Pamir Highway : Route

Mudmud Moto Raid 2025 - Europe to Kazakhstan via Pamir Highway

Dec 31, 2024

GPX File : Mudmud Moto Raid 2025 Pamir Highway

Planning assumptions

Average daily travel distance: 200km
Travel speed: 30km/h for TET/off-road 60km/h on tarmac

Routes and distance summary

Timeline
Leg 1: 21.4.-05.5. Brussels to Villach (ride) to Istanbul (train)
Leg 2: 05.5.-25.5. Istanbul to Tbilisi (3300km, 3 weeks)
Leg 3: 26.5.-08.6. Tbilisi to Theran (1600km, 2 weeks)
Leg 4: 09.6.-22.6. Theran to Mazar-i-Sharif (2000km, 2 weeks)
Leg 5: 23.6.-13.7. Mazar to Osh (2000km, 3 weeks)
Leg 6: 14.7.-20.7. Osh to Almaty (1200km, 1 week)
Leg 7: 21.7.-27.7. Almaty to Brussels (flight 2.8.2025)

Borders
Leg 1 Europe
Leg 2 Turkey/Georgia
Leg 3 Georgia/Armenia/Iran
Leg 4 Iran/Afghanistan
Leg 5 Afghanistan/Uzbekistan/Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan
Leg 6 Kyrgyzstan/Kazakstan
Leg 7 Flight

Total : +/-10000km, 12 weeks plus 1 week reserve.

Top down distance check

10000km at 200km/day = 50 days. If we ride 5 days and 2 days reserve/break (1 week), that gives 10 weeks plus 1 week to Istanbul equals 11 weeks. This seems consistent to the bottom up calculations leg by leg.

Leg 1 Brussels to Istanbul

Brussels (BE) to Villach (A) 1000 km - 3 days
Villach (A) - Edirne (T) 1500 km Train - 2 days 
Edirne (T) - Istanbul (T) 300 km - 1 day

Total: 6 days + 1 reserve = 1 week

Train Info

Seat61. Düsseldorf - Villach via Urlaubsexpress : Only operates in July, this is off the options. So driving to Villach it is (3 days). From Villach to Edirne with the train by Optima Express takes 36 hours. Another day from Edirne to Istanbul.

Leg 2: Istanbul to Tbilisi

TET Turkey Istanbul - Türkgözü 2600km 2 weeks
TET Georgia Akhaltsikhe - Tblisi 700km 3 days

Total 2 weeks + 3 days + Reserve = 3 weeks

Leg 3 : Tbilisi to Theran

Tbilisi (GE) - Theran (IRN) 1600km 8 days
Total = 8 days + Reserve (Visa Afghanistan) = 2 Weeks

Leg 4 : Theran to Mazar

Tehran (IRN) - Mazar (AFG) 2000 km 10 days
Total 10 days + receive = 2 weeks

Leg 5 : Mazar to Osh

Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Tadjikistan, Kyrgyzstan, maybe Kazakhstan

Mazar (AFG) to Osh (KYR) +/- 2000 km 10 days
Total 10 days + reserve = 3 weeks

Leg 6 : Osh to Almaty