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Vlad to Anchorage!!!!!!
Vladivostok Air - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

International scheduled destinations: Anchorage [begins April 2008]

Okay, so it's just a wikipedia link - but if it's true this may open up a few routes without having to go via Korea/Japan.
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Their website confirms this:

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The anchorage agents have quoted $1200 to get me across to the US - they're going to get back to me about the $$$ for the bike.

I also emailed Air Vlad to be on the safe side (I'm quite paranoid at times...!) and they say that, "there is no time-table and
fares for this flight.The information will appear in February 2008".

Brilliant - the US Will let me book a flight that doesn't exist. I wonder if that contract would be binding and they would therefore be obligated to get me to the US if Air Vlad pulled out.......

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Hi Kinvig,

It's exciting news!!
I'm sure lots of people will be interested.
Please keep us in touch of your progress.

regards
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Guys,

Got air freight price back to fly my car from Japan, to anchorage,wait for it....................£20,000 I nearly dropped my guts.

Any how shipping is my real option now so any info on ships from Vlad to anchorage. Else Vlad to S.Korea then LA. This will add a least 6 weeks to my trip. Ever wondered why people travel the world on bikes.I now know.

Richard
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Guys,

Got air freight price back to fly my car from Japan, to anchorage,wait for it....................£20,000 I nearly dropped my guts.

Any how shipping is my real option now so any info on ships from Vlad to anchorage. Else Vlad to S.Korea then LA. This will add a least 6 weeks to my trip. Ever wondered why people travel the world on bikes.I now know.

Richard
Sh!t - that's £10 / KG for a 2,000 KG W140 S Class!
Sounds more like an excess baggage rate than a freight rate.
And I think you need to speak to an organisation that ships cars from Japan to the USA and get their opinion. £20,000 sounds very much like they are extracting the urine.
I was figuring around £5,000 as being a reasonably bearable cost but that was just me guessing. Shipping containers are cheaper but then you lose the car for so long as it takes only a day to fly yourself.
Did you ask these people in the UK for an opinion Import and export car shipping by air freight from RJJ the car shipping specialist ?
Thanks for the information and progress report.

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kinvig , please let me know as well when you have some news on it. I've talked to Olga?! in Anchorage and she told me 1190$ to Anchorage and the same for the bike.. doesn't know anything. She said the flights will start on the 7th of June.

I'm planning on arriving in Eastern Russia in midd July. (I'll come through Turkey, Iran, Stans, Mongolia) What's your route? Maybe we can do a part together.
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Maguest,

Two of us are planning a very similar route to yours this summer: Turkey, Iran, Stans, Russia. We hope to be in Vlad in mid-Aug and then fly to Alaska.

Latest Air Vlad news was flights start in July 2008, but of course nothing is ever certain.

Ha, ha, if we get any more people on this HUBB we should charter a flight out of Anchorage.

Cheers, Mike
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I've not heard any more from Brant yet.

I'll emailed him again on 27th Feb, but he's not responded. Is no news good news?
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"We do have the schedule and basic pricing on our website and are able to book now. www.itcalaska.com"

They want dimesions/weight of bike to be able to get a quote for that too.


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Thanks for the heads up Dirk. Talked to Brant. Looks like there's a few us waiting to find out if they'll take bikes. Fingers crossed.

Cheers, Mike
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It looks like we're gonna be holding a 'Hubb Meeting' in Vlad around mid August. We should arrive early August (HT Leads Crossed). If no 'flight' option,.. then looking at Ferry to Japan and an extra adventure in the land of the Rising Sun (and hopefully 'Falling yen' to pay for it)

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I've just spoken to Brant.

He hasn't heard a reply from the emails he has sent to his contact in Vlad Air.

He say's he'll email me as soon as he finds something out.

He suggested going via South Korea to Seattle. Per person that's looking at around $1400 inc taxes, not including bike.
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Hi, its still looking like departure airport will be Khabarovsk and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
This is e-mail from VladAvia:
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Hello,

The "Vladivostok Air" Company can offer you to travel to Anchorage from
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The flight XF 711 on route Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Anchorage will be
carried out on Mondays (schedule from 07th of July up to the September,15) and on Thursdays (schedule from 17 July up to the August, 14).
The departure time is 22:00 the arrival time is 05:45 a.m. (local time).
Presently you will be unable to book a ticket because of absence of fares.
Hence the cost is also inavailable.
You may follow the necessary information on the web-site
Ïàññàæèðàì.

To transport the motorbikes you are to address to Air-Cargo Company by
e-mail air-cargo@mail.ru or by phone 8 (4232) 307-631.


Best regards,
the dispatcher of the call-center
Natalia
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from Brant:

Please seethe comment below from our cargo manager;


Its possible to ship motorbike as CARGO from VVO to ANC. And XF cargo agent in VVO can arrange everything.
Motorbike – is Dangerous cargo (class 9), heavy cargo and oversized cargo, so some extra coefficients to be applied to a basic cargo tariff.
Also bike must be prepared before transportation by cargo agent on VVO (partial disassembling is necessary).
Crates are available in VVO (and its not free, of course..)
Also there are some custom issues, to be solved in advance in VVO (flight VVO-PKC – domestic flight, PKC-ANC – international).
Roughly estimated, the above cargo will be around USD 5,500,
but please wait the final price and the final condition by June
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