Surviving an Extreme Train Journey Across Russia to Yakutsk – The World’s Coldest City!
Hello from Russia! 🇷🇺 An extreme train journey across Russia to Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city and capital of Sakha Republic, where temperatures drop below -50°C (-58°F) and travel becomes a true test of endurance.
We begin our journey with the Railways of Yakutia in a Platzkart carriage on the Amur Yakutsk Mainline ( AYaM ) built on permafrost, linking the Trans Siberian Railway, Baikal Amur Mainline ( BAM ), and the Far Eastern Railway with the Sakha Republic.
Traveling from Tynda to Nizhniy Bestyakh, a crucial stop on this remote railway built on permafrost terrain. From there, the only way to reach Yakutsk—which has no direct rail connection—is by taking a bus across a frozen Lena River, navigating Siberia’s extreme winter conditions.
Would you take this train journey? Let us know in the comments!
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Departure from: Tynda
Arrival to: Yakutsk
Travel time: 23h 7min (on time)
Ticket fare: Tynda to Nizhniy Bestyakh train – 30,30€ / 31,54$
Nizhniy Bestyakh to Yakutsk bus – 10,80€ / 11,24$
Distance: Tynda to Nizhniy Bestyakh – 1030km / 640mi
Nizhniy Bestyak to Yakutsk – 30km / 18mi
Railway company: Railways of Yakutia (ZhDYa)
Train: Train 318
Carriage class: Platzkart (3rd class)
Date: January 2025
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00:00 – Intro
00:39 – Tynda train station
04:01 – Tynda to Nizhniy Bestyakh train
04:53 – Departure from Tynda train station
05:08 – Route map
05:25 – Seat check in platzkart carriage
09:52 – Gilyuy train station
10:43 – Platzkart carriage to Yakutsk
11:10 – Toilet check
14:38 – Mogot train station
18:57 – Richard Zorge train station
20:56 – Yakutskiy train station
23:39 – Nagornaya-Yakutskaya train station
28:42 – Zolotinka train station
33:41 – Berkakit train station
34:30 – Neryungri train station
39:42 – Walk through Tynda to Nizhniy Bestyakh train
43:10 – Restaurant car in Yakutia Railways
45:06 – Aldan train station
47:56 – Tommot train station
53:31 – Arrival in Nizhniy Bestyakh train station
58:05 – Nizhniy Bestyakh to Yakutsk bus
01:04:07 – Arrival in Yakutsk – the worlds coldest city
01:04:49 – Conclusion
01:04:55 – Tickets information
01:05:34 – Outro
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2:55 – Ааа, так вот в честь кого долгое время назывался поезд 19/20 Харьков-Москва! Теперь я это узнал
10:59 – God created Yalta and Sochi, Satan – Skovorodino and Mogocha 🤣🤣🤣
Fascinuje ma to vrzdanie snehu. Pripomina mi detstvo😊.
Thank you for showing us a railway line and part of the world that most of us couldn't (or wouldn't) be able to visit at this point in time.
Great and super icecold video!!! I do not think I would make this trip as a was a lot younger, but I can imaging that you loved it.
I do not like that cold circomstances, brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…………….
Иностранцы наверное вахуе, не поверят. А это между прочим регион, где добывают золото.
How the f*** are those stray dogs surviving in these temperatures and conditions????
While id love the adventure Id never let those dickheads have a single pence/penny/.01 of euro of my money. EVER.
Fabulous video, loved every second of it. Yes! I'd love to make this trip one day.
… SURPRISINLY THE TRAIN IS LED BY DISEAL ENGINE …. ANY REASON ITS NOT BEEN ELECTRIFIED
нерюнгринский разрез.там угольных шахт нет
Thank you for this video. Just superb. This reminded me my stay in Kazakhstan where I had to travel a lot. I visited Oust Kamenogorsk in March. It was still minus 39 degrees. From there we drove by car to Semey.
Very impressive capture congratulations , for subscribers
"It's the North, baby!" 😁
How did bro filmed while the train was going and hitting cold winds? You can get a frostbite for the fingers..