If you travel across Russia to Mongolia you might find the idea of saving $100 and 5 hours in one smart move from Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar. If you take a direct train from Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar it will cost you around 5000 rubles. They don't sell 3d class for this direction, so you will have to get a 'koope'.
So what you can do is to take a train to Ulan-Ude, and then take a bus to Ulaanbaatar. The train will cost you 700 rubles, and the bus will be 1200 rubles. So totaly you save about 3000 rubles on this transfer. But you have to book your bus tickets in advance. This you can do here on our website, take a look at menu on the right.
Also, if you want to learn how to buy train tickets in Russia online with no commission at the same price as at the station, then please take a look at Train tickets explained page.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly by phone, text or email.
Old blog about Lake Baikal that hasn't been updated for many years.
Showing posts with label trans siberian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trans siberian. Show all posts
November 24, 2011
November 23, 2011
Buy train tickets online in Russia
We've created a page specially for you, so you can learn about getting your russian rail road tickets done online. It is in our site's menu.
So, could you please help us to make it better. It is hard work without your support, so please, lets do this, it will be a great input into helping the organization to create better service. Thank you.
So, could you please help us to make it better. It is hard work without your support, so please, lets do this, it will be a great input into helping the organization to create better service. Thank you.
November 20, 2010
Gold on the Bottom Myth?
During the Russian Revolution and subsequent Russian Civil War huge quantities of the former Tsar’s fortune went missing across Russia. More than 1,600 tonnes of gold was allegedly in the possession of White leader Admiral Kolchak, and legend has it that the gold was lost as his men tried to transport it across a frozen Lake Baikal.
The more widely accepted version of events is that the gold was being transported across the frozen lake in a train (after all, 1,600 tonnes is a lot to carry!). This isn’t quite as fanciful an idea as it sounds – the ice on Baikal is very thick during the winter and it was quite common for temporary rail lines to be laid across the ice, particularly during times of war. However, occasionally, the ice would collapse under the weight of a train, leading to disaster, and it appears that this may be what happened to one of Kolchak’s trains.
Read more about this on Siberian Light
The more widely accepted version of events is that the gold was being transported across the frozen lake in a train (after all, 1,600 tonnes is a lot to carry!). This isn’t quite as fanciful an idea as it sounds – the ice on Baikal is very thick during the winter and it was quite common for temporary rail lines to be laid across the ice, particularly during times of war. However, occasionally, the ice would collapse under the weight of a train, leading to disaster, and it appears that this may be what happened to one of Kolchak’s trains.
Read more about this on Siberian Light
November 12, 2010
Ride Trans Siberian
New Project from Russian Rail Ways and Google Maps. On this video you can see lake Baikal part of trans siberian.
Take the full Trans Siberian here.
Take the full Trans Siberian here.
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