Moscow to Kyoto by train
Travel from Moscow (Russia) to Kyoto (Japan) by train (7323km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
The train connection Moscow (Russia) - Kyoto (Japan) runs via Vladivostok where you have to change to the ferry to Sakaiminato (Japan). Please read the following travel information and blog posts.
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7323 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Moscow to Kyoto, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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Kyoto - Moscow / Moscow - Osaka / Moscow - Yokohama / Moscow - Hiroshima / Moscow - Fuji / Saint Petersburg - Tokyo / Saint Petersburg - Kyoto / Saint Petersburg - Osaka / Saint Petersburg - Yokohama1 Moscow (Russia) - Vladivostok (Russia) - Sakaiminato (Japan) - Kyoto (Japan)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Moscow (Russia) to Vladivostok (Russia)
Travel from Moscow to Vladivostok by direct train. There are at least two non-stop trains daily. The journey time is between six and seven days (144 to 166 hours). You can buy train tickets from 110 EUR (10.000 RUB).
Different comfort categories are available for you to book in the trains: 1st class sleeper with 2-berth compartments, 2nd class "Kupé" with 4-berth compartments and 3rd class "Platskartny" with open-plan dormitory cars.
Find the exact train schedules and ticket fares via the given booking links.
From Vladivostok you have a ferry connection to Japan and South-Korea.
Where to buy a ticket from Moscow to Vladivostok?
Check times&prices 
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Vladivostok - Moscow
1b Travelling from Vladivostok (Russia) to Sakaiminato (Japan)
Travel from Vladivostok to Sakaiminato by ferry. The journey time on the ferry from Vladivostok to Sakaiminato is 44 hours with two nights on board. Ferry tickets start from 250 EUR including extra fees like port tax.
Book the ticket in advance via given booking websites. The more expensive category "beds" means you get a really comfortable bed with privacy curtain. All is clean and nice, like you expect it from Japan.
Sockets are not available. You have to ask the staff and pay for it. The little shop only sells snacks. Charge your devices in advance and get some noodle packets with you, as you get boiled cold and hot water for free. Of course there is a restaurant on board as well, but it is rather expensive.
The ferry route has a stop-over of five hours in Donghae (South Korea), but you just stay on board.
They offer you to leave the ferry in Donghae (South Korea) for four hours. But you have to cross the customs to leave the ferry and when you turn back. Which will take already a lot of time.
Where to buy a ticket from Vladivostok to Sakaiminato?
Buy the ticket for the ferry directly at the ferry terminal or at the website of the ferry company.
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train company:
DBSCF DBS Cruise Ferry
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Sakaiminato - Vladivostok
1c Travelling from Sakaiminato (Japan) to Kyoto (Japan)
To travel in Japan by train, buy your ticket via the given booking links. It is also possible to buy your train ticket at a railway station at ticket machines (English language version available). Due to the dense and frequent network in Japan, you will always get a seat at short notice. Another good option to travel in Japan by train the easy and relaxed way is the "Japan Rail Pass".
Where to buy a ticket from Sakaiminato to Kyoto?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Tōkaidō Shinkansen - 東海道新幹線 (TOKASHIN)
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Vladivostok - Sakaiminato / Sakaiminato - Vladivostok / Donghae - Sakaiminato / Sakaiminato - Donghae
train company:
JRHOK JR Hokkaidō - JR北海道 / JREAST JR East - JR東日本 / JRCEN JR Central - JR東海 / JRWEST JR West - JR西日本 / JRSHI JR Shikoku - JR四国 / JRKYU JR Kyūshū - JR九州
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Kyoto - Sakaiminato / Tokyo - Kyoto / Tokyo - Osaka / Tokyo - Yokohama / Tokyo - Fuji / Tokyo - Nagasaki / Tokyo - Fuji / Kyoto - Yokohama / Osaka - Kyoto / Yokohama - Kyoto / Fuji - Hiroshima
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