Longest train journeys

This article list longest passenger rail services currently operating and running directly between two cities. It is a collation list of train services and routes that are stopping and non-stop from a distance and time perspective.

Contents

Records

Trains operated by Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway holds the record for maximum number of long distance passenger trains.

The longest train journey without changing is the twice monthly through-coach Moscow - Pyongyang via Khasan, Tumangan = 10,175 km in 210 h 20 min.

Longest train services

The following table lists the world's longest non-stop train routes in distance order and per country.

Top 30 trains services, by distance

No Origin City
(Country)		 Destination City
(Country)		 Train Name
No		 Operator Name Distance No. of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
1 Moscow
(Russia)		 Vladivostok
(Russia)		 Rossiya
002		 Russian Railways 9259 km 67 Alternate days 178 hrs (~7 days)
2 Moscow
(Russia)		 Beijing
(China) via Harbin		 Vostok
020Щ / 019Ч		 Russian Railways/China Railways 8984 km 44 Weekly 144 hrs (6 days)
3 Moscow
(Russia)		 Beijing
(China) via Ulan Bator		 43 / 33 Russian Railways/Mongolian Raiways/China Railways 7826 km 33 Weekly 131 hrs (5 days +)
4 Guangzhou Lhasa (Tibet) T264 Qing-Tibet Rail 4980 km 10 Daily 54.5 hrs(2.25 days)
5 Toronto
(Canada)		 Vancouver
(Canada)		 The Canadian
1 / 2		 Via Rail 4466 km 66 3-Weekly 86 h (3.5 days)
6 ShangHai Lhasa (Tibet) T164 Qing Tibet Railway 4373 km 12 Daily 48 hrs 56 mins(2 days)
7 Sydney
(Australia)		 Perth
(Australia)		 The Indian Pacific Great Southern Railway 4352 km 26 Bi-Weekly 65 hrs(2.5 days+)
8 Dibrugarh (Assam, India) Kanyakumari Vivek Express/15906 Indian Railways 4286 km 52 Weekly 82 hrs 40 mins(3.5 days)
9 Shanghai Urumqi T52 LongHai Railway 4077 km 24 Daily 45 hrs 16 mins(2 days)
10 Emeryville
USA		 Chicago
USA		 California Zephyr/5 Amtrak 3924 km 32 Daily 52hrs(2 days+)
11 Jammu (Jammutavi) Kanyakumari Himsagar Express/16318 Indian Railways 3715 km 71 Weekly 70 hrs 15 mins (~3 days)
11(a) Mangalore) Jammu Navyug Express/16687 Indian Railways 3609 km 71 Weekly 68 hrs 5 mins (~3 days)[1]
12 Yeswanthpur (Bangalore) Dibrugarh DIBRUGARH Express/15901 Indian Railways 3578 km 70 Weekly 68 hrs 15 mins (~3 days)[2]
13 Tirunelveli Jammu TEN JAMMU Express/16787 Indian Railways 3561 km 70 Biweekly 69 hrs 25 mins (~3 days)[3]
14 Thiruvananthapuram Guwahati GUWAHATI Express/12515 Indian Railways 3552 km 70 Weekly 65 hrs(~3 days)[4]
15 Dehradun Kochuveli Railway Station(Thiruvananthapuram) DDN KCVL SUP Express/12288 Indian Railways 3459 km 70 Weekly 57 hrs 30 mins [5]
16 Ernakulam Barauni RAPTISAGAR Express/12522 Indian Railways 3441 km 61 Weekly 60 hrs 40 mins [6]
17 Chandigarh Kochuveli Railway Station(Thiruvananthapuram) KERLA SAMPARK KRANTI Express/12218 Indian Railways 3415 km 70 Weekly 53 hrs 50 mins [7]
18 Moscow
(Russia)		 Nice
(France)		 017B / 018B Russian Railways 3318 km 24 Weekly 50 hrs (2 days)
19 Thiruvananthapuram Gorakhpur RAPTISAGAR Express/12512 Indian Railways 3251 km 59 Triweekly 57 hrs 40 mins [8]
20 Shenyang Guangzhou East Station T12 ShenYang Railway Bureau 3011 km 16 Daily 28 hrs 02 mins
21 Adelaide
(Australia)		 Darwin
(Australia)		 The Ghan Great Southern Railway 2979 km 4 Bi-Weekly 48 hrs
22 Chennai
(India)		 Delhi
(India)		 Tamilnadu Express / 12622
 Indian Railways 2184 km 9 Daily 32 Hrs 45 Mins
23 Moscow
(Russia)		 Budapest
(Hungary)		 Tissa
015В / 016Ш		 Russian Railways 2109 km 29 Daily 37 hrs
24 Shenyang Shanghai D198 ShenYang Railway Bureau 2024 km 15 Daily 14 hrs 39 mins
25 Winnipeg
(Canada)		 Churchill
(Canada)		 693 / 692 Via Rail 1697 km 53 2-Weekly 45 h (2 days)
26 Brisbane
(Australia)		 Cairns
(Australia)		 The Sunlander Queensland Railways 1680 km N/A 3 times per week 30 hrs
27 Palermo
(Italy)		 Turin
(Italy)		 1944 Trenitalia 1564 km N/A daily 22 hrs, 13 mins
28 Osaka
(Japan)		 Sapporo
(Japan)		 Twilight Express West Japan Railway Company 1495.7 km,1508.5 km 17 special 22 hrs 45 mins
29 Aberdeen
(United Kingdom)		 Penzance
(United Kingdom)		 N/A CrossCountry 1162 km 33 Daily 13 hrs 20 mins

Longest trains services, by country

Africa

Asia

China

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Beijing Moscow (Russia) 003 Trans-Siberian Rail 7622 km 33 Weekly 127 h (5 days +)
Guangzhou Lhasa (Tibet) T264 / T266 China Railways 4980 km 10 Daily 54 h (2 days +)
Shanghai Lhasa (Tibet) T164 / T166 China Railways 4373 km 12 Daily 48 h (2 days)
Hangzhou Urumqi K594 / K596 China Railways 4168 km 35 Daily 56 h (2 days +)
Shanghai Urumqi T52 / T54 China Railways 4077 km 24 Daily 45 h (2 days)
Beijing Lhasa (Tibet) T27 / T28 China Railways 3753 km 7 Daily 43 h (2 days)
Shenyang Guangzhou T12 / T14 China Railways 3011 km 16 Daily 28 h (1 day)
Shanghai Shenyang D196 / D194 China Railways 2014 km 15 Daily 14 h

India

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Dibrugarh Kanyakumari Vivek Express/15906 Indian Railways 4286 km 52 Weekly 82 hrs(~3.5 days)
Jammutavi Kanyakumari Himsagar Express/6318 Indian Railways 3715 km 71 Weekly 71 hrs(~3 days)
Mangalore Jammu Navyug Express/16687 Indian Railways 3609 km 71 Weekly 70 hrs(~3 days)[9]
Yeswanthpur (Bangalore) Dibrugarh DIBRUGARH Express/14034 Indian Railways 3578 km 70 Weekly 70 hrs(~3 days)[10]
Tirunelveli Jammu TEN JAMMU Express/16787 Indian Railways 3561 km 70 Biweekly 70 hrs(~3 days)[11]
Thiruvananthapuram Guwahati GUWAHATI Express/12515 Indian Railways 3552 km 70 Weekly 70 hrs(~3 days)[12]
Dehradun Kochuveli Railway Station(Thiruvananthapuram) DDN KCVL SUP Express/12288 Indian Railways 3459 km 70 Weekly 70 hrs(~3 days)[13]
Ernakulam Barauni RAPTISAGAR Express/12522 Indian Railways 3441 km 61 Weekly 62 hrs(~3 days)[14]
Chandigarh Kochuveli Railway Station(Thiruvananthapuram) KERLA S KRANTI Express/12218 Indian Railways 3415 km 70 Weekly 70 hrs(~3 days)[15]
Chennai Delhi Tamilnadu Express/12622 Indian Railways 2184 km 9 Daily 32 hrs 45 mins (~2 days)[16]

Japan

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Osaka Sapporo Twilight Express West Japan Railway Company 1495.7 km,1508.5 km 17 special 22 hrs 45 mins

Russia

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Moscow Vladivostok Rossiya/2 Trans-Siberian Rail 9259 km 67 Alternate days 178 hrs(~7 days)
Moscow (Russia) Beijing (China) 003 Trans-Siberian Rail 7622 km 33 Weekly 127 hrs(5 days+)

Europe

France

Germany

Italy

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Palermo Turin 1944 Trenitalia 1564 km N/A daily 22 hrs, 13 mins

Romania

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Constanta Satu Mare 1840 CFR 902 km 32 daily 19 hrs, 11 mins

United Kingdom

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Aberdeen Penzance N/A CrossCountry 1162 km 33 Daily 13 hrs 20 mins

North America

Canada

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Toronto Vancouver The Canadian
1 / 2		 Via Rail 4466 km 66 3-Weekly 86 h (3.5 days)
Winnipeg Churchill 693 / 692 Via Rail 1697 km 53 2-Weekly 45 h (2 days)

USA

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Emeryville Chicago California Zephyr/5 Amtrak 3924 km 32 Daily 52hrs(2 days+)

South America

Oceania

Australia

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Sydney Perth The Indian Pacific Great Southern Railway 4352 km 26 Bi-Weekly 65 hrs(2.5 days+)
Adelaide Darwin The Ghan Great Southern Railway 2979 km 4 Bi-Weekly 48 hrs
Brisbane Cairns The Sunlander Queensland Railways 1680 km N/A 3 times per week 30 hrs

Top Non-stop trains services, by distance & country

No Origin City(Country) Destination City(Country) Train Name/No Operator Name Distance Frequency Scheduled running time

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