Yakutsk to Magadan tomorrow
 

Hi all. I am in Yakutsk tonight and setting off for Magadan tomorrow. Does anybody have any up to date info on the best way of getting from Magadan to Alaska. Cheers Phil

Magadan is a real dead end.
It's airport is only used for internal flights. Similarly the seaport only serves other Russian ports although I did see a Chinese container ship there once.

You need to get yourself and your vehicle to Vladivostock and take matters from there. You will find ships regularly going from Vlad to Seattle or Vancouver but not Alaska.

Alternatively, from Vlad go on to S Korea or Japan where you should find air freight going to USA and Canada, but again, probably not Alaska.

There is no way from Magadan to Alaska ...

unless you pay 30,000 usd for a special one-off charter flight.

As mentioned above, you need to go to Vladivostok and then I would recommend Korea. Its expensive but you can fly from Korea to Alaska direct.

Hi Dazzer
 

Dazzer, thanks for your response. Unfortunately, I had mechanical problems on the road and only just arrived Magadan. When does your container leave? I think I am too late to join you. Shame!
Phil

Hi there,

I will land in Magadan Sunday from Vladi. Plan to ride the bike the other way round to Yakutsk an back to Europe.

Can you give us an update of the condition of the road from Yakutsk to Magadan? Any problems, accommodation places?

Any new info and tips are useful.

thanks
Adrian

Magadan to Yakutsk
 

Hi Adrian
Sorry for delay in replying, I am back in the UK after deciding to leave my bike in Magadan due to mechanical problems. Crankcase cracked by a nasty rock.

The road from Magadan to Yakutsk was far more enjoyable than I expected and I did it in four days. However, a lot depends on the weather conditions you get. Rain can turn the road to very sticky mud in places. There were no sections that I would describe as particularly difficult or requiring anything more than reasonable skill levels.

As far as accomodation is concerned... I camped just off the road twice with no problems at all. It does get cold at night in the hilly sections tho and I stayed in a road workers cabin one night. They guys are brilliant and I was well fed and warm as toast.

The only thing to beware of is the long gap between fuel stops from Susuma to Ust-Nera. About 410km i think.

Feel free to ask any further questions. I will try and logon again later.
Enjoy!!

Thats tough - but you got as far as anyone can reasonably get in that direction. Well done!

As far as the bike is concerned there are things to be done, unless you are collecting it and taking it out of the RUS before the Временный ввоз (Customs Declaration/temporary permit) expires. This will be the shorter period from the date of issue (entry) to 90 days or your Visa expiry date.

I don't know your plans for it, but you cannot just sell or abandon it or you will have problems when/if ever you try to bring another vehicle into RUS.

I can go into this topic with more detail if required, but for now I don't want to divert the thread.

Hi Phil,
Sad to hear about the bike, it didnt look to healthy when i saw it parked up in Magadan.
I couldnt get hold of you on your mobile the day before we left to catch up.
We are in Yukutsk now chilling for a day befor heading down to Tynda then along the BAM.

Mark

Hi Phil

sorry about your bike.

were now in Korea { which is excellent } and our bike is being shipped to America on the 8th August. Were then going back packing in Thailand and Cambodia for 3 weeks before we fly to to US to collect the bike from Seattle .

Maybe see you in the Americas .

Dazzer and Leigh