Longest train services

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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) Pyongyang (North Korea) Rossija 100 / 7 Korean State Railway 10267 157 Bi-Monthly (Suspended) 206 hrs (~8.5 days) [1]
2 Moscow (Russia) Vladivostok (Russia) Rossija 1 / 2 and 61 / 62 Russian Railways 9259 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) Beijing (China)  [zh; ja] 19 / 20 (via Manzhouli) Russian Railways 8984 33 Weekly (Suspended) 145 hrs (~6 days) [3]
4 Moscow (Russia) Beijing (China) 43 / 44 (via Ulaanbaatar) China Railway 7826 33 Weekly (Suspended) 127 hrs (~5.3 days) [3]
5 Kislovodsk (Russia) Tynda (Russia) 97 Russian Railways 7734 107 Every other day 143 hrs (~5.9 days) [4]
5 Moscow (Russia) Neryungri (Russia) 82 / 375 Russian Railways 6950 91 Train 82: 4-7 times monthly

Train 375: Every other day

140 hrs (~5.8 days) [5]
7 Guangzhou (China) Lhasa (China)  [zh] China Railway 4980 12 Daily 52 hrs 05 mins (~2.2 days) [6]
10 Shanghai (China) Yining (China)  [zh] China Railway 4742 25 Daily 49 hrs 13 mins (~2 days) [7]
11 Shenzhen (China) Urumqi (China) Z230/1-Z232/29 China Railway 4666 21 Daily 48 hrs 59 mins (~2 days) [2]
12 Guangzhou (China) Urumqi (China) Z136/7-Z138/5 China Railway 4663 28 Daily 48 hrs 02 mins (2 days) [2]
13 Changchun (China) Sanya (China) Z384/5-Z386/3 China Railway 4647 23 Daily 53 hrs 15 mins (~2 days) [2]
14 Nanning (China) Urumqi (China) T282/3-T284/1 China Railway 4617 31 Daily 59 hrs 34 mins (~2.5 days) [2]
15 Harbin (China) Kunming (China) K728/5-K726/7 China Railway 4574 49 Daily 63 hrs 15 mins (~2.5 days) [2]
16 Changchun (China) Urumqi (China) T302/3-T304/1 China Railway 4507 33 Daily 56 hrs 49 mins (~2.5 days) [2]
17 Toronto (Canada) Vancouver (Canada) The Canadian 1 / 2 Via Rail 4466 66 Bi-weekly 92 h (~4 days)
18 Chicago (United States) Los Angeles (United States) Texas Eagle 21 / 22 (continues as part of Sunset Limited 1 / 2 in San Antonio) Amtrak 4390 40 Tri-weekly 65 hrs 20 mins (~3 days) [8]
19 Shanghai (China) Lhasa (China) Z164/3 China Railway 4373 12 Daily 46 hrs 15 mins (~2 days) [2]
20 Urumqi (China) Fuzhou (China) T308/5-T306/7 China Railway 4334 23 Daily 50 hrs 09 mins (~2 days) [2]
21 Sydney (Australia) Perth (Australia) Indian Pacific Journey Beyond 4352 26 Weekly 65 hrs (2.5 days+)
22 Harbin (China) Haikou (China) Z114/3 China Railway 4310 25 Daily 48 hrs 36 mins (2 days) [2]
23 Vorkuta (Russia) Adler (Russia) 309 / 310 Russian Railways 4299 78 Every other day (doesn't run in summer months) 89 hrs (~3.5 days) [9]
24 Dibrugarh (India) Kanyakumari (India) Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express / 15906 Indian Railways 4282 56 Weekly 82 hrs 15 mins (3+ days)
24 Dibrugarh (India) Okha (India) Dibrugarh – Okha Weekly Border Special Express (Via Hasimara - Howrah / 05936 Indian Railways 4282 81 Weekly 78 hrs 45 mins (3+ days)
25 Moscow (Russia) Dushanbe (Tajikistan) 329 / 330 Russian Railways 4272 24 Bi-Weekly (Suspended) 96 hrs (~4 days) [10]
26 Moscow (Russia) Tashkent (Uzbekistan) 350 Russian Railways 4058 33 Weekly (Suspended) 82 hrs 39 minutes

(~3.5 days)

[11]
25 Shanghai (China) Urumqi (China) Z40/41-Z42/39 China Railway 4056 20 Daily 39 hrs 15 mins (~1.5 days) [2]
26 Changchun (China) Kunming (China) K2288/7 China Railway 4037 37 Daily 58 hrs 32 mins (~2.5 days) [2]
26 Vorkuta (Russia) Novorossiysk (Russia) 311 / 312 Russian Railways 4037 72 Every other day (only runs in summer months) 82 hours
27 Kashgar (China) Chengdu (China) K454/1-K452/3 China Railway 3948 26 Daily 49 hrs 05 mins (~2.5 days) [2]
28 Thiruvananthapuram Central (India) Silchar (India) Thiruvananthapuram - Silchar Superfast Express
(12515/12516) 		Indian Railways 3932  57 Weekly 76 hrs 35min (~3.5 days)
29 Thiruvananthapuram Central (India) Silchar (India) Thiruvananthapuram - Silchar Superfast Express
(12507/12508) 		Indian Railways 3932  56 Weekly 74 hrs 5min (~3.25 days)
30 Chicago (United States) Emeryville (United States) California Zephyr 5 / 6 Amtrak 3924 32 Daily 51 hrs 20 mins (~2 days) [12]
31 Jiamusi (China) Fuzhou (China) K1548/5-K1546/7 China Railway 3840 34 Daily 51 hrs 40 mins (~2 days) [2]
32 Nanjing (China) Urumqi (China) K1540/37-K1538/9 China Railway 3837 27 Daily 48 hrs 40 mins (~2 days) [2]
33 Urumqi (China) Kunming (China) K1502/3-K1504/1 China Railway 3815 23 Daily 45 hrs 48 mins (~2 days) [2]
34 Kashgar (China) Xi’an (China) K169/70 China Railway 3796 27 Daily 46 hrs 30 mins (~2 days) [2]
35 Yining (China) Jinan (China) K1338/5-K1336/7 China Railway 3795 31 Daily 47 hrs 13 mins (~1.5 days) [2]
36 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (India) Kanyakumari (India) Himsagar Express/16318 Indian Railways 3787 73 Weekly 71 hrs 40 mins (~3 days)
37 Lhasa (China) Beijing (China) Z22/1 China Railway 3757 9 Daily 39 hrs 58 mins (~1.5 days) [2]
38 Moscow (Russia) Andijan (Uzbekistan) 149 / 150 Russian Railways 3738 33 Bi-Weekly (Suspended) 72 hours (~3 days) [13]
39 Jinan (China) Urumqi (China) Z105/6 China Railway 3726 25 Daily 37 hrs 32 mins (~1.5 days) [2]
40 Moscow (Russia) Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) 017 / 018 Russian Railways 3720 37 Bi-weekly (Suspended) 72 hours (~3 days) [14]
41 Lianyungang (China) Urumqi (China) K1354/3 China Railway 3699 29 Daily 47 hrs 05 mins (~2 days) [2]
42 Mangalore (India) Jammu (India) Navyug Express/16687 Indian Railways 3674 71 Weekly 68 hrs 5 mins (~3 days)
43 Chicago (United States) Los Angeles (United States) Southwest Chief 3 / 4 Amtrak 3645 31 Daily 41 hrs (~2 days) [15]
44 Chicago (United States) Portland (United States) Empire Builder 27 / 28 Amtrak 3629 38 Daily 46 hrs (~2 days) [16]
45 Tirunelveli (India) Jammu (India) Tirunelveli-Jammu Express/16787 Indian Railways 3628 70 Bi-weekly 69 hrs 25 mins (~3 days)
46 KSR Bengaluru (India) New Tinsukia (India) Yeshvantapur-Dibrugarh Express/15901 Indian Railways 3620 70 Weekly 68 hrs 15 mins (~3 days)
47 Thiruvananthapuram Kochuveli (India) Amritsar (India) Kochuveli Amritsar Superfast Express/12484 Indian Railways 3599 22 Weekly 61 hrs (~2.5 days)
48 Urumqi (China) Hankou (China) Z294/1-Z292/3 China Railway 3574 22 Daily 38 hrs 41 mins (~1.5 days) [2]
49 Harbin (China) Guangzhou (China) Z238/5-Z236/7 China Railway 3568 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 1100 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 4980 km 10 54 h (2 days +)
Qiqihar Ürümqi K1084 / K1081 4827 km 40 62 h 15 min[17](2 days +)
Yining Shanghai T206 / T203 4742 km 32 54 h (2 days +)
Shenzhen Urumqi Z230 / Z231 4657 km 20 48 h 17 mins (2 days +)
Shanghai Lhasa Z164 / Z166 4373 km 12 48 h (2 days)
Beijing Nyingchi via Lhasa Z21 / Z22 4367 km 21 60 h (2.5 days)
Harbin Haikou Z114 / Z112 4276 km 29 46 hrs 54 mins (~2 days)
Kunming Urumqi K1502 / K1503 4216 km 29 64 h (2 days +)
Hangzhou Urumqi K594 / K596 4168 km 35 56 h (2 days +)[18]
Changchun Kunming K2288 / K2286 4141 km 57 68 hrs 33 mins (~3 days)
Shanghai Urumqi Z40 / Z42 4077 km 24 45 h (2 days)
Shenyang Guangzhou Z12 / Z14 3011 km 16 28 h (1 day)
Beijing Nanning G421 / G422
G529 / G530 		2489 km 24 13 h 32min
Beijing Hong Kong G79 / G80 2441 km 8 8 h 56 m
Beijing Shenzhen G71 / G72 2400 km 17 10 h 16min
Shanghai Shenyang D196 / D194 2014 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 1174.9 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 9289 km 58 Alternate days 144 hrs(~6 days)
Moscow Vladivostok 100E/099E Russian Railways 10317 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 		1907 km 5 special deluxe excursion train 2days 3hrs 25mins
Bangkok Su-ngai Kolok 37/38 SRT 1174 km 27 daily 20hrs 10mins
Bangkok Su-ngai Kolok 171/172 SRT 1174 km 39 daily 21hrs 45mins
Bangkok Butterworth 35/36 SRT 1147 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 1726 km 39[20] Daily 40 hrs 50 mins

Europe[]

Due to widespread availability of affordable air travel, train services in Europe are limited to distances that can be covered in a single day or a single night, with very few exceptions. Especially the German and French operators have discontinued their sleeper services. This includes all sleeper connections to Copenhagen, making it impossible to travel by train Oslo–Brussels without an intermediate hotel night or using seated trains with long nightly changes. The longest daytime journeys are taken by the Hamburg to Budapest service.

Services to and from Russia and Ukraine (traditionally targeted at poorer demographics) resisted longer, but these, too, have been reduced and reinvented in recent years. As of 2015, there are 2 services connecting Moscow with Western Europe, which are the longest ones on the European continent. These now feature luxurious sleeper cars and are targeted primarily at wealthier customers, with ticket prices well exceeding air fare. They went only inside Russia-Belarus during Covid-19. Most services connecting Kyiv with Western Europe have been discontinued all together (due to the poor Ukrainian railway infrastructure being a significant contributing factor), with one lasting daily train to Budapest, taking more than 24 hours to complete its journey.

International services[]

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Stockholm C Salzburg Hbf via Zell am See 304/305 Snälltåget 2230 km 10 once a year in winter 29 hrs, 30 mins
Malmö Salzburg via Zell am See 304/305 Snälltåget 1614 km 9 weekly in winter 23 hrs, 07 mins
Stockholm Narvik 93/94 Vy Tåg 1467 km 25 daily 18 hrs, 44 mins
Stockholm Berlin via Hamburg 300/301 Snälltåget approx. 1450 km 10 daily in spring and summer 16 hrs, 30 mins
Prague Split 1046/1047 RegioJet 1406 km 11 daily in summer 20 hrs, 44 mins
Villach Edirne approx. 1400 km 0 1-2 times a week in Summer 34 hrs
Hamburg Budapest via Berlin, Prague and Bratislava EC172/173 Hungaria DB, ČD, ZSSK, MÁV 1352 km 29 daily 14 hrs
Vienna Paris NJ 468/469 ÖBB 1320 km 9 3 times a week 14 hrs
Vienna Warnemünde IC 94 Deutsche Bahn approx. 1265 km 31 6 times a week 13 hrs, 44 mins
Vienna Amsterdam NJ 40490/40421 ÖBB approx. 1210 km 17 daily 13 hrs, 49 mins
Perpignan Brussels TGV 9862 SNCF approx. 1210 km 13 2 times a week 8 hrs, 17 mins
Vienna Rome via Tarvisio, Venice (Mestre), and Florence NJ 40233/40294 ÖBB approx. 1200 km 16 5–7 times a week 13 hrs, 37 mins
Vienna Brussels NJ 50490/425 ÖBB approx. 1170 km 15 3 times a week 13 hrs, 47 mins
Kiel Chur ICE 1175 Deutsche Bahn approx. 1160 km 18 weekly 10 hrs, 9 mins
Stockholm Hamburg EN 497/496 SJ approx. 1150 km 11 daily 14 hrs, 3 mins
Madrid Marseille AVE 9743/9724 Renfe approx. 1140 km 12 daily 7 hrs, 43 mins
Hamburg Vienna via Hannover, Nuremberg and Linz ICE26/27 (daytime)

NJ490/491 (overnight)

DB, ÖBB approx. 1100 km 25 (daytime)

16 (overnight)

daily 10 hrs (daytime)

12 hrs, 10 mins (overnight)

Paris Barcelona via Montpellier TGV9702/9706

TGV9711/9715

SNCF approx. 1100 km 9 2 times a day 6 hrs, 30 mins
Berlin Ostbahnhof Interlaken Ost via Wolfsburg, Braunschweig Hbf, Hildesheim, Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Fulda, Frankfurt (Main) Hbf, Basel SBB, Bern ICE275/371/373/372/278 DB, (SBB CFF FFS) approx. 1100 km 24 three or two times a day 10 hrs, 11 mins
Brest Moscow 7/8, 27/28 RZD approx. 1100 km 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

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 [22]

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 [23]

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 approx. 1190 km 17 1 daytime trains (TGV) 10 hrs, 19 mins

Germany[]

Origin City Destination City Train Name/No Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time
Offenburg Greifswald IC 2216 1300 km 29 daily 12 hrs, 37 mins
Kiel Passau IC 2229 1225 km 26 twice weekly 12 hrs, 26 mins
Leipzig Oberstdorf IC 2012/2013 1080 km 33 weekly 13 hrs, 27 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 [24]
Rosslare Europort Dundalk 254 km 26 1 daily Monday-Friday 4 hrs 43 mins [25]

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 approx. 1500 km 33 daily 19 hrs, 43 mins
Turin Reggio Calabria ICN 794/795 approx. 1500 km 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 on 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

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 4299 km 78 Every other day (doesn't run in summer months) 89 hrs
Vorkuta Novorossiysk 311 / 312 RZD 4037 km 72 Every other day (only runs in summer months) 82 hrs
Murmansk Moscow 015 RZD 2100 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 A Coruña Alvia

00625/00626

approx. 1100 km 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 1244 km 13 twice a week winter and summer 16 hrs, 55 mins
Umeå Göteborg 77 SJ 1114 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 approx. 350 km 9 hourly 4 hrs, 02 mins
Basel Chiasso IC21 SBB CFF FFS approx. 300 km 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 >1800km 14 Every other day 29 hrs [26]
Uzhgorod Lysychansk 045/046 Ukrainian Railways 1683 km 43 Daily 31 hrs [27]

United Kingdom[]

Origin City Destination Train Name/No Operator Name Distance No.of Stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref.
Aberdeen Penzance 1V60 CrossCountry 1263 km 43 1 weekly 13 hrs 19 mins [28]

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 5100 km 68 Bi-weekly 85 h (3.5 days)
Winnipeg Churchill 693 / 692 1710 km 69/70 Bi-weekly 34 h/35 h (1.75 days)
Montreal Halifax The Ocean 14 / 15 1301 km 26 Tri-weekly 20 h 15 mins (1 day)
Jasper Prince Rupert 5 / 6 1225 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 4390 km 40 Daily to San Antonio, Tri-weekly to Los Angeles 65 hrs 20 mins (~3 days) [8]
Emeryville Chicago California Zephyr 5 / 6 3924 km 32 Daily 51 hrs 20 mins (~2 days)
Chicago Los Angeles Southwest Chief 3 / 4 3645 km 31 Daily 41 hrs (~2 days) [15]
Chicago Portland Empire Builder 27 / 28 3629 km 38 Daily 46 hrs (~2 days) [16]
Chicago Seattle Empire Builder 7 / 8 3549 km 39 Daily 46 hrs (~2 days) [16]
New Orleans Los Angeles Sunset Limited 1 / 2 3211 km 20 Tri-weekly 48 hrs (~2 days) [29]
New York Miami Silver Star 91 / 92 2449 km 36 Daily 36 hrs (~1.5 days) [30]
New York Miami Silver Meteor 97 / 98 2235 km 31 Daily 28 hrs (~1 day) [30]

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 1170 km 16 Bi-Weekly 32 hrs [31]

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 [32]
Belo Horizonte Cariacica EFVM Vale 664 km 30 Daily 12.9 hrs [33]

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 4352 km 26 Weekly 65 hrs
Adelaide Darwin The Ghan Journey Beyond 2979 km 4 Weekly 54 hrs
Brisbane Cairns Spirit of Queensland Queensland Rail 1681 km 26 5 times per week 25 hrs
Brisbane Longreach Spirit of the Outback Queensland Rail 1325 km 20 2 times per week 26 hrs
Sydney Broken Hill Outback Xplorer NSW TrainLink 1135 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 City(Country) Destination City(Country) Train Name/No Operator Name Distance Frequency Running Time Average Speed Ref.
1 Beijing West (China) Harbin West (China) Z17 / Z18 China Railway 1249 km Daily 10hrs 3min 120 km/h

India[]

No Origin City(Country) Destination City(Country) Train Name/No Operator Name Distance Frequency Running Time Average Speed Ref.
1 Habibganj railway station (India) Secunderabad Junction railway station (India)
12213/12214 		Indian Railways 959.2 km Bi-Weekly 12hrs 50min 75.60 km/h
2 Kota Junction railway station (India) Vadodara Junction railway station (India) Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express
12431/12432 		Indian Railways 528.0 km Bi-Weekly 6hrs 18min 83.80 km/h
3 New Delhi railway station (India) Kota Junction railway station (India) Mumbai Rajdhani Express
12951/12952 		Indian Railways 467.0 km Daily 4hrs 30min 103.3 km/h
4 New Delhi railway station (India) Kanpur Central railway station (India) Howrah Rajdhani Express
12301/12302 		Indian Railways 440.0 km 6 Days/Week 4hrs 35min 96.0 km/h [34][35]

Europe[]

Ireland[]

No Origin City(Country) Destination City(Country) Operator Name Distance Frequency Running Time Average Speed Ref.
1 Cork Kent (Ireland) Dublin Heuston (Ireland) Iarnród Éireann 266 km Daily Monday-Friday 2hrs 15min 118 km/h [36]

Sweden[]

No Origin City(Country) Destination City(Country) 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 [37]

North America[]

United States[]

No Origin City(Country) Destination City(Country) Train Name/No Operator Name Distance Frequency Running Time Average Speed Ref.
1 Lorton, Virginia (United States) Sanford, Florida (United States) Auto Train, 52/53 Amtrak 1376 km Daily 17hrs 30min 79 km/h [38]

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.[39] Currently, the record holders outside China are the Thalys service from Amsterdam to Marseilles, at 1265 km in 7 hrs, 15 mins, and the Eurostar from London to Marseilles, at 1215 km in 6 hrs, 26 mins.

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