Longest train services

This article lists longest passenger rail services that are currently scheduled and running directly between two cities. This list is not complete due to the complexity of various railway systems, its timetables and difference in schedule administration between countries. To keep the list simple, only services that are point-to-point direct between two cities are listed. Services that require railcar exchanges, coach changes, shunting or station transfers are not listed.

Top 50 train services, by distance

No	Origin (Country)	Destination (Country)	Train Name No	Operator Name	Distance (km)	No. of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time	Ref.
1	Moscow (Russia)	Pyongyang (North Korea)	99 / 100	Korean State Railway	10267	157	Bi-Monthly	206 hrs (~8.5 days)	[1]
2	Moscow (Russia)	Vladivostok (Russia)	1 / 2 and 99 / 100	Russian Railways	9289	58	Daily	144 hrs (~6 days)	[2]
3	Moscow (Russia)	Beijing (China)	19 / 20 (via Harbin)	Russian Railways	8984	33	Weekly	145 hrs (~6 days)	[3]
4	Moscow (Russia)	Beijing (China)	33 / 43 (via Ulaanbaatar)	Russian Railways	7826	33	Weekly	127 hours (~5.3 days)	[3]
5	Moscow (Russia)	Tommot (Russia)	323 / 76	Russian Railways	7318	97	3–4 times monthly	140 hrs (~5.8 days)	[4]
6	Kashgar	Yingtan			5166			72 h 39 min (3 days +)	[5]
7	Guangzhou (China)	Lhasa (China)	T264	China Railways	4980	10	Daily	54 hrs 30 mins (~2.5 days)	[2]
7	Shanghai (China)	Yining (China)	T206/3-T204/5	China Railways	4742	32	Daily	55 hrs 43 mins (~2.5 days)	[6]
8	Guangzhou (China)	Urumqi (China)	Z136/7-Z138/5	China Railways	4684	31	Daily	49 hrs 34 mins (~2 days)	[2]
9	Toronto (Canada)	Vancouver (Canada)	The Canadian 1 / 2	Via Rail	4466	66	Tri-weekly	86 h (~3.5 days)
10	Chicago (United States)	Los Angeles (United States)	Texas Eagle 21 / 22	Amtrak	4390	40	Tri-weekly	65 hrs 20 mins (~3 days)	[7]
11	Shanghai (China)	Lhasa (China)	T164	China Railways	4373	12	Daily	48 hrs 56 mins (2 days)	[2]
12	Sydney (Australia)	Perth (Australia)	The Indian Pacific	Great Southern Rail	4352	26	Bi-Weekly	65 hrs (2.5 days+)
13	Harbin (China)	Haikou (China)	Z114	China Railways	4283	29	Daily	46 hrs 54 mins (~2 days)	[2]
14	Dibrugarh (India)	Kanyakumari (India)	Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express / 15906	Indian Railways	4282	56	Weekly	82 hrs 15 mins (3+ days)
15	Moscow (Russia)	Dushanbe (Tajikistan)	319 / 320 and 329 / 330	Russian Railways	4272	24	Tri-weekly	96 hrs (~4 days)	[8]
16	Hangzhou (China)	Ürümqi (China)	K1595	China Railways	4168	34	Daily	55 hrs 50 mins
17	Changchun (China)	Kunming (China)	K2288	China Railways	4141	57	Daily	68 hrs 33 mins (~3 days)	[2]
18	Shanghai (China)	Urumqi (China)	T52	China Railways	4077	24	Daily	45 hrs 16 mins (2 days)	[2]
19	Moscow (Russia)	Almaty (Kazakhstan)	007	Russian Railways	4008	49	3–4 times a week	77 hrs (~3 days)	[9]
20	Emeryville (United States)	Chicago (United States)	California Zephyr 5 / 6	Amtrak	3924	32	Daily	51 hrs 20 mins (~2 days)	[10]
21	Katra (India)	Kanyakumari (India)	Himsagar Express/16318	Indian Railways	3787	73	Weekly	71 hrs 40 mins (~3 days)
22	Beijing (China)	Lhasa (China)	T27	China Railways	3753	9	Daily	43 hrs 51 mins (~2 days)	[2]
23	Moscow (Russia)	Andijan (Uzbekistan)	149 / 150	Russian Railways	3738	33	Weekly	72 hours (~3 days)	[11]
24	Moscow (Russia)	Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)	017 / 018	Russian Railways	3720	37	Bi-weekly	72 hours (~3 days)	[12]
25	Mangalore (India)	Jammu (India)	Navyug Express/16687	Indian Railways	3674	71	Weekly	68 hrs 5 mins (~3 days)
26	Harbin (China)	Guangzhou (China)	T238	China Railways	3647	22	Daily	37 hrs 33 mins (~1.5 days)	[2]
27	Chicago (United States)	Los Angeles (United States)	Southwest Chief 3 / 4	Amtrak	3645	31	Daily	41 hrs (~2 day)	[13]
28	Lianyungang (China)	Urumqi (China)	K1354	China Railways	3638	36	Daily	48 hrs 37 mins (~2 days)	[2]
29	Chicago (United States)	Portland (United States)	Empire Builder 27 / 28	Amtrak	3629	38	Daily	46 hrs (~2 day)	[14]
30	Tirunelveli (India)	Jammu (India)	Tirunelveli-Jammu Express/16787	Indian Railways	3628	70	Bi-weekly	69 hrs 25 mins (~3 days)
31	KSR Bengaluru (India)	New Tinsukia (India)	Yeshvantapur-Dibrugarh Express/15901	Indian Railways	3620	70	Weekly	68 hrs 15 mins (~3 days)
32	Thiruvananthapuram Kochuveli (India)	Amritsar (India)	Kochuveli Amritsar Superfast Express/12484	Indian Railways	3599	22	Weekly	61 hrs(~2.5 days)
33	Thiruvananthapuram Central (India)	Guwahati (India)	Thiruvananthapuram-Guwahati Express/12515	Indian Railways	3560	51	Weekly	65 hrs (~3 days)
34	Thiruvananthapuram Central (India)	Guwahati (India)	Thiruvananthapuram-Guwahati Superfast Express/12507	Indian Railways	3560	52	Weekly	63 hrs 15 mins
35	Chicago (United States)	Seattle (United States)	Empire Builder 7 / 8	Amtrak	3549	39	Daily	46 hrs (~2 day)	[14]
36	Chongqing North (China)	Harbin (China)	K1061	China Railways	3524	41	Daily	48 hrs 00 mins
37	Moscow (Russia)	Novy Urengoy (Russia)	11 / 12 and 109 / 110	Russian Railways	3513	37	Daily	63 hrs (~2.5 days)	[15]
38	Thiruvananthapuram Kochuveli (India)	Dehradun (India)	Kochuveli Dehradun Superfast Express/22659	Indian Railways	3465	25	Weekly	57 hrs 10 mins
39	Ernakulam Junction (India)	Barauni (India)	Raptisagar Express /12522	Indian Railways	3437	61	Weekly	60 hrs 40 mins
40	Thiruvananthapuram Kochuveli (India)	Chandigarh (India)	Kerala Sampark Kranti Express /12218	Indian Railways	3417	18	Weekly	56 hrs 05 mins
41	Moscow (Russia)	Nice (France)	017B / 018B	Russian Railways	3318	24	Weekly	50 hrs (2 days)
42	Moscow (Russia)	Tashkent (Uzbekistan)	005 / 006	Russian Railways	3315	29	Weekly	64 hrs (~2.75 days)	[16]
43	Moscow (Russia)	Karaganda (Kazakhstan)	083 / 084	Russian Railways	3282	36	3–4 times a week	58 hrs (~2.5 days)	[17]
44	Thiruvananthapuram Central (India)	Gorakhpur (India)	Raptisagar Express /12512	Indian Railways	3247	59	Tri-weekly	57 hrs 40 mins
45	Okha (India)	Guwahati (India)	Dwarka Express/15635	Indian Railways	3244	39	Weekly	67 hrs 40 mins
46	New Orleans (United States)	Los Angeles (United States)	Sunset Limited 1 / 2	Amtrak	3211	20	Tri-weekly	48 hrs (~2 day)	[18]
47	Okha (India)	Rameshwaram (India)	Okha-Rameshwaram Express/16734	Indian Railways	3194	39	Weekly	65 hrs (~2.7 day)	[2]
48	Wenzhou (China)	Harbin (China)	K553	China Railways	3137	43	Daily	42 hrs 56 mins
50	Moscow (Russia)	Paris (France)	23 / 24	Russian Railways	3169	20	Weekly	38 hours (~1.5 days)	[19]

Longest train services, by country, within the country

Table below lists trains operating nationally, within a country.

Africa

Egypt

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Alexandria	Aswan	No. 88 Special ("Isbani")	Egyptian National Railways	1100 km (approximate)	9	Daily	17 hrs

South Africa

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Pretoria	Cape Town	The Blue Train	Luxrail	1 600 km	7	weekly	28 hrs

Asia

China

All services are operated by China Railways.

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Distance	No.of Stops	Scheduled running time
Kashgar	Yingtan		5166 km		72 h 39 min (3 days +)
Guangzhou	Lhasa	Z264 / Z266	4980 km	10	54 h (2 days +)
Qiqihar	Ürümqi.S	K1084 / K1081	4818 km	40	62 h (2 days +)
Yining	Shanghai	T206 / T203	4742 km	32	54 h (2 days +)
Shenzhen	Urumqi.S	Z230 / Z231	4657 km	20	48 h 17 mins (2 days +)
Shanghai	Lhasa	Z164 / Z166	4373 km	12	48 h (2 days)
Harbin	Haikou	Z114 / Z112	4276 km	29	46 hrs 54 mins (~2 days)
Kunming	Urumqi	K1502 / K1503	4216 km	29	64 h (2 days +)
Hangzhou	Urumqi	K594 / K596	4168 km	35	56 h (2 days +)
Changchun	Kunming	K2288 / K2286	4141 km	57	68 hrs 33 mins (~3 days)
Shanghai	Urumqi	Z40 / Z42	4077 km	24	45 h (2 days)
Beijing	Lhasa	Z21 / Z22	3753 km	7	43 h (2 days)
Shenyang	Guangzhou	Z12 / Z14	3011 km	16	28 h (1 day)
Beijing	Nanning	G421 / G422 G529 / G530	2489 km	24	13 h 32min
Beijing	Shenzhen	G71 / G72	2400 km	17	10 h 16min
Shanghai	Shenyang	D196 / D194	2014 km	15	14 h

India

No	Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance[20]	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time	More information (in India)
1	Kanyakumari	Dibrugarh	Vivek Express/(15905/15906)	Indian Railways	4282 km	56	Weekly	80 hrs 15 min(~3.5 days)	Longest running train (by time & distance)
2	Kanyakumari	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	Himsagar Express/(16317/16318)	Indian Railways	3782 km	73	Weekly	71 hrs 56min(~3 days)	Second longest running train (by time & distance)
3	Mangaluru	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	Navyug Express/(16687/16688)	Indian Railways	3674 km	61	Weekly	68 hrs(~3 days)[21]	It travels through the most number of the states in India (14 states)

Japan

Origin city	Destination city	Train name/No	Operator name	Distance	No. of stops	Scheduled running time
Tokyo	Hakata	Nozomi	Central Japan Railway Company / West Japan Railway Company	1174.9 km	11	4 hrs 53 mins
Tokyo	Izumo	Sunrise Izumo	West Japan Railway Company / Central Japan Railway Company	953.6 km	17	12 hrs 11 mins
Shin-Osaka	Kagoshima	Mizuho	Kyushu Railway Company / West Japan Railway Company	911.2 km	7	3 hrs 44 mins
Tokyo	Hakodate	Hayabusa	Hokkaido Railway Company / East Japan Railway Company	862.5 km	5	4 hrs 2 mins
Tokyo	Takamatsu	Sunrise Seto	West Japan Railway Company / Central Japan Railway Company	804.7 km	11	9 hrs 27 mins

Russia

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Moscow	Vladivostok	Rossiya/002M/001M	Russian Railways	9289 km	58	Alternate days	144 hrs(~6 days)

South Korea

All services are operated by Korail.

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Cheongnyangni	Bujeon	1621–1624	483.1 km	18/31	Twice daily	7 ~ 8 hrs
Jeongdongjin (Gangneung)	Busan	1691/1692	480.5 km		Daily	7.9 hrs
Jeongdngjin (Gangneung)	Bujeon	1681/1682	453.5 km		Daily	7.9 hrs
Bujeon	Mokpo via Seogwangju	1951/1954	390.9 km	46	Daily	6.5 hrs
Dongdaegu	Yeongju via Daejeon	4301–4304	387.5 km	22	Twice daily	5.25 hrs

Taiwan

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Taipei	Hualien	51/52	Taiwan Railways Administration	752 km	17	daily	10 hours 30 mins

Thailand

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Bangkok	Singapore	951/952	Locomotive : SRT & KTMB / Service : E&O	1907 km	5	special deluxe excursion train	2days 3hrs 25mins
Bangkok	Su-ngai Kolok	37/38	SRT	1174 km	27	daily	20hrs 10mins
Bangkok	Su-ngai Kolok	171/172	SRT	1174 km	39	daily	21hrs 45mins
Bangkok	Butterworth	35/36	SRT	1147 km	23	daily	22hrs 10mins

Vietnam

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Hanoi	Ho Chi Minh City	TN1/TN2	Vietnam Railways	1726 km	39[22]	Daily	40 hrs 50 mins

Europe

Due to widespread availability of affordable air travel, train services in Europe are limited to distances that can be covered in a single day (or a single night), with very few exceptions. Services to and from Russia and Ukraine (traditionally targeted at poorer demographics) resisted longer, but these, too, have been reduced and reinvented in recent years. As of 2015, there are 3 services connecting Moscow with Western Europe, which are by far the longest ones on the European continent. These now feature luxurious sleeper cars and are targeted primarily at wealthier customers, with ticket prices well exceeding air fare. Most services connecting Kiev with Western Europe have been discontinued altogether (bad shape of Ukrainian railway infrastructure being a significant contributing factor), with one surviving daily train to Budapest, taking more than 24 hours to complete its journey.

Interestingly, the longest daytime journeys (i.e. not carrying couchette/sleeper cars) are taken by the Hamburg to Budapest service.

International services

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Moscow	Nice via Vienna	EN408/409	Russian Railways	3315 km[23]	17	weekly	47 hrs
Moscow	Paris via Berlin	EN23/453	Russian Railways	3169 km[23]	20	weekly	37 hrs, 30 mins
Moscow	Prague via Warsaw	EN404/405 Vltava	Russian Railways	2007 km	16	1–3 times a week	29 hrs 14 min
Moscow	Berlin	EN440/441	Russian Railways	approx. 1800 km	12	2 times a week	20 hrs 14 min
Stockholm	Narvik	93+94	SJ	1465 km	25	daily	20 hrs, 20 mins
Hamburg	Budapest via Berlin, Prague and Bratislava	EC172/173 Hungaria	DB, ČD, ZSSK, MÁV	1352 km	29	daily	14 hrs
Hamburg	Vienna via Hannover, Nuremberg and Linz	ICE26/27 (daytime) EN490/491 (overnight)	DB, ÖBB	approx. 1300 km	25 (daytime) 16 (overnight)	daily	10 hrs (daytime) 12 hrs, 10 mins (overnight)
Hamburg	Zürich via Berlin, Erfurt, Frankfurt (Main) and Basel	EN470/471	ÖBB Nightjet	approx. 1250 km	14	daily	13 hrs, 01 mins
Brussels	Nice	TGV9860/9828	SNCF	approx. 1285 km	14	daily	7 hrs, 15 mins
Amsterdam	Marseille	THA9926/9955	Thalys	approx. 1265 km	7	weekly	7 hrs, 15 mins
London	Marseille	EST9084/9087	Eurostar	approx. 1215 km	3	1–5 times a week	6 hrs, 26 mins
Vienna	Rome via Tarvisio, Venice (Mestre), and Florence	EN234/235	ÖBB	approx. 1200 km	16	5–7 times a week	13 hrs, 37 mins
Kiev	Budapest via Lviv	EN33/34 Latorca	MÁV, UZ	approx. 1200 km	21	daily	24 hrs, 13 mins
Paris	Venice via Milan	EN221	Thello	approx. 1100 km	8	daily	13 hrs, 36 mins
Madrid	Marseille via Barcelona	AVE9724/9731	Renfe	approx. 1100 km	13	daily	7 hrs, 45 mins
Paris	Barcelona via Montpellier	TGV9702/9706 TGV9711/9715	SNCF	approx. 1100 km	9	2 times a day	6 hrs, 30 mins
Zagreb	Frankfurt via Ljubljana, Villach, Salzburg, Munich, Stuttgart	EC212/EC213 Mimara	ÖBB	1021 km	31	daily	12 hrs 33 min
Hendaye/Irun	Lisbon	Trenhotel 00310/00313 IN310/313	Renfe, CP	approx. 1000 km	22	daily	13 hrs, 40 mins

Belgium

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Ostend	Eupen	IC01	NMBS/SNCB	250 km	11-12	15 daytime trains (Hourly from 04.40 AM – 6.40 PM) + 3 trains to Welkenraedt (245 km) (7.40 PM – 9.40 PM)	3 hrs, 2 mins

Bulgaria

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Sofia	Varna	2601	BDZ	543 km	10	4 daytime trains, 1 overnight train	7 hrs, 5 mins

Denmark

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time	Ref.
Copenhagen	Frederikshavn	Several daily trains	DSB	550 km	16–18	13	5 hrs, 29 mins	[24]

Finland

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time	Ref.
Helsinki	Kolari	R 263/270/272	VR	995 km	16	2 to 3 times a week	from 14 to 15 hrs	[25]

France

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Lille	Nice	various trains	SNCF	approx. 1200 km	13	2 daytime trains (TGV)	7 hrs, 35 mins

Germany

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Ostseebad Binz	Stuttgart	IC 2213	approx. 1100 km	23	daily	11 hrs, 58 mins

Italy

All services are operated by Trenitalia.

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Turin	Reggio Calabria	ICN1595	approx. 1500 km	26	2 to 3 times a week	18 hrs, 30 mins
Milan	Siracusa	ICN35785	approx. 1800 km	33	daily	19 hrs, 43 mins

Netherlands

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Vlissingen	Groningen	12685 (daily) 12618 (Saturday) 12622 (Sunday)	NS	425 km	33 (12685) 28 (12618 & 12622)	One or two through services daily. Served by two or three separated services twice per hour.	5 hrs, 20 mins (12685) 5 hrs, 8 mins (12618 & 12622)

Norway

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Bodø	Trondheim	471/472/475/476	NSB	728 km	27	Twice daily	9 hrs, 38 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

Russia

Only services within geographical Europe (i.e. not into Siberia) are listed in this subcategory.

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
St Petersburg	Vladikavkaz	121S	Russian Railways	approx. 2500 km	37	occasional	53 hrs

Spain

All services operated by Renfe

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Barcelona	Vigo	Trenhotel 00921/00922	approx. 1300 km	21	daily	14 hrs, 54 mins (00921) 15 hrs, 20 mins (00922)
Barcelona	A Coruña	Trenhotel 00921/00922	approx. 1200 km	21	daily	15 hrs (00921) 14 hrs, 55 mins (00922)
Barcelona	A Coruña	Alvia 00625/00626	approx. 1100 km	24	4 times a week	13 hrs, 20 mins (00625) 13 hrs (00626)

Sweden

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Göteborg	Luleå	91+92	SJ	1519 km	22	daily	17 hrs, 20 mins

Switzerland

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
St Gallen	Geneva Airport	IC706 among others	SBB	approx. 300 km	11	hourly	4 hrs, 14 mins

United Kingdom

Origin City	Destination	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time	Ref.
Aberdeen	Penzance	1V60	CrossCountry	1162 km	43	Daily	13 hrs 23 mins	[26]

North America

Canada

All services are operated by Via Rail.

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Toronto	Vancouver	The Canadian 1 / 2	4466 km	66	Tri-weekly	86 h (3.5 days)
Winnipeg	Churchill	693 / 692	1697 km	53	Bi-weekly	45 h (2 days)
Montreal	Halifax	The Ocean 14 / 15	1346 km	25	Tri-weekly	23 h 43 mins (1 day)

United States

All services are run by Amtrak.

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time	Ref.
Chicago	Los Angeles	Texas Eagle 421 / 422	4390 km	40	Tri-weekly	65 hrs 20 mins (~3 days)	[7]
Emeryville	Chicago	California Zephyr 5 / 6	3924 km	32	Daily	51 hrs 20 mins (~2 days)
Chicago	Los Angeles	Southwest Chief 3 / 4	3645 km	31	Daily	41 hrs (~2 day)	[13]
Chicago	Portland	Empire Builder 27 / 28	3629 km	38	Daily	46 hrs (~2 day)	[14]
Chicago	Seattle	Empire Builder 7 / 8	3549 km	39	Daily	46 hrs (~2 day)	[14]
New Orleans	Los Angeles	Sunset Limited 1 / 2	3211 km	20	Tri-weekly	48 hrs (~2 day)	[18]
New York	Miami	Silver Star 91 / 92	2449 km	36	Daily	36 hrs (~1.5 day)	[27]
New York	Miami	Silver Meteor 97 / 98	2235 km	31	Daily	28 hrs (~1 day)	[27]

South America

Argentina

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time	Ref.
Buenos Aires	Tucuman		Trenes Argentinos	1170 km	8	Bi-Weekly	26.5 hrs	[28]

Oceania

Australia

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Sydney	Perth	Indian Pacific	Great Southern Rail	4352 km	26	Bi-Weekly	65 hrs (2.5 days+)
Adelaide	Darwin	The Ghan	Great Southern Rail	2979 km	4	Bi-Weekly to Bi-Monthly	54 hrs
Brisbane	Cairns	Spirit of Queensland	Queensland Railways	1680 km	N/A	5 times per week	31 hrs

New Zealand

Origin City	Destination City	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	No.of Stops	Frequency	Scheduled running time
Auckland	Wellington	Northern Explorer 201 / 202	KiwiRail Scenic Journeys	682 km	7	3 times per week	11 hrs

Longest non-stop train services, by distance & country

Asia

China

No	Origin City(Country)	Destination City(Country)	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	Frequency	Running Time	Average Speed	Ref.
1	Beijing West (China)	Changsha Station (China)	Z17 / Z18	China Railway	1587 km	Daily	13hrs 11min	120 km/h

India

No	Origin City(Country)	Destination City(Country)	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	Frequency	Running Time	Average Speed	Ref.
1	Vadodara Junction (India)	Kota Junction (India)	Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express 12431/12432	Indian Railway	528 km	Tri-weekly	6hrs 50min	77 km/h	[29][30]

Europe

No	Origin City(Country)	Destination City(Country)	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	Frequency	Running Time	Average Speed	Ref.
1	St Pancras, London (United Kingdom)	Lyon (France)	9084 / 9087	Eurostar	910 km (approximately)	Once a week in winter and up to 5 times a week in summer.	4hrs 45min Southbound 5hrs 47min Northbound	190 km/h (approximately)	[31][32]

North America

United States

No	Origin City(Country)	Destination City(Country)	Train Name/No	Operator Name	Distance	Frequency	Running Time	Average Speed	Ref.
1	Lorton, Virginia (United States)	Sanford, Florida (United States)	Auto Train, 52/53	Amtrak	1376 km	Daily	17hrs 30min	79 km/h	[33]

Longest high-speed rail service

The China Railways G1276/7 and G1278/5 Harbin-Wuhan train (2446 km, 14 1/2 hours), which began service on December 10, 2014, became the longest high-speed rail service in the world.^[34] It overtook the G1202 Harbin-Shanghai (2421 km, 12 hours), which had set the previous record on December 28, 2012.^[34]

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