Is the road, border or area open and accessible to foreigners? Is there danger?
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Wagah Border (Lahore - Amritsar) PAK - IND
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Tonyoakey »
Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:13 pm
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Hi I'm new here, found some great info looking through the forum! A friend and I are about to set off from Malaysia in a car hoping to get back to...
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Hi wwadhamm2,
Just wondering how this ended up progressing for you? My brother and I are travelling overland from Pakistan to India and didn't...
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Last post by Joeaus
Thu Nov 07, 2024 7:31 am
Khorgos border crossing Q&A (Almaty - Urumqi)
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Oakenshield »
Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:43 am
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Hi guys,
I'm currently in Almaty planning my trip through Kazahstan to China. I want to go to Khorgos (I'm on the bike) but I don't know which road...
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Hello!
I got a question. Is it possible to cross the Khorgos or the Erenhot border with own car and to reach Bejing buying expensive 2000 usd Tours...
103 Replies
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Last post by sunclaude
Wed Nov 06, 2024 2:30 pm
Khunjerab Pass (China-Pakistan border) Q&A
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AUM »
Thu Aug 06, 2015 3:09 pm
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Hello,
I am in Gilgit, planning to cross to China soon.
Someone here scared me that they might refuse me to cross the border if I can not prove a...
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Hi all, I'd like to share my experience crossing the Khunjerab Pass from Kashgar/Tashkurgan to Sost by buses on 9-10 October 2024. This is part of my...
79 Replies
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Last post by kadsia
Mon Nov 04, 2024 8:03 am
Farap - Alat (TM - UZ) border crossing updates
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thierry »
Mon Jun 05, 2017 3:31 am
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We received confusing information to get the right way to the border post in Farap. Indeed, a gate is locked on the M37 (?) main road and two cars...
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For people who have cross recently from Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan here - what time does the border crossing close? I've gotten conflicting...
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Last post by Aftertwoam
Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:50 am
Tsagaannuur - Tashanta crossing reports [Russia - Mongolia]
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boats.and.bikes »
Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:16 am
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For Information on entry to Russian Altai Region from Mongolia ... Tashanta border zone.
On entering the border area and having my passport and visa...
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Hello,
I did part of the silk road during this summer and cross this border by car.
Date : 06/06/2024
Border : Tsagaannuur
Status : 09h to 18h...
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Last post by matou
Sun Nov 03, 2024 10:14 pm
Russia (Kyakhta) - Mongolia (Altanbulag) Border
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Granite2018 »
Sun May 19, 2019 9:34 am
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I didn't find a thread for this border crossing, so thought I'd share my experience here. I got the direct bus from Ulan Ude to UB in early May.
The...
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Hello,
I did part of the silk road during this summer and cross this border by car.
Date : 01/06/2024
Border : Kyakhta
Status : 24h
Direction :...
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Last post by matou
Sun Nov 03, 2024 10:12 pm
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Last post by matou
Sun Nov 03, 2024 10:07 pm
Shemonaika border crossing (Russia-Kazakhstan)
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alkatraz »
Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:26 pm
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Hi,
I want to cross the border Kazakhstan Russia tomorrow morning by Shemonaika
it is open to foreigners ??
thank you
christian
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Hello,
I did part of the silk road during this summer and cross this border by car.
Date : 8/06/2024
Border : Shemonaika
Status : 24h
Direction...
22 Replies
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Last post by matou
Sun Nov 03, 2024 10:00 pm
Border crossing reports: Tajen (UZ - KAZ)
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bigbeka »
Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:23 pm
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Hi there all,
I'm Uzbekistan citizen planning a trip to Ukraine from Tashekent.
Does anyone have info on the Tajen border (extreme west of...
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Hello,
I did part of the silk road during this summer and cross this border by car.
Date : 22/06/2024
Border : Tajen
Status : 24h
Direction :...
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Last post by matou
Sun Nov 03, 2024 9:16 pm
Tashkent to Shymkent border crossing Q&A
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trevor warman »
Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:50 am
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Tashkent to Shymkent via Chernyaevka border crossing..
from TSUM department store, green bus #97 1000 UZSom to near Yunusobod Bazaar.. then mini...
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Hello,
I did part of the silk road during this summer and cross this border by car.
Date : 15/06/2024
Border : Zhibek Zholy
Status : 24h...
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Last post by matou
Sun Nov 03, 2024 9:05 pm
Border crossing Kaplanbek - Tamozhnya (Kaz - Uz)
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aern »
Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:38 am
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Hi everyone. I hope this topic doesn't exist yet, if so excuse me, we don't have very good reception at the moment.
We just crossed the border...
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Hello,
I did part of the silk road during this summer and the border guard told me that it was closed until they finish the building on Kazakhstan...
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Last post by matou
Sun Nov 03, 2024 8:54 pm
Border crossing report: Gulbahor: Shahrtuz (TJ) - Termez (UZ)
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steven »
Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:53 am
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Just putting this out there - received via e-mail
last Thursday we were the first real foreigners to cross this new (it opened on 7th of march)...
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I crossed the border on a Monday 28th of October 2024
I took a taxi to the shared taxi meeting point in Dushanbe (on Maps.me: Marshrutki to Hishar,...
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Last post by MichelleK
Thu Oct 31, 2024 5:18 pm
Fastest & easiest way from Osh to Khujand
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Vindobona »
Mon Oct 28, 2024 9:06 pm
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Hi all,
I'd like to travel from Osh (Kyrgyzstan) to Khujand (Tajikistan) in the most convenient and fastest way. I have no monetary restrictions so...
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Back in June I did Osh - Andijan - Kokand - Khujand in about 8 hs
Osh to Andijan via bus (not a Marshrutka), Andijan to Kokand via mini-Bus. Shared...
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Last post by Tasurinchi
Tue Oct 29, 2024 8:38 pm
Torugart pass border crossing by bicycle: Kyrgyzstan to China
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Vasily »
Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:05 pm
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Hello, it seems like the information on Torugart pass needs to be updated.
I crossed it by bicycle on the 6th of September, 2024, from Kyrgiz to...
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Thank you for this valuable info Vasily!
I'll soon be arriving at Kashgar with my Chinese copy of the legendary Brompton, to cycle in the opposite...
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Last post by eloiscarvanistan
Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:47 am
Temirbaba (Turkmen-Kazakh) border crossing reports
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Milad »
Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:40 am
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The British Foreign and Commonwealth¹ office reports that the Turkmen-Kazhakh border has been closed until further notice. As always when the...
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Wondering if anyone has any info/ experience regarding this bordercrossing with public transport since I might consider it as its near Yangykala...
15 Replies
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Last post by Tombali
Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:43 am
Georgia to Russia Border crossing (Zemo Larsi - Chertov Most)
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ivars »
Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:55 pm
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I was browsing through the site and found the border map, and thought that maybe it could be useful to someone that I posted the info about the...
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I enterd Russia on 25.10 with Swiss passport and tourist visa that was valid for 5 more days. I took a marschrutka from Tbilisi. On gerogian side...
100 Replies
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Last post by swisstraveler
Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:22 am
Zahedan - Quetta border crossing (IR -> PAK)
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SPR11 »
Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:14 pm
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This is the response I got on another forum concerning this question.
''European travelers cross into Pakistan from Iran almost on daily basis,...
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Any updates? Tomorrow I will arrive in Zahedan and go as a backpack traveler on the route Zahedan - Quetta. From Quetta, I want to take a train to...
39 Replies
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Last post by sorin.petric
Sun Oct 27, 2024 2:12 pm
Karkara valley (Kegen – Tup/Kensu) border
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julistan »
Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:31 am
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Hi Stevens,
I will try to cross that border this next tuesday hoping the kazakhs guards have heard something about the free visa pilot programme. I...
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We used this border crossing to go from Almaty to Karakol on 23 Oct. Found a driver early in the morning at the exact maps location shared 2 posts...
119 Replies
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Last post by bekker
Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:03 am
Posof (TR) - Vale (GEO): border crossing reports
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Peshwari »
Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:39 am
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1. Did the border officials at Posof-Vale seem used to processing foreigners, or is it likely I'd be more or less delayed as a European citizen?...
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We crossed this border crossing recently the other direction (Kars to Borjomi) and would recommend it too, although you have to get a bit lucky with...
32 Replies
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Last post by bekker
Sun Oct 27, 2024 9:50 am
Mashad - Herat border crossing reports
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highcliffetrio »
Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:57 am
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Hi,
Has anyone travelled between Mashad and Herat overland within the last 18 months? If so, do you have any security updates on this route? And do...
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Hi
We passed border at march 2024 by own car ,everything was ok
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Last post by Shervin
Fri Oct 25, 2024 4:38 pm
Reports: Hairatan-Termez border crossing (UZB - Afgh)
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exploreout »
Fri May 05, 2017 11:48 pm
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Is the Hairatan border (from Termez) now inaccessible without special registration, papers?
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Hi
We came from iran ,went to border ,had uzbekistan visa but uzbek officers didn't allow cross border at 21st march 2024
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Last post by Shervin
Fri Oct 25, 2024 4:36 pm
Border crossings reports: Dostyk/Dustlyk (Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan)
Replies: 70
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Mike »
Sat Jun 27, 2015 2:22 pm
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The short version: this border closes early in the evening. If you intend to use it, either stay in Andijon (or one of the other Fergana Valley...
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I made the crossing from the Kyrgyzstan side last year with no problems. Just wondering if someone can shed light on the situation of the people...
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Last post by Bouncingaround
Mon Oct 21, 2024 7:51 am
South African visa denied for Georgia
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sarak »
Sat Oct 19, 2024 4:33 pm
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I tried to cross the land border between Azerbaijan and Georgia with my family and we were denied entry. I've been to 50 countries and this would...
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Sad story. Georgian border guards are known to be racist, unfortunately. Indian people get rejected for no reason all the time, for example.
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Last post by Milad
Sat Oct 19, 2024 5:10 pm
Samarkand to Tashkent through Kazakhstan
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jemauvais »
Sat Oct 19, 2024 9:07 am
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Hi, I am planning a self-driving trip through Uzbekistan and I notice that to stay within Uzbekistan, there is a portion where we...
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I want to ask: Are you going with your own cae or with a rented one?
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Last post by Lagerfeld
Sat Oct 19, 2024 1:49 pm
Tajikistan - Uzbekistan crossing at Panjakent
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Yes Man »
Thu May 28, 2015 9:17 am
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Hi,
Can anyone tell if this border from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan is open to foreigners? I will be there beginning of September.
Cheers
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We (2) did today the UZ-->TJ crossing. Took a Yandex to Kaftarkhona.
At Kaftarkhona there was a little discussion with the following options (I do...
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Last post by Stoertebekker
Tue Oct 08, 2024 4:55 pm
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