Caravanistan

Since you mention going by train: I've found it quite difficult to find out about local trains that go in this direction - but at last I was successful: https://tashtrans.uz/shema-napravleniy-i-raspisanie-prigorodnih-elektropoezdov-tashkenta/ - Google translate will help if you don't read/speak Russ...

I wrote to the Chinese embassy in Berlin a few days ago, asking specifically about entering visa-free from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan - no reply yet. I suspect their enthusiasm for encouraging these kind of overland trips into Xinjiang is somewhat limited. Will report when/if I hear from them...

I have no specific information regarding Uzbekistan, but as far as I'm aware, the day of arrival always counts towards the period of stay, regardless of the time when you enter the country. This is definitely how things are dealt with in Thailand and the Schengen zone.

I suppose nothing has changed with respect to the Bekobod crossing? I'd love to take the local train from Tashkent to Bekobod (daily, 17:40 - 20:35) and then cross the following morning, making my way to Khujand. I guess if it doesn't work, I would probably be able to find transport to the Buston cr...

Still a bit too risky for my taste, I guess…

I (German, male, 55, solo traveller) am currently considering my options for crossing Turkmenistan from Uzbekistan to Iran some time towards the end of March or the beginning of April 2024. I'd want to travel as much as possible by train. Given that transit visas are currently still unavailable, boo...

I was quoted the following prices for a 3-day transfer from the Falap border (near Bukhara) via Turkmenabat, Mary and Ashgabat to the Iranian border, travelling by train: - $1045 for 2 people. - $1415 for 3 people. - $1875 for 4 people. This includes one night at a hotel in Mary, and one night on th...

Ahhh - I was wondering, but thought, oh well… ))

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German here, married to a Malaysian, an ideal combination, apparently...
I haven't read anything about whether this is restricted to any type of border crossing - or whether I can now do Laos - Kazakhstan by just showing up at the border. Did I miss anything?