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 |
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