Originally Posted by
pinniped
So.... What *does* it cost (approximately) to go from Moscow to Beijing, in relative comfort? Say, 2 people in a cabin with private sleeping accommodations and en suite facilities. (Does this exist?) How much more expensive does it get to take it all the way from London to HK?
By the time I seriously consider doing this, I'm not going to want to do the backpacker route which I loved so much all over Europe when I was 20. It'll be my wife and I at age 60 and we'll want, y'know, a real bed and a shower. I truly have no concept of what this costs, other than I don't expect it to be either $400 or $20,000.
You can also get a decent room for considerably less (I paid $1500 USD for a deluxe soft sleeper to myself) on the Chinese train. You can read all about it from the links below. Better yet, just check out the pictures. I'm a lousy writer: (I can't seem to get the links to work properly, so here's the trip report. Just scroll down to posts 5-8 and you'll get the section about the Trans-Siberian.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Across Siberia to Southeast Asia, Fiji and the American West
Your best planning resource is right here:
https://www.seat61.com/Trans-Siberian.htm
I used RealRussia Travel to book my trip as recommended and they were fantastic.
Good luck!