I'm thinking about driving from the UK to Thailand

[Guest martinkelly]

Or will the floods be over by he time I get there?.

 

I was gonna leave at daybreak on wednesday,was hoping to arrive in thailand between friday & sunday.

[joekicker 53]

I was gonna leave at daybreak on wednesday,was hoping to arrive in thailand between friday & sunday.

 

Friday and Sunday when?

 

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[danboy 151]

[MrDK 59]

The best short-cut is through Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran.

[chatkeow 28]

The best short-cut is through Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran.

 

Khyber Pass is dodgy this time of year.......

[js007 795]

It could be done, right?

 

What ever happened to the Hippie Trail? Combine that with the Banana Pancake trail and you might actually get to Thailand.

[gimmble 144]

Hope you can hold your breath

 

 

And dont forget the goggles.

 

 

cheers

Rodney

[Siam Sam 964]

No reason why you couldn't. I actually worked it out once for a laugh and tried to estimate how much it would cost in petrol. Trust me, you're better off speaking to Eva Air.

 

Realistically, the only thing that would stop you is the fact that you'd have to drive through Iran if you went through Turkey and took the shortest route because there's no way of avoiding that in order to get to Pakistan and then India. Driving through Iran probably isn't a good idea bearing in mind the trouble and unrest that there is over there, I'd be surprised if you made it through the border.

 

You could go the other way, and go through Ukraine and Russia before driving through Kazakhstan and Kyrgystan, and then onto China. If you went that way it would work out longer and I doubt the road network is much to be desired in Kazakhstan so it would be a pretty bumpy ride. If anyone ever did do this, I'd be the first to sit them down and ply them with alcohol all night while they told me the story of their journey.

Edited November 7, 2011 by Siam Sam

[CheshireTom 1,377]

If anyone ever did do this, I'd be the first to sit them down and ply them with alcohol all night while they told me the story of their journey.

 

The northern route seems the best bet. I'm sure that I've read of folk doing the southern route - maybe on bikes(?)

 

 

 

 

 

[joekicker 53]

The northern route seems the best bet. I'm sure that I've read of folk doing the southern route - maybe on bikes(?)

 

Ah, my son, there was a time....

 

No, really, yes, people used to do the southern route in the 1960s and 70s from Yurp. But they couldn't get to Thailand because of..... Burma. And of course in those days the northern route was totally impossible - Red China and the Soviet Union not given to helping out even helpless ladies in tuk-tuks, let alone sharp and capable ones.

 

Typically, the journeys ended at Calcutta, the origin of the Thai International flights from that city. What we NOW think of the Great Barrier Grief - Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan - that was the fun part. So I'm told. People drove and biked, mostly they had great stories, but also pretty much happy ones except for the week with dysentery of course. Ozzies used to do it in reverse, bike up from Singapore, fly to Calcutta and away to Pommieland.

 

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[jacko 8,822]

Friday and Sunday when?

 

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Surely between Friday and Sunday there is only Saturday?

[Obsession 571]

A guy and his family done it in a £600 Ciroen ZX with a trailer. I heard it on the radio, but couldn't find it when I googled it. He said it was hard to settle into normal humdrum life when he got back.

[Siam Sam 964]

The northern route seems the best bet. I'm sure that I've read of folk doing the southern route - maybe on bikes(?)

 

 

 

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

I used to know lots of people who went overland to India. Very popular trip in the hippie times. They used to travel through Afghanistan. I don't know how viable that route is at the moment.

[papillon 695]

I'd like to do it by train to Moscow then on the Trans-Manchurian Express to Beijing and down through China, Laos.

[joekicker 53]

Surely between Friday and Sunday there is only Saturday?

 

That's pretty good, jacko. Worth a point in the standings.

 

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[Guest martinkelly]

Thanks everyone ,I have traded my ford focus for a camper van with a few anti-war slogans still daubed upon it ,so i'm gonna go through russia ,kaz,china.I'm leaving my boat & just packing my SCUBA gear .Dawn is fast approaching on wednesday ,see you between friday & sunday dudes.

[Montydog 135]

I'd like to do it by train to Moscow then on the Trans-Manchurian Express to Beijing and down through China, Laos.

 

It can be done would be one hell of a adventure to tell the grandkids about;

 

http://www.seat61.com/Thailand.htm#London to Thailand overland

[Guest martinkelly]

got mugged by a gang of easterneuro twats whilst waiting for my northsea crossing in hull ,passport,23grand sterling,credit cards the lot gone .gonna have to fly now.

 

made £60 selling the van so not all bad.how much should i be paying for a flight?

[joekicker 53]

made £60 selling the van so not all bad.how much should i be paying for a flight?

 

£60 ought to do it. Just hand it to an agent, tell them to book you on the best they've got, as far as the flight is going.

 

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[Guest martinkelly]

£60 ought to do it. Just hand it to an agent, tell them to book you on the best they've got, as far as the flight is going.

 

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LHR -just !

[joekicker 53]

Good.

[glynbuk 29]

Bloody funny, google maps says

 

London to Pattaya (chonburi)

 

 

Driving directions to Pattaya, Chon Buri, Thailand

 

 

 

This route has tolls.

This route includes a car transport.

 

 

Suggested route

 

E80 8,613 mi, 7 days 7 hours

E40 8,330 mi, 7 days 7 hours

 

Turn left in Pakistan,

 

Turn right after Bhutan

and your there

Edited November 16, 2011 by glynbuk

[aras 4]

I wanted to tell you you are crazy, but if you're not lol you want a companion and translator, i speak several languages you'll need on the way

Seriously great idea, Marco polo