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Peking to Paris 2010 Route

Our route drives from China, through Mongolia, then briefly into Russia before turning south west into Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. This is the historic Silk Route where there are days off in such fabled cities as Almaty, and Samarkand. An overall outline of the proposed schedule is listed below

Peking to Paris 2010
Proposed schedule as at 5th August 2008

Day and Date

Route

Country

Kms

Day 1

10th Sept

Fri

Peking to Daihai

China

472

Day 2

11th Sept

Sat

Daihai to Erenhot

China

508

Day 3

12th Sept

Sun

Erenhot to Sainshand

Mongolia

248

Day 4

13th Sept

Mon

Sainshand to Ulaan Baatar

Mongolia

436

Day 5

14th Sept

Tue

Ulaan Baatar - Day Off

Day 6

15th Sept

Wed

Ulaan Baatar to Arvaykheer

Mongolia

430

Day 7

16th Sept

Thu

Arvaykheer to Bayankhongor

Mongolia

210

Day 8

17th Sept

Fri

Bayankhongor to Taygan

Mongolia

300

Day 9

18th Sept

Sat

Taygan to Darvi

Mongolia

270

Day 10

19th Sept

Sun

Darvi to Khovd

Mongolia

250

Day 11

20th Sept

Mon

Khovd - Day Off

Day 12

21st Sept

Tue

Khovd to Border

Mongolia

290

Day 13

22nd Sept

Wed

Border to Biysk

Russia

565

Day 14

23rd Sept

Thu

Biysk to Semey

Kazakhstan

450

Day 15

24th Sept

Fri

Semey to Usharal

Kazakhstan

510

Day 16

25th Sept

Sat

Usharal to Almaty

Kazakhstan

480

Day 17

26th Sept

Sun

Almaty - Day Off

Day 18

27th Sept

Mon

Almaty to Bishkek

Kyrgystan

230

Day 19

28th Sept

Tue

Bishkek to Osh

Kyrgystan

560

Day 20

29th Sept

Wed

Osh to Tashkent

Uzbekhistan

400

Day 21

30th Sept

Thu

Tashkent to Samarkand

Uzbekhistan

410

Day 22

1st Oct

Fri

Samarkand - Day Off

Day 23

2nd Oct

Sat

Samarkand to Turkmenabat

Turkmenistan

400

Day 24

3rd Oct

Sun

Turkmenabat to Ashgabad

Turkmenistan

600

Day 25

4th Oct

Mon

Ashgabad to Gorgan

Iran

550

Day 26

5th Oct

Tue

Gorgan to Rasht

Iran

500

Day 27

6th Oct

Wed

Rasht to Tabriz

Iran

520

Day 28

7th Oct

Thu

Tabriz to Erzurum

Turkey

590

Day 29

8th Oct

Fri

Erzurum to Yozgat

Turkey

620

Day 30

9th Oct

Sat

Yozgat to Istanbul

Turkey

500

Day 31

10th Oct

Sun

Istanbul - Day Off

Day 32

11th Oct

Mon

Istanbul to Thessaloniki

Greece

680

Day 33

12th Oct

Tue

Thessaloniki to Igoumenitsa

Via ferry to Ancona

500

Day 34

13th Oct

Wed

Ancona to Santa Margherita

Italy

540

Day 35

14th Oct

Thu

Santa Margherita to Aix le Bains

France

500

Day 36

15th Oct

Fri

Aix le Bains to Troyes

France

400

Day 37

16th Oct

Sat

Troyes to Paris

France

200

Total = 14119 kms