Europe to South Asia over land
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Overview / Options / The Silk Road / Through Russia / Russia to Iran / Russia to South Asia via ChinaThis article is an itinerary.
Overview
There are several ways to go from Europe to South Asia overland.
All require some caution. Roads are poor in many areas and some are impassable in winter or in monsoon season. Various mountain and desert areas can be quite dangerous if appropriate care is not taken. So can some of the inhabitants. Most are friendly, curious and helpful, but the traveler needs some understanding of local customs and must take some care not to give offense.
Options
The Silk Road
- Istanbul to New Delhi over land: Turkey - Iran - (Afghanistan) - Pakistan - India
- Alternatively: Turkey - Georgia - Azerbaijan - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kyrgyzstan - China - Pakistan - India
- Alternatively: Turkey - Georgia - Armenia - Iran - (Afghanistan) - Pakistan - India
See also Silk Road
Through Russia
There are many ways to go to South Asia through Russia, but since traveling in Afghanistan is hardly possible you'll have to go through Iran or China. That gives the following options:
Russia to Iran
- Through the Caucasus, then following the Silk Road
- Via Central Asia
Russia to South Asia via China
- From Russia to Central Asia, then into China in one of these ways:
- Northwest China, road or rail from Almaty, Kazakhstan to Urumqi. See Moscow to Urumqi for details.
- It may be possible to cross China's Western border further South, following the Silk Road toward Kashgar. This would involve some roads that have seen very few tourists.
- From the North, road or Trans-Siberian Railway to Ulan Ude, into Mongolia to Ulaanbaatar and on into China
- Trans-Siberian Railway all the way to Beijing
- From the Northeast (if you want to visit Eastern Russia), Southwest from Vladivostok to Harbin
- From China, there are several routes toward South Asia
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