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**pranda** · #1 9 Jan 2007

Hello Sverrit!
Are you quite sure about "no flight from Magadan to Alaska"?
I planned to leave denmark 11/5/07 heading Magadan - disaster if ....
greeting - Poul Randa

**Lazer Kid** · #2 11 Jan 2007

In the summer of 2006 the airline that flies from Magadan to Anchorage went bust (shut down).

I (and John) ended up flying our bikes south to Vladivostok and then east to LA.

There was talk of the flights starting again....phone Igor on +1 907 248 2994 (he works in Anchorage and knows about the flights)

very helpful travel agent in magadan http://www.dvs-tour.ru/eng/main.shtml

**ettaya** · #3 29 Jan 2007

In mid 1999 we had booked a flight on a tiny Alaskan bi-plane or something from Chukotka to Nome but could not reach Chukotka 'cos of the rouble crisis and no transport. But we improvised and got a flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskaya to Anchorage on a small Alaskan jet with fewer passengers than hostesses (post rouble crisis) so we were asked the whole trip if we wanted to eat, drink etc!!! We saw an awful lot of volcanos very close-up! And over-consumed, so it was bad when arriving at Anchorage near midnight to have to eat all our 'expensive' Russian fruit to prevent confiscation!

**old punk** · #4 15 Dec 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lazer Kid

In the summer of 2006 the airline that flies from Magadan to Anchorage went bust (shut down).

There was talk of the flights starting again....phone Igor on +1 907 248 2994 (he works in Anchorage and knows about the flights)

very helpful travel agent in magadan "DVS-TOUR". About company

Yo Lazer Boy

Tried above with no joy. Do you have any further info on cargo flight Magadan to Anchorage.

Later

Richard

**sverrirt** · #5 16 Dec 2007

Hallo guys,
I finished my ride around the world this summer, (Round The World - sverrirt.blog.is) and because of the shipping problem from Magadan, I changed route and went to Vladivostok, and took a ferry from there to Japan. I then airfreighted the bike from Tokyo to Anchorage in Alaska. I then took the scheduled flight to Achorage via Seattle.

Sverrir

**kinvig** · #6 16 Dec 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by sverrirt

Hallo guys,
I finished my ride around the world this summer, (Round The World - sverrirt.blog.is) and because of the shipping problem from Magadan, I changed route and went to Vladivostok, and took a ferry from there to Japan. I then airfreighted the bike from Tokyo to Anchorage in Alaska. I then took the scheduled flight to Achorage via Seattle.

Sverrir

how easy was it to alight at Japan then get the bike air frieghted - did you have to get a carnet?

What were the costs involved?

Thanks

Dirk

**4wheels** · #7 17 Dec 2007

Dear old punk,

W140? Do it in style!
It has always been my wish to travel around the world in a Mercedes but my choice would be a W124 Estate or W202 Saloon.
The W140, being rear wheel drive only, will struggle to get from Skovorodino to Magadan via Yakutsk. There are rivers to cross and alot of muddy roads which are not ideal W140 territory. The rivers only get low enough to cross in trucks in late summer early winter at the end of August. Believe me when I say Magadan is out (you'd need to cross some rivers on the back of a lorry because some bridges are broken). Next, from Khabarovsk to Vanino, the road is unpaved and can get extremely difficult (from what I have read) to pass. The fastest route is to head to Vladivostock - in fact stick to the Federal Road throughout Chitinskaya and Amurskaya oblast - the new one they are building. 700kms from Khabarovsk in ONE day. From Vladivostock you can get a ferry to Japan and then ship from Japan to Anchorage. If you are feeling rich, you might even be able to airfreight the car as anchorage is a major freight hub between NA and Asia. That would be my preferred solution. The Americans might also want your car cleaned really well before they let it into America - all those creepy crawlies hidng in nooks and crevices. Consult with the Yanks.
That's enough to start. Feel free to ask more questions. I did quite alot of research and the only sticky bit I didn't yet figure out was the Japan Alaska link. New York to Southampton in a cruise liner - must be space for a car there. The old QE2 had a garage in it and those ships always say no baggage limit!
Keep us informed.
Les

**old punk** · #8 21 Dec 2007

Yo Lez,

I'm not minted just a mad for it joiner. Gotta move quick to hit the weather window through Russia and Alaska hope to leave end of April latest or it will be 2009. Got a camera man and Russian speakin student on board. Donated car and prepared it myself as run is for charity. Sheffield to Sheffield Alabama or bust. Air freight out of Japan @$9000 so relyin on sponcer's, Thats the snag at mo but will fund it myself if all fails.

Sellin my old sKateboard collection to fund it fuel bill @£4500. gotta grow up some time.

Later Dude,

Richard