| Siberian Highway | |
| Транссибирская шоссе | |
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| The red section is the Amur Highway | |
| Detailed information | |
| Route type | Intercontinental route |
| length | 11,000 kilometers (6,800 miles) |
| Travel method | drive |
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- This entry is aTravel route。
Siberian HighwayIs acrossRussiaThe route fromSt. PetersburgarriveVladivostokThe informal name of the federal highway network; a small part of the route passesKazakhstanThe northern edge.
learn
The Siberian Highway is a network of seven federal highways, spanning 11,000 kilometers (6,800 miles) across Russia, from St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea (Atlantic) to Vladivostok on the Sea of Japan (Pacific). Many routes are similar to those of the earlier Siberian Railway. A large part of it is marked as part of the Asian Highway Network AH6, which is also consistent with European E30 in many places.
The Siberian Highway is one of the longest national highways in the world, second only toAustralia Highway 1The inland ring road.
Prepare
If you want to temporarily import a vehicle, you should bring your driver’s license (although it is not mandatory for an international driver’s license, it is recommended to bring it), vehicle registration documents (if the driver is not a registered vehicle owner, please also provide a letter of authorization), and a customs declaration form (total Two, one must be submitted, and the other must be presented when entering and leaving the country) and a "green card" to show that the vehicle has insurance valid in Russia.
If the wheel has a vehicle with studded tires, a warning label must be posted (the word "ш" in the red triangle). In addition, it must be posted indicating the nationality of the vehicle. For more details, seeDriving in Russia。
arrival
St. Petersburg is only a few days to a week's drive from most parts of Europe, and there are many ways to get in and out. For example, you can drive to Poland and passBaltic continentArrive in Latvia or Estonia, and from there to St. Petersburg. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Germany or Sweden to Finland, and then follow the European route E18. If you want to take a plane, you can take a direct flight to St. Petersburg from most major European airports, or you can take it from other parts of the world.
Vladivostok can be reached by ferry from South Korea and Japan; you can also drive from China or even North Korea. You can even fly from other parts of Russia and larger East Asian cities.
Driving route
This route is listed from west to east, starting atSt. Petersburg, Ending atVladivostok, A total length of 11,000 kilometers (6,800 miles); and the route can be headed in any direction.
Saint Petersburg to Moscow
1 St. Petersburg(Population 5 million)Russian EmpireThe second largest city and former capital of the country. The M10 highway (Russian highway) starts from the Pushkinsky district of St. Petersburg and travels 664 kilometers (413 miles) south, passing2 Novgorod、3 Tver、4 Klinwith5 KhimkiarriveMoscow.
Moscow to Chelyabinsk
6 MoscowYesRussiaAnd beforeSoviet Unions capital. From here, the M5 highway (Ural Highway) extends eastward for 1,880 kilometers (1,170 miles), passing7 Kolomna、8 Ryazan、9 Penza、Ulyanovsk Oblast、10 Samara、Orenburg、Tatarstanwith11 UfaarriveChelyabinsk。
Chelyabinsk to Novosibirsk
From12 ChelyabinskDeparting, the M51 highway (Russian route R254, Irtysh highway) extends 1,528 kilometers (949 miles) eastward from Russia and Kazakhstan. Departing from Chelyabinsk, passing13 Kurgan, Passing by near PetropavlNorth Kazakhstan, Return to Russia and arrive14 OmskAnd Novosibirsk.
The route may bypass Kazakhstan, but requires a detour:Export toTyumenIshim, then sailed to the Russian route R402 to Omsk, where it returned to Siberia, and continued onNovosibirsk。
Novosibirsk to Irkutsk
From15 NovosibirskDeparting, the M53 highway (Siberian highway R255) continues to extend for 1,860 kilometers (1,160 miles), passing16 Tomsk、17 Kemerovo、18 Krasnoyarskwith19 TaishetarriveIrkutsk。
Irkutsk to Chita
From20 IrkutskTo start, the M55 highway (Baikal highway R258) starts from21 Ulan-UdearriveChita, A total length of 1,113 kilometers (692 miles). At this point, you will have to bypass Lake Baikal.
Chita to Khabarovsk
From22 ChitaDeparture, drive 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) east of the M58 (R297, Amur Highway) to23 Belogorsk、24 BlagoveshchenskwithKhabarovsk ; All paved before 2010. Before building this highway, you need to travelSiberiaThe only east-west route of Zilov Gorge, 640 kilometers (400 miles) in the middle-Siberian Railway。
Khabarovsk to Vladivostok
From25 KhabarovskDeparting, the final route of the M60 highway (Ussuri Highway A370) is 760 kilometers (470 miles) long, passingKhabarovsk Territory、26 Ussuriyskwith27 Artem. The end of the highway is28 VladivostokPacific Port.
Safety
Russian traffic control is unpredictable. It is conceivable that dangerous overtaking and speeding will be encountered in urban areas. Roads and cars are often in dangerous driving situations. Although the corruption of the local police is decreasing, it still exists; the driving recorder is the best evidence in the event of a crash and can also be used as a defense against authority troubles. For more information, see AboutDriving in RussiaRaiders.
Next stop
- Boarding fromSouth KoreaEast China SeaarriveVladivostokofFerry, Continue toJapan
