The longest train in the world takes over 279 hours and crosses 13 countries, but despite its existence, it is impossible to finish. Starting in Lagos, Portugal and ending in Singapore, it is technically the longest railway journey in the world, but it takes serious planning, patience and one truck to resume.
On one epic trip, you will take you from the burnt Mediterranean to the way through Russian freezing temperatures, southeast Asia, before you unload on the groomed streets of Singapore. The train is the interlink for the longest, uninterrupted railway journey in the world, but in reality you will need 20 trains and separate tickets purchased from around 15 different operators. Starting in Lagos, Lisbon, you will slowly relax with a 3-hour, 40-minute journey to start on the epic route.
From there we head to Spain, through Madrid, Barcelona, using the Renfe train service to Paris, France.
Here, the timing comes as there is the Paris Moscow Express every week at 6:58pm every Thursday. Otherwise, you will have to make your way by going to Berlin or Warsaw.
The epic Mongolian journey from Moscow to Beijing is where travel stops as serious travel from a list of enthusiastic travelers has been suspended since 2019. But the truck still exists.
Saying that the train was still running, it would be a Whistel stop tour through Asia, from Beijing to Kunming, and from China to Laos to Vientiantian. Then a series of daily sleepers arrives and takes you to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand at 7:30am.
Another daily sleeper train will go to Padang Besar on the Malaysian border, departing at 4:10pm local time and arrive at 8:05am the next morning.
From here, a series of short trips to Kuala Lumpur Central in 6 hours, a Gemma in just 2 hours and a Gemma in just 4 and a half hours will begin to be easier.
The home stretch is a short 5-minute trip to finish and takes you to the Woodlands on Singapore Island.
