Paris, the capital of sunny France, can be reached from Russia not only by plane, but also by a comfortable train. Direct flight Moscow - Paris runs from December 12, 2011.
general information
The first train to Paris from Moscow left at the beginning of the 19th century and traveled until 1994. At the present time, interest in this direction began to grow and in 2007 a train with a direct car began to run. The train went to Berlin, where the corresponding carriage was uncoupled for the Berlin-Paris route. A direct flight from Moscow began operating recently, in 2011. In winter, the train starts three times a week, in summer - five times.
Transport starts from the Belorussky railway station in Moscow. The station is located on pl. Tverskoy Zastava, 7. On a single reference phone +7 (800) 775 00 00 you can find out about the days of running of the interested route.
The distance between the capitals of the two states is approximately 3200 km. This is the second largest European rail route in Russia, after the Moscow - Nice route. The road runs through countries such as Belarus, Poland and Germany.
The average train speed is up to 200 km / h. In addition to ordinary cars, the transport includes luxury cars and a dining car. There is also a salon bar.
Trains Moscow - Paris
During summer, from June to September, the train departs weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. In winter, from October to May, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday of each week.
Train 23/34 departs from Belorussky railway station at 07:36 and arrives in Paris the next day at 20:31 Moscow time. The travel time is therefore 1 day 14 hours. For the purchase of tickets, Russian Railways offers various fares and discounts. Children under 4 years old travel free of charge when accompanied by an adult passenger and without providing a separate seat. If you need a seat, you can issue a child ticket. Children's ticket is sold with a 50% discount for ages from 4 to 12 years old with a seat. All fares and ticket prices can be found on the moscow-paris.ru website.
Taking the train, you can see other equally amazing cities on the way to the romantic city. The train passes through Smolensk, Minsk, Brest, Warsaw, Poznan, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Hanover, Strasbourg Ville. And between the cities you can contemplate the amazing landscapes of Europe.
The train arrives in Paris at the Vostochny train station, which is located in the 10th district in the north-south of the city. This station is a landmark of Paris, because it is one of the oldest and largest railway stations in the country.
