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We looked for an option to get from russia to eithe Canada/America/mexico. All info was telling me is that Russian paperwork can (and is) very time consuming (eg 2 weeks at port processing !!??) and when I started getting prices it looked like it was going to cost in excess of $8000 for 40'HQ
But - there is ferry between Zarubino and Sokcho, this ferry will cost about $500 for your vehicle and $250 for each passenger. We came from russia and it was very smooth. ferry runs 3 times week and exiting russia was piece of cake taking hotels in seattle washington about 2 to 3 hours. we were then the only vehilce on the ferry !
To get from South Korea (or to) we used an agent based in Seoul called Wendy Choi ( aerokorea 'at' unitel.co.kr ) who is absolutely excellent. The container between LA Long Beach Port and Busan (south korea) cost $4000 (this includes ALL port costs both sides), that $4000 was split two ways because we squeezed 2 vehilces into the container. hotels in seattle washington Ferry took 10 days port to port.
Thanks very much for your info, which has given me another option. I'm still in the UK looking at the map on the wall, recalling all the things that have gone wrong in past travels! We plan to arrive in US early spring next year.
I've had a quote for roro shipping from Tacoma (Seattle) to Yokohama (Japan) which allegedly takes advantage of empty ferries returning to Japan - $1,600 ( International Shipping Worldwide Moving International Shipping Rates ). The search is now on for cheap flights if anyone knows anything.
As far as I'm aware you will need a carnet if your vehicle hotels in seattle washington leaves the customs area - unless it travels from port to port in bonded transport. The RAC are telling me that I decide the value of the vehicle, but they must agree. If you value too low insurers may not accept the risk. Insurance premium is set at 10% of the risk, i.e. value £2000 - duty for Japan 150% = £3000 - insurance premium £300.
Do you have any info on ferries from Japan to Korea? I'm under the impression that ferries from Korea to Russia arrive in a different port to those from Japan, and that it's worth going via Korea to avoid the notorious Vladivostok customs.
Toyama is often mentioned because almost nobody in Japan knows where Fushiki is. It is a very minor town in Toyama prefecture. Note that there is also a Toyama city, the capital of Toyama prefecture. hotels in seattle washington Toyama city is about 30 km from Fushiki port.
consider hard the japanese option, it's a great country but we looked hard into takin the truck there an dismissed it as too difficult/expensive. We visited but just for week while truck was shifting from korea to usa.
Thanks for the warning. Currently the FCO are saying that an international driving licence is OK unless you take up residence, but nothing is ever certain. I'll now have a look for RoRo from America to Korea.
My plan was to travel hotels in seattle washington from Mongolia through the Stans to Iran then Turkey/Syria/Jordan. I'm being told Uzbekistan now requires LOI's which in turn requires a detailed itinerary and guide throughout the trip.