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{{Infobox television
| image                = Peking Express.jpg
| caption              =
| genre                = Reality
| creator              = [[Ludo Poppe]]
| theme_music_composer = Brian Tyler
| country              = [[Belgium]]<br>[[Netherlands]]
| language             = Dutch
| num_seasons          = 7
| num_episodes         = 76
| list_episodes        =
| executive_producer   =
| producer             = Gert van Kerckhove
| editor               =
| location             = Various
| cinematography       =
| camera               =
| runtime              = 60 minutes
| network              = [[Net 5]] (Netherlands)<br>[[Play4 (TV channel)|Play4]], [[VTM 2|Q2]] (Belgium)
| first_aired          = {{start date|2004|03|14|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|2017|05|28|df=y}}
| related              = ''[[The Amazing Race]]''
}}
'''''Peking Express''''' is a [[List of Dutch television channels|Dutch]]–[[Flanders|Flemish]] [[reality series|reality]] game show that follows a series of couples as they [[hitchhike]] to or from Beijing (only in the first three seasons; the following seasons are set elsewhere around the world). [[:nl:Peking Express (Nederland & Vlaanderen)|The series]], first broadcast on 14 March 2004, ran for seven seasons from 2004 to 2008 and was revived in 2012 (as a sole Dutch production) and again in 2017. In the [[Netherlands]], it was screened by [[Net 5]] and in Belgium by [[Play4 (TV channel)|VT4]] during its original 2000s run before moving to [[VTM 2|Q2]] in 2017. The game show concept has also been sold to a number of countries around the world since 2005.

==General theme==
The theme of the show is to demonstrate how various couples deal with the challenges and pitfalls of attempting a long-distance hitchhike to a strange city, together with all the difficulties presented by trying to communicate in a language they don't understand. Tension was added by including couples who had broken up "in real life", but were willing to work together for the sake of winning the race.

In somewhat similar fashion to ''[[The Amazing Race]]'', couples that come in last at various checkpoints along the way are eliminated from further competition. In the second series, each of the couples was given €1 per person/per day as their stipend along the route.

==Theme music==
The music used during the opening sequence is "Summon the Worms" from [[Brian Tyler]]'s soundtrack to the 2003 [[miniseries]] ''[[Frank Herbert's Children of Dune]]''.

==Winning couples in the international versions==

===Africa===

====Moroccan seasons====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="8"| [[Dakar Fès Express]]
!Season
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2011
|Hind & Abd el Hakim
|[[Dakar]] to [[Fez, Morocco|Fez]]
|{{SEN}}<br>{{MRT}}<br>{{ESH}}<br>{{MAR}}
|-
!2012
|Samid Ghilan & Younès Lazrak
|[[Sulawesi]] to [[Manado]]
|{{IDN}}
|}

===America===

====Colombian seasons====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="8"| Asia Express
!Season
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2016
|Jairo & Eliseo
|[[Hai Duong]] to [[Bangkok]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{KHM}}<br>{{THA}}
|}

====Mexican season====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="8"|Abandonados Asia
!Season
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2016
| Gabriel & Guillermo
|[[Hai Duong]] to [[Bangkok]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{KHM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{THA}}
|}

=== Asia ===

==== Israeli Seasons ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="8" |''פקין אקספרס - מסלול הדרקון''<br>''Peking Express - The Dragon Track''
!Season
!Host
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2024
|{{Ill|Oz Zehavi|lt=|he|עוז זהבי}}
| [[Ram Strauss]] & Tal Eros
|[[Siem Reap]] to [[Bangkok]]
|{{KHM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{THA}}
|}

===Europe===

====Belgium/Netherlands seasons====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="9"| Peking Express
!Season
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2004
|Rani & Hans
|[[Moscow]] to [[Beijing]]
|{{RUS}}<br>{{MNG}}<br>{{CHN}}
|-
!2005
|Karla & Sophie
|[[Beijing]] to [[Mumbai]]
|{{CHN}}<br>{{NPL}}<br>{{IND}}
|-
!2006
|Yves & Wendy
|[[Mekong Delta]] to [[Lhasa]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{KHM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{CHN}}
|-
!2006<br>''VIP''
|[[Chimène van Oosterhout]] & [[Bart Veldkamp]]
|[[Gangotri]] to [[Kochi]]
|{{IND}}
|-
!2007
|Pascal & Miranda
|[[Rio de Janeiro]] to [[Lima]]
|{{BRA}}<br>{{BOL}}<br>{{PER}}
|-
!2008
|Mark & Marlinde
|[[Mexico City]] to [[Caracas]]
|{{MEX}}<br>{{NIC}}<br>{{VEN}}
|-
!2012
|Annebet & Quintin
|[[Seoul]] to [[Manila]]
|{{KOR}}<br>{{PHL}}
|-
!2017
|Brecht & Cedric
|[[Hạ Long]] to [[Angkor]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{KHM}}
|}

====Denmark/Sweden/Norway seasons====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="8"| Peking Express
!Season
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2007
|Tyra & Stefan
|[[Moscow]] to [[Beijing]]
|{{RUS}}<br>{{MNG}}<br>{{CHN}}
|}

====French seasons====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="22"| Pékin Express
!Season
!Season's
subtitle
!Host
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2006
|''La Route du Transsibérien''<br><small>''The Trans[[siberia]]n Route''</small>
|rowspan="21"| [[Stéphane Rotenberg]]
|Fathi & Médi
|[[Paris]] to [[Beijing]]
|{{FRA}}<br>{{RUS}}<br>{{MNG}}<br>{{CHN}}
|-
!2007
|''La Route de l'Himalaya''<br><small>''The Himalayan Route''</small>
|Nadine & Sylvie
|[[Beijing]] to [[Mumbai]]
|{{CHN}}<br>{{HKG}}<br>{{NPL}}<br>{{IND}}
|-
!2008
|''La Route des Incas''<br><small>''The Incas' Route''</small>
|Gérard & Cédric
|[[Rio de Janeiro]] to [[Lima]]
|{{BRA}}<br>{{BOL}}<br>{{PER}}
|-
!2009
|''La Route des Dragons''<br><small>''The Dragons' Route''</small>
|Albert & Laurence
|[[Ha Long bay]] to [[Bali]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{KHM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{THA}}<br>{{IDN}}
|-
!2010
|''La Route du bout du monde''<br><small>''The Edge of the World's Route''</small>
|Cécilia & Mathieu
|[[Equator]]/[[Amazon rainforest]] to [[Ushuaia]]
|{{ECU}}<br>{{CHL}}<br>{{ARG}}
|-
!2010<br><small>''VIP''</small>
|''Duos de choc''<br><small>''Shock duos''</small>
|[[Taïg Khris]] & Chloé <small>(season 5)</small>
|[[Bhatwari]] to [[Pondicherry|Pondichery]]
|{{IND}}
|-
!2011
|''La Route des grands fauves''<br><small>''The Big Cats' Route''</small>
|Jean-Pierre & François
|[[Cairo]] to [[Cape Town]]
|{{EGY}}<br>{{KEN}}<br>{{TZA}}<br>{{LSO}}<br>{{ZAF}}
|-
!2012<br><small>''All-Stars''</small>
|''Le Passager mystère''<br><small>''The Mystery Passenger''</small>
|Ludovic & Samuel <small>(season 7)</small>
|[[Seoul]] to [[Sydney]]
|{{KOR}}<br>{{PHL}}<br>{{AUS}}
|-
!2013
|''Le Coffre maudit''<br><small>''The Cursed Chest''</small>
|Linda & Salim
|[[Habana]] to [[Miami]]
|{{CUB}}<br>{{MEX}}<br>{{USA}}
|-
!2014<br><small>''All-Stars''</small>
|''À la découverte des mondes inconnus''<br><small>''Discovering the Unknown Worlds''</small>
|Caroline <small>(season 4)</small> & Sabrina
|[[Man Lawae]] to [[Colombo]]
|{{MMR}}<br>{{IND}}<br>{{BHU}}<br>{{LKA}}
|-
!2018
|''La Course infernale''<br><small>''The Infernal Race''</small>
|Christina & Didier
|[[Kuching]] to [[Tokyo]]
|{{MYS}}<br>{{PHL}}<br>{{JPN}}
|-
!2019
|''La Route des 50 volcans''<br><small>''The 50 Volcanoes' Route''</small>
|Laeticia & Aurélie
|[[lake Atitlan]] to [[Bogotá]]
|{{GUA}}<br>{{CRC}}<br>{{COL}}
|-
!2020<br><small>''All-Stars''</small>
|''Retour sur la Route Mythique''<br><small>''Return on the Mythical Route''</small>
|Julie & Denis <small>(season 9)</small>
|[[Moscow]] to [[Beijing]]
|{{RUS}}<br>{{CHN}}
|-
!2021
|''Sur les pistes de la Terre Rouge'' <small>(episodes 1-3)</small><br><small>''On the Red Soil's Tracks''</small>
''La route des 3 continents'' <small>(episodes 4-10)</small><br><small>''The 3 Continents' Route''</small>
|Christophe & Claire
|[[Entebbe]] to [[Istanbul]]<ref>Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the route was changed after 6 months of shooting put on hold. Original plans were to travel through [[Ethiopia]] and [[United Arab Emirates]] finishing in [[Dubai]], but it was possible to shoot only the 3 first episodes in [[Uganda]].</ref>
|{{UGA}}<br>{{GRE}}<br>{{TUR}}
|-
!2022
|''Sur les terres de l'Aigle Royal''<br><small>''On the Royal Eagle's Lands''</small>
|Lucas & Nicolas
|[[Son-Kul]] to [[Dubai]]
|{{KGZ}}<br>{{UZB}}<br>{{JOR}}<br>{{UAE}}
|-
!2022<br><small>''VIP''</small>
|''Duos de choc''<br><small>''Shock duos''</small>
|[[Inès Reg]] & Anaïs
|[[Negombo]] to [[Colombo]]
|{{LKA}}
|-
!2023
|''Le choix secret<br><small>The secret choice</small>''
|Xavier & Céline
|[[lake Titicaca]] to [[Rio de Janeiro]]
|{{BOL}}<br>{{PAR}}<br>{{BRA}}
|-
!2024
|''Sur les traces du tigre d'or''<br><small>''In the footsteps of the golden tiger''</small>
|Romain & Laura
|[[Bali]] to [[Hanoi]]
|{{IDN}}<br>{{MYS}}<br>{{VNM}}
|-
!2024<br><small>''All-Stars''</small>
|TBA
|TBA
|[[Agra]] to [[New Delhi]]
|{{IND}}
|-
!2025
|''La route des tribus légendaires''<br><small>''The legendary tribes' route''</small>
|TBA
|[[Arusha]] to [[Johannesbourg]]
|{{TZA}}<br>{{MOZ}}<br>{{LSO}}<br>{{ZAF}}
|-
!TBA
|TBA
|TBA
|TBA
|TBA
|}

====German seasons====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Peking Express
!Season
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2005
|Anja & Marc
|[[Moscow]] to [[Beijing]]
|{{RUS}}<br>{{MNG}}<br>{{CHN}}
|-
!Star Race
!2012
|Jimi & Nino
|[[Bolinao]] to [[Manila]]
|{{PHL}}
|}

====Greek seasons====
In this version, there are only celebrity couples.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="8"| Asia Express
!Season
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2022
|Konstantinos Vassalos & Fipster
|[[Angkor]] to [[Bangkok]]
|{{KHM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{THA}}
|}

====Hungarian seasons====
In this version, there are mainly Hungarian VIP couples.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="7"|[[:hu:Ázsia Expressz|Ázsia Expressz]]
!Season
!Season's subtitle
!Host
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2017
|''A sárkány útja''
|rowspan="6"|[[:hu: Ördög Nóra|Ördög Nóra]]
|[[Attila Ambrus|Ambrus Attila]] & [[:hu: Berki Krisztián (médiaszereplő)|Berki Krisztián]]
|[[Haidong]] to [[Bangkok]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{KHM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{THA}}
|-
!2019
|
|[[Horváth Gréta]] & [[Meggyes Dávid]]
|[[Negombo]] to [[Chiang Mai]]
|{{LKA}}<br>{{IND}}<br>{{THA}}
|-
!2022
|
|[[Halastyák Fanni]] & [[Szlépka Armand]]
|[[Aqaba]] to [[Tashkent]]
|{{JOR}}<br>{{TUR}}<br>{{GEO}}<br>{{UZB}}
|-
!2023
|''Felfedezzük Amerikát!''
|Kucsera Gábor & Tóth Dávid
|[[Queretaro City]] to [[Antigua Guatemala]]
|{{MEX}}<br>{{GUA}}
|-
!2024
|
|Béres Anett & Sáfrány Emese
|[[Lucena]] to [[Taipei]]
|{{PHL}}<br>{{TWN}}
|-
!2025
|
|TBD
|[[TBA]] to [[TBA]]
|{{MYS}}<br>{{IDN}}
|}

====Italian seasons====
In this version, there are mainly VIP couples.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="13"|[[Pechino Express]]
!Season
!Season's subtitle
!Host
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2012
|''Avventura in Oriente''<br><small>(''Adventure in the East'')</small>
|[[Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice|Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia]]
|Alessandro Sampaoli & Debora Villa (''Gli attori'')
|[[Haridwar]] to Beijing
|{{IND}}<br>{{NPL}}<br>{{CHN}}
|-
!2013
|''Obiettivo Bangkok''<br><small>(''Goal: Bangkok'')</small>
|rowspan=7| [[Costantino della Gherardesca]]
|[[Massimiliano Rosolino]] & [[Marco Maddaloni]] (''Gli sportivi'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pechinoexpress.rai.it/dl/portali/site/personaggio/ContentSet-21b5b54f-0f94-4147-8b80-be6470a3dac5-list.html?ContentItem-576cc03f-fa46-4159-828e-989ab209db81|title = Pechino Express}}</ref>
|[[Hanoi]] to [[Bangkok]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{KHM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{THA}}
|-
!2014
|''Ai confini dell'Asia''<br><small>(''At the boundaries of Asia'')</small>
|Stefano Corti & Alessandro Onnis (''I coinquilini'')
|[[Mandalay]] to [[Bali]]
|{{MMR}}<br>{{MYS}}<br>{{SGP}}<br>{{IDN}}
|-
!2015
|''Il nuovo mondo''<br><small>(''The new world'')</small>
| Antonio Andrea Pinna & Roberto Bertolini (''Gli antipodi'')
|[[Quito]] to [[Rio de Janeiro]]
|{{ECU}}<br>{{PER}}<br>{{BRA}}
|-
!2016
|''Le civiltà perdute''<br><small>(''The lost civilizations'')</small>
| Alessio Stigliano & Alessandro Tenace (''I socialisti'')
|[[Bogotá]] to [[Mexico City]]
|{{COL}}<br>{{GUA}}<br>{{MEX}}
|-
!2017
|''Verso il Sol Levante''<br><small>(''Towards the Rising Sun'')</small>
| Ema Stokholma & Valentina Pegorer (''Le clubber'')
| [[Pagbilao]] to [[Tokyo]]
|{{PHL}}<br>{{TWN}}<br>{{JPN}}
|-
!2018
|''Avventura in Africa''<br><small>(''Adventure in Africa'')</small>
|Patrizia Rossetti & [[Maria Teresa Ruta]] (''Le signore della TV'')
|[[Tangier]] to [[Cape Town]]
|{{MAR}}<br>{{TZA}}<br>{{ZAF}}
|-
!2020
|''Le stagioni dell'Oriente''<br><small>(''The seasons of the East'')</small>
|Nicole Rossi & Jennifer Poni (''Le collegiali'')
|[[Ko Phra Thong]] to [[Seoul]]
|{{THA}}<br>{{CHN}}<br>{{KOR}}
|-
!2022
|''La rotta dei Sultani''<br><small>(''The sultans route'')</small>
|rowspan=2| Costantino della Gherardesca & [[Enzo Miccio]]
|[[Victoria Cabello]] & Paride Vitale (''I pazzeschi'')
|[[Uçhisar]] to [[Dubai]]
|{{TUR}}<br>{{UZB}}<br>{{JOR}}<br>{{UAE}}
|-
!2023
|''La via delle Indie''<br><small>(''The Indies route'')</small>
|[[Joe Bastianich]] & Andrea Belfiore (''Gli italoamericani'')
|[[Mumbai]] to [[Angkor]]
|{{IND}}<br>{{MYS}}<br>{{KHM}}
|-
!2024
|''La rotta del Dragone''<br><small>(''The route of the Dragon'')</small>
|rowspan=2|Costantino della Gherardesca & The Jackal
|[[Damiano Carrara]] & Massimiliano Carrara (''I pasticceri'')
|[[Tam Cốc – Bích Động|Tam Cốc]] to [[Sigiriya]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{LKA}}
|-
!2025
|''Fino al tetto del mondo''<br><small>(''To the roof of the world'')</small>
|TBD
|[[TBA]] to [[TBA]]
|{{PHL}}<br>{{THA}}<br>{{NPL}}
|}

====Polish seasons====
In this version, there are only celebrity couples.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="3"|[[Azja Express]]
!Season
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2016
|[[Michał Żurawski]] & Ludwik Borkowski
|[[Hai Duong]] to [[Bangkok]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{KHM}}<br>{{THA}}
|-
!2017
|Antoni Pawlicki & Paweł Ławrynowicz
|[[Sigiriya]] to [[Mumbai]]
|{{LKA}}<br>{{IND}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[Ameryka Express]]
!2018
|Aleksandra Domańska & Dawid Domański
|[[San Antonio de Ibarra]] to [[Cusco]]
|{{ECU}}<br>{{PER}}
|-
!2020
|Karolina Pisarek & Marta Gajewska-Komorowska
|[[Antigua Guatemala]] to [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]]
|{{GUA}}<br>{{COL}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[Azja Express]]
!2023
|Angelika Trochonowicz & Luka Trochonowicz
|[[Istanbul]] to [[Tashkent]]
|{{TUR}}<br>{{GEO}}<br>{{UZB}}
|-
!2024
|TBD
|TBA
|{{PHL}}<br>{{TWN}}
|}

====Romanian seasons====
In this version, there are only celebrity couples.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="5"|Asia Express
!Season
!Season's subtitle
!Host
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2018
|''Drumul Dragonului (The Dragon Road)''
|Gina Pistol and Marius Damian
|[[:ro:Raluka|Raluca Nistor]] & [[:ro:Mircea Baniciu#Familia|Ana Baniciu]]
|[[Hạ Long]] to [[Bangkok]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{KHM}}<br>{{THA}}
|-
!2019
|''Drumul Elefantului (The Elephant Road) ''
|Gina Pistol, Liviu Vârciu and Andrei Ștefănescu
|[[:ro:CRBL|Eduard Mihail Andreianu]] & Ionuț Dongo
|[[Negombo]] to [[Mumbai]]
|{{LKA}}<br>{{IND}}
|-
!2020
|''Drumul Comorilor (The Treasure Road)''
|Gina Pistol, Ionuț Dongo and Marius Damian
|Sorin Bontea & [[Răzvan Fodor]]
|[[Lucena]] to [[Taipei]]
|{{PHL}}<br>{{TWN}}
|-
!2021
|''Drumul Împăraților (The Emperors Road)''
| rowspan="2" |Irina Fodor, Ionuț Dongo and Marius Damian
|[[:ro:Mihai Petre|Mihai Petre]] & Elwira Duda
|[[Edirne]] to [[Jerusalem]]
|{{TUR}}<br>{{GEO}}<br>{{JOR}}<br>{{ISR}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|America Express
!2023
|''Drumul Aurului (The Gold Road)''
|Cătălin Bordea și Nelu Cortea
|[[Querétaro City]] to [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]]
|{{MEX}}<br>{{GUA}}<br>{{COL}}
|-
!2023
|''Drumul Soarelui (The Sun Road)''
|Irina Fodor and Marius Damian
|Laura Giurcanu & Sânziana Negru
|[[Medellin]] to [[Buenos Aires]]
|{{COL}}<br>{{ECU}}<br>{{ARG}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|Asia Express
!2024
|''Drumul Zeilor (The Gods Road)''
|Irina Fodor and Marius Damian
|TBA
|[[Chiang Rai]] to [[Bali]]
|{{THA}}<br>{{MYS}}<br>{{IDN}}
|-
!2025
|''TBA''
|TBA
|TBA
|[[TBA]] to [[TBA]]
|
|}

====Spanish seasons====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="8"|Pekín Express
!Season
!Season's subtitle
!Winning couple
!Route
!Visited countries
|-
!2008
|''La Ruta del Transiberiano<br><small>The Trans-Siberian Route</small>''
|Fernando & María <small>(couple in crisis)</small>
|[[Pskov]] to [[Beijing]]
|{{RUS}}<br>{{MNG}}<br>{{CHN}}
|-
!2009
|''La Ruta del Himalaya<br><small>The Himalayan Route</small>''
|Carmela & Antonio <small>(rural friends)</small>
|[[Beijing]] to [[Mumbai]]
|{{CHN}}<br>{{HKG}}<br>{{NPL}}<br>{{IND}}
|-
!2010
|''La Ruta del Dragón<br><small>The Route of the Dragon</small>''
|Sandra & Belinda <small>(sisters)</small>
|[[Hanoi]] to [[Bali]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{KHM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{THA}}<br>{{IDN}}
|-
!2011
|''Aventura en África<br><small>Adventure in Africa</small>''
|Mar & Vanesa <small>(sisters)</small>
|[[Great Rift Valley, Kenya]] to [[Cape Town]]
|{{KEN}}<br>{{TZA}}<br>{{ZAF}}
|-
!2015
|''La Ruta de los Mil Templos<br><small>The Route of the Thousand Temples</small>''
|Ángel & Bea <small>(siblings-in-law)</small>
|[[Mandalay]] to [[Singapore]]
|{{MMR}}<br>{{MYS}}<br>{{SGP}}
|-
!2016
|''La Ruta de los Elefantes<br><small>The Route of the Elephants</small>''
|Matías & Nabil <small>(geek cousins)</small>
|[[Anuradhapura]] to [[Mumbai]]
|{{LKA}}<br>{{IND}}
|-
!2024
|''Objetivo Angkor<br><small>Objective Angkor</small>''
|TBD
|[[Cát Bà Island]] to [[Angkor]]
|{{VNM}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{KHM}}
|}

==International versions==
[[:de:Peking Express|A German version]] was shown in 2005. The concept has also been sold to Scandinavia where it was broadcast for the first time in the autumn of 2007. The Scandinavian version is shown on [[Kanal 5 (Sweden)|Kanal 5]] in Sweden, [[TVNorge]] in Norway and [[Kanal 5 (Denmark)|Kanal 5]] in Denmark.

A French version named ''[[:fr:Pékin Express|Pékin Express]]'' is screened by [[Métropole 6|M6]], with twelve seasons aired so far from 2006 to 2019, and a thirteen and fourteen planned for 2020. It can be seen on [[TV5Monde|TV5]] outside France. In Spain, the first four seasons of local version ''[[:es:Pekín Express|Pekín Express]]'' aired on [[Cuatro (channel)|Cuatro]] from 2008 to 2011; [[Atresmedia]] acquired the rights in 2015 and has produced two seasons since.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/43199/antena3-arrebata-cuatro-reality-pekin-express/|title=Antena 3 arrebata a Cuatro el reality 'Pekín express'|first=Xabier|last=Migelez|date=16 January 2015|website=FormulaTV}}</ref> An Italian version has been produced since 2012 by RAI and shown on [[Rai 2]] successfully until 2020, when it passed on [[Sky Uno]]. In Poland, the series has been broadcast on [[TVN (Polish TV channel)|TVN]] since 2016 and was known for its first two seasons, which were set in Asia, as ''[[Azja Express]]''. From season 3 onwards, it has been known as ''[[Ameryka Express]]'', with its production location changing to [[America]]; a fourth season premiered in spring 2020. In Romania, the series has aired successfully on [[Antena 1 (Romania)|Antena 1]] since 2018 as ''[[:ro:Asia Express|Asia Express]]'' for its first four seasons, with the upcoming season being titled ''America Express'', following the changing of its production location into [[Americas]]. In Greece, the series has started airing on [[Star Channel (Greece)|Star Channel]] as ''Asia Express'' in fall 2022.

{| class="wikitable"
!Country
!Name
!Channel
!Route
!Host
!Website
|-
|{{Flag|Belgium}} (Dutch)<br>{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|''Peking Express''
|[[Net5|NET 5]]<br>[[Play4 (TV channel)|VT4]] (2004–2008)<br>[[VTM 2|Q2]] (2017)
|2004: [[Moscow]] – [[Beijing]]<br>2005: [[Peking]] – [[Mumbai]]<br>2006: [[Rach Gia]] – [[Lhasa]]<br>2006: [[Gangotri]] – [[Kochi]]<br>2007: [[Rio de Janeiro]] – [[Lima]]<br>2008: [[Mexico City]] – [[Caracas]]<br>2012: [[Seoul]] – [[Manila]]<br>2017: [[Hạ Long]] – [[Angkor]]
|[[Ernst-Paul Hasselbach]] (2004)<br>[[Art Rooijakkers]] and Roos Van Acker (2005–2008)<br>Sol Wortelboer (2012)<br>[[Sean Dhondt]] and [[Rik van de Westelaken]] (2017)
|Official website Netherlands<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090508064227/http://www.vt4.be/pekingexpress/ Official website Belgium]
|-
|{{Flag|Belgium}} (French)
|''Pékin Express''
|[[RTL-TVI|RTL]]
|2012: [[Wori]] – [[Manado]]
|[[Michel De Maegd]]
|[http://www.rtl.be/rtltvi/ Official website]
|-
|{{Flag|Colombia}}
|''Asia Express''
|[[Caracol Televisión]]
|2016: [[Hanoi]] – [[Bangkok]]
|Ivan Lalinde
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160216042748/http://www.caracoltv.com/asia-express Official website]
|-
|{{Flag|Denmark}}<br>{{Flag|Sweden}}<br>{{Flag|Norway}}
|''Peking Express''
|[[TVNorge]]<br>[[Kanal 5 (Swedish TV channel)|Kanal 5]]
|2007: [[Moscow]] – [[Beijing]]
|Thomas Mygind<br>[[Martin Björk]]<br>Synnøve Skarbø
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20090508134016/http://www.tvnorge.no/programportaler/peking_express/ Official website Norway]
|-
|{{Flag|France}}
|''Pékin Express''
|[[M6 (TV channel)|M6]]
|2006: [[Paris]] – [[Pskov]] – [[Beijing]]<br>2007: [[Beijing]] – [[Mumbai]]<br>2008: [[Rio de Janeiro]] – [[Lima]]<br>2009: [[Ha Long Bay]] – [[Bali]]<br>2010: [[Nueva Loja]] – [[Ushuaia]]<br>2010: [[Gangotri]] – [[Pondicherry]]<br>2011: [[Cairo]] – [[Cape Town]]<br>2012: [[Seoul]] – [[Sydney]]<br>2013: [[Habana]] – [[Miami]]<br>2014: [[Lashio]] – [[Colombo]]<br>2018: [[Kuching]] – [[Tokyo]]<br>2019: [[lake Atitlan]] – [[Bogotá]] <br>2020: [[Moscow]] – [[Beijing]]<br>2021: [[Entebbe]] – [[Istanbul]]<br>2022: [[Son-Kul]] – [[Dubai]]<br>2022: [[Negombo]] – [[Colombo]]<br>2023: [[La Paz]] – [[Rio de Janeiro]]<br>2024: [[Bali]] – [[Hanoi]]<br>2024: [[Agra]] – [[Delhi]]<br>2025: [[Arusha]] – [[Johannesburg]]<br>2026: TBA
|[[Stéphane Rotenberg]]
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021085451/http://pekin-express.m6.fr/ Official website]
|-
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|''Peking Express''<br>''Star Race''
|[[RTL (German TV channel)|RTL]]
|2005: [[Moscow]] – [[Beijing]]<br>2012: [[Bolinao, Pangasinan|Bolinao]] – [[Manila]]
|Patrice Bouédibéla<br>Roberta Brandao
|
|-
|{{Flag|Greece}}
|''Asia Express''
|[[Star Channel (Greek TV channel)|Star]]
|2022: [[Angkor]] – [[Bangkok]]
|Petros Polychronidis
|[https://www.star.gr/tv/psychagogia/asia-express Official website]
|-
|{{Flag|Hungary}}
|''[[:hu: Ázsia Expressz|Ázsia Expressz]]''
|[[TV2 (Hungarian TV channel)|TV2]]
|2017: [[Hải Dương]] – [[Bangkok]]<br>2019: [[Negombo]] – [[Chiang Mai]]<br>2022: [[Aqaba]] – [[Tashkent]] <br>2023: [[Mexico City]] – [[Antigua Guatemala]] <br>2024: [[Lucena]] – [[Taipei]]
|[[:hu: Ördög Nóra|Nóra Ördög]]
|[https://tv2play.hu/azsia_expressz/5/videok Official website]
|-
|{{Flag|Israel}}
|''פקין אקספרס - מסלול הדרקון''<br>''Peking Express - The Dragon Road''
|[[Channel 13 (Israel)|Channel 13]]
|2024: [[Siem Reap]] – [[Bangkok]]
|Oz Zehavi
|
[https://13tv.co.il/shows/peking-express/ האתר הרשמי של פקין אקספרס]
|-
|{{Flag|Italy}}
|''Pechino Express''
|[[Rai 2]] {{nowrap|(2012–2020)}}<br>[[Sky Uno]], [[TV8 (Italy)|TV8]] (2022–)
|2012: [[Haridwar]] – [[Beijing]]<br>2013: [[Hanoi]] – [[Bangkok]]<br>2014: [[Mandalay]] – [[Bali]]<br>2015: [[Quito]] – [[Rio de Janeiro]] <br>2016: [[Bogotá]] – [[Mexico City]]<br>{{nowrap|2017: [[Pagbilao]] – [[Tokyo]]}}<br>2018: [[Tangier]] – [[Cape Town]]<br>2020: [[Ko Phra Thong]] – [[Seoul]]<br>2022: [[Uçhisar]] – [[Dubai]]<br>2023: [[Mumbai]] – [[Angkor]] <br>2024: [[Tam Cốc – Bích Động|Tam Cốc]] – [[Sigiriya]] <br>2025: [[El Nido, Palawan|El Nido]] – [[Kathmandu]]<br>
|[[Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia (1972)|Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia]] (2012)<br>[[Costantino della Gherardesca]] (2013–)<br>[[Enzo Miccio]] (2022–)
|[http://www.pechinoexpress.rai.it/dl/portali/site/page/Page-5ab40313-c8e0-4751-ba37-116d0154ba59.html Official website]
|-
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|''Abandonados Asia''
|[[Azteca 7]] <br>[[Azteca Uno]] 
|2016: [[Hanoi]] – [[Bangkok]] <br> 2024: [[Chiang Rai]] – [[Kuala Lumpur]]
|Paola Nuñez <br> 
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20151027105129/http://www.azteca7.com/Abandonados Official website] 
|-
|{{Flag|Morocco}}
|''Dakar Fès Express''
|[[2M (TV channel)|2M]]
|2011: [[Dakar]] – [[Fez, Morocco|Fez]]<br>2012: [[Wori]] – [[Manado]]
|Hicham&nbsp;Mesrar
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160324203909/http://www.2m.ma/Programmes/Dakar-Fes-Express Official website]
|-
|{{Flag|Poland}}
|''[[Azja Express]]'' (1–2, 5)<br>''Ameryka Express'' (3–4)
|[[TVN (Polish TV channel)|TVN]]
|2016: [[Hanoi]] – [[Bangkok]]<br>2017: [[Sigiriya]] – [[Mumbai]]<br>2018: [[San Antonio de Ibarra]] – [[Cusco]]<br>2020: [[Antigua Guatemala|Antigua]] – [[Cartagena de Indias|Cartagena]]<br>2023: [[Istanbul]] – [[Tashkent]]  <br>2024: [[Lucena]] – [[Taipei]]
|Agnieszka Woźniak-Starak (2016–2018)<br>Daria Ładocha (2020, 2023)
|[http://azjaexpress.tvn.pl/ Official website]
|-
|{{Flag|Portugal}}
|''A Grande Aventura''
|[[Televisão Independente|TVI]]
|2012: Manado Tua – [[Manado]]
|Fernanda Serrano
|[http://www.tvi.iol.pt/programas Official website]
|-
|{{Flag|Romania}}
|''Asia Express'' (1–4, 7)<br>''America Express'' (5–6)
|[[Antena 1 (Romania)|Antena 1]]
|2018: [[Hạ Long]] – [[Bangkok]]<br> 2019: [[Negombo]] – [[Mumbai]]<br> 2020: [[Lucena, Philippines|Lucena]] – [[Taipei]]<br> 2021: [[Edirne]] – [[Jerusalem]]<br> 2022: [[Querétaro City]] – [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]] <br>2023: [[Medellín]] – [[Buenos Aires]]  <br>2024: [[Chiang Rai]] – [[Bali]]
|Gina Pistol (2018–2020)<br>Marius Damian (2018, 2020-)<br>Liviu Vârciu (2019)<br>Andrei Ștefănescu (2019)<br>Ionuț Dongo (2020-)<br> Irina Fodor (2021-)
|[https://a1.ro/asia-express/ Official website]
|-
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|''Pekín Express''
|[[Cuatro (TV channel)|Cuatro]] (2008–2011)<br>[[Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel)|Antena 3]] (2015)<br>[[laSexta]] (2016) <br>[[Max (streaming service)|Max]] (2024)
|2008: [[Pskov]] – [[Beijing]]<br>2009: [[Beijing]] – [[Mumbai]]<br>2010: [[Hanoi]] – [[Bali]]<br>2011: [[Great Rift Valley, Kenya|Rift Valley]] – [[Cape Town]]<br>2015: [[Mandalay]] – [[Singapore]]<br>2016: [[Anuradhapura]] – [[Mumbai]] <br>2024: [[Cát Bà Island]] – [[Angkor]]
|[[Paula Vázquez]] (2008)<br>[[Raquel Sánchez Silva]] (2009–2010)<br>[[Jesús Vázquez (television presenter)|Jesús Vázquez]] (2011)<br>[[Cristina Pedroche]] (2015–2016) <br>[[Miguel Ángel Muñoz]] (2024)
|[http://www.cuatro.com/pekin-express/ Official website (Cuatro)]<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160416030550/http://www.antena3.com/programas/pekin-express/ Official website (Antena 3)]<br>[http://www.lasexta.com/programas/pekin-express/ Official website (laSexta)]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt0429410}}

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