Luxury route
Zhemchuzhina Kavkaza
Moscow → Moscow · Russia
A hotel on rails looping from Moscow around the North Caucasus — Maykop, Kislovodsk, Vladikavkaz, Grozny, seaside Derbent and Nalchik — seven days, one ticket, since 2021.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 56% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 197 m); the longest stretch away from it is 61 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Russian Railways — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
Questions and answers
How long is the Zhemchuzhina Kavkaza?
The Zhemchuzhina Kavkaza is a 4,500 km round trip from Moscow.
How long does the Zhemchuzhina Kavkaza take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 7 days for the 4,500 km. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the Zhemchuzhina Kavkaza?
RZD Tour, with tourist train № 929/930.
How old is the Zhemchuzhina Kavkaza?
The line has been in service since 2021. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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