East West Tours
Nordic Saga Tours
Siberian Express
There are 4 categories of accommodation on the Grand Trans-Siberian Express:
- Standard Economy - 4 persons per cabin
- Standard Plus - 1 or 2 persons per cabin
- Deluxe Silver - 1 or 2 persons per cabin, private shower, and toilet en suite
- Deluxe Gold - 1 or 2 persons per cabin, private shower, and toilet en suite
Our private train on some sections will be attached to regular scheduled trains, on some
other parts will be hauled by its own locomotive.
The entire train is no-smoking.
Between Ulaanbaatar and Beijing or vice versa, there are 2 travel options:
Option 1: for those looking for more comfort and sightseeing opportunities.
The flight between Ulaanbaatar and Beijing or vice versa by modern Boeing 737 aircraft
takes only 2 hours and allows you to see more sightseeing highlights in both cities, e.g., the
National Historical Museum in Ulaanbaatar and the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
Option 2: for train enthusiasts who wish to travel by train throughout
The train journey on board chartered sleeping cars of a regular train takes about 30 hours
(1 night). Only Standard Economy and Standard Plus accommodation is available in this
section. The train crosses Gobi Desert during day time and is air-conditioned.
Restaurant Cars
There are restaurant cars on the train that serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner as part of the full board
service to all passengers of the Grand Trans-Siberian Express. Local cuisine is part of the menu:
Russian cuisine in Russia and Mongolia, Chinese cuisine in China. During sightseeing tours in the
cities, local meals are served in the specially selected restaurants.
Lounge
The lounge is the most popular place of the train and open to all passengers until late. Come, sit
down, enjoy the scenery passing by the window and relax while having a drink and listening to the
piano entertainment after dinner.
Lecture Area
In the lecture area, part of the lounge or a restaurant car, your tour escorts hold lectures about the
history, geography, economy, and daily life of the regions visited. On some evenings we show films
about Russia, Mongolia, and China. Also, your tour escorts offer a language course introducing the
Russian language to you.
Deluxe Gold Cabins
For those looking for the greatest comfort
1 or 2 persons per cabin
Deluxe Gold sleeping cars offer the most spacious and comfortable type of accommodation on our
private train. Deluxe Gold cabins have a private toilet, washbasin and a spacious shower cabin en
suite. Each cabin offers 1 lower and 1 upper bed, a table at the window, a chair opposite the beds,
a small wardrobe and storage space. Euro-Sockets for 220 V are in each cabin, capable of razors,
loading mobile phones, cameras, and notebooks. The cars are air-conditioned (individual control).
The air condition operates only during the time the train is moving.
Deluxe Gold sleeping cars have only 5 cabins each and may be booked for double or single-use.
Deluxe Gold cabin dimensions:
Cabin 2,00 x 3,50 m = 7,0 sqm
Lower bed 120 x 185 cm
Upper bed 80 x 185 cm
Deluxe Silver Cabins
For those looking for great comfort
1 or 2 persons per cabin
Deluxe Silver sleeping cars offer slightly smaller cabins than on Deluxe Gold cars. Deluxe Silver cabins
have a private toilet, washbasin and "wet-room" style shower en suite. Each cabin offers 1 lower
and 1 upper bed, a table at the window, a chair opposite the beds, a small wardrobe and storage
space. Euro-Sockets for 220 V are in each cabin, capable of razors, loading mobile phones, cameras,
and notebooks. The cars are air-conditioned (individual control). The air condition operates only
during the time the train is moving.
Deluxe Silver sleeping cars have only 6 cabins each and may be booked for double or single-use.
Deluxe Silver cabin dimensions:
Cabin 2,00 x 2,70 m = 5,4 sqm
Lower bed 110 x 185 cm
Upper bed 80 x 185 cm
Standard Plus Cabins
The most popular category
1 or 2 persons per cabin
Standard Plus, as well as Deluxe Silver, is the most popular type of accommodation on our private
train. Standard Plus cabins are equipped with 2 lower beds and 2 upper beds. While only the two
lower beds are used for sleeping, the two upper beds can be used as additional storage for luggage
– or they can be folded away. 2 Toilets and washbasins for common use are situated either at each
end of Standard Plus sleeping car, or they are both at one end. The sleeping cars are air conditioned
(central control). The air condition operates only during the time the train is moving. Sockets for
220 V are available in each cabin, capable for razors, loading mobile phones, cameras and
notebooks. Standard Plus cars offer 9 cabins each and may be booked for double or single-use.
Daily shower facilities are guaranteed.
If you travel eastbound Moscow – Beijing: Shower facilities are available in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk,
Irkutsk, Ulaanbaatar and Beijing in your hotel rooms where you stay overnight. In addition to that hotel day rooms for
showers are at your disposal during stops in Krasnoyarsk and Ulan Ude (one day room per cabin).
If you travel westbound Beijing – Moscow: Shower facilities are available in Beijing, Ulaanbaatar, Irkutsk, Yekaterinburg
and Moscow in your hotel rooms where you stay overnight. In addition to that hotel day rooms for showers are at your
disposal during stops in Ulan Ude, Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk (one day room per cabin).
Therefore on both tours, you have guaranteed access to showers in your hotel room every day during the entire journey.
Standard Plus cabin dimensions:
Cabin 2,00 x 2,00 m = 4,0 sqm
Beds 65 x 185 cm
Standard Economy Cabins
The budget way of traveling 3 or 4 persons per cabin
This category is popular with those looking for the most economical way of traveling and is usually
booked by families with children or friends traveling together. Standard Economy sleeping cars are
equipped with 2 lower beds and 2 upper beds. 2 Toilets and washbasins for common use are
situated either at each end of Standard Plus sleeping car, or they are both at one end. The sleeping
cars are air-conditioned (central control). The air condition operates only during the time the train
is moving. Sockets for 220 V are available in the cabins, capable of razors and loading mobile phones,
cameras and notebooks. The Standard Economy sleeping cars offer 9 cabins each and may be
booked only by 3 or 4 passengers traveling together. In the hotels the 4 passengers are staying in 2
double rooms, 3 passengers are staying in 1 double and 1 single room.
Daily shower facilities are guaranteed.
If you travel eastbound Moscow – Beijing: Shower facilities are available in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk,
Irkutsk, Ulaanbaatar and Beijing in your hotel rooms where you stay overnight. In addition to that hotel day rooms for
showers are at your disposal during stops in Krasnoyarsk and Ulan Ude (one day room per cabin).
If you travel westbound Beijing – Moscow: Shower facilities are available in Beijing, Ulaanbaatar, Irkutsk, Yekaterinburg
and Moscow in your hotel rooms where you stay overnight. In addition to that hotel day rooms for showers are at your
disposal during stops in Ulan Ude, Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk (one day room per cabin).
Therefore on both tours, you have guaranteed access to showers in your hotel room every day during the entire journey.
Standard Economy cabin dimensions:
Cabin 2,00 x 2,00 m = 4,0 sqm
Lower beds 65 x 185 cm
Upper beds 65 x 185 cm