sakhalin or vladivostok to japan
 

hey all you guys..
im currently on my way from denmark to australia..
im heading back to russia from mongolia on saturday, my plan is to sail to japan from russia but i cant really desided which route to take..

option 1 is drive to vanino and sail to sakhalin then from sakalin to hoakido and then to japan

option 2 is drive to vladivostok and then sail directly to japan..

i have all the time i need so thats not a problem..

but which route is the one to take ? all answers is welcome ..
good and bad things about the routes and ferrys ?

thanks for the answers

Russia to Japan
 

Peter, hi there!

I assume your best bet is going from Vladivostok to Japan. A German biker (Diethard) did this a couple of weeks ago (with some minor difficulties which were solved thanks to lots of help from other bikers). You will need a carnet de passage. Diethard had a guy in Russia (Vladivostok??) who was of great help (I hope he will also comment on your post). Coming from Vladivostok you will go via South Korea to Sakaiminato in Japan. You will have to get mandatory bike insurance here (Diethard paid something like ￥5.000 for 1 month). Once you have decided which way you want to go, please contact me / us again for more information.

Hope this helps a little, take care and safe riding

thanks alot klaus..
i have a carnet so thats not a problem.
i will keep in touch when im a bit closer japan...
but 5000Y is wery expensiv for a insurance isnt it ?
i can see you are from GERMANY so i just ask in euro? its about 4500euro for a insurance ? or am i totally wrong ?
i hope so

Insurance ....
 

Hi Peter and NO - that would be way toooooo expensive.
￥5.000 is right now something like 55 Euros - so not that bad?!
Elsewise, yes, please contact me again once you are approaching Japan
or the general area.

Take care and safe riding!!:clap: