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Have a look here. First hand experience.

http://www.expat.ru/forum/showthread.ph ... eadid=5124

I believe the Russians are much less fascinated by the lengthy journey than you are. It is fun for you, and business for them. Well, there might be some who do it for fun, though.



I don't...

You don't have to book them in advance, but if you don't, you might find them sold out and yourself stuck in Irkutsk or Ulaanbaatar :-) If this indeed happens, you can try doing what the Russians do...

http://www.sv-agency.udm.ru/sv/rutrains.htm

They quote Moscow-Vladivostok at $162, 2nd class.

http://train.mza.ru

You can see the availability, and, when you request details on the train,...