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11 Feb 2020
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I'm now hoping for one of two things:
That DBS run a ferry this Summer from Vlad to Donghae with a scheduled departure time and I ride down to Busan and take Camellia Lines to Fukuoaka,
Or,
depending on price and schedule, the bike goes on a roro to Busan, I fly, and then take Camellia lines to Fukuoaka.
Most likely: leave the bike with Yuri and get a return flight to Japan.
Overshadowing all of this is the corona virus of course. Olympic qualifying has already been hit by it.
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12 Feb 2020
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Overshadowing all of this is the corona virus of course. Olympic qualifying has already been hit by it.
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Let's hope it is controlled in a few moths globally, we can do nothing more than wait and be prepared for further cancellations.
We'll have to wait untill march-april to know what will happen to our trips. Until then if I have more information I will post it here.
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That DBS run a ferry this Summer from Vlad to Donghae with a scheduled departure time and I ride down to Busan and take Camellia Lines to Fukuoka,
Or,depending on price and schedule, the bike goes on a roro to Busan, I fly, and then take Camellia lines to Fukuoaka.
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I'm sure if not DBS another ferry line will be operating this route Vlad-Korea-Japan. As they said, during summer is still profitable and neither Sakaiminato or Donghae want this service to disappear. Having to enter Korea without wanting to spend time there for me is a problem. But anyway if I have to go there to arrive to Japan I'll go there.
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12 Feb 2020
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Hi Johajoha,
Can I ask exactly when you got that reply from DBS?
Maybe I'm clutching at straws but it does say:
" We have not decided when to resume ".
This is an improvement on:
"their ferry service is out of business ".
I was also hoping to take the Vlad - Sakaiminato ferry this July.
Still hoping to get there somehow. There is a weekly roro service for vehicles only and you can fly from Vlad to Japan. But the timings seem to be unpredictable.
I may end up leaving the bike in Vlad and taking a return flight to Japan to do what I have to do there and then riding back to the UK from Vlad.
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Hello guys
I’m in same situation
I need a ferry from Vladivostok to japan for me and my motorcycle
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12 Feb 2020
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Please add my contact and keep all in touch guys
I will travel anyway from Italy to Vladivostok from 19th May
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25 Feb 2020
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I might be interested in sharing a container out of SYD or MEL sometime around mid May, did anyone get a group together already?
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3 Mar 2020
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I found this article dated 02/03/2020 in a Russian news page (translation via Yandex):
The Eastern Dream ferry, which ran on the Vladivostok — Donghae (South Korea) — Sakaiminato (Japan) route, was canceled due to unprofitability and political differences between the two Asian countries.
Travel agencies that sold ferry tickets told the Zolotoy Rog newspaper that regular flights are not expected to resume in the near future. Including because of the scourge of the coronavirus.
Donghae is a small port city in Korea, while Sakaiminato is a port town in the Western part of Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
Oleg KLIMENKO. The Newspaper "Zolotoy Rog", Vladivostok.
and this one dated 03/03/2020
From Vladivostok, the ferry stopped going to Korea and Japan
The Eastern Dream ferry, which went from Vladivostok first to South Korea and then to Japan, has been canceled. The last time passengers could ride the ferry was in November last year. After that, he stopped walking because of disagreements between the two Asian countries.
On the website of one of the travel companies that sells ferry tickets, information was published that the Eastern Dream line service was suspended until February 28. The reasons were not announced. But, as of Tuesday, March 3, you can't buy ferry tickets. Moreover, the ad is archived. We can assume that sea traffic has not yet been restored.
Some Federal media reported that the ferry was canceled due to disagreements between South Korea and Japan. They worsened in July last year, when Tokyo complicated procedures for exporting a number of goods to South Korea, and then excluded the country from the list of reliable trading partners. Japan noted that such actions are related to Seoul's non-compliance with UN sanctions against the DPRK.
It is not yet known whether the ferry service will be resumed in the first month of spring. Previously, almost 500 passengers could buy ferry tickets. In addition, the ferry could carry 66 cars and 130 containers.
Earlier, Vostok-Media wrote that since the first of March, communication between the Primorsky territory and South Korea has been limited due to an outbreak of coronavirus infection. Since the first of February, checkpoints have been closed in the region. If at first the restrictions were supposed to be in effect until the first of March, now the period is extended until the first of April.
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3 Mar 2020
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I found this article dated 02/03/2020 in a Russian news page (translation via Yandex):
The Eastern Dream ferry, which ran on the Vladivostok — Donghae (South Korea) — Sakaiminato (Japan) route, was canceled due to unprofitability and political differences between the two Asian countries.
Travel agencies that sold ferry tickets told the Zolotoy Rog newspaper that regular flights are not expected to resume in the near future. Including because of the scourge of the coronavirus.
Donghae is a small port city in Korea, while Sakaiminato is a port town in the Western part of Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
Oleg KLIMENKO. The Newspaper "Zolotoy Rog", Vladivostok.
and this one dated 03/03/2020
From Vladivostok, the ferry stopped going to Korea and Japan
The Eastern Dream ferry, which went from Vladivostok first to South Korea and then to Japan, has been canceled. The last time passengers could ride the ferry was in November last year. After that, he stopped walking because of disagreements between the two Asian countries.
On the website of one of the travel companies that sells ferry tickets, information was published that the Eastern Dream line service was suspended until February 28. The reasons were not announced. But, as of Tuesday, March 3, you can't buy ferry tickets. Moreover, the ad is archived. We can assume that sea traffic has not yet been restored.
Some Federal media reported that the ferry was canceled due to disagreements between South Korea and Japan. They worsened in July last year, when Tokyo complicated procedures for exporting a number of goods to South Korea, and then excluded the country from the list of reliable trading partners. Japan noted that such actions are related to Seoul's non-compliance with UN sanctions against the DPRK.
It is not yet known whether the ferry service will be resumed in the first month of spring. Previously, almost 500 passengers could buy ferry tickets. In addition, the ferry could carry 66 cars and 130 containers.
Earlier, Vostok-Media wrote that since the first of March, communication between the Primorsky territory and South Korea has been limited due to an outbreak of coronavirus infection. Since the first of February, checkpoints have been closed in the region. If at first the restrictions were supposed to be in effect until the first of March, now the period is extended until the first of April.
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So what are you going to do with your road trip plan ?
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13 Feb 2020
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If they still answer probably there is a hope, seems like they want keep the customers
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17 May 2020
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Does anyone know the status of Sakhalin/Hokkaido ferry?
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18 May 2020
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Does anyone know the status of Sakhalin/Hokkaido ferry?
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A few years ago, they changed to passenger only operation.
And, according to the operator's website, last summer they were not able to operate and they don't have plans for future passenger operations. No updates have been posted since then. I doubt anything will operate this year with the pandemic. Maybe next year, but I am not holding my breath.
Ferry from Vladivostok too is gone, so Japan is pretty much isolated...
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13 Oct 2020
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I heard that the Vlad - Donghae - Sakaiminato ferry is running again and it is.
Cargo only at the moment.
I emailed Yuri for confirmation and this is his reply:
"yes, this ferry foes weekly. It is the same ship but different Korean company. Some of personell is the same. So far they operate as cargo ferry. After covid-19 will be over and borders will be opened they'll operate as passenger ferry. So if Covid-19 will be defeated by summer
2021 you may go with motorcycle to Japan. My personal opinion is that
Covid-19 will be much longer with us and next traveller's season is under a big question."
So in theory this is great news but his comment about Covid is unfortunately quite true.
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Thx for the news
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I heard that the Vlad - Donghae - Sakaiminato ferry is running again and it is.
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Just for your information, the Japan port will be Maizuru, a city in Kyoto Prefecture. This puts it a bit closer to major cities. I will try to ask customs about procedures once passenger transport starts again.
And according to this, the Korea port will be Pohang: https://www.donga.com/en/article/all...stok-and-Kyoto
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Thanks Chris,
Look forward to hearing more.
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@Chris of Japan what about ferry from Sakhalin?
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