At the borders, customs clearance forms are filled in for the border authorities.

At the Chinese border, the bogies on a train are changed when the track gauge changes. The wagons are lifted into the air when the bogies are changed. A locomotive and restaurant car is changed at the border for another one.

From Beijing, we can get you onward train tickets to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Chongqing or wherever the tracks take you in China. From China you can cross the border to Hanoi in Vietnam and on down to Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City. From Vietnam you can get a visa for Laos or Cambodia and you’re back on the road!