User:Ncysea/From London to Singapore

With the newly opened Boten–Vientiane railway on 3 December 2021, it is now possible to travel from United Kingdom London to  Singapore entirely by train. However, the current situation in Ukraine has made this itinerary impossible (as of July 2022). This article lists several possible plans to accomplish this journey when all railway services are back to normal. Some of these timetables were published before the COVID-19 pandemic. Always check with railway companies for the latest timetables and statuses.

Plan A

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Visas required:   United Kingdom,   Schengen Area,   Belarus,   Russia,   Mongolia,   China (Mainland),   Laos,   Thailand,   Malaysia,   Singapore.

Countries traversed:   United Kingdom,   France,   Belgium,   Germany,   Poland,   Belarus,   Russia,   Mongolia,   China,   Laos,   Thailand,   Malaysia,   Singapore.

Trips of Plan A
From Station To Station Dep D W Arr D W Dur Num Cur P Operator In op?
  London St Pancras   Paris Paris-Nord MANY 1 R MANY 1 R 2h25 MANY GBP 69   Eurostar Yes
  Paris Paris-Est   Moscow Belorussky 1858 1 R 1144 3 S 38h47 024 EUR 313   Russian Railways No
  Moscow Yaroslavsky   Beijing Beijing 2345 6 T 1425 12 M 129h50 K4 CNY 2793   China Railway No
  Beijing Beijingxi   Kunming Kunmingnan 0800 13 T 1849 13 T 10h49 G403 CNY 1148   China Railway Yes
  Kunming Kunmingnan   Mengla Mohan 1419 14 W 1920 14 W 5h01 C385 CNY   China Railway Yes
  Mengla Mohan   Boten Boten 15 R 15 R CNY   China Railway No
  Boten Boten   Vientiane Vientiane 15 R 15 R 3h20 CNY 294   China Railway Yes
  Hadxayfong Thanaleng   Nong Khai Nong Khai 15 R 15 R 482
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THB   State Railway of Thailand Yes
  Nong Khai Nong Khai   Bangkok Bangkok 0700 16 F 1710 16 F 10h10 76 THB 498   State Railway of Thailand Yes
  Bangkok Bangkok   Padang Besar Padang Besar 1510 17 S 0853 18 U 17h43 45 THB   State Railway of Thailand No
  Padang Besar Padang Besar   Gemas Gemas 1455 18 U 2359 18 U 8h04 EG9425 MYR 102   Keretapi Tanah Melayu Yes
  Gemas Gemas   Johor Bahru JB Sentral 0708 19 M 1206 19 M 4h58 ERT27 MYR   Keretapi Tanah Melayu Yes
  Johor Bahru JB Sentral   Singapore Woodlands MANY 19 M MANY 19 M 0h05 MANY MYR   Keretapi Tanah Melayu Yes

Plan B

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Visas required:   United Kingdom,   Schengen Area,   Belarus,   Russia,   Kazakhstan,   China (Mainland),   Laos,   Thailand,   Malaysia,   Singapore.

Countries traversed:   United Kingdom,   France,   Belgium,   Germany,   Poland,   Belarus,   Russia,   Kazakhstan,   China,   Laos,   Thailand,   Malaysia,   Singapore.

Trips of Plan B
From Station To Station Dep D W Arr D W Dur Num Cur P Operator In op?
  London St Pancras   Paris Paris-Nord MANY 1 R MANY 1 R 2h25 MANY GBP 69   Eurostar Yes
  Paris Paris-Est   Moscow Belorussky 1858 1 R 1144 3 S 38h47 024 EUR 313   Russian Railways No
  Moscow Kazansky   Astana Astana-1 2248 3 S 0800 5 M 57h12 084Ц KZT   Kazakhstan Temir Joly Yes
  Astana Nurly Zhol   Ürümqi Ürümqi 1658 10 S 0854 12 M 38h30 K9798 KZT   Kazakhstan Temir Joly No
  Ürümqi Ürümqi   Kunming Kunming 2247 12 M 2358 14 W 49h11 K1504 CNY 360   China Railway Yes

The rest would follow Plan A #5 and beyond.