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by noobnoob » Sat Aug 27, 2022 1:31 pm » in Places » Tajikistan

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Hi all,
Sorry if this was posted somewhere else, but all I found was reports that this did not run.

Just booked tickets on a Tashkent - Dushanbe...

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The schedule says the following:

301З, Душанбе 1 — Ташкент Пасс Центр.
Режим курсирования: 19.05, 02.06, 16.06

No train on the 26th.

You can...
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Khiva - Moynaq - Nukus - Kungrad by public transport

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by Rowan35 » Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:29 pm » in Places » Uzbekistan

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Hi everyone,

A couple of days ago we travelled from Khiva to Moynak and back to Nukus by public transport. When trying to research the route we...

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Hi guys, do you know if there is a bus leaving from Nukus to Moynaq in the early afternoon? In order to spend the late afternoon there and sleep,...
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Black Sea Ferries Q&A

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by gillijellybean » Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:00 pm » in Transport » Other transport

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Hi,
After much research I have a ferry service that appears to have started last year that takes passengers from Burgas to Batumi. The company is...

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Shir Khan Bandar - Panji Poyon (AF-TJ) border updates

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by steven » Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:13 am » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Please post your updates on the Shir Khan Bandar - Panji Poyon border between Dushanbe and Kunduz below.

We summarize all info on the border...

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Hi. I plan to visit Afghanistan in Aug 2025. I plan to travel to Mazar-i-Sharif (Blue Mosque) then to Kunduz then to the border town of Shir Khan...
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Khyber Pass/Torkham border reports (AF>PAK)

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by yamamotoo » Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:44 pm » in Roads, borders and security updates

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Well, for quite a long time I was only reading this forum, but now it's time to give some new information that can be of importance to future...

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Hi. I am planning to cross from Peshawar to Afghanistan via Torkham crossing in Aug 2025. I can see a few Youtubers doing this. However, the Pakistan...
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Almaty-Yining-Urumqi bus: reports, Q&A

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by funkyboots » Fri May 15, 2015 10:40 am » in Itineraries & trip reports

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Does anyone know what time the sleeper buses leave Almaty for Urumqi, and what time they get to the border? For visa reasons, I need to time it so I...

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I traveled on 19.04.2025 from Almaty to Urumqi via Khorgas by bus and train (Austrian passport). Booked the 7:00 am bus from Sayran online for 10,000...
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Turkmenistan open to tourist 20-30 Sep?

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by KZ0109 » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:56 am » in Places » Turkmenistan

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Hi guys

I've heard that Turkmenistan will be closed from 20 to 30 Sep due to independence day celebrations and that no LOI will be issued for...

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Hi everybody! Can anybody confirm if you visited Turkmenistan between 20 September 30 September 2024 ? If so did you visit Ashgabat on those dates ?...
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