Bajgiran/Ashgabat border updates

[bamboo]

Border crossing on May 31st

I stayed in Mashad and my hotel called a taxi to take me to Bajgiran, cost around $30 and 3hrs drive to the border. Iranian staff were friendly and helpful. They asked me how long I stayed, contacts of tour guides/friends/family/translator in Iran, purpose of my visit, and which cities I went in Iran. Custom on Turkmenistan took a little bit longer, around 1.5. They did my COVID test but didn’t give me the result. Border agent asked for my tour guide’s name, contact, my hotel, phone number, and itinerary. I paid $114 total. After custom clearance, there was a bus that took us from the border to a checkpoint near Ashgabat (~35km). I was told it cost $5 for the bus but there was no one to collect money.

[jacobv]

Hi guys, my dad and I crossed the border in October 2023; we made a video summarising our experience:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXmen52 ... RUnlimited
Happy to answer any questions

[Hugues]

Hi guys, my dad and I crossed the border in October 2023; we made a video summarising our experience:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXmen52 ... RUnlimited
Happy to answer any questions

Excellent, the video is very helpful, good you could keep your drone within a sealed bag, better than confiscated.
What about the drone in Iran, I thought they were not allowed.