Shipping ideas, SEA to Vladivostok

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We've hit a snag

Seems the more we factor in as many costs as we can for our budget the more and more we realise we can't do our planned original route or the length of time we wanted. That route being SEA, Japan, Russia/Mongolia/Khazak/EU/Canada/US/SA... All is not lost though.

After the planned route from shipping via Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to Japan (to spend 1.5 months) then through to Vlad it seems that this will all add up to just a little bit too much $$$. Japan will have to be next time without the bikes. By skipping Japan and shipping direct to Vladivostok we will have more flexibility ($$$) with the rest of our trip.

Can anybody provide us with some advice for such a shipment?

Has anybody shipped/flown their bikes from Bangkok/KL/Phnom Penh/SEA to Vladivostok or nearby Russia?

We would love to still cross Russia from East to West if possible. Our carnet expires in April next year and our only restriction coming up was to be out of Japan by this time. This is nullified by not going to Japan in the first place! Giving us back some freedom. We would be difficult to convince to get another carnet too (possibly ruling out South Korea?)

Its hard to wrap the head around alternate places to ship to when we've been thinking this way for the last year. Certainly open to any other options of getting through to Russia/EU.

Cheers and ride safe,

Clarissa and Neil