Vanino

By train
By train

Further information available

See also the itinerary Russia to Japan via Sakhalin for more information on the northern connection between the Trans Siberian railway and Japan

Vanino Station, located on the hills above the port, is on the BAM line Baikal Amur Mainline, However, the main connections to and from Vanino trains #943/944 actually run south on a branch line to the major far eastern cities of Khabarovsk 23 hours and Vladivostok 40 hours on the main Trans Siberian line. Railway enthusiasts can travel on the badly serviced, but exotic BAM line by switching trains in Komsomolsk, where there is a daily train #363э/364э to Tynda.

By bus
Khabarovsk

– Minibusses for Khabarovsk connect with the ferry. While probably cheaper than the train, they are rather crammed, and road conditions are bad.