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Iran to Pakistan: the Rimdan-Gwadar crossing

Last post by teun « Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:12 pm
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by fuzzyfurs » Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:33 pm

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Hi!

I'm a solo female backpacker who successfully crossed the Rimdan-Gwadar border just two days ago (1 Apr 2024). I thought I should report my...

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No we did not drive to Gwadar first. We are leaving from Amritsar to Lahore tomorrow. I asked the contact who took care of our Pakistani Visa. Coming...

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Last post by teun
Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:12 pm
Oybek crossing with six weeks of prescription drugs and supplements

Last post by Kasia « Mon Jan 13, 2025 8:24 am
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by chargad » Sun Jan 12, 2025 5:16 pm

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Older couple traveling from Tashkent for an overnight stay in Khujand (returning to Tashkent the next day). It will be near the start of a six-week...

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Personally I'd get a doctors note explaining exactly what you're carrying and why it's needed (and hope it looks as official as possible), and then...

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Last post by Kasia
Mon Jan 13, 2025 8:24 am
Khorgos border crossing Q&A (Almaty - Urumqi)

Last post by fossafirenze « Tue Jan 07, 2025 12:45 pm
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by 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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A report on travelling from Almaty to Yinining/Ili/Inni/Gulja and further into China

On July 27nd we, two german nationals and one durch national,...
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Last post by fossafirenze
Tue Jan 07, 2025 12:45 pm
Almaty to Kegen in the afternoon

Last post by manulike « Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:10 pm
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by ikatsi » Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:53 am

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All information I've found about transportation from Almaty to Kegen departs Almaty early . We're looking to arrive in Karakol on 3rd August...

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Any latest information about a late-morning marshrutka to Kegen?

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Last post by manulike
Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:10 pm
Dostyk/Alashankou Border (Kazakhstan/China)

Last post by melbourne2london « Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:55 am
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by Milad » Sat May 04, 2024 3:29 pm
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Hi there,

starting a new thread as there seems not to be one yet for this border.

I've been looking into going from Astana/Karaghandy to Urumqi...

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Can someone please tell me the address or how to reach the bus station from the Alashankou train station? I gather from the discussion it is walking...
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Last post by melbourne2london
Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:55 am
M41 Pamir Highway / Kyzyl Art Pass border crossing procedure Q&A

Last post by yosoyyoberdi « Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:28 pm
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by Andrea1989 » Thu Dec 01, 2022 3:48 pm
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Hello! Can you tell me if the border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan is open?

Thank you in advance!

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Hey! I have seen several people asking if this border is doable with rental vehicles but no answers. Can this be done currently? Can anyone share any...
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Last post by yosoyyoberdi
Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:28 pm
Introduction, itinerary en updates on border crossings

Last post by Shiju travel « Mon Dec 30, 2024 6:06 pm
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by Expedition_Seicento » Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:05 pm

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Hi guys,

I have been using this website for quite some time during my travel preparations so I decided it's time to share my experiences as well. My...

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Hi guys,

I have been using this website for quite some time during my travel preparations so I decided it's time to share my experiences as well. My...

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Last post by Shiju travel
Mon Dec 30, 2024 6:06 pm
Border crossing report: Zamin Uud – Erlian (MON - China)

Last post by Mr.worldwide.crisis « Fri Dec 27, 2024 12:00 pm
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by steven » Fri Jun 23, 2017 8:55 am
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Starting from Hohhot

Buses to Erlian leave from the main bus station next to the train station. The last bus leaves at 01:30pm, but it is 6 hours...

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Very useful post by zicstar - thanks!

I did a similar journey, Ulaanbatar to Datong. The difference for me was time taken to cross. I travelled this...
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Last post by Mr.worldwide.crisis
Fri Dec 27, 2024 12:00 pm
Qolma/Kulma pass (China-Tajikistan) border crossing reports

Last post by bwv812 « Fri Dec 27, 2024 3:22 am
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by Roman » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:39 pm
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Today I was passing by Qolma and decided to give it a try as there were no reports from this direction.

The officers looked concerned themselves and...

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I struggled to find the buses going from Kashgar to the border. I had understood that there was a big bus station, but there isn't. Rather, there are...
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Last post by bwv812
Fri Dec 27, 2024 3:22 am
Karakoram Highway Q&A

Last post by steven « Fri Dec 27, 2024 12:40 am
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by Roman » Thu Jul 03, 2014 12:27 pm
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I spent last 2 days roaming around Karakoram Hwy and here are some points someone might find useful. All through personal experience or talking to...

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Karakoram Highway is now open year-round ->
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Last post by steven
Fri Dec 27, 2024 12:40 am
When will Azerbaijan open its borders?

Last post by steven « Thu Dec 26, 2024 5:08 am
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by nemesis464 » Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:11 pm
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See below:

(in Azeri)

The previous Covid regime was due to expire in January, but now looks to have been extended until at least March, so...

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I have locked this topic.

I am not going to allow any further discussion on the Azeri border situation until somebody writes that they have...
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Last post by steven
Thu Dec 26, 2024 5:08 am
Zahedan - Quetta border crossing (IR -> PAK)

Last post by Travelgian « Wed Dec 25, 2024 11:02 pm
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by 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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I crossed in February 2023. Everything went OK in the end, but I spent 7 days in the Balochistan region. Here are some tips. I travelled with public...
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Last post by Travelgian
Wed Dec 25, 2024 11:02 pm
Irkeshtam pass report – Kashgar, Xinjiang to Sary Tash, Kyrgyzstan

Last post by poundcake99 « Sat Dec 21, 2024 4:11 pm
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by Iridium » Mon May 02, 2016 7:28 pm
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This is my detailed chronicle in April 14, 2016. I traveled single. I use Beijing Time all over the journey for sake of simplicity.

07:45 – Arrived...

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Hey, what is the situation like if we were to take a taxi from Kashgar to Irkeshtam? Seeing how unreliable or inexistent the buses are in this...
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Last post by poundcake99
Sat Dec 21, 2024 4:11 pm
Armenia to Georgia border crossing (Bagratashen – Sadakhlo)

Last post by Edup « Wed Dec 18, 2024 6:11 am
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by lanzone31 » Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:23 pm

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Hi!
I crossed this border today, I didn't find a lot of info here, so I hope it's useful to share my experience. Two Italian citizens driving an...

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Hi!
Really easy crossing both way by foot (with french passport). Barely no questions asked on the georgian side.
On the Armenian side when...

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Last post by Edup
Wed Dec 18, 2024 6:11 am
Posof (TR) - Vale (GEO): border crossing reports

Last post by YouWish « Wed Dec 11, 2024 5:10 pm
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by 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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Tbilisi, Georgia to Kars, Turkey - December 2024 (a Monday)

08:00 Mashrutka from Nige Intercity bus stop in northern Tbilisi. - GEL15
11:15 arrived...
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Last post by YouWish
Wed Dec 11, 2024 5:10 pm
Border crossing reports: Tsiteli (Red Bridge) - Shikhli/Sixli (Georgia-Azerbaijan)

Last post by YouWish « Wed Dec 11, 2024 4:44 pm
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by Van_Gogh » Wed Mar 28, 2018 5:41 pm
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I did not find a topic for this border crossing?

By the way, the name Krasniy Most as stated on the border information pages...

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Baku, Azerbaijan to Tbilisi, Georgia - October 2024

Took bus from Baku to Red Bridge.
- ticket can buy online: - there is also an app I think.
- or...
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Last post by YouWish
Wed Dec 11, 2024 4:44 pm
Khunjerab Pass (China-Pakistan border) Q&A

Last post by rsze « Sun Dec 01, 2024 10:38 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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Does anyone know if it is possible to cycle over the Khunjerab pass (without taking the bus), either from Sost to Tashkurgan or from Tashkurgan to...
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Last post by rsze
Sun Dec 01, 2024 10:38 pm
Iraqi Kurdistan - Turkey border crossing reports

Last post by shaheer « Sun Dec 01, 2024 6:06 pm
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by Solo2ruedas » Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:23 pm
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We are planning to travel from turkey to Iraq by bicycle to visit the autonomous kurdistan region and from there cross to Iran. Does anyone know if...

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Hi everyone - I've been reading this forum for a while and now its time for me to contribute.

I am a Pakistani born Canadian passport holder, so my...
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Last post by shaheer
Sun Dec 01, 2024 6:06 pm
Border crossing report: Gulbahor: Shahrtuz (TJ) - Termez (UZ)

Last post by gkip « Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:29 am
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by 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 made this border crossing on November 18, 2024, travelling from Shahrtuz to Termez.

For anyone looking for a place to stay in Shahrtuz, I would...

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Last post by gkip
Wed Nov 27, 2024 5:29 am
Border crossings reports: Dostyk/Dustlyk (Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan)

Last post by gkip « Tue Nov 26, 2024 11:52 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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Having recently made this this border crossing on October 26, 2024, six years after my last experience (see earlier post), I thought I would provide...
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Last post by gkip
Tue Nov 26, 2024 11:52 pm
My land border crossing experiences and comparisons between Uzbekistan - Kyrgyzstan - Tajikistan

Last post by Vindobona « Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:38 pm

by Vindobona » Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:38 pm

So I am done with my second solo trip to Central Asia. During my first one 2 years ago I was only in Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva)...

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Last post by Vindobona
Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:38 pm
Tashkent to Shymkent border crossing Q&A

Last post by MichelleK « Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:42 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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Report on crossing the Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan border with the Tashkent - Almaty2 train on November 19, 2024
5:05: I stayed in my compartment. A...
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Last post by MichelleK
Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:42 am
Uchkuduk road: Navoiy to Nukus?

Last post by steven « Wed Nov 20, 2024 1:39 am
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by karenandmike » Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:02 am

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hi all. does anybody have any info re this possible road.
navoi to uchkuduk and then on to nukus??
we will just be one vehicle though with 4 wheel...

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Thanks, great report! The Gobi was more crowded...wow, you don't read that often!

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Last post by steven
Wed Nov 20, 2024 1:39 am
Samarkand to Tashkent through Kazakhstan

Last post by jemauvais « Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:48 pm
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by 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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With a rental car from Uzbekistan.

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Last post by jemauvais
Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:48 pm
Oybek - Buston (UZ-TAJ) border crossing

Last post by mikecerqueira « Mon Nov 11, 2024 7:52 pm
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by SQRR » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:50 am
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Crossed into Uzbekistan from Buston last Friday at 5pm.
I had no trouble at all and went smoothly but it was time consuming even there were barely...

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Hey everyone,

I crossed the border on October 29th. From Khujand, I asked the hotel to order a taxi to the border, which cost 200 somoni and took...
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Last post by mikecerqueira
Mon Nov 11, 2024 7:52 pm

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