually live out here in the outskirts of the Gobi desert.

    Sainshand, Mongolia