Portugal is the Starting Point to the Longest Train Ride in the World. All aboard!
March 14, 2016
The longest train ride in the world starts in Portugal and ends in Vietnam. The 11 thousand miles journey takes about 275 hours – equivalent to 12 days – and costs around $2,000. More info here!
The journey starts in Porto and is always made by train, except for a short stop in Paris – in which is necessary to take the metro at Gare Montparnasse towards Paris Nord station.
Check the full route and the prices (on average):
Porto — Coimbra B
1h23/$18
Coimbra B — Hendaye (France)
10h56/$84
Hendaye — Paris Montparnasse (France)
6h23/$88
Paris Montparnasse — Paris Nord (France)
0h20/$1,90
Paris Nord — Cologne (Germany)
3h20/$74
Cologne — Warsaw (Poland)
10h19/$43
Warsaw — Moscow (Russia)
18h04/$171
Moscow — Beijing (China)
136h29/$709
Beijing — Hanoi (Vietnam)
55h25/$319
Hanoi — Saigon (Vietnam)
33h10/$65
But, keep this in mind:
- The trip is a total 17,000 km/10,500 miles.
- It will take 2 weeks with up to six days on a train, plus layovers.
- Expect to spend an overall estimate of $2,000 per person for the train tickets.
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Ooo, it looks nice trip plan. Has anyone tried this adventures roote and is it worth it?
Posted by: Hakan Kaya | July 14, 2017 at 03:13 PM
Hey! Cool post! Do you know how often this trip is actually completed? A friend of mine and I are planning to do it, but in reverse from Vietnam to Portugal (we'd start in Singapore and go over land to Vietnam before catching the train from there). Any tips? Cheers!
Posted by: crunch | July 18, 2017 at 01:59 AM
Hello...how often does this train trip take this journey......???
Does for 2018.... Would be appreciated.....
Posted by: Heather Jolly | August 12, 2017 at 04:04 AM
This is an amazing adventure for sure. Would love it.
Posted by: Kim | December 31, 2017 at 09:34 PM
Well the planning is starting. I live in Portugal and intend to fly out and catch the train home in early Spring 2019. I had a travel buddy who was looking forward to this trip with me unfortunately passed on so looks like it will be a solo journey. Any tips or advice on any bits of it would be appreciated.
Posted by: Hugh Buttenshaw | March 05, 2018 at 04:14 PM
OMG
Posted by: Maria Santos | April 19, 2018 at 12:11 AM
You can add another 350 k approximately if cath the intercity from Tunes in the Algarve to Porto cost 45 euros
Posted by: Larry green | May 29, 2018 at 12:57 PM
How nice is the train??
Posted by: Jon Barton | May 29, 2018 at 04:29 PM
Yep.. what is this train like.. food carriages, bathrooms etc
Posted by: Claire Tracey | September 04, 2018 at 12:32 PM
I am interested, and can join in Vietnam or Portugal as I am from India. Would love to travel before I die.
Posted by: RKC | April 12, 2019 at 03:48 AM
I am indian ..I want to travel this train ..if go to Vietnam then want go to Portugal or Spain so I require visa ??
Posted by: Shamshad Ahmed | May 18, 2019 at 03:47 PM
However, when you hold an Indian passport, you will need to apply for a Schengen visa.
Posted by: JH | May 21, 2019 at 02:24 PM
Hi!
Anyone did this travel? And started in Portugal?
Thank you!!!
Posted by: Cats | May 30, 2019 at 10:11 AM
Obviously not all on the same train. And with varying comfort levels. Would make for a fun trek if you took 4-6 weeks to do it. I know the Vietnamese trains are not comfortable at all. Even the Vietnamese discourage their use for tourism.
Posted by: DBHou | May 30, 2019 at 08:59 PM
I am indian ..I want to travel this train ..if go to Vietnam then want go to Portugal and France
so I require visa ??
Posted by: Nirver singh | August 13, 2019 at 06:04 AM
However, when you hold an Indian passport, you will need to apply for a Schengen visa ??
Posted by: Tony | August 13, 2019 at 06:08 AM
Hello, I bwoule like to know as an european, how many visas do I need to complete the trip?
thank you very much in advance.
Posted by: luro | August 14, 2019 at 07:43 AM
I was traveled this journey
Posted by: Raghav lawrence | October 26, 2019 at 05:00 AM
I believe that you could start in Lagos, in the south of Portugal. This will add some more kilometers to the journey. Lagos - Faro - Coimbra.......
Posted by: Alexandre Neves | February 29, 2020 at 02:44 PM
boa tarde, onde oso obter mais infrmações?
obigado
Posted by: Jose Carvalho | April 27, 2020 at 04:11 PM
WOW THIS LOOKS GREAT, CAN YOU STOP AND START AS YOU WISH ?
Posted by: steve helinski | May 15, 2020 at 05:21 PM
Can you tell me more about that how can we go veitnam to Portugal.
Is this timing or more information I want.
Posted by: Sarabjit Sandhu | May 19, 2020 at 01:43 AM
Ohhh! That is amazing and i want to travel but how i can travel, Give the line or website where i book train ticket and explore the world
Posted by: Avtar Singh | May 24, 2020 at 02:42 PM
How possible to journey for indian passport ???
Posted by: Pardeep | May 31, 2020 at 11:09 AM
£2000!?wtf...piss take when its About £10,per night
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Posted by: joe | July 09, 2020 at 10:30 AM