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This article is about the trains with the longest routes. For trains with the most cars or meters, see Longest trains.

This article lists 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.

Top 50 train services, by distance

No Origin
(Country) 		Destination
(Country) 		Train Name
No 		Operator Name Distance (km) No. of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
1 Moscow (Russia) Russia Pyongyang (North Korea) North Korea Rossija 100 / 7 Korean State Railway 10,267 157 Bi-Monthly (Suspended) 206 hrs (~8.5 days) [1]
2 Moscow (Russia) Russia Vladivostok (Russia) Russia Rossija 1 / 2 and 61 / 62 Russian Railways 9,259 Train 1 / 2: 73 stops

Train 61 / 62: 76 stops

Train 1 / 2: Daily

Train 61 / 62: Four times weekly

Train 1 / 2: 167 hrs (~6.9 days)

Train 61 / 62: 166 hrs (~6.9 days)

[2]
3 Moscow (Russia) Russia Beijing (China) China Vostok [zh; ja] 19 / 20 (via Manzhouli) Russian Railways 8,984 33 Weekly (Suspended) 145 hrs (~6 days) [3]
4 Moscow (Russia) Russia Beijing (China) China 43 / 44 (via Ulaanbaatar) China Railway 7,826 33 Weekly (Suspended) 127 hrs (~5.3 days) [3]
5 Kislovodsk (Russia) Russia Tynda (Russia) Russia 97 Russian Railways 7,734 107 Every other day 143 hrs (~5.9 days) [4]
6 Moscow (Russia) Russia Neryungri (Russia) Russia 82 / 375 Russian Railways 6,950 91 Train 82: 4-7 times monthly

Train 375: Every other day

140 hrs (~5.8 days) [5]
7 Guangzhou (China) China Lhasa (China) China Z264/5-Z266/3 [zh] China Railway 4,980 12 Daily 52 hrs 05 mins (~2.2 days) [6]
8 Shanghai (China) China Yining (China) China Z306/3-Z304/5 [zh] China Railway 4,742 25 Daily 49 hrs 13 mins (~2 days) [7]
9 Shenzhen (China) China Urumqi (China) China Z230/1-Z232/29 China Railway 4,666 21 Daily 48 hrs 59 mins (~2 days) [2]
10 Guangzhou (China) China Urumqi (China) China Z136/7-Z138/5 China Railway 4,663 28 Daily 48 hrs 02 mins (2 days) [2]
11 Changchun (China) China Sanya (China) China Z384/5-Z386/3 China Railway 4,647 23 Daily 53 hrs 15 mins (~2 days) [2]
12 Nanning (China) China Urumqi (China) China T282/3-T284/1 China Railway 4,617 31 Daily 59 hrs 34 mins (~2.5 days) [2]
13 Harbin (China) China Kunming (China) China K728/5-K726/7 China Railway 4,574 49 Daily 63 hrs 15 mins (~2.5 days) [2]
14 Changchun (China) China Urumqi (China) China T302/3-T304/1 China Railway 4,507 33 Daily 56 hrs 49 mins (~2.5 days) [2]
15 Toronto (Canada) Canada Vancouver (Canada) Canada The Canadian 1 / 2 Via Rail 4,466 66 Bi-weekly 92 h (~4 days)
16 Chicago (United States) United States Los Angeles (United States) United States Texas Eagle 21 / 22 (continues as part of Sunset Limited 1 / 2 in San Antonio) Amtrak 4,390 40 Tri-weekly 65 hrs 20 mins (~3 days) [8]
17 Shanghai (China) China Lhasa (China) China Z164/3 China Railway 4,373 12 Daily 46 hrs 15 mins (~2 days) [2]
18 Sydney (Australia) Australia Perth (Australia) Australia Indian Pacific Journey Beyond 4,352 26 Weekly 65 hrs (2.5 days+)
19 Urumqi (China) China Fuzhou (China) China T308/5-T306/7 China Railway 4,334 23 Daily 50 hrs 09 mins (~2 days) [2]
20 Harbin (China) China Haikou (China) China Z114/3 China Railway 4,310 25 Daily 48 hrs 36 mins (2 days) [2]
21 Vorkuta (Russia) Russia Adler (Russia) Russia 309 / 310 Russian Railways 4,299 78 Every other day 89 hrs (~3.5 days) [9]
22= Dibrugarh (India) India Kanyakumari (India) India Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express / 15906 Indian Railways 4,282 56 Weekly 82 hrs 15 mins (3+ days)
22= Dibrugarh (India) India Okha (India) India Dibrugarh – Okha Weekly Border Special Express (Via Hasimara - Howrah / 05936 Indian Railways 4,282 81 Weekly 78 hrs 45 mins (3+ days)
24 Moscow (Russia) Russia Dushanbe (Tajikistan) Tajikistan 329 / 330 Russian Railways 4,272 24 Bi-Weekly (Suspended) 96 hrs (~4 days) [10]
25 Moscow (Russia) Russia Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan 350 Russian Railways 4,058 33 Weekly (Suspended) 82 hrs 39 minutes

(~3.5 days)

[11]
26 Shanghai (China) China Urumqi (China) China Z40/41-Z42/39 China Railway 4,056 20 Daily 39 hrs 15 mins (~1.5 days) [2]
27= Changchun (China) China Kunming (China) China K2288/7 China Railway 4,037 37 Daily 58 hrs 32 mins (~2.5 days) [2]
27= Vorkuta (Russia) Russia Novorossiysk (Russia) Russia 311 / 312 Russian Railways 4,037 72 Every other day 82 hours
29 Kashgar (China) China Chengdu (China) China K454/1-K452/3 China Railway 3,948 26 Daily 49 hrs 05 mins (~2.5 days) [2]
30= Thiruvananthapuram Central (India) India Silchar (India) India Thiruvananthapuram - Silchar Superfast Express
(12515/12516) 		Indian Railways 3,932  57 Weekly 76 hrs 35min (~3.5 days)
30= Thiruvananthapuram Central (India) India Silchar (India) India Thiruvananthapuram - Silchar Superfast Express
(12507/12508) 		Indian Railways 3,932  56 Weekly 74 hrs 5min (~3.25 days)
32 Chicago (United States) United States Emeryville (United States) United States California Zephyr 5 / 6 Amtrak 3,924 32 Daily 51 hrs 20 mins (~2 days) [12]
33 Jiamusi (China) China Fuzhou (China) China K1548/5-K1546/7 China Railway 3,840 34 Daily 51 hrs 40 mins (~2 days) [2]
34 Nanjing (China) China Urumqi (China) China K1540/37-K1538/9 China Railway 3,837 27 Daily 48 hrs 40 mins (~2 days) [2]
35 Urumqi (China) China Kunming (China) China K1502/3-K1504/1 China Railway 3,815 23 Daily 45 hrs 48 mins (~2 days) [2]
36 Kashgar (China) China Xi’an (China) China K169/70 China Railway 3,796 27 Daily 46 hrs 30 mins (~2 days) [2]
37 Yining (China) China Jinan (China) China K1338/5-K1336/7 China Railway 3,795 31 Daily 47 hrs 13 mins (~1.5 days) [2]
38 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (India) India Kanyakumari (India) India Himsagar Express/16318 Indian Railways 3,787 73 Weekly 71 hrs 40 mins (~3 days)
39 Lhasa (China) China Beijing (China) China Z22/1 China Railway 3,757 9 Daily 39 hrs 58 mins (~1.5 days) [2]
40 Moscow (Russia) Russia Andijan (Uzbekistan) Uzbekistan 149 / 150 Russian Railways 3,738 33 Bi-Weekly (Suspended) 72 hours (~3 days) [13]
41 Jinan (China) China Urumqi (China) China Z105/6 China Railway 3,726 25 Daily 37 hrs 32 mins (~1.5 days) [2]
42 Moscow (Russia) Russia Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) Kyrgyzstan 017 / 018 Russian Railways 3,720 37 Bi-weekly (Suspended) 72 hours (~3 days) [14]
43 Lianyungang (China) China Urumqi (China) China K1354/3 China Railway 3,699 29 Daily 47 hrs 05 mins (~2 days) [2]
44 Mangalore (India) India Jammu (India) India Navyug Express/16687 Indian Railways 3,674 71 Weekly 68 hrs 5 mins (~3 days)
45 Chicago (United States) United States Los Angeles (United States) United States Southwest Chief 3 / 4 Amtrak 3,645 31 Daily 41 hrs (~2 days) [15]
46 Tirunelveli (India) India Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (India) India Navyug Express/16787 Indian Railways 3,633 57 Weekly 65 hrs (~3 days)
47 Chicago (United States) United States Portland (United States) United States Empire Builder 27 / 28 Amtrak 3,629 38 Daily 46 hrs (~2 days) [16]
48 KSR Bengaluru (India) India New Tinsukia (India) India Yeshvantapur-Dibrugarh Express/15901 Indian Railways 3,620 70 Weekly 68 hrs 15 mins (~3 days)
49 Thiruvananthapuram Kochuveli (India) India Amritsar (India) India Kochuveli Amritsar Superfast Express/12484 Indian Railways 3,599 22 Weekly 61 hrs (~2.5 days)
50 Urumqi (China) China Hankou (China) China Z294/1-Z292/3 China Railway 3,574 22 Daily 38 hrs 41 mins (~1.5 days) [2]
51 Harbin (China) China Guangzhou (China) China Z238/5-Z236/7 China Railway 3,568 22 Daily 34 hrs 44 mins (~1.5 days) [2]

Longest train services, by country/region, within it

Table below lists trains operating nationally, within a country.

Africa

Egypt

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Alexandria Aswan No. 88/89/1009/2008 Special ("Isbani") Egyptian National Railways 1,100 km (approximate) 9 Daily 16 or 17 hrs

South Africa

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Pretoria Cape Town The Blue Train Luxrail 1,600 km 7 Weekly 28 hrs

Asia

China

All services are operated by China Railway.

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Distance No.of Stops Scheduled running time
Guangzhou Lhasa Z264 / Z266 4,980 km 10 54 h (2 days +)
Qiqihar Ürümqi K1084 / K1081 4,827 km 40 62 h 15 min[17](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 +)[18]
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 32min
Beijing Hong Kong G79 / G80 2,441 km 8 8 h 56 m
Beijing Shenzhen G71 / G72 2,400 km 17 10 h 16min
Shanghai Shenyang D196 / D194 2,014 km 15 14 h

India

Main article: Longest train services of Indian Railways
No Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance[19] No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time More information (in India)
1 Kanyakumari Dibrugarh Vivek Express
(15905/15906) 		Indian Railways 4,282 kilometres (2,661 mi) 56 Weekly 73 hrs 30 min(~3.5 days) Longest running train (by time & distance)
1 Dibrugarh (India) Okha (India) Dibrugarh – Okha Weekly Border Special Express (Via Hasimara - Dankuni) / 05936 Indian Railways 4,282 kilometres (2,661 mi) 81 Weekly 78 hrs 45 mins (3+ days) Longest running Special Train (by time & distance)
2 Thiruvananthapuram Central Silchar Thiruvananthapuram - Silchar Superfast Express
(12515/12516) 		Indian Railways 3,932 kilometres (2,443 mi) 57 Weekly 75 hrs 15min (~3.5 days) Longest running Superfast express train.
3 Thiruvananthapuram Central Silchar Thiruvananthapuram - Silchar Superfast Express(Aronai Express)
(12507/12508) 		Indian Railways 3,932 kilometres (2,443 mi) 56 Weekly 74 hrs 15min (~3.25 days)
4 Kanyakumari Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Himsagar Express
(16317/16318) 		Indian Railways 3,782 kilometres (2,350 mi) 73 Weekly 71 hrs 45 min(~3 days)

Indonesia

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Jakarta (Gambir) Malang via Kediri Gajayana PT Kereta Api Indonesia 912 km 17 Daily 15 hrs 40 mins
Jakarta (Gambir) Malang via Surabaya Gubeng Bima PT Kereta Api Indonesia 907 km 17 Daily 15 hrs 47 mins
Jakarta (Pasar Senen) Malang via Kediri Matarmaja PT Kereta Api Indonesia 881 km 25 Daily 15 hrs 57 mins
Jakarta (Pasar Senen) Blitar Singasari PT Kereta Api Indonesia 880 km 26 Daily 15 hrs 25 mins
Jakarta (Pasar Senen) Surabaya Gubeng Gaya Baru Malam Selatan PT Kereta Api Indonesia 825 km 29 Daily 14 hrs 21 mins

Japan

Origin city Destination city Train name/No Operator name Distance No. of stops Scheduled running time
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

Russia

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Moscow Vladivostok Rossiya/002M/001M Russian Railways 9,289 km 58 Alternate days 144 hrs(~6 days)
Moscow Vladivostok 100E/099E Russian Railways 10,317 km 103 Daily 166 hrs(~7 days)

South Korea

All services are operated by Korail.

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Cheongnyangni Bujeon 1621–1624 483.1 km 18/31 Twice daily 7 ~ 8 hrs
Jeongdongjin (Gangneung) Busan 1691/1692 480.5 km Daily 7.9 hrs
Jeongdongjin (Gangneung) Bujeon 1681/1682 453.5 km Daily 7.9 hrs
Bujeon Mokpo via Seogwangju 1951/1954 390.9 km 46 Daily 6.5 hrs
Dongdaegu Yeongju via Daejeon 4301–4304 387.5 km 22 Twice daily 5.25 hrs

Taiwan

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Taipei Hualien 51/52 Taiwan Railways Administration 752 km 17 Daily 10 hours 30 mins

Thailand

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Bangkok Singapore 951/952 Locomotive : SRT & KTMB /
Service : Eastern & Oriental Express 		1,907 km 5 Special deluxe excursion train 2days 3hrs 25mins
Bangkok Su-ngai Kolok 37/38 SRT 1,174 km 27 Daily 20hrs 10mins
Bangkok Su-ngai Kolok 171/172 SRT 1,174 km 39 Daily 21hrs 45mins
Bangkok Butterworth 35/36 SRT 1,147 km 23 Daily 22hrs 10mins

Vietnam

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City TN1/TN2 Vietnam Railways 1,726 km 39[20] Daily 40 hrs 50 mins

Europe

International services

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Malmö (Sweden) Sweden Innsbruck (Austria) Austria via Zell am See 304/305 Snälltåget 1,720 km 13 Weekly in winter 22 hrs, 05 mins
Stockholm (Sweden) Sweden Dresden (Germany) Germany via Hamburg and Berlin 334/309 Snälltåget 1,650 km (approximate) 14 A few trains in May and September 20 hrs, 16 mins
Wiesbaden (Germany) Germany Basel (Switzerland) Switzerland via Berlin FLX 76333 / 1243 / 1247 Flixtrain 1,500 km (approximate) 28 2 times per week 13 hrs, 44 mins
Stockholm (Sweden) Sweden Narvik (Norway) Norway 93/94 Vy Tåg 1,467 km 25 Daily 18 hrs, 37 mins
Stockholm (Sweden) Sweden Berlin (Germany) Germany via Hamburg 300/301 Snälltåget 1,450 km (approximate) 10 Daily in spring and summer 16 hrs, 30 mins
Prague (Czech Republic) Czech Republic Split (Croatia) Croatia 1220/1221 RegioJet 1,406 km 11 Daily in summer 21 hrs, 5 mins
Villach (Austria) Austria Edirne (Turkey) Turkey Optima Tours 1,400 km (approximate) 0 1-2 times a week in summer 34 hrs
Hamburg (Germany) Germany Budapest (Hungary) Hungary via Berlin, Prague and Bratislava EC 172/173 Hungaria DB, ČD, ZSSK, MÁV 1,352 km 26 Daily 14 hrs
Vienna (Austria) Austria Paris (France) France NJ 468/469 ÖBB 1,320 km 9 3 times a week 14 hrs
Vienna (Austria) Austria Warnemünde (Germany) Germany IC 94 Deutsche Bahn 1,250 km (approximate) 29 2-6 times a week 13 hrs, 24 mins
Vienna (Austria) Austria Amsterdam (Netherlands) Netherlands NJ 40490/40421 ÖBB 1,210 km (approximate) 17 Daily 13 hrs, 49 mins
Perpignan (France) France Brussels (Belgium) Belgium TGV 9862 SNCF 1,210 km (approximate) 13 2 times a week 8 hrs, 17 mins
Vienna (Austria) Austria Rome (Italy) Italy via Tarvisio, Venice (Mestre), and Florence NJ 40233/40294 ÖBB 1,200 km (approximate) 16 5–7 times a week 13 hrs, 37 mins
Vienna (Austria) Austria Brussels (Belgium) Belgium NJ 50490/425 ÖBB 1,170 km (approximate) 15 3 times a week 13 hrs, 47 mins
Kiel (Germany) Germany Chur (Switzerland) Switzerland ICE 1175 Deutsche Bahn 1,160 km (approximate) 18 Weekly 10 hrs, 9 mins
Stockholm (Sweden) Sweden Hamburg (Germany) Germany EN 497/496 SJ 1,150 km (approximate) 11 Daily 14 hrs, 3 mins
Madrid (Spain) Spain Marseille (France) France AVE 9743/9724 Renfe 1,140 km (approximate) 12 daily 7 hrs, 43 mins
Hamburg (Germany) Germany Vienna (Austria) Austria via Hannover, Nuremberg and Linz ICE26/27 (daytime)

NJ490/491 (overnight)

DB, ÖBB 1,100 km (approximate) 25 (daytime)

16 (overnight)

Daily 10 hrs (daytime)

12 hrs, 10 mins (overnight)

Paris (France) France Barcelona (Spain) Spain via Montpellier TGV9702/9706

TGV9711/9715

SNCF 1,100 km (approximate) 9 2 times a day 6 hrs, 30 mins
Berlin Ostbahnhof (Germany) Germany Interlaken Ost (Switzerland) Switzerland via Wolfsburg, Braunschweig Hbf, Hildesheim, Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Fulda, Frankfurt (Main) Hbf, Basel SBB, Bern ICE275/371/373/372/278 DB, (SBB CFF FFS) 1,100 km (approximate) 24 Two or three times a day 10 hrs, 11 mins
Brest (Belarus) Belarus Moscow (Russia) Russia 7/8, 27/28 RZD 1,100 km (approximate) 5 or 14 Twice a day 12 hrs, 15 mins
(the other train 15 hours)

Albania

All services operated by Hekurudha Shqiptare

Origin City Destination City Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref. Note
Durrës Elbasan HSH 75.7 km 5 daily 2hrs 45-47 mins [21]
Durrës Shkodër HSH 104.5 km 1 (Vorë) 2 per day 3 hrs 50 mins [21] Not in operation due to bad infrastructure (expected to return)

Belgium

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
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

Bulgaria

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Sofia Varna 2601 BDZ 543 km 10 4 daytime trains, 1 overnight train 7 hrs, 5 mins

Czech Republic

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
Ostrava Karlovy Vary SC 504 České dráhy 621 km 14 daily 7 hrs, 2 mins [22]

Denmark

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
Copenhagen Airport Aalborg Airport Station Many different numbers DSB 475 km 14 12 per day 4 hrs, 47 mins [23]

Finland

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
Helsinki Kolari R 263/270/272 VR 995 km 16 2 to 3 times a week from 14 to 15 hrs [24]

France

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Nancy Nice TGV 5537 / TGV 5516 SNCF 1,190 km (approximate) 17 1 daytime train (TGV) 10 hrs, 19 mins

Germany

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Stuttgart Stuttgart via Berlin FLX 87621 / 76335 / 1245 Flixtrain 1,500 km (approximate) 21 Weekly 13 hrs, 50 mins
Offenburg Greifswald IC 2216 Deutsche Bahn 1,300 km 29 Daily 12 hrs, 37 mins


Ireland

All services operated by Iarnród Éireann

Origin City Destination Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
Dublin Tralee 333 km 9-11 1 daily Monday-Saturday, 3 daily Sunday 3 hrs 42 mins-3 hrs 55 mins [25]
Rosslare Europort Dundalk 254 km 26 1 daily Monday-Friday 4 hrs 43 mins [26]

Italy

All services are operated by Trenitalia.

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Milan Siracusa ICN 1962/1963 1,500 km (approximate) 33 Daily 19 hrs, 43 mins
Turin Reggio Calabria ICN 794/795 1,500 km (approximate) 26 2 to 3 times a week 18 hrs, 30 mins

Liechtenstein

Origin City Destination City Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Nendeln Schaan-Vaduz ÖBB 4.4 km 1 9 daily Monday-Friday 5 mins

Luxembourg

Origin City Destination City Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Troisvierges Rodange CFL 109 km 21 14 daily 2 hrs, 3 mins

Netherlands

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Den Helder Maastricht IC 827/829/831 NS 300 km 18 3 daily Monday-Friday 3 hrs, 44 mins

Norway

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Bodø Trondheim 471/472/475/476 SJ Norge 728 km 27 Twice daily 9 hrs, 38 mins

Poland

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
Przemyśl Świnoujście IC 38173 Przemyślanin PKP Intercity 1054 km 33 daily 15 hrs, 51 mins [27]

Portugal

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Porto Faro 180 and 184 (southbound); 182 and 186 (northbound) CP 651 km 11 (180, 184 and 186), 15 (182) Daily 5 hrs, 51 mins (180 and 184); 5 hrs, 58 min (182 and 186)

Romania

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Timișoara Iași 1765/1763 CFR 849 km 41 Daily 17 hrs, 2 mins (1765) 17 hrs, 27 mins (1763)

Russia

Only services within geographical Europe (i.e. not into Siberia) are listed in this subcategory.

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Vorkuta Adler 309 / 310 RZD 4,299 km 78 Every other day (does not run in summer months) 89 hrs
Vorkuta Novorossiysk 311 / 312 RZD 4,037 km 72 Every other day (only runs in summer months) 82 hrs
Murmansk Moscow 015 RZD 2,100 km 31 Daily 35 hrs

Slovakia

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Bratislava Humenné R 615 Tatran Zemplín ZSSK 540 km 25 Daily 7 hrs, 40 mins

Spain

All services operated by Renfe

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Barcelona Cádiz Torre del Oro[28]

00697/00694

1,250 km (approximate) 23 daily 11:47 or 12:05
Barcelona A Coruña Alvia

00625/00626

1,100 km (approximate) 24 4 times a week 13 hrs, 20 mins (00625)

13 hrs (00626)

Sweden

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Malmö Storlien 3900/3901 Snälltåget 1,244 km 13 Twice a week in winter and summer 16 hrs, 55 mins
Umeå Göteborg 77/74 SJ 1,114 km 12 Daily 13 hrs, 12 mins

Switzerland

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
St Gallen Geneva Airport IC1 SBB CFF FFS 350 km (approximate) 9 Hourly 4 hrs, 02 mins
Basel Chiasso IC21 SBB CFF FFS 300 km (approximate) 8 2 times a day 3 hrs, 51 mins

Ukraine

Origin City Destination Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
Rakhiv Mariupol 006 Ukrainian Railways 1,800km (approximate) 14 Every other day 29 hrs [29]
Uzhgorod Lysychansk 045/046 Ukrainian Railways 1,683 km 43 Daily 31 hrs [30]

United Kingdom

Origin City Destination Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
Aberdeen Penzance 1V60 CrossCountry 1,263 km 43 Weekly 13 hrs 19 mins [31]

As of May 2021, this journey is only running on Saturdays following service cuts during the Coronavirus pandemic.

North America

Canada

All services are operated by Via Rail.

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Distance No.of Stops Frequency 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)

United States

All services are run by Amtrak.

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
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) [8]
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) [15]
Chicago Portland Empire Builder 27 / 28 3,629 km 38 Daily 46 hrs (~2 days) [16]
Chicago Seattle Empire Builder 7 / 8 3,549 km 39 Daily 46 hrs (~2 days) [16]
New Orleans Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1 / 2 3,211 km 20 Tri-weekly 48 hrs (~2 days) [32]
New York Miami Silver Star 91 / 92 2,449 km 36 Daily 36 hrs (~1.5 days) [33]
New York Miami Silver Meteor 97 / 98 2,235 km 31 Daily 28 hrs (~1 day) [33]

South America

Argentina

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
Buenos Aires Tucuman 265/266 Trenes Argentinos 1,170 km 16 Bi-Weekly 32 hrs [34]

Brazil

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
São Luís Parauapebas EFC Vale 870 km 15 Tri-Weekly 15.2 hrs [35]
Belo Horizonte Cariacica EFVM Vale 664 km 30 Daily 12.9 hrs [36]

Oceania

Australia

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency 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
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

New Zealand

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Auckland Wellington Northern Explorer 200 / 201 KiwiRail Scenic Journeys 682 km 7 3 times per week 11 hrs

Longest non-stop train services, by distance & country

Asia

China

No Origin Destination Train Name/No Operator Name Distance Frequency Running Time Average Speed Ref.
1 Beijing West Harbin West Z17 / Z18 China Railway 1,249 km Daily 10hrs 3min 120 km/h

India

No Origin Destination Train Name/No Operator Name Distance Frequency Running Time Average Speed Ref.
1 Habibganj Secunderabad Junction Yesvantpur Duronto Express
12213/12214 		Indian Railways 959.2 km Bi-Weekly 12hrs 50min 75.60 km/h
2 Kota Junction Vadodara Junction Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express
12431/12432 		Indian Railways 528.0 km Bi-Weekly 6hrs 18min 83.80 km/h
3 New Delhi Kota Junction Mumbai Rajdhani Express
12951/12952 		Indian Railways 467.0 km Daily 4hrs 30min 103.3 km/h
4 New Delhi Kanpur Central Howrah Rajdhani Express
12301/12302 		Indian Railways 440.0 km 6 Days/Week 4hrs 35min 96.0 km/h [37][38]

Europe

Ireland

No Origin Destination Operator Name Distance Frequency Running Time Average Speed Ref.
1 Cork Kent Dublin Heuston Iarnród Éireann 266 km Daily Monday-Friday 2hrs 15min 118 km/h [39]

Sweden

No Origin Destination Operator Name Distance Frequency Running Time Average Speed Ref.
1 Stockholm Gothenburg SJ 455 km Monday-Friday, Sunday 2hrs 54min
(some days little slower) 		157 km/h [40]

North America

United States

No Origin Destination Train Name/No Operator Name Distance Frequency Running Time Average Speed Ref.
1 Lorton, Virginia Sanford, Florida Auto Train, 52/53 Amtrak 1,376 km Daily 17hrs 30min 79 km/h [41]

Longest high-speed rail service

The China Railway G403/4, G405/6 and D939/40 Beijing-Kunming high-speed train (2653 km, 10 hours 43 minutes to 14 hours 54 minutes), which began service on January 1, 2017, is the longest high-speed rail service in the world.

The previous record-holder was the likewise Chinese Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway at 2230 km.

Eurostar previously held the record for its London to Cannes route, which set a record of 1421 km non-stop high-speed service in 2006 (prior to the opening of High Speed One) – this was however not a regularly scheduled service.[42] Currently, the record holders outside China are the Thalys service from Amsterdam to Marseille, at 1265 km in 7 hrs, 15 mins, and the Eurostar from London to Marseille, at 1215 km in 6 hrs, 26 mins.

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