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Community => Cycle Tours => Topic started by: Darragh on August 03, 2014, 09:04:11 PM

Title: Cycling to Mongolia
Post by: Darragh on August 03, 2014, 09:04:11 PM

So, if one were wanting to cycle to Mongolia from Europe which route (roughly speaking) would you take? What kind of issues do you run into with visas etc en route? Presuming you want to do it as cheaply as possible...

I have a vague notion of doing this one day as a fundraiser for a charity I know and then maybe working out there for a bit.

Thanks!!

Title: Re: Cycling to Mongolia
Post by: JimK on August 03, 2014, 09:35:58 PM

one starting point:

http://www.longwayround.com/journeys_long-way-round.htm

Title: Re: Cycling to Mongolia
Post by: JimK on August 03, 2014, 09:42:01 PM

or here:

http://www.2wheels.org.uk/ride/diary/mileageLog.asp

Title: Re: Cycling to Mongolia
Post by: JimK on August 04, 2014, 03:08:41 AM

close: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=PS&doc_id=3915&v=7T

Title: Re: Cycling to Mongolia
Post by: JimK on August 04, 2014, 03:17:00 AM

and: http://www.timcopejourneys.com/page/journeys/cycling-siberia/

Title: Re: Cycling to Mongolia
Post by: lovefo# on August 12, 2014, 09:39:55 AM

Hi Darragh - would recommend heading to Iran on a similar route I took (http://fearghaljo.wordpress.com/) and moving north from there through the Stans. (Other option is to go through Russia but big visa issues). The Euro Velo 6 route will take you all the way to Bulgaria. You will need visas starting with Iran. You can get to Turkey with just your passport.

Title: Re: Cycling to Mongolia
Post by: il padrone on August 12, 2014, 12:22:58 PM

Pete Gostelow (http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=PS&doc_id=985&v=4hx) didn't quite go through Mongolia, but he went pretty much everywhere else  ;)

Mark & Julie used some train hops (http://www.mark-ju.net/) but they did get to Mongolia..... and a good bit more.

Title: Re: Cycling to Mongolia
Post by: Matt2matt2002 on August 12, 2014, 01:44:13 PM

Quote from: lovefo# on August 12, 2014, 09:39:55 AM

Hi Darragh - would recommend heading to Iran on a similar route I took (http://fearghaljo.wordpress.com/) and moving north from there through the Stans. (Other option is to go through Russia but big visa issues). The Euro Velo 6 route will take you all the way to Bulgaria. You will need visas starting with Iran. You can get to Turkey with just your passport.

Ate visa now available for Iran? UK passport holders needed a guide last time I heard.
Hope I'm wrong but someone clarify this please.

Title: Re: Cycling to Mongolia
Post by: Darragh on August 12, 2014, 05:06:58 PM

Thanks for the replies folks, will have a look through some of these blogs... I like the idea of Turkey, Iran and north through the stans