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1.4 Where do I get meals on the train? How much does a meal cost?

Each train has a carriage-restaurant (with very few exceptions not applicable to the trains we offer in our tours). The restaurant carriage is changed at each border, so if you are travelling via Trans-Mongolian route you will have a chance to taste three cuisines – Russian, Mongolian and Chinese. Payment is provided in roubles in Russia, in dollars in Mongolia and in RMB in China. A meal may cost from $5 to $15. Restaurant carriages are normally open from 9:00 till 21:00, although this is not a fixed rule. You may also buy snacks there or from the attendant of your carriage. Sometimes the train staff will pass along the train with a basket full of snacks and drinks. The prices are reasonable though higher than those you can get in kiosks on the stations and from babushkas (old ladies) who sell local food prepared by themselves. Actually buying local snacks on the stations is one of the main entertainments you can enjoy on the Trans-Siberian. The assortment is often excellent, including fresh milk, ice cream, grilled chickens, boiled potatoes, pelmeni and home-made pies, fumed meat and fish. Make sure you have coins and small change to pay to babushkas. On Moscow-Vladivostok route you can get great meals buying from babushkas only. In Mongolia this is a bit more complicated but you always have restaurant carriage at your disposal.