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Between August 3rd and August 30th, I travelled around the world as part of my Trans-Siberian trip.  Just over 25% of the 31,000 km distance was done by train.
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==Train Travel==
I travelled about 8505 kilometres by train:
*St. Petersburg to Moscow: 650 km
*Trans-Siberian - Moscow to Irkutsk: 5185 km
*Trans-Mongolian - Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar: 1119 km
*Trans-Mongolian - Ulaanbaatar to Beijing: 1551 km
For comparison, the distance from Moscow to Vladivostok (the 'true' Trans-Siberian route) is 9288 km.
==Air Travel==
I travelled about 22,250 kilometres by air[http://www.webflyer.com/travel/milemarker/index.php]:
*Toronto to St. Petersburg via Frankfurt: 8080 km
*Beijing to Vancouver via San Francisco: 10,820 km
*Vancouver to Toronto: 3350 km
''For comparison, the circumference of the earth at the equator is about 40,000 km.''
==World Map==
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<googlemap lat="47.989921667414166" lon="6.328125" zoom="1" controls="small" type="map" width="520" height="370">
>yellow
>yellow
49.15296965617039, -123.22265625,
44.08758502824516, -78.75, Toronto
44.08758502824516, -78.75, Toronto
50.14874640066278, 8.6572265625, Frankfurt
50.14874640066278, 8.6572265625, Frankfurt
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>yellow
>yellow
49.15296965617039, -123.22265625, Vancouver
49.15296965617039, -123.22265625, Vancouver
44.08758502824516, -78.75,
</googlemap>
</googlemap>


Crow fly distances:
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*Toronto->St. Petersburg: 6,870 km
*St. Petersbrug->Beijing: 6,067 km
*Beijing->Vancouver: 8,540 km
*Vancouver->Toronto: 3,366 km
*Total distance: 24,843 km
*Total distance by air: 18,776 km
*% distance by train: 24.4%
*Circumference of the earth at equator: 40,075 km

Latest revision as of 17:34, 2 September 2006

Trans-Siberian Trip
St. Petersburg and Moscow
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The Trans-Siberian
Siberia
The Trans-Mongolian
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The Ger Camp
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China
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Between August 3rd and August 30th, I travelled around the world as part of my Trans-Siberian trip. Just over 25% of the 31,000 km distance was done by train.

Train Travel

I travelled about 8505 kilometres by train:

  • St. Petersburg to Moscow: 650 km
  • Trans-Siberian - Moscow to Irkutsk: 5185 km
  • Trans-Mongolian - Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar: 1119 km
  • Trans-Mongolian - Ulaanbaatar to Beijing: 1551 km

For comparison, the distance from Moscow to Vladivostok (the 'true' Trans-Siberian route) is 9288 km.

Air Travel

I travelled about 22,250 kilometres by air[1]:

  • Toronto to St. Petersburg via Frankfurt: 8080 km
  • Beijing to Vancouver via San Francisco: 10,820 km
  • Vancouver to Toronto: 3350 km

For comparison, the circumference of the earth at the equator is about 40,000 km.

World Map

<googlemap lat="47.989921667414166" lon="6.328125" zoom="1" controls="small" type="map" width="520" height="370"> >yellow 49.15296965617039, -123.22265625, 44.08758502824516, -78.75, Toronto 50.14874640066278, 8.6572265625, Frankfurt 59.88893689676585, 30.41015625, St. Petersburg >blue 55.7765730186677, 37.6171875, Moscow 56.58369172128337, 43.3740234375, 57.088515327886505, 49.5703125, 56.84897198026975, 54.4921875, 56.70450561416937, 62.578125, 56.26776108757582, 70.3125, 55.62799595426723, 74.794921875, 54.265224078605655, 87.5390625, 53.38332836757156, 99.931640625, 51.781435604431195, 103.623046875, Irkutsk 51.17934297928927, 106.171875, >yellow 47.69497434186282, 107.05078125, Ulaanbaatar >red 43.83452678223684, 111.796875, 38.95940879245423, 114.609375, 38.75408327579141, 117.158203125, Beijing >yellow 49.15296965617039, -123.22265625, Vancouver 44.08758502824516, -78.75, </googlemap>

Return to the main page on the Trans-Siberian trip.