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Old 21 Apr 2010
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Easy cross, no hassles from Iranian side - some from Turkish but manageable.
I have pass two times, one with bike and one with car.
You don’t need to take licence plates if you say you stay less than 6 days (just say).

Just don’t carry alcohol and “curious” stuff. Nice country and people.
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Easy cross, no hassles from Iranian side - some from Turkish but manageable.
I crossed the border in february 2009. No problem on Turkish side, rather complicated on the iranian side: the chief custom officer was supposed to sign a paper, guaratiing that the vehicule had been searched (a bike in my case). It took me three hours...and finally, for no apparent reason, the guy signed the paper. On the turkish side, many people obviously try to "help" you. Don't bother.
The border in itself is easy, it depends on what kind of rights people wearing a uniform think this uniform gives them...

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You don’t need to take licence plates if you say you stay less than 6 days (just say).
I stayed almost two months with normal plates and the carnet: no problem whatsoever. Enjoy iran!!
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Hi folks
I returned from Iran, Armenia, Georgia trip last week.
I want to tell you something about this countries but a little time later.
Border in Bazagran I passed about 1 in the night. It was no problem with visa and passport ( about 1/2 hour), but I had no CPD. I had to wait till 8 and morning "the fixer" made for me transit documents and after 6 hours I entered Iran. It was some "battle" betwen me and the fixer but finally the man from "turist information" was good english speaking and very helpful.
After all this situation I think but I pay too much money for the documents and it is really no so bigger problem to drive without CPD.
No x-ray machine and no search in car and bags.
Very nice people and country.
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hello
one short question. is it possible to obtain a visum at the border(bazargan border). because the embassy of Iran in the Netherlands says it is possible at the airport but doesn't say anything about the landborders.
thanks in advance
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You can get visa only in airport, but you must obtain your visa in embassy for the rest borders.
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Impossible to get the visa at the border: do not even try! At the airport, even if it is normally possible, you do not get necessarily the visa (it depends on: the nuclear situation, the political situation, the previous night's sexual activity of the guy doing the visa...well, many factors have to be taken into consideration...). By land, 100%: you need the visa before hand
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Turkey to Iran
Hi,
Just thought I'd let you know about the alternative southern crossing at Esendere in Turkey. It's pretty small but plenty of trucks and coaches cross there so they know what to do with a Carnet. I had my CPD and Iran visa with me already and was welcomed into Iran in a little over an hour in total, a very simple crossing. No one even wanted to look at the bike. I think it took me longer to get into Turkey from Bulgaria! (Cheers to McGiggle for recommending this border post to me!)
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Hi folks
I returned from Iran, Armenia, Georgia trip last week.
I want to tell you something about this countries but a little time later.
Border in Bazagran I passed about 1 in the night. It was no problem with visa and passport ( about 1/2 hour), but I had no CPD. I had to wait till 8 and morning "the fixer" made for me transit documents and after 6 hours I entered Iran. It was some "battle" betwen me and the fixer but finally the man from "turist information" was good english speaking and very helpful.
After all this situation I think but I pay too much money for the documents and it is really no so bigger problem to drive without CPD.
No x-ray machine and no search in car and bags.
Very nice people and country.
@Bartosz: How much did you have to pay for CDP replacement (Temp. Doc) to the fixer?
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No x-ray machine and no search in car and bags."

In 2011 after leaving Iran and on the Turkish side, my whole car was inspected (included with XRay machine) at this border .

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Just don’t carry alcohol and “curious” stuff. Nice country and people.[/QUOTE]
Hi
Does anyone know if you need 3rd party legal road insurance for a motorbike to enter Iran?
Thanks
Nick
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"Petrol in Iran is okay, I read here before my trip that the petrol is cheap but the quality is bad. Bullshit, the petrol is more than fine"

Petrol, I don't know (but I believe it's fine). What is not fine is Diesel, and I'm sure because we had problems with our "injections" due to bad gas-oil (only good for their "old" trucks ans buses!
Yes I know that Bazargan is a lot of hassles and it's better in Sero (I've tried the both in 2011)
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