This article is about the trains with the longest routes. For trains with the most cars or meters, see
Longest trains .
This article lists the 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, their 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.
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No. Origin Destination Train Name Operator Name Distance (km) No. of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. 1 Moscow (Russia) Vladivostok (Russia) Rossija 1 / 2 Russian Railways 9,300 140 Daily 164 hrs (~7 days) [1] 2 Moscow (Russia) Vladivostok (Russia) 61 / 62 Russian Railways 9,259 81 4 times a week 147 hrs (~6 days) [2] 3 Kislovodsk (Russia) Neryungri (Russia) 97 Russian Railways 7,963 122 Every other day 150 hrs (~6 days) [3] 4 Chita (Russia) Imeretinsky Kurort (Adler ) (Russia) 269 Russian Railways 7,504 95 3 times a week (in Summer) 140 hrs (~6 days) [4] 5 Chita (Russia) Anapa (Russia) 69 (additional carriage) Russian Railways 7,070 109 Daily 135 hrs (~5.5 days) [5] 6 Moscow (Russia) Neryungri (Russia) 82 (additional carriage) / 375 (additional carriage) Russian Railways 6,950 101 Every other day 124 hrs (~5 days) [6] 7 Imeretinsky Kurort (Adler ) (Russia) Severobaykalsk (Russia) 273 / 274 Russian Railways 6,883 91 Weekly (in Summer) 125 hrs (~5 days) [7] 8 Moscow (Russia) Chita (Russia) 69 / 70 Russian Railways 6,205 107 Daily 106 hrs (~4.5 days) [8] 9 Anapa (Russia) Irkutsk (Russia) 205 Russian Railways 5,996 79 2 times a week (in Summer) 109 hrs (~4.5 days) [9] 10 Novosibirsk (Russia) Vladivostok (Russia) 7 / 8 Russian Railways 5,957 83 Every other day 108 hrs (~4.5 days) [10] 11 Moscow (Russia) Severobaykalsk (Russia) 91 / 92 Russian Railways 5,546 58 Every other day 87 hrs (~3.5 days) [11] 12 Moscow (Russia) Ulan-Ude (Russia) 81 / 82 Russian Railways 5,499 71 Every other day 94 hrs (~4 days) [12] 13 Adler (Russia) Krasnoyarsk (Russia) 127 / 128 Russian Railways 5,037 70 2 or 3 times a week 94 hrs (~4 days) [13] 14 Adler (Russia) Novokuznetsk (Russia) 249 / 250 Russian Railways 4,987 70 2 times a week (in Summer) 95 hrs (~4 days) [14] 15 Guangzhou (China) Lhasa (China) Z264/5-Z266/3 [zh ] China Railway 4,980 14 Daily 53 hrs 55 mins (~2.2 days) [15] 16 Anapa (Russia) Krasnoyarsk (Russia) 129 Russian Railways 4,969 59 2 or 3 times a week 91 hrs (~4 days) [16] 17 Kislovodsk (Russia) Novokuznetsk (Russia) 59 Russian Railways 4,737 69 Every other day 89 hrs (~4 days) [17] 18 Guangzhou (China) Urumqi (China) Z138/5-Z136/7 [zh] China Railway 4,719 24 Daily 48 hrs (2 days) [18] 19 Toronto (Canada) Vancouver (Canada) The Canadian 1 / 2Via Rail 4,466 62 / 66 2 times a week 92 h (~4 days) [19] 20 Chicago (United States) Los Angeles (United States) Texas Eagle 21 / 22 (continues as part of Sunset Limited 1 / 2 in San Antonio)Amtrak 4,390 40 3 times a week 65 hrs 20 mins (~3 days) [20] 21 Moscow (Russia) Abakan (Russia) 67 / 68 Russian Railways 4,380 70 Every other day 74 hrs (~3 days) [21] 22 Shanghai (China) Lhasa (China) Z164/3 [zh] China Railway 4,372 16 Daily 44 hrs (~2 days) [22] 23 Sydney (Australia) Perth (Australia) Indian Pacific Journey Beyond 4,352 26 Weekly 65 hrs (2.5 days+) [23] 24 Vorkuta (Russia) Adler (Russia) 309 / 310 Russian Railways 4,299 78 Every other day 88 hrs (~3.5 days) [24] 25 Harbin (China) Haikou (China) Z114/3 [zh] China Railway 4,268 23 Daily 46 hrs (2 days) [25] 26 Changchun (China) Haikou (China) Z384/5-Z386/3 [zh] China Railway 4,249 21 Daily 47 hrs (~2 days) [26] 27 Moscow (Russia) Abakan (Russia) 77 / 78 Russian Railways 4,246 77 Every other day 76 hrs (~3 days) [27] 28 Dibrugarh (India) Kanyakumari (India) Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express / 15906Indian Railways 4,189 55 5 times a week 74 hrs (~3 days) [28] 29 Shenyang (China) Urumqi (China) T302/3-T304/1 [zh] China Railway 4,161 31 Daily 53 hrs (~2 days) [29] 30 Shanghai (China) Urumqi (China) Z40/42 + Z304/Z306 [zh ] China Railway 4,129 24 / 22 Daily 39 hrs (~1.5 days) [30] 31 Changchun (China) Kunming (China) K2288/7 [zh] China Railway 4,049 40 Daily 59 hrs (~2.5 days) [31] 32 Vorkuta (Russia) Novorossiysk (Russia) 511 / 512 Russian Railways 4,037 72 Every other day (in Summer) 82 hours (~3.5 days) [32] 33 Mudanjiang (China) Guangzhou (China) K728/5-K726/7 [zh] China Railway 3,996 49 Daily 54 hrs (~2 days) [33] 34 Kashgar (China) Chengdu (China) K454/1-K452/3 [zh] China Railway 3,945 24 Daily 49 hrs (~2 days) [34] 35 Murmansk (Russia) Adler (Russia) 225 / 226 Russian Railways 3,926 53 Every other day (in Summer) 77 hrs (~3 days) [35] 36 Chicago (United States) Emeryville (United States) California Zephyr 5 / 6Amtrak 3,924 32 Daily 51 hrs 20 mins (~2 days) [36] 37 Thiruvananthapuram Central (India) Silchar (India) Thiruvananthapuram - Silchar Aronai Express / 12507Indian Railways 3,915 56 Weekly 72 hrs (~3 days) [37] 38 Urumqi (China) Yingtan (China) T308/5-T306/7 [zh] China Railway 3,860 23 Daily 44 hrs (~2 days) [38] 39 Urumqi (China) Kunming (China) K1502/3-K1504/1 [zh] China Railway 3,790 28 Daily 46 hrs (~2 days) [39] 40 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (India) Kanyakumari (India) Himsagar Express /16318Indian Railways 3,790 69 Weekly 73 hrs (~3 days) [40] 41 Lhasa (China) Beijing (China) Z22/1 [zh] China Railway 3,756 9 Daily 40 hrs (~1.5 days) [41] 42 Murmansk (Russia) Novorossiysk (Russia) 285 / 286 Russian Railways 3,703 49 Every other day (in Summer) 70 hrs (~3 days) [42] 43 Jinan (China) Urumqi (China) Z105/6 [zh] China Railway 3,651 22 Daily 36 hrs (~1.5 days) [43] 44 Kashgar (China) Xi’an (China) T269/70 [zh] China Railway 3,649 23 Daily 38 hrs (~1.5 days) [44] 45 Chicago (United States) Los Angeles (United States) Southwest Chief 3 / 4Amtrak 3,645 31 Daily 41 hrs (~2 days) [45] 46 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (India) Tirunelveli Junction (India) Navyug Express /16687Indian Railways 3,633 61 Weekly 69 hrs (~3 days) [46] 47 Chicago (United States) Portland (United States) Empire Builder 27 / 28Amtrak 3,629 38 Daily 46 hrs (~2 days) [47] 48 Lianyungang (China) Urumqi (China) K1354/3 [zh] China Railway 3,560 26 Daily 46 hrs (~2 days) [48] 49 Firozpur (India) Mandapam (India) Firozpur–Rameswaram Humsafar Express /20973Indian Railways 3,544 44 Weekly 61 hrs (~2.5 days) [49] 50 Bengaluru (India) Tinsukia (India) New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express /22501Indian Railways 3,542 39 Weekly 63 hrs (~2.5 days) [50]
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Table below lists trains operating nationally, within a country.
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Alexandria Aswan No. 88/89/1009/2008 Special ("Isbani") Egyptian National Railways 1,100 km (approximate) 9 Daily 16 or 17 hrs
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
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Top 50 train services ' for the updated and sourced information.
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All services are operated by China Railway .
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Distance No. of stops Scheduled running time Guangzhou Lhasa Z264/5 - Z266/3 4,980 km 14 54 h (2 days +) Qiqihar Ürümqi K1084 / K1081 4,827 km 40 62 h 15 min[51] Yining Shanghai T206 / T203 4,742 km 32 54 h (2 days +) Shenzhen Urumqi Z230 / Z231 4,657 km 20 48 h 17 mins (2 days +) Shanghai Lhasa Z164 / Z166 4,373 km 12 48 h (2 days) Beijing Nyingchi via Lhasa Z21 / Z22 4,367 km 21 60 h (2.5 days) Harbin Haikou Z114 / Z112 4,276 km 29 46 hrs 54 mins (~2 days) Kunming Urumqi K1502 / K1503 4,216 km 29 64 h (2 days +) Hangzhou Urumqi K594 / K596 4,168 km 35 56 h (2 days +)[52] Changchun Kunming K2288 / K2286 4,141 km 57 68 hrs 33 mins (~3 days) Shanghai Urumqi Z40 / Z42 4,077 km 24 45 h (2 days) Shenyang Guangzhou Z12 / Z14 3,011 km 16 28 h (1 day) Beijing Nanning G421 / G422 2,489 km 24 13 h 32 min Beijing Hong Kong G79 / G80 2,441 km 8 8 h 56 m Beijing Shenzhen G71 / G72 2,400 km 17 10 h 16 min Shanghai Shenyang D196 / D194 2,014 km 15 14 h
For simplicity, only train trips with milage over 850 km are shown
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Jakarta (Gambir) Jember via Semarang and SurabayaPandalungan PT Kereta Api Indonesia 919 km TBU Daily 13 hours and 45 minutes (to Jakarta) 14 hours and 40 minutes (to Jember) Jakarta (Gambir) Malang via YogyakartaGajayana 905 km TBU Daily 12 hours and 15 minutes (to Jakarta) 12 hours and 16 minutes (to Malang) Jakarta (Gambir) Malang via SemarangBrawijaya 881 km TBU Daily 12 hours and 59 minutes (to Jakarta) 12 hours and 51 minutes (to Malang) Jakarta (Pasar Senen) Malang via SemarangMajapahit 880 km TBU Daily 13 hours and 52 minutes (to Jakarta) 14 hours and 47 minutes (to Malang) Jakarta (Pasar Senen) Malang via SemarangMatarmaja 880 km TBU Daily 15 hours and 32 minutes (to Jakarta) 15 hours and 54 minutes (from Jakarta)
Including international trains through Petropavlovsk in Kazakhstan .
Correct as of November 2023. See main table for sourcing of all these services.
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Moscow Vladivostok Rossiya 1/2 Russian Railways 9,300 km 140 Daily 164 hrs (~7 days) Moscow Vladivostok 62/61 Russian Railways 9,259 km 81 4 times a week 147 hrs (~6 days) Kislovodsk Neryungri 97 Russian Railways 7,963 km 122 Every other day 150 hrs (~6 days) Chita Imeretinskiy Kurort (Adler )269 Russian Railways 7,504 km 95 3 times a week (in Summer) 140 hrs (~6 days) Chita Anapa 69 (additional carriage) Russian Railways 7,070 km 109 Daily 135 hrs (~5.5 days) Moscow Neryungri 82 (additional carriage) / 375 (additional carriage) Russian Railways 6,950 km 101 Every other day 124 hrs (~5 days) Imeretinskiy Kurort (Adler )Severobaykalsk 273/274 Russian Railways 6,883 km 91 Weekly (in Summer) 125 hrs (~5 days) Moscow Chita 69/70 Russian Railways 6,205 km 107 Daily 106 hrs (~4.5 days) Anapa Irkutsk 205 Russian Railways 5,996 km 79 2 times a week (in Summer) 109 hrs (~4.5 days) Novosibirsk Vladivostok 7/8 Russian Railways 5,956 km 83 Every other day 108 hrs (~4.5 days) Moscow Severobaykalsk 91/92 Russian Railways 5,546 km 58 Every other day 87 hrs (~3.5 days) Moscow Ulan-Ude 81/82 Russian Railways 5,499 km 72 Every other day 94 hrs (~4 days) Adler Krasnoyarsk 127/128 Russian Railways 5,037 km 70 2 or 3 times a week 94 hrs (~4 days) Adler Novokuznetsk 249/250 Russian Railways 4,987 km 70 2 times a week (in Summer) 95 hrs (~4 days) Anapa Krasnoyarsk 129 Russian Railways 4,969 km 59 2 or 3 times a week 91 hrs (~4 days)
All services are operated by Korail .
International services edit Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Malmö (Sweden) Innsbruck (Austria) Zell am See 304/305 Snälltåget 1,720 km 15 Weekly in winter 22 hrs 05 mins Stockholm (Sweden) Narvik (Norway) 93/94 Vy Tåg 1,467 km 25 Daily 18 hrs 37 mins Stockholm (Sweden) Dresden (Germany) 308/309 Snälltåget 1,630 km (approximate) 13 Weekly in May and September 22 hrs 10 mins Brussels (Belgium)
Prague (Czech Republic)
452/453 European Sleeper 1,510 km (approximate) 19 Thrice-weekly 15 hrs 30 mins Stockholm (Sweden) Berlin (Germany) Hamburg 300/301 Snälltåget 1,450 km (approximate) 12 6 times a weekin spring and summer
17 hrs 20 mins Stockholm (Sweden) Berlin (Germany) Hamburg EN 345/346 SJ 1,450 km (approximate) 11 Daily 15 hrs 20 mins Prague (Czech Republic) Split (Croatia) 1220/1221 RegioJet 1,406 km 8 Daily in summer 21 hrs 5 mins Villach (Austria) Edirne (Turkey) Optima Tours 1,400 km (approximate) 0 1-2 times a week in summer 34 hrs Vienna (Austria) Paris (France) NJ 468/469ÖBB 1,320 km 9 3 times a week 13 hrs 57 mins Hamburg (Germany) Budapest (Hungary) Berlin , Prague and Bratislava EC 172/173 Hungaria DB , ČD , ZSSK , MÁV 1,288 km 23 Daily 13 hrs 40 mins Vienna (Austria) Rostock (Germany) IC 94 Deutsche Bahn 1,240 km (approximate) 29 Daily 13 hrs 26 mins Bordeaux (France) Frankfurt am Main (Germany) TGV 9594/9599 SNCF 1,230 km (approximate) 12 Weekly in July/August 7 hrs 53 mins Vienna (Austria) Amsterdam (Netherlands) NJ 40490/40421 ÖBB 1,210 km (approximate) 16/19 Daily 13 hrs 48 mins Perpignan (France) Brussels (Belgium) TGV 9862 SNCF 1,210 km (approximate) 14 2 times a week 8 hrs 17 mins Berlin (Germany) Paris (France) NJ 40424/40469 ÖBB 1,200 km (approximate) 6 3 times a week 14 hrs 6 mins
All services operated by Hekurudha Shqiptare
Origin City Destination City Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. Note Durrës Elbasan HSH 75.7 km 5 daily 2 hrs 45-47 mins [55] Durrës Shkodër HSH 104.5 km 1 (Vorë ) 2 per day 3 hrs 50 mins [55] Not in operation due to bad infrastructure (expected to return)
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Brest Polotsk 606 / 605 BC 893 km 29 Daily 16 hrs, 10 mins Gomel Grodno 631 / 632 BC 801 km 20 Daily 15 hrs, 11 mins Grodno Kastsyukovichy (Kommunary Station)634 / 633 BC 773 km 25 Daily 16 hrs, 9 mins Brest Polotsk 658 / 657 BC 761 km 26 Daily 13 hrs, 56 mins
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
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
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Osijek Split 1880/1881 HŽ 709 km 15 Daily Mon-Sat during July and August 13 hrs, 28 mins
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. Ostrava Karlovy Vary SC 504 České dráhy 621 km 14 daily 7 hrs, 2 mins [56]
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. Copenhagen Airport Aalborg Airport Many different numbers DSB 475 km 14 12 per day 4 hrs, 47 mins [57]
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. Kolari Helsinki 262 VR 995 km 16 Seasonal, 2 to 3 times a week 16 hrs 1 min [58]
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. Hamburg Munich ICE 699 Deutsche Bahn 1,293 km 20-21 Daily 12 hrs 09 mins [63] [64]
All services operated by Iarnród Éireann
Origin City Destination Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. Dublin Tralee 333 km 9-11 1 daily Monday-Saturday, 3 daily Sunday 3 hrs 42 mins-3 hrs 55 mins [65] Rosslare Europort Dundalk 254 km 26 1 daily Monday-Friday 4 hrs 43 mins [66]
All services are operated by Trenitalia .
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Milan Siracusa ICN 1962/1963 1,500 km (approximate) 33 Daily 19 hrs 43 mins Turin Reggio Calabria ICN 794/795 1,500 km (approximate) 26 2 to 3 times a week 18 hrs 30 mins
Origin City Destination City Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. Nendeln Schaan-Vaduz ÖBB 4.4 km 2 11 in each direction daily Monday-Friday 5 mins [67]
These services are actually international, as they go between Feldkirch , Austria and Buchs , Switzerland. The indicated distance is between the first and last station in Liechtenstein.
Origin City Destination City Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Troisvierges Rodange CFL 109 km 21 14 daily 2 hrs 3 mins
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Den Helder Maastricht IC 827/829 NS 300 km 18 2 daily Monday-Friday 3 hrs 44 mins
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Bodø Trondheim 471/472/475/476 SJ Norge 728 km 27 Twice daily 9 hrs 38 mins
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. Przemyśl Świnoujście IC 38173 Przemyślanin PKP Intercity 1,054 km 33 daily 15 hrs 51 mins [68]
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Porto Faro 180 and 184 (southbound); 182 and 186 (northbound) CP 651 km 11 (180, 184 and 186), 15 (182) Daily 5 hrs 1 mins (180 and 184); 5 hrs 58 min (182 and 186)
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Timișoara Iași 1765/1763 CFR 849 km 41 Daily 17 hrs 2 mins (1765) 17 hrs 27 mins (1763)
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 Vorkuta Adler 309 / 310 RZD 4,299 km 77 Every other day 88 hrs (~4 days) Vorkuta Novorossiysk 511 / 512 RZD 4,037 km 71 Every other day (in Summer) 82 hrs (~3 days) Murmansk Adler 225 / 226 RZD 3,926 km 53 Every other day (in Summer) 77 hrs (~3 days) Murmansk Novorossiysk 285 / 286 RZD 3,703 km 49 Every other day (in Summer) 70 hrs (~3 days)
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Bratislava Humenné R 615 / 614 Zemplín ZSSK 540 km 25 Daily 7 hrs 53 mins Bratislava Humenné Ex 15621 / 17630 Šarišan ZSSK 514 km 20 Once a week 6 hrs 54 mins
All services operated by Renfe
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Barcelona Cádiz Torre del Oro[69] 00697/00694
1,250 km (approximate) 23 daily 11:47 or 12:05 Barcelona A Coruña Alvia00625/00626
1,100 km (approximate) 24 4 times a week 13 hrs 20 mins (00625) 13 hrs (00626)
Origin City Destination City Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Malmö Storlien 3900/3901 Snälltåget 1,244 km 13 Twice a week in winter and summer 16 hrs 55 mins Umeå Göteborg 77/74 SJ 1,114 km 12 Daily 13 hrs 12 mins
Origin City Destination Train Name/No. Operator Name Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. Aberdeen Penzance 1V60 CrossCountry 1,246 km 40 Daily Monday - Friday 13 hrs 16 mins [73] [74]
All services are operated by Via Rail .
All services are run by Amtrak .
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No. Origin Destination Operator Name Distance Frequency Running Time Average Speed Ref. 1 Stockholm Gothenburg SJ 455 km Monday-Friday, Sunday 2 hrs 54 min 157 km/h [84]
Longest high-speed rail service edit The China Railway G403/4, G405/6 and D939/40 Beijing–Kunming high-speed train (2,653 km, 10 hours 43 minutes to 14 hours 54 minutes), which began service on January 1, 2017, is the longest high-speed rail service in the world.
The previous record-holder was the likewise Chinese Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway at 2,230 km.
Eurostar previously held the record for its London to Cannes route, which set a record of 1,421 km non-stop high-speed service in 2006 (prior to the opening of High Speed One ) – this was however not a regularly scheduled service.[86]
