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13 Sep 2012
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Riding a motorcycle from Iran into Pakistan, is it safe?
Hello,
Me and four of my friends plan to ride from Dubai to Nepal. We will cross Iran, Pakistan, India and onwards to Nepal. Can anyone here give me the latest update on border crossings between Iran and Pakistan? Is it safe? Which crossing should we enter Pakistan from? Anyone has any experiences with this? I cant find enough information on the internet and I'm getting all sorts of mixed search results. I need to decide for sure before we make our plans. Thanks 
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13 Sep 2012
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I have been researching this of late as well but sorry I don't have any first hand information for you.
You are getting mixed search results because the Iran/Pak situation changes almost monthly so info will vary. As you probably know, you will need a Visa for both Iran and Pakistan (there are lots of posts on this, Google search: site:horizonsunlimited.com pakistan visa and look for posts in 2011/2012).... Here is a good thread on border crossing that is recent: http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...closed-63488-2 It discusses that the Taftan border is currently open and has been crossed in both directions in recent months. It also is apparently the only border crossing between the two countries for foreigners.
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13 Sep 2012
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Areas east from Bam in Iran are said to be somewhat dodgy with smuggling of drugs and arms... and basically the same goes for Baluchistan in Pakistan. Especially Quetta seems to have increasing safety concerns.
But on the other hand, many travellers have ridden through there, some just lately, with no problems. Nobody can guarantee YOUR safety, because it depends on your own actions as well. Personally I think I would ride through there at the moment, but I´d follow the situation closely. Remember the travel advisories always list the worst things that have happened, may not necessarily be wrong, but how high is the likelihood, that something like that will happen to you? Among the highest risks to your safety will no doubt be traffic. So, everyone has to decide for themselves, whether they want to go or not.
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16 Sep 2012
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Did that route in June this year in my Mitsubishi Delica... After Bam I spent the night in Zahedan before crossing into Pakistan at the Taftan border....
My route was somewhat dictated to me my the police (made me attain a NOC letter in Quetta) Dalbandin - Quetta - Sukkur - Bahwalpur - Multan - Lahore end of the day its your call. The advice is received was to follow main roads... Dont deviate into the desert on your own, dont ride at night... Listen to the police escorts.... and you should be fine.... Borders wise the Iran/Pakistan (Taftan) border was a breeze for me.... Keep your wits, but they might assign a police escort to help you through the immigration/customs process. In fact the Turkey/Iran (Dogubeyazit) was a nightmare border in comparison
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23 Sep 2012
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Iran - Pakistan - India
I'm currently riding from Dubai to Delhi and most probably cross Iran - Pakistan border some time next week and then ride up to Lahore. Will let you know how it goes.
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21 Oct 2012
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Iran - PAK border
we crossed the border at Taftan with five bikes last week. No real issues, you get police escorts all the way in Iran from Zahedan to the border, which can be a pain as you'll have to wait in between handovers (can take up to an hour...). In Pakistan we were able to ride without escorts most of the time but had to stop at checkpoints and were taken off the road at sun set as the police doesn't allow you to ride at night. The hotel in Danbaldin is fine with free wifi and (not free obviously...)
In Quetta we couldn't leave the hotel without police escorts and got a NOC to travel to Lahore over Karachi as the more direct route (over Sibi and Sukkur) was deemed too dangerous. All in all a great experience.
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21 Oct 2012
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Some areas n balochistan need carefull crossing and the local law officials take good care of it. In all such areas they provide escorts.
For those more worried about security, taking a train with their bike in it is also an option. Cheers Omar
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