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

    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

  • Across the plains

    Across the plains

    Somewhere in Russia

  • Looking for breakfast

    Looking for breakfast

    Balezino, Russia

  • We brake for nobody

    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

  • Thumbs up

    Thumbs up

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

    Somewhere in southern Siberia

  • Taking the helm

    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

    City on the edge of forever

    Life in the outskirts of the Gobi desert.

    Sainshand, Mongolia

  • Stocking up

    Stocking up

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

    Ulan-Ude, Russia