Cars Vans Motorbikes Across Russia

Current Overland Journeys across Russia and Mongolia.
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User selected imageBen Madsen has started in Japan and is riding to Europe.
We helped him with the paperwork and start logistics.
Follow his journey and maybe you might do it one day.
 


 

06/10/1010
Many thanks again, Brent - the advice you provide, and that of Mr Berghof is re-assuring.  We proceed (now at Altai and next step, starting tomorrow, is to get to Russian border, about 4 driving days from here.  We will wait in Olgiy for about 5 days for start date of Russian visas, check out the route to the border, and have a look around.  Weather holding so far.  Will keep you informed of progress.  Thanks again, David


29/102011
Hi Brent
We are now back in Samarkand for a night and move back to Shymkent tomorrow, and then head up through the western desert regions of Kazakhstan, to reach Astrakhan in a week or so from now.  We found the vehicle border crossing from Kaz to Uzbek involved a huge U turn - 120km in total (this is well west of the people crossing on the Tashkent/Shymkent road).  Police everywhere, in both countries.  Pulled over twice today.
 
Best wishes, david G
 
09/11/2010
Hi Brent.  A very brief update.  We entered Russia between Samara and Uralsk (rather than at Astrakhan, as originally planned).   I was getting tired of bad roads and this way avoided about 500km of more shitty Kazakh roads.  Uneventual border crossing.  We are having a rest day in Volgograd and head off tomorrow towards Rostov and Ukraine.  We will take two days for this and all being well enter Ukraine on 10th, the first day of our visas - will advise how this goes when we get there.  Ros & Hamish, will be getting excited.  We are too!!
 
Best wishes, david
 

10/11/2008
Brent,

You’ve convinced us and unless we get information that changes everything we are going back to Vladivostok. I shall be in touch early next year for invites, visa’s etc. The idea of snow, mud and cold is truly, very appealing. We will get to see the countryside in a completely different light.
So, I shall be in touch later. You’ll be sitting their calmly one day and all of a sudden you will receive a phone call that is your worst nightmare. Me.
Still, I don’t know of anyone else who could have assisted us the way you did when in Mongolia.
By the way, Evan and Christine arrived home yesterday. We met them at the airport. So circle complete.

Cheers
Jan

Read on for emails. Click here for those interested in following the stories from a party of Aussies riding their motorbikes across Russia.

Click here to read about Jan (the Dutchman) who after his work contact finished in Mildura (Victoria) shipped his bike to Vladivostok and then rode home to the Netherlands. He decided to make it a 'time trial' - read on

Click here to read about a fantastic 1 month ride across Mongolia using local bikes!!!!

If you think you would like to ride, or drive across Russia, it is possible with good advance planning and an ability to be very flexible. No two 'rides' will be the same and regulations will change, but we can make the arrangements for you.