Motorcycle transport - Istanbul back West
 

Hi all,

I'm aware that this might be a question for the shipping portion of forum, but that looks geared towards sea / air shipping. I'm going to be finishing a year long pan-European trip in the next few months in Istanbul.

Rather than drive the bike all the way back to London I'm wondering if anyone has had experience with shipping their bikes from Istanbul / Northern Greece / Bulgaria back to Western Europe?

Cheers,
Iain

Greece or Bulgaria are for sure easier: in Turkey your vehicle will be stamped on your passport and you will need to leave the country with it.

Once you get back into the EU, any shipping company should be able to handle it, put it on a truck.

While you're still in London, look around for signs advertising cargo services to/from Bulgaria. There are probably vans going back and forth all the time, and you could book cargo space in one heading back to the UK. Obviously you're trusting someone else with your bike, you'll just have to make peace with that.

Be sure to check the shipping section of HU for lots of info, including over a thousand shipments travellers have already done. There may not be exactly what you're looking for but loads of examples!