Beginning in Moscow, the railway rolls through the Ural mountains and the vastness of Siberia, and after a week you will step out in the Russian Far East, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, at Vladivostok. There’s no right way to take the route – hop off at Lake Baikal or Ulan Ude, connect to the next train heading to Beijing or ride it the reverse way!
Most travellers begin in Moscow due to ease of access. Trans-Siberian high season runs May-September.