World’s longest railway covers 5,000 miles but UK tourists warned ‘not to travel’ | World | News

Starting in Moscow, visitors travel west to Vladimir in just two and a half hours.

Founded in 995, Vladimir was the capital of medieval Russia and contains UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Next up is Nizhny Novgorod followed by Kirov, Perm, Yekaterinburg and Tyumen.

A day later, the train will head to Omsk, Novosibirsk, the most populous city in Siberia.

Next up is the towering mountains of Krasnoyarsk and the eastern Siberian city of Angarsk.

Irkutsk is one of the most popular stops during the route with the famous Lake Baikal located just 45 miles away.

This is the oldest existing freshwater lake on Earth and the deepest rift lake in the world and a must-see for visitors to Siberia.

The trip concludes with a run through Baikalsk, Ulan-Ude, Chita, Birobidzhan, and Khabarovsk before arriving in Vladivostok.

The journey is popular with tourists with many regarding the train line as a bucket list tour for backpackers.

Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, the route is still operational with two services leaving Moscow’s Yatislavsky Station on most days.

However, UK tourists have been urged not to travel to Russia meaning many Britons could miss out on exploring the route,

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Domestic Office has issued a warning stressing that the country may not be safe for visitors.

They said: “FCDO advises against all travel to Russia due to the risks and threats from its continuing invasion of Ukraine, including: security incidents, such as drone attacks, in parts of the country, lack of flights to return to the UK, limited ability for the UK government to provide support.

“There is also a high likelihood terrorists will try to carry out attacks, including in major cities.”