Azerbaijan Border closed
 

the border is still closed for tourists because of Corvid19:(

https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php
Good morning! Strange, except for Kyrgystan, the other states are open, says the site from IATA!

Kyrgyzstan is definitely open I am here and had no issues getting in last week.

Talked to a german guy yesterday (we were helping him to pick up his GSA) and he had gotten there via georgia/russia/kazakhstan. IIRC he had to get russian invitation to cross the border but that was the only limitation he met.

IIRC KZ and UZ still require PCR test but they didn't ask me anything after showing my vaccination card.. and it was the same at other crossings. If you do need one it could be had just on the border.

Be prepared to spend a few hours at every border crossing, even if they mostly don't mind you cutting the line, YMMV.

the embassy of azerbaijan in switzerland wants to apply for an entry permit for me at the official office, let's see how long that takes. :innocent:

It looks like it says exactly the opposite and I can confirm this: I've been to Kyrgyzstan last week and even vaccination card was not requested.

unfortunately nothing new about entering Azerbaijan, also no answer from the embassy in Switzerland:(

You can fly in and ship bike across the border; that's what my contact at Caspian ferry said 2 month ago

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There are definitely some travellers on facebook who could enter Aserbaidschan with the bike.

But they got a permit from the embassy in Turkey before.

And later they crossed with the ferry to Kasachstan

yesterday my entry permit arrived, issued on 14 june, delivered by mail on 17 june :(
i had already decided on a different destination beforehand

border crossing
 

hey, can you connect me to those travelers? I am planning to do it next month

Today someone wrote on facebook the the Azerbaidschan embassy in Tblisi will not issue special permits anymore.

And probably they extend the quarantaine closure of the landborder to the 1st of september.

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Here is a good article about this

https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2022/6...Alue5tVA3lOCXY

Thank`s four the Info

I'm also curious about this would love to hear more about it also on my way to east. Which Facebook groups was it in?

I have read some stories on caravanistan but those were from bicyclists who flew into Azerbaijan by plain with there bike and then where able to exit via the ferry to Kazakhstan.
And also a couple who entered Azerbeidzjan via the ferry from Kazakhstan.
But I haven't found any positive stories yet from people with motorcycles or cars.

There is a discussion going on on caravanistan about getting your vehicle imported by a local transport company and flying in yourself by plane and then continue onto the ferry but no positive conformations on that yet.

Covid-19 restrictions are extended'till September 1, according to ferry staff, FWIW

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And again extended to november 1st. No permits provided according to embassy.

I'm at crossroads to trying to load the bike on the ferry and fly in from Kz or take the way around via Russia at this time.

I can see the pros and cons of both. However, if driving:
- Are land borders closed, or just sea ones?
- Can you get a Russian visa on the road?

If those can be answered in the affirmative that's probably the approach I'd prefer.

Ill bypass the bloody country then. passport is at the embassy

Fingers crossed!

Just go through Russia. I did it in July right after they lifted covid restrictions it was non-event. Yes Vrkhniy Lars is a b!tch, yes ride to Astrakhan is boring, yes there is no road from the border to Atyrau for 268km but it is a quickest way.

Bonus pointer : bring blue pen, black pan is no-go at Russian customs good luck.

It occurred to me that the Azerbaijani multiple land border opening deadlines shenanigans were just a huge crock of dudu, so got a Russian visa (in my German passport from Bonn) and flew to Kyrgyzstan the other day. Bike is getting work done (piston rings and valve guide stem seals) and I aim to set off westwards via Uzbekistan/western Kazakhstan and Volgograd, then Georgia and Turkey to Bulgaria early next week.

It'll be cooling down in the Caucasus, so likely to avoid the hilly bits en route. I'll probably return there ( = Caucasus lumps) again when things warm up again next year as part of a ride to India/Nepal, along the usual 60s hippie trail.

Look out for a big red pig (the only red bits are the front and rear fenders... but big white, red with a translucent tank doesn't roll off the tongue so well :mchappy: ) with a loud pipe, answering to the name Engelberta :D

I definitely know a german couple who just did exactly this maybe 3 weeks ago.

They did send the bike with the ferry to Alat and took the plane, and picked up the bike in Alat