Russian Railways announced the launch of direct trains from Beijing to Irkutsk.
Direct train flights from Beijing to Russia will resume after a six-year hiatus. Russian Railways reported this.
Trains from Beijing to Irkutsk will start operating on November 25, 2026. A flight against Mayrkotsk will take off for the first time on November 28.
Train No. 3/4 will operate once a week: leaving Beijing on Wednesdays at 7.27 local time, stopping in Ulaanbaatar on Thursdays at 14.35 and arriving in Irkutsk on Fridays at 14.55. The train will leave Irkutsk on Saturdays at 6.58 local time, stop in Ulaanbaatar on Sundays at 6.38 and arrive in Beijing on Mondays at 14.35.
In the past, a direct international train Moscow - Beijing with stops in Irkutsk and Ulaanbaatar already traveled between the capitals of Russia and China. But rail communication between the capitals of the two superpowers was suspended in February 2020 due to the Corona epidemic.