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bike on transiberian
Hello to everybody, looking for some info on putting my bike on a train from Moscow heading to Novosibirsk. I 've read many things about this. The question is, if it is easier to put the bike and me on another station, smaller than Moscow, would be easier and time less? If somebody knows something or have done something similar... Thanks
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I tried to find out the other way around, from Irkutsk to Moscow
If anyone gives you the tip to ask baikalcomplex, forget it, I asked them twice and the only answered, that it is easier to bring it by plane.
And also they told me, that they know only 3 days in advance, if on the post train is extra space for a motorbike. And that is the only train which can carry motorbikes.
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Hello, so as you mention it is almost impossible to travel by train and your bike in the same train? i ve seen posts (maybe old) that people have done this. if anyone knows something else.. thanks
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I have also seen this posts and i tried to find out more about it.
To be honest, i guess the only way to find out is go there and check it.
I nmy case, i thought about going from Irkutsk to Moscow to save some time, and then travel further to the Baltic countries, but because of this unsafe information i decided, that it might not save time and i never traveled with my bike before without riding it.
So thats why i keep to that.
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I shipped my bike from Moscow to Irkutsk by truck two years ago. It was very easy but it took 11 days. Generally I try to ride rather than ship, but the ride from Moscow to Irkustk is dull as hell, you'd be much better off spending more time in Moscow and Irkutsk while the bike is in route.
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How would you describe "dull as hell" for me?
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