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Alaska to Russia OR West Coast
Alaska to Russia
Can anyone advise how to ship a bike from Alaska to Russia, perhaps Anchorage to Magadan although I'm not fussy? So far I've heard that I need to ship from West Coast USA to Korea then to Vladivostok. Any advice or suggestions greatfully received.
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yes you herd it right.when you get to vladivostok you can then take a boat to magadan i think it is about 600 euro for you and the bike. how many of you are going ? if you have at least to it is cheeper to use a shiping container from seattle to vladivostok. about $3000 .to fly 1 bike to korea is about $2500 then a few hundred to take the boat to russia. it takes about 3 weeks for the shiping container
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Thanks for your reply.
If I have to go via Korea then I may go from San Francisco or somewhere else further south in the US. Do you know of a shipping agent or company who can advise? I'd like to look at both boat and plane options and see how the time/money compare. I'll be travelling alone so no discount for me!
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you can ship it to Korea for about 700 bux from San Fran. Contact a biker called Simon on simon.turco (att) gmail (d0t) com for more info. (sorry not allowed to put email address in plain formal here)
Air freight is also relatively cheap to korea (as opposed to expensive FROM korea). Try James Cargo to get air freight price, but air-freighting bikes to / from the US is a challenge post 9/11 ... since a bike is classified as "dangerous goods". Better to try from Canada for air-freight. Expect it to be 2-3 times the price.
Shipping a bike Vladivostok to Magadan ... expect to pay about 7500 rubles (250 bux) all up. Then there is your airfare, which can vary wildly depending on the season and how early you book.
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I am also looking at available alternatives to ship from Alaska to Eastern Russia. My trip is still ways off (2011-2012)
Checking the Korean Air Cargo website, it appears there are 747-400 Freighters flying between Anchorage and Seoul at the current time, May 2010.
Personally, I'd prefer leaving from Anchorage vs. San Fran or other West Coast Cities.
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shipping alaska-russia/ container-sharing
hi all,
i am also very interested in informations about shipping bike and myself from Anchorage to Vladivostok/Magadan.
Please info! Also somebody interested in container-sharing beginning 2012??
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sabine
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