uk to russia
 

anyone traveling from hub uk to hub Russia.hopeing to incorporate this in a four week ride.returning via sochi,trabzon,istanbul then back to uk. thanks. j

Do you have any more route details - from what I've read SW Ukraine isn't recommended at the moment?

Also when would you be looking at doing this trip. I'm very interested in venturing into the Ukraine/Russia but don't currently have the confidence to do it alone.

hi wouldn't be touching Ukraine,rough route would be. uk-rotterdam-poland-lithuania-latvia-hubb Russia-Moscow-Volgograd-sochi,then ferry to Trabzon-Istanbul,then west to home. possibly mid june 2018.

Hi Rachel, I'd like to do this trip as well. I dont really have a plan at the moment other than I may as well do it sooner rather than later..lol.. I've been trying to get my other half to come with me but he's not interested :( , I'm a bit wary of going on my own as well to be honest...What sort of timescale were you looking at and when did you plan on going?

So something like THIS?

To be honest I think that would be a bit too much Eastern Europe for me for a first trip. I'll have a think about maybe going into Russia and then coming back out though. Do you have any information about visas required for Lithuania, Latvia and Russia - when applications would have to be in, which of the three countries do need them (I'm thinking probably all of them) and anything else I haven't immediately thought of?

yes map roughly about right.no visa for Lithuania and Latvia[eec].plenty of info on site re Russian visa.

yes, sounds about right for me too, I did want to go into Ukraine though, but I'm pretty flexible. How long do you reckon this would take, from leaving UK to getting back, about 4 weeks (ish) ? I'm flexible on timescale too as I work for myself!

yes about 4 weeks hoping to leave mid june.

Hi guys,

Here is better route - https://goo.gl/maps/fPCD7wxZjPt. If you will come to Russia visiting Saint-Petersburg will make more sense, than Volgograd.

And leaving through Georgia and Old Military Road is best, not by ferry from Sochi (not sure if there is ferry at all).

If you need any help with Russian part of the trip - ask

hi alex thanks for the information.

Hi,

I'm planning almost identical trip starting first half of June (but I can be flexible). I was thinking about goint through Belarus or Ukraine instead of Baltics and through Wolgograd instead of Rostov.

I speak basic Russian and can read cyrillic.

Are you planning to visit Armenia as well?

Konrad

hi Konrad,no wasn't planning on going to Armenia.the route that alex put on looks good.

Hi,

I was thinking about going through Belarus and Russia as Baltics would be over 800 miles extra but it would not be a problem to adjust my plans.

When exactly are you planning to start from UK?

Konrad

the hub Russia is 21-24 june,so about 8-10 days before that.a couple of other people have shown an interest so wont be able to give a definite date till nearer the time. jim

OK. I'm not attending Hub Russia so I don't need to travel up north. Maybe we'll meet somewhere on the way to Georgia or Turkey. Let's stay in touch.

K.

No visa required for Lithuania Latvia Estonia all part of the Euro. You can take your bikes into Russia on a temporary import permit which you get at the border and 3rd part insurance is bought in a service station or office nearby. Don't know about the Uk visa requirements for Russia but if you were heading in June you could just buy a ticket to any world cup match which is around 150USD which gives visa free entry into Russia from the 4th of June to the 26th of July I think it is either way 10 days prior to the first match and 10 days after the last. For me being Australian it saves sending my passport home to Oz and letters of introduction and all the mucking around usually associated with the Russian visa.

Don't be to afraid of doing those northern Central European countries they are fantastic they are beautiful and not big you will get through them quickly.

Hope that info helps if you need more Im more than happy to help Im heading the same way a little earlier than you.

Yes. Most continental EU states are in Schengen zone so you don't need visa and there are no border crossings. You can plan your trip on any road that leads to your destination.

Konrad

I had a trip planned to Russia last summer, but due to probably having one of the few bikes that had zero hard luggage options, it took a while to have pannier frames modified and made to fit the bike, along with relocating rear indicators - that the time window closed.

So it's on this Summer - early\mid July onwards. The outbound route is approx,

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Ca...d55.755826!3e0

with a return via the Ukraine (Kharkiv & Kiev) or Latvia and Poland.

The only visa required is a Russian visa - double entry in my case as one is required for Kaliningrad. I got one last year, online invitation and popped along to Manchester, handed over the forms, pictures, showed some bank statements and 5 days later passport arrived home with the double entry Russian visa.

You have to apply within 30 days of the 1st entry date into Russia.

I can read Cyrillic and speak enough Russian to get by.

The plan is to go after the World Cup - I suspect whilst it's on, accommodation will be in short supply and through the roof from a cost perspective, not to mention all the fan type shenanigans that go on.

Dibs

change of plan
 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Ro...01!2m1!1b1!3e0



change of plan.is anyone still interested,spoke to some of you via pm a few weeks back. jim

July departure from Uk heading to Eastern Europe
 

Hi all.
I am riding from London to Romania, leaving around July 18, 2018. My plans are flexible. General idea is a fairly straight line through Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and Hungary, into Transylvania. Does this match up with anyone? I know Eastern Europe pretty well, and I'm an experienced bike tourer.
Tony