Bulgaria to Kuwait
Dear travelers
Recently I traveled through Iraq coming from Turkey and exiting to Kuwait, hereafter some info:
- Crossing border from Turkey to Kurdistan at Ibrahim Khalil
You need 2 lists of passengers (One for each side of the border), you can make it on a sheet of paper, written by yourself names, birthdays, country of birth passport no of driver and passangers+ reg plate. I used a fixer who did it for me for very little money.
My motorcycle was X rayed on the Turkish side and I had to unpack the paniers
- On the Iraqi side I had to pay 35 USD for the bike, no Carnet required, no insurance needed.
- Crossing took 2 hours on the Turkish side and less than one hour on the Iraqi side.
- SIM card can be bought at supermarket next to the petrol station on the right 1 km after border.
- A lot of checkpoints between Erbil and Baghdad, my passport was checked 6 times. Officers were friendly, nobody spoke English, no corruption.
- Heavy traffic in Baghdad, time consuming.
- Navigation: I used Guru Maps Pro, worked very well.
- Carrying a spare can for petrol in Iraq is recommended. From Erbil to Bagdad motorcycles are banned from petrol stations. To fuel up, you need to park your motorcycle outside the station, then use a jerrycan to bring petrol to your bike.
- I got my e-visa for Kuwait within 15 minutes.
Safe travels
Albert
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