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from Europe to Siberia by truck

Hello,

I read somewhere on this forum that there could be the chance to send the bikes from Europe to Siberia by truck (i.e. Irkutsk), does anyone know a reliable company ? What about customs, etc. ?

We already took the transiberian train 4 years ago on the way back from Mongolia (Irkutsk-Moscow) but the bikes coudn't get on the train, that's why this time we are considering the truck

thanks for any info

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Motos cannot 'officially' be put on passenger trains - but "anything is possible in Russia"

Usually motos, ski scooters, etc can be transported on freight trains, which take longer and no passengers - but "ditto".

I have no idea about cross border.
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I shipped from Moscow to Irkutsk via truck last summer, but I don't know about from Europe.
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I shipped from Moscow to Irkutsk via truck last summer, but I don't know about from Europe.
interesting, we might consider to ride to moscow (for the 3rd time!) and than ship the bikes by truck to Irkutsk, how long does it take? do you remember the name of the company or their website ?

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This is their website: /www.pecom.ru

It cost about $600 and takes 9-11 days.
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