Hi all,

Ignore the costs of driving in China, with the "guide" etc.
We will deal with that later, as I have full Chinese residency, and Chinese driving licence. My Chinese wife will have passed her tour guide exam.


I would like to consider a drive in our Land Cruiser from UK to the Eastern side of China, Shandong province.
I read that there are a number of preferred entry points into China.
1/ One entry point into China seems to be Torugart Pass in Kyrgyzstan.
2/ Second entry point seems to be Karakorum Highway in Pakistan.

Is there a third preferred entry point that I don't know about?

So my questions are.
1/ What route/countries to pass through in EU and non EU to get to Torugart Pass in Kyrgyzstan, most directly.

2/ What route/countries to pass through in EU and non EU to get to the start of the Karakorum Highway in Pakistan, most directly.


A quick look on Googie maps, tells me.
Calais France
Germany
Poland
Ukraine
Russia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan -----> Torugart Pass


Or

Calais France
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Slovenia
Bosnia
Serbia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Iran
Afghanistan
Pakistan Islamabad where the KKH almost starts.

I must say, route 2 really does seem to have a lot of extra work and visa's involved, or am I mistaken?

The route I was thinking for the return in both cases.
Beijing
Inner Mongolia
Outer Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
Then exit Mongolia into Russia on the M52, at the juncture of China/Mongolia/Russia.
Onwards to Kiev, and Calais.

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