This article lists the longest passenger rail services that are currently scheduled and running directly between two cities. This list is not complete due to the complexity of various railway systems, their timetables and difference in schedule administration between countries. To keep the list simple, only services that are point-to-point direct between two cities are listed. Services that require railcar exchanges, coach changes, shunting or station transfers are not listed.
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1 | Moscow (Russia) | Pyongyang (North Korea) | Rossiya 1 / 2 and 651 / 652 (additional carriage) | Korean State Railway | 10,267 | 161 | 2 times a month | 206 hrs (~8.5 days) | |
2 | Moscow (Russia) | Vladivostok (Russia) | Rossiya 1 / 2 | Russian Railways | 9,300 | 140 | Daily | 164 hrs (~7 days) | |
3 | Moscow (Russia) | Vladivostok (Russia) | 9 / 10 | Russian Railways | 9,259 | 81 | Daily | 147 hrs (~6 days) | |
4 | Kislovodsk (Russia) | Neryungri (Russia) | 97 (additional carriage) | Russian Railways | 7,963 | 122 | Every other day | 150 hrs (~6 days) | |
5 | Chita (Russia) | Adler (Russia) | 269 / 270 | Russian Railways | 7,504 | 95 | 3 times a week (in Summer) | 140 hrs (~6 days) | |
6 | Chita (Russia) | Anapa (Russia) | 69 (additional carriage) | Russian Railways | 7,070 | 109 | Daily | 135 hrs (~5.5 days) | |
7 | Moscow (Russia) | Neryungri (Russia) | 82 (additional carriage) / 375 (additional carriage) | Russian Railways | 6,950 | 101 | Every other day | 124 hrs (~5 days) | |
8 | Adler (Russia) | Severobaykalsk (Russia) | 273 / 274 | Russian Railways | 6,883 | 91 | Weekly (in Summer) | 125 hrs (~5 days) | |
9 | Moscow (Russia) | Chita (Russia) | 69 / 70 | Russian Railways | 6,205 | 107 | Daily | 106 hrs (~4.5 days) | |
10 | Irkutsk (Russia) | Anapa (Russia) | 205 | Russian Railways | 5,996 | 79 | 2 times a week (in Summer) | 109 hrs (~4.5 days) | |
11 | Moscow (Russia) | Severobaykalsk (Russia) | 91 / 92 | Russian Railways | 5,546 | 58 | Every other day | 87 hrs (~3.5 days) | |
12 | Moscow (Russia) | Ulan-Ude (Russia) | 81 / 82 | Russian Railways | 5,499 | 71 | Every other day | 94 hrs (~4 days) | |
13 | Adler (Russia) | Tomsk (Russia) | 115 / 116 | Russian Railways | 5,067 | 71 | Every other day | 93 hrs (~4 days) | |
14 | Adler (Russia) | Krasnoyarsk (Russia) | 127 / 128 | Russian Railways | 5,037 | 70 | 2 or 3 times a week | 94 hrs (~4 days) | |
15 | Adler (Russia) | Barnaul (Russia) | 216 | Russian Railways | 4,983 | 74 | Every other day (in peak seasons) | 93 hrs (~4 days) | |
16 | Guangzhou (China) | Lhasa (China) | China Railway | 4,980 | 14 | Daily | 53 hrs 55 mins (~2.2 days) | ||
17 | Anapa (Russia) | Krasnoyarsk (Russia) | 211 | Russian Railways | 4,908 | 70 | 2 times a week | 91 hrs (~4 days) | |
18 | Kislovodsk (Russia) | Novokuznetsk (Russia) | 59 | Russian Railways | 4,734 | 69 | Every other day | 89 hrs (~4 days) | |
19 | Guangzhou (China) | Urumqi (China) | Z138/5-Z136/7 | China Railway | 4,719 | 24 | Daily | 48 hrs (2 days) | |
20 | Murmansk (Russia) | Sevastopol (Crimea) | 183/184 | Grand Service Express | 4,617 | 61 | Once a week (in Summer) | 87 hrs (~3.5 days) | |
21 | Toronto (Canada) | Vancouver (Canada) | The Canadian 1 / 2 | Via Rail | 4,466 | 62 / 66 | 2 times a week | 92 h (~4 days) | |
22 | Chicago (United States) | Los Angeles (United States) | Texas Eagle 21 / 22 (continues as part of Sunset Limited 1 / 2 in San Antonio) | Amtrak | 4,390 | 40 | 3 times a week | 65 hrs 20 mins (~3 days) | |
23 | Moscow (Russia) | Abakan (Russia) | 67 / 68 | Russian Railways | 4,380 | 70 | Every other day | 74 hrs (~3 days) | |
24 | Shanghai (China) | Lhasa (China) | Z164/3 | China Railway | 4,372 | 16 | Daily | 44 hrs (~2 days) | |
25 | Sydney (Australia) | Perth (Australia) | Indian Pacific | Journey Beyond | 4,352 | 26 | Weekly | 65 hrs (2.5 days+) | |
26 | Vorkuta (Russia) | Adler (Russia) | 309 / 310 | Russian Railways | 4,299 | 78 | Every other day | 88 hrs (~3.5 days) | |
27 | Harbin (China) | Haikou (China) | Z114/3 | China Railway | 4,268 | 23 | Daily | 46 hrs (2 days) | |
28 | Changchun (China) | Haikou (China) | Z384/5-Z386/3 | China Railway | 4,249 | 21 | Daily | 47 hrs (~2 days) | |
29 | Moscow (Russia) | Abakan (Russia) | 77 / 78 | Russian Railways | 4,246 | 77 | Every other day | 76 hrs (~3 days) | |
30 | Dibrugarh (India) | Kanyakumari (India) | Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express / 15906 | Indian Railways | 4,189 | 55 | Daily | 74 hrs (~3 days) | |
31 | Shenyang (China) | Urumqi (China) | T302/3-T304/1 | China Railway | 4,161 | 31 | Daily | 53 hrs (~2 days) | |
32 | Shanghai (China) | Urumqi (China) | Z40/42 + | China Railway | 4,129 | 24 / 22 | Daily | 39 hrs (~1.5 days) | |
33 | Changchun (China) | Kunming (China) | K2288/7 | China Railway | 4,049 | 40 | Daily | 59 hrs (~2.5 days) | |
34 | Vorkuta (Russia) | Novorossiysk (Russia) | 511 / 512 | Russian Railways | 4,037 | 72 | Every other day (in Summer) | 82 hours (~3.5 days) | |
35 | Mudanjiang (China) | Guangzhou (China) | K728/5-K726/7 | China Railway | 3,996 | 49 | Daily | 54 hrs (~2 days) | |
36 | Kashgar (China) | Chengdu (China) | K454/1-K452/3 | China Railway | 3,945 | 24 | Daily | 49 hrs (~2 days) | |
37 | Murmansk (Russia) | Adler (Russia) | 225 / 226 | Russian Railways | 3,926 | 53 | Every other day (in Summer) | 77 hrs (~3 days) | |
38 | Chicago (United States) | Emeryville (United States) | California Zephyr 5 / 6 | Amtrak | 3,924 | 32 | Daily | 51 hrs 20 mins (~2 days) | |
39 | (India) | (India) | Aronai Express / 12507 | Indian Railways | 3,915 | 56 | Weekly | 72 hrs (~3 days) | |
40 | Vorkuta (Russia) | Anapa (Russia) | 295 | Russian Railways | 3,910 | 51 | 2 or 3 times a month | 77 hrs (~3 days) | |
41 | Urumqi (China) | Yingtan (China) | T308/5-T306/7 | China Railway | 3,860 | 23 | Daily | 44 hrs (~2 days) | |
42 | Urumqi (China) | Kunming (China) | K1502/3-K1504/1 | China Railway | 3,790 | 28 | Daily | 46 hrs (~2 days) | |
43 | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (India) | Kanyakumari (India) | Himsagar Express/16318 | Indian Railways | 3,790 | 69 | Weekly | 73 hrs (~3 days) | |
44 | Lhasa (China) | Beijing (China) | Z22/1 | China Railway | 3,756 | 9 | Daily | 40 hrs (~1.5 days) | |
45 | Arkhangelsk (Russia) | Sevastopol (Crimea) | 183/184 (additional carriage) | Grand Service Express | 3,732 | 37 | Once a week (in Summer) | 70 hrs (~3 days) | |
46 | Murmansk (Russia) | Anapa (Russia) | 293 | Russian Railways | 3,713 | 48 | Every day (in Summer) | 67 hrs (~3 days) | |
47 | Murmansk (Russia) | Novorossiysk (Russia) | 285 / 286 | Russian Railways | 3,703 | 49 | Every other day (in Summer) | 70 hrs (~3 days) | |
48 | Jinan (China) | Urumqi (China) | Z105/6 | China Railway | 3,651 | 22 | Daily | 36 hrs (~1.5 days) | |
49 | Kashgar (China) | Xi’an (China) | T269/70 | China Railway | 3,649 | 23 | Daily | 38 hrs (~1.5 days) | |
50 | Chicago (United States) | Los Angeles (United States) | Southwest Chief 3 / 4 | Amtrak | 3,645 | 31 | Daily | 41 hrs (~2 days) |
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Alexandria | Aswan | No. 88/89/1009/2008 Special ("Isbani") | Egyptian National Railways | 1,100 km (approximate) | 9 | Daily | 16 or 17 hrs |
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Pretoria | Cape Town | The Blue Train | Luxrail | 1,600 km | 7 | Weekly | 28 hrs |
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Moscow | Bishkek | 317 | Kyrgyz Railways | 3,778 km | 41 | Twice a week | 75 hrs (~3 days) |
Moscow | Tashkent | Uzbekistan 305 | Uzbek Railways | 3,379 km | 30 | Twice a week | 67 hrs (~3 days) |
Moscow | Karaganda | 83 | Kazakhstan Temir Joly | 3,378 km | 43 | Twice a week | 62 hrs (~2.5 days) |
Kazan | Almaty | 114 / 113 | Kazakhstan Temir Joly | 3,329 km | 59 | Оnce a week | 64 hrs (~2.5 days) |
Kazan | Bishkek | 114 / 113 (additional carriage) | Kyrgyz Railways | 3,278 km | 56 | Once a week | 65 hrs (~2.5 days) |
Aktau (Mangistau station) | Semey | 37 | Kazakhstan Temir Joly | 3,242 km | 54 | Every other day | 62 hrs (~2.5 days) |
Saratov | Almaty | Kazakhstan 8 / 7 | Kazakhstan Temir Joly | 3,161 km | 41 | Every other day | 62 hrs (~2.5 days) |
Volgograd | Kulob | 319 | Tajik Railways | 3,067 km | 20 | Оnce a week | 72 hrs (~3 days) |
Volgograd | Tashkent | 123 / 124 | Uzbek Railways | 2,982 km | 22 | Twice a week | 57 hrs (~2 days) |
Volgograd | Dushanbe | 329 | Tajik Railways | 2,816 km | 22 | Оnce a week | 62 hrs (~2.5 days) |
Aktau (Mangistau station) | Almaty | 77 | Kazakhstan Temir Joly | 2,797 km | 52 | Daily | 54 hrs (~2 days) |
Volgograd | Khujand | 359 | Tajik Railways | 2,784 km | 20 | Оnce a week | 60 hrs (~2.5 days) |
Uralsk | Almaty | 28 / 27 | Kazakhstan Temir Joly | 2,720 km | 17 | Every other day | 41 hrs (~1.5 days) |
Chelyabinsk | Tashkent | 306 / 305 (additional carriage) | Russian Railways | 2,714 km | 28 | Оnce a week | 53 hrs (~2 days) |
Novosibirsk | Tashkent | 369 | Uzbek Railways | 2,657 km | 64 | Every 8 days | 63 hrs (~2.5 days) |
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Guangzhou | Lhasa | Z264/5 - Z266/3 | 4,980 km | 14 | 54 h (2 days +) |
Qiqihar | Ürümqi | K1084 / K1081 | 4,827 km | 40 | 62 h 15 min (2 days +) |
Yining | Shanghai | T206 / T203 | 4,742 km | 32 | 54 h (2 days +) |
Shenzhen | Urumqi | Z230 / Z231 | 4,657 km | 20 | 48 h 17 mins (2 days +) |
Shanghai | Lhasa | Z164 / Z166 | 4,373 km | 12 | 48 h (2 days) |
Beijing | Nyingchi via Lhasa | Z21 / Z22 | 4,367 km | 21 | 60 h (2.5 days) |
Harbin | Haikou | Z114 / Z112 | 4,276 km | 29 | 46 hrs 54 mins (~2 days) |
Kunming | Urumqi | K1502 / K1503 | 4,216 km | 29 | 64 h (2 days +) |
Hangzhou | Urumqi | K594 / K596 | 4,168 km | 35 | 56 h (2 days +) |
Changchun | Kunming | K2288 / K2286 | 4,141 km | 57 | 68 hrs 33 mins (~3 days) |
Shanghai | Urumqi | Z40 / Z42 | 4,077 km | 24 | 45 h (2 days) |
Shenyang | Guangzhou | Z12 / Z14 | 3,011 km | 16 | 28 h (1 day) |
Beijing | Nanning | G421 / G422 G529 / G530 | 2,489 km | 24 | 13 h 32 min |
Beijing | Hong Kong | G79 / G80 | 2,441 km | 8 | 8 h 56 m |
Beijing | Shenzhen | G71 / G72 | 2,400 km | 17 | 10 h 16 min |
Shanghai | Shenyang | D196 / D194 | 2,014 km | 15 | 14 h |
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1 | Kanyakumari | Vivek Express (15905/15906) | Indian Railways | 56 | Daily | 73 hrs 30 min (~3.5 days) | ||
2 | Thiruvananthapuram - Silchar Superfast Express (12515/12516) | Indian Railways | 57 | Weekly | 75 hrs 15 min (~3.5 days) | |||
3 | Kanyakumari | Himsagar Express (16317/16318) | Indian Railways | 73 | Weekly | 71 hrs 45 min(~3 days) |
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Jakarta (Pasar Senen) | Ketapang (Banyuwangi) via Semarang and Surabaya | Blambangan Ekspres | PT Kereta Api Indonesia | 1,031 km | 27 | Daily |
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Jakarta (Gambir) | Jember via Semarang and Surabaya | Pandalungan | 919 km | 20 | Daily |
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Jakarta (Gambir) | Malang via Yogyakarta | Gajayana | 905 km | 20 | Daily |
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Jakarta (Gambir) | Malang via Semarang | Brawijaya | 881 km |
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Jakarta (Pasar Senen) | Malang via Semarang | Majapahit | 880 km |
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Jakarta (Pasar Senen) | Malang via Semarang | Matarmaja | 880 km |
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Tokyo | Hakata | Nozomi | Central Japan Railway Company / West Japan Railway Company | 1,174.9 km | 11 | 4 hrs 53 mins |
Tokyo | Izumo | Sunrise Izumo | West Japan Railway Company / Central Japan Railway Company | 953.6 km | 17 | 12 hrs 11 mins |
Shin-Osaka | Kagoshima | Mizuho | Kyushu Railway Company / West Japan Railway Company | 911.2 km | 7 | 3 hrs 44 mins |
Tokyo | Hakodate | Hayabusa | Hokkaido Railway Company / East Japan Railway Company | 862.5 km | 5 | 4 hrs 2 mins |
Tokyo | Takamatsu | Sunrise Seto | West Japan Railway Company / Central Japan Railway Company | 804.7 km | 11 | 9 hrs 27 mins |
Correct as of November 2024. See main table for sourcing of all these services.
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Moscow | Vladivostok | Rossiya 1/2 | Russian Railways | 9,300 km | 140 | Daily | 164 hrs (~7 days) |
Moscow | Vladivostok | 9/10 | Russian Railways | 9,259 km | 81 | Daily | 147 hrs (~6 days) |
Kislovodsk | Neryungri | 97 (additional carriage) | Russian Railways | 7,963 km | 122 | Every other day | 150 hrs (~6 days) |
Chita | Adler | 269/270 | Russian Railways | 7,504 km | 95 | 3 times a week (in Summer) | 140 hrs (~6 days) |
Chita | Anapa | 69 (additional carriage) | Russian Railways | 7,070 km | 109 | Daily | 135 hrs (~5.5 days) |
Moscow | Neryungri | 82 (additional carriage) / 375 (additional carriage) | Russian Railways | 6,950 km | 101 | Every other day | 124 hrs (~5 days) |
Adler | Severobaykalsk | 273/274 | Russian Railways | 6,883 km | 91 | Weekly (in Summer) | 125 hrs (~5 days) |
Moscow | Chita | 69/70 | Russian Railways | 6,205 km | 107 | Daily | 106 hrs (~4.5 days) |
Irkutsk | Anapa | 205 | Russian Railways | 5,996 km | 79 | 2 times a week (in Summer) | 109 hrs (~4.5 days) |
Moscow | Severobaykalsk | 91/92 | Russian Railways | 5,546 km | 58 | Every other day | 87 hrs (~3.5 days) |
Moscow | Ulan-Ude | 81/82 | Russian Railways | 5,499 km | 72 | Every other day | 94 hrs (~4 days) |
Adler | Tomsk | 115/116 | Russian Railways | 5,067 km | 71 | Every other day | 93 hrs (~4 days) |
Adler | Krasnoyarsk | 127/128 | Russian Railways | 5,037 km | 70 | 2 or 3 times a week | 94 hrs (~4 days) |
Adler | Barnaul | 216 | Russian Railways | 4,983 km | 74 | Every other day (in peak seasons) | 93 hrs (~4 days) |
Anapa | Krasnoyarsk | 211 | Russian Railways | 4,908 km | 70 | 2 times a week | 91 hrs (~4 days) |
Kislovodsk | Novokuznetsk | 59 | Russian Railways | 4,734 km | 69 | Every other day | 89 hrs (~4 days) |
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Cheongnyangni | Bujeon | 1621–1624 | 483.1 km | 18/31 | Twice daily | 7 ~ 8 hrs |
Jeongdongjin (Gangneung) | Busan station | 1691/1692 | 480.5 km | Daily | 7.9 hrs | |
Jeongdongjin (Gangneung) | Bujeon | 1681/1682 | 453.5 km | Daily | 7.9 hrs | |
Bujeon | Mokpo station via Seogwangju | 1951/1954 | 390.9 km | 46 | Daily | 6.5 hrs |
Dongdaegu | Yeongju station via Daejeon Station | 4301–4304 | 387.5 km | 22 | Twice daily | 5.25 hrs |
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Taipei | Hualien City | 51/52 | Taiwan Railways Administration | 752 km | 17 | Daily | 10 hours 30 mins |
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Bangkok | Singapore | 951/952 | Locomotive : SRT & KTMB / Service : Eastern & Oriental Express | 1,907 km | 5 | Special deluxe excursion train | 2 days 3 hrs 25 mins |
Bangkok | Su-ngai Kolok | 37/38 | SRT | 1,174 km | 27 | Daily | 20 hrs 10 mins |
Bangkok | Su-ngai Kolok | 171/172 | SRT | 1,174 km | 39 | Daily | 21 hrs 45 mins |
Bangkok | Butterworth | 35/36 | SRT | 1,147 km | 23 | Daily | 22 hrs 10 mins |
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Andijan | Kungrad | 127 / 128 | Uzbek Railways | 1,667 km | 19 | Twice a week | 26 hrs 30 mins |
Andijan | Khiva | 125 / 126 | Uzbek Railways | 1,457 km | 13 | Daily | 21 hrs 23 mins |
Andijan | Urgench | 131 / 132 (additional carriage) | Uzbek Railways | 1,420 km | 15 | Once a week | 22 hrs 46 mins |
Tashkent | Kungrad | 54 / 53 | Uzbek Railways | 1,281 km | 13 | Daily | 19 hrs 18 mins |
Andijan | Termez | 129 / 130 | Uzbek Railways | 1,240 km | 16 | 4 times a week | 20 hrs 28 mins |
Tashkent | Khiva | 76 / 75 (additional carriage) | Uzbek Railways | 1,067 km | 9 | Once a week | 16 hrs 5 mins |
Tashkent | Shovot | 58 / 57 | Uzbek Railways | 1,055 km | 7 | 3 times a week | 13 hrs 54 mins |
Tashkent | Khiva | 56 / 55 | Uzbek Railways | 1,049 km | 7 | 4 times a week | 13 hrs 55 mins |
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Hanoi | Ho Chi Minh City | TN1/TN2 | Vietnam Railways | 1,726 km | 39 | Daily | 40 hrs 50 mins |
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Malmö (Sweden) | Innsbruck (Austria) via Zell am See | 304/305 | Snälltåget | 1,720 km | 15 | Weekly in winter | 22 hrs 05 mins |
Stockholm (Sweden) | Narvik (Norway) | 93/94 | SJ AB | 1,467 km | 25 | Daily | 18 hrs 37 mins |
Stockholm (Sweden) | Dresden (Germany) | 308/309 | Snälltåget | 1,630 km (approximate) | 13 | Weekly in May and September | 22 hrs 10 mins |
Brussels (Belgium) | Prague (Czech Republic) | 452/453 | European Sleeper | 1,510 km (approximate) | 19 | Thrice-weekly | 15 hrs 30 mins |
Stockholm (Sweden) | Berlin (Germany) via Hamburg | 300/301 | Snälltåget | 1,450 km (approximate) | 12 | 6 times a week in spring and summer | 17 hrs 20 mins |
Stockholm (Sweden) | Berlin (Germany) via Hamburg | EN 345/346 | SJ AB | 1,450 km (approximate) | 11 | Daily | 15 hrs 20 mins |
Prague (Czech Republic) | Split (Croatia) | 1220/1221 | RegioJet | 1,406 km | 8 | Daily in summer | 21 hrs 5 mins |
Villach (Austria) | Edirne (Turkey) | Optima Tours | 1,400 km (approximate) | 0 | 1-2 times a week in summer | 34 hrs | |
Vienna (Austria) | Paris (France) | Nightjet 468/469 | ÖBB | 1,320 km | 9 | 3 times a week | 13 hrs 57 mins |
Hamburg (Germany) | Budapest (Hungary) via Berlin, Prague and Bratislava | EuroCity 172/173 Hungaria | Deutsche Bahn, ČD, ZSSK, MÁV | 1,288 km | 23 | Daily | 13 hrs 40 mins |
Berlin (Germany) | Paris (France) | ICE 9590/9591 | Deutsche Bahn | 1,250 km (approximate) | 5 | Daily | 8 hrs 5 mins |
Vienna (Austria) | Rostock (Germany) | IC 494/495 | Deutsche Bahn | 1,240 km (approximate) | 28 | Daily | 13hrs-14hrs |
Bordeaux (France) | Frankfurt am Main (Germany) | TGV 9594/9599 | SNCF Voyageurs | 1,230 km (approximate) | 12 | Weekly in July/August | 7 hrs 53 mins |
Vienna (Austria) | Amsterdam (Netherlands) | NJ 40490/40421 | ÖBB | 1,210 km (approximate) | 16/19 | Daily | 13 hrs 48 mins |
Perpignan (France) | Brussels (Belgium) | TGV 9862 | SNCF Voyageurs | 1,210 km (approximate) | 14 | 2 times a week | 8 hrs 17 mins |
Berlin (Germany) | Paris (France) | NJ 40424/40469 | ÖBB | 1,200 km (approximate) | 6 | 3 times a week | 14 hrs 6 mins |
Durrës | Elbasan | HSH | 75.7 km | 5 | daily | 2 hrs 45-47 mins | ||
Durrës | Shkodër | HSH | 104.5 km | 1 (Vorë) | 2 per day | 3 hrs 50 mins | Not in operation due to bad infrastructure (expected to return) |
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Brest | Polotsk | 606 / 605 | BC | 893 km | 29 | Daily | 16 hrs, 10 mins |
Gomel | Grodno | 631 / 632 | BC | 801 km | 20 | Daily | 15 hrs, 10 mins |
Grodno | Kastsyukovichy (Kommunary Station) | 634 / 633 | BC | 773 km | 24 | Daily | 16 hrs, 9 mins |
Brest | Polotsk | 658 / 657 | BC | 761 km | 26 | Daily | 14 hrs, 1 mins |
Gomel | Grodno | 609 / 610 | BC | 658 km | 21 | Daily | 12 hrs, 56 mins |
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Ostend | Eupen | IC01 | NMBS/SNCB | 250 km | 11-12 | 15 daytime trains (Hourly from 04.40 AM – 6.40 PM) + 3 trains to Welkenraedt (245 km) (7.40 PM – 9.40 PM) | 3 hrs, 2 mins |
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Sofia | Varna | 2601 | BDZ | 543 km | 10 | 4 daytime trains, 1 overnight train | 7 hrs, 5 mins |
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Osijek | Split | 1880/1881 | HŽ | 709 km | 15 | Daily Mon-Sat during July and August | 13 hrs, 28 mins |
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Ostrava | Karlovy Vary | SC 504 | České dráhy | 621 km | 14 | daily | 7 hrs, 2 mins |
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Various | DSB | 475 km | 14 | 12 per day | 4 hrs, 47 mins |
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Kolari | Helsinki | 262 | VR Group | 995 km | 16 | Seasonal, 2 to 3 times a week | 16 hrs 1 min |
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Nancy | Nice | TGV 5537 / 5516 | SNCF Voyageurs | 1,199 km | 17 | Daily | 10 hrs 06 mins | |
Nantes | Marseille | TGV 5306 | SNCF Voyageurs | 1,163 km | 8 | Weekly (On Fridays) | 6 hrs 40 mins | |
Rennes | Marseille | TGV 5332 / 5386 / 5382 | SNCF Voyageurs | 1,116 km | 6-7 | Daily + Twice on Saturdays | 5 hrs 50 mins | |
Rennes | Montpellier | TGV 5336 | SNCF Voyageurs | 1,100 km | 7 | Weekly (On Sundays) | 6 hrs 4 mins |
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Hamburg | Munich | ICE 699 | Deutsche Bahn | 1,293 km | 20-21 | Daily | 12 hrs 09 mins |
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Milan | Siracusa | ICN 1962/1963 | 1,500 km (approximate) | 32-34 | Daily | 19 hrs 30 mins - 20 hrs 30 mins |
Turin | Reggio Calabria | ICN 37646/795 | 1,500 km (approximate) | 32-34 | Daily | 18 hrs |
Turin | Reggio Calabria | Frecciarossa 9583/9584 + 9587/9588 + 9642 | 1,400 km (approximate) | 16-22 | 2-3 times daily | 11 hrs |
Nendeln | Schaan-Vaduz | ÖBB | 4.4 km | 2 | 11 in each direction daily Monday-Friday | 5 mins |
Troisvierges | Rodange | CFL | 109 km | 21 | 14 daily | 2 hrs 3 mins |
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Den Helder | Maastricht | IC 2727/2729 | NS | 300 km | 17 | 2 daily Monday-Thursday | 3 hrs 47 mins |
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Bodø | Trondheim | 471/472/475/476 | SJ Norge | 728 km | 27 | Twice daily | 9 hrs 38 mins |
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Przemyśl | Świnoujście | IC 38173 Przemyślanin | PKP Intercity | 1,054 km | 33 | daily | 15 hrs 51 mins |
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Porto | Faro | 180 and 184 (southbound); 182 and 186 (northbound) | CP | 651 km | 11 (180, 184 and 186), 15 (182) | Daily | 5 hrs 1 mins (180 and 184); 5 hrs 58 min (182 and 186) |
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Timișoara | Iași | 1765/1763 | CFR | 849 km | 41 | Daily | 17 hrs 2 mins (1765) 17 hrs 27 mins (1763) |
Correct as of July 2025. See main table for sourcing of all these services.
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Vorkuta | Adler | 309 / 310 | Russian Railways | 4,299 km | 77 | Every other day | 88 hrs (~3.5 days) |
Vorkuta | Novorossiysk | 511 / 512 | Russian Railways | 4,037 km | 71 | Every other day (in Summer) | 82 hrs (~3 days) |
Murmansk | Adler | 225 / 226 | Russian Railways | 3,926 km | 53 | Every other day (in Summer) | 77 hrs (~3 days) |
Vorkuta | Anapa | 295 | Russian Railways | 3,910 km | 51 | 2 or 3 times a month | 77 hrs (~3 days) |
Murmansk | Anapa | 293 | Russian Railways | 3,713 km | 48 | Every day (in Summer) | 67 hrs (~3 days) |
Murmansk | Novorossiysk | 285 / 286 | Russian Railways | 3,703 km | 49 | Every other day (in Summer) | 70 hrs (~3 days) |
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Bratislava | Humenné | R 615 / 614 Zemplín | ZSSK | 540 km | 25 | Daily | 7 hrs 53 mins |
Bratislava | Humenné | Ex 15621 / 17630 Šarišan | ZSSK | 514 km | 20 | Once a week | 6 hrs 54 mins |
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Barcelona | A Coruña | Alvia 00625/00626 | 1,358 km | 24 | Daily | 13 hrs 20 mins (00625) 13 hrs (00626) |
Barcelona | Cádiz | Torre del Oro IC “Torre del Oro” from Barcelona to Cádiz. It is Spain's longest train run at 1300km (12h) 00697/00694 | 1,250 km (approximate) | 24 | Daily | 30 hrs 30 mins |
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Malmö | Storlien | 3920/3921 | Snälltåget | 1,450 km (approximate) | 13 | Twice a week in summer | 16 hrs 55 mins |
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St Gallen | Geneva Airport | IC1 | SBB CFF FFS | 350 km (approximate) | 9 | Hourly | 4 hrs 02 mins |
Basel SBB | Chiasso | IC21 | SBB CFF FFS | 300 km (approximate) | 8 | 2 times a day | 3 hrs, 51 mins |
St Moritz | Zermatt | Glacier Express | Rhaetian Railway & Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn | 291 km (approximate) | 13 | Daily, up to 3 Trains | 8 hrs 22 mins |
+ ! Origin City ! Destination ! Train Name/No. ! Operator Name ! Distance ! No. of stops ! Frequency ! data-sort-type="number" | Scheduled running time ! | |||||||
Rakhiv | Mariupol | 006 | Ukrainian Railways | 1,800 km (approximate) | 14 | Every other day | 29 hrs | |
Lysychansk | 045/046 | Ukrainian Railways | 1,683 km | 43 | Daily | 31 hrs |
+ ! Origin City ! Destination ! Train Name/No. ! Operator Name ! Distance ! No. of stops ! Frequency ! data-sort-type="number" | Scheduled running time ! | |||||||
London Euston | Inverness | 1S25
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+ ! Origin City ! Destination City ! Train Name/No. ! Distance ! No. of stops ! Frequency ! data-sort-type="number" | Scheduled running time | |||||
Toronto | Vancouver | The Canadian 1 / 2 | 5,100 km | 68 | Bi-weekly | 85 h (3.5 days) |
Winnipeg | Churchill | 693 / 692 | 1,710 km | 69/70 | Bi-weekly | 34 h/35 h (1.75 days) |
Montreal | Halifax | The Ocean 14 / 15 | 1,301 km | 26 | Tri-weekly | 20 h 15 mins (1 day) |
Jasper | Prince Rupert | 5 / 6 | 1,225 km | 28 | Tri-weekly | 24 h 30 mins (1 days) |
+ ! Origin City ! Destination City ! Train Name/No. ! Distance ! No. of stops ! Frequency ! data-sort-type="number" | Scheduled running time ! | ||||||
Chicago | Los Angeles | Texas Eagle 421 / 422 | 4,390 km | 40 | Daily to San Antonio, Tri-weekly to Los Angeles | 65 hrs 20 mins (~3 days) | |
Emeryville | Chicago | California Zephyr 5 / 6 | 3,924 km | 32 | Daily | 51 hrs 20 mins (~2 days) | |
Chicago | Los Angeles | Southwest Chief 3 / 4 | 3,645 km | 31 | Daily | 41 hrs (~2 days) | |
Chicago | Portland | Empire Builder 27 / 28 | 3,629 km | 38 | Daily | 46 hrs (~2 days) | |
Chicago | Seattle | Empire Builder 7 / 8 | 3,549 km | 39 | Daily | 46 hrs (~2 days) | |
New Orleans | Los Angeles | Sunset Limited 1 / 2 | 3,211 km | 20 | Tri-weekly | 48 hrs (~2 days) | |
New York | Miami | Silver Star 91 / 92 | 2,449 km | 36 | Daily | 36 hrs (~1.5 days) | |
New York | Miami | Silver Meteor 97 / 98 | 2,235 km | 31 | Daily | 28 hrs (~1 day) |
+ ! Origin City ! Destination City ! Train Name/No. ! Operator Name ! Distance ! No. of stops ! Frequency ! data-sort-type="number" | Scheduled running time ! | |||||||
Buenos Aires | Tucuman | 265/266 | Trenes Argentinos | 1,170 km | 16 | Bi-Weekly | 32 hrs |
+ ! Origin City ! Destination City ! Train Name/No. ! Operator Name ! Distance ! No. of stops ! Frequency ! data-sort-type="number" | Scheduled running time ! | |||||||
São Luís | Parauapebas | EFC | Vale | 870 km | 15 | Tri-Weekly | 15.2 hrs | |
Belo Horizonte | Cariacica | EFVM | Vale | 664 km | 30 | Daily | 12.9 hrs |
+ ! Origin City ! Destination City ! Train Name/No. ! Operator Name ! Distance ! No. of stops ! Frequency ! data-sort-type="number" | Scheduled running time | ||||||
Sydney | Perth | Indian Pacific | Journey Beyond | 4,352 km | 26 | Weekly | 65 hrs |
Adelaide | Darwin | The Ghan | Journey Beyond | 2,979 km | 4 | Weekly | 54 hrs |
Adelaide | Brisbane | Great Southern | Journey Beyond | 2,885 km | 5 | Weekly | 66 hrs |
Brisbane | Cairns | Spirit of Queensland | Queensland Rail | 1,681 km | 26 | 5 times per week | 25 hrs |
Brisbane | Longreach | Spirit of the Outback | Queensland Rail | 1,325 km | 20 | 2 times per week | 26 hrs |
Sydney | Broken Hill | Outback Xplorer | NSW TrainLink | 1,135 km | 16 | Weekly | 13 hrs |
Sydney | Brisbane | NT31 / 32 | NSW TrainLink | 988 km | 22 | Daily | 14 hrs 12 min |
Townsville | Mount Isa | The Inlander | Queensland Rail | 977 km | 9 | 2 times per week | 21 hrs |
Sydney | Melbourne | ST21 / 22 / 23 / 24 | NSW TrainLink | 960 km | 16 | Twice daily each way | 10 hrs 50 min |
Adelaide | Melbourne | The Overland | Journey Beyond | 828 km | 9 | 2 times per week | 10 hrs 30 min |
+ ! Origin City ! Destination City ! Train Name/No. ! Operator Name ! Distance ! No. of stops ! Frequency ! data-sort-type="number" | Scheduled running time | ||||||
Auckland | Wellington | Northern Explorer 200 / 201 | KiwiRail Scenic Journeys | 682 km | 7 | 3 times per week | 11 hrs |
+ ! No. ! Origin ! Destination ! Train Name/No. ! Operator Name ! Distance ! Frequency ! Running Time ! Average Speed ! | |||||||||
1 | Beijing West | Harbin West | Z17 / Z18 | China Railway | 1,249 km | Daily | 10 hrs 3 min | 120 km/h |
1 | Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central | Mumbai Central–Hapa Duronto Express | 493 km | Daily | 5 hrs 50 min |
2 | - | Pune–Howrah Duronto Express | 468 | Bi-Weekly | 6 hrs 05 min |
Mumbai CST–Howrah Duronto Express | M,T,W,F | 5 hrs 57 min | |||
3 | – | Mumbai Rajdhani Express | 465 | Daily | 4 hrs 35 min |
Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express | Bi-Weekly | 5 hrs 35 min |
+ ! No. ! Origin ! Destination ! Operator Name ! Distance ! Frequency ! Running Time ! Average Speed ! | ||||||||
1 | Paris - Gare de Lyon | Marseille-Saint-Charles | SNCF Voyageurs | 750 km | Multiple daily | 3 hrs 4 min | 245 km/h |
+ ! No. ! Origin ! Destination ! Operator Name ! Distance ! Frequency ! Running Time ! Average Speed ! | ||||||||
1 | Cork Kent | Dublin Heuston | Iarnród Éireann | 266 km | Daily Monday-Friday | 2 hrs 15 min | 118 km/h |
+ ! No. ! Origin ! Destination ! Operator Name ! Distance ! Frequency ! Running Time ! Average Speed ! | ||||||||
1 | Stockholm | Gothenburg | SJ AB | 455 km | Monday-Friday, Sunday | 2 hrs 54 min (some days slightly slower) | 157 km/h |
+ ! No. ! Origin ! Destination ! Train Name/No ! Operator Name ! Distance ! Frequency ! Running Time ! Average Speed ! | |||||||||
1 | Lorton, Virginia | Sanford, Florida | Auto Train, 52/53 | Amtrak | 1,376 km | Daily | 17 hrs 30 min | 79 km/h |
The previous record-holder was the likewise Chinese Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway at 2,230 km.
Eurostar previously held the record for its London to Cannes route, which set a record of 1,421 km non-stop high-speed service in 2006 (prior to the opening of High Speed One) – this was however not a regularly scheduled service. Currently, the record holder outside China is the Eurostar service from Amsterdam to Marseille, at 1,265 km in 7 hrs, 15 mins.
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