Russia and Mongolia
 

I can only get a 30 day double entry tourist visa for Russia Will this be enough time to get me from the Kazak border, through Mongolia and on to Vladivostok?

If memory serves, the 30 days are fixed, correct?


Kazakh border to Mongolia through the Altai is about 600 miles.
Ulan-Ude to Vladivostok is about 2000 miles.


IMO you can somewhat reliably project daily mileage for those portions. I believe the Ulan-Ude/Vladivostok portion is now completely tarmac.


Mongolia is the variable. There are likely some ride reports with time/distances for the "northern route" across Mongolia. It also depends on your bike and riding style. Mongolia can be hard on a bike & rider, even harder trying to do it fast.



Lastly, be sure to budget for border crossings that go awry, and once in Vladivostok, will you be there for a few days while you sort out onward transport?

Can you get a 3 year visa? That’s the route I’m taking for 2020.

You can only get really long visas in a couple of countries.

Most Europeans don't get this. You are probably living in North America or so?

You'll want a 90 day double entry business visa. Speak to Realrussia who are quite used to this.

I am American. The 3 year was more expensive, but met my needs and allowed me to get the visa before I departed. It was pretty painless using GoToRussia.com.

Yes, but non-americans cannot get them. Almost no nationality can get that.

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for letting me know. :thumbup1: