nottmbantam

Folks,

Anyone know if there is a ferry service (RORO type, with vehicles ) to Iran? I'm sure I read somewhere there was one from UAE, but would contemplate one from either UAE / Qatar / Kuwait.

All part and parcel of planning the road trip back to Blighty at some point next year. Thinking of Iran to Turkey as an alternative route, but feel a bit twitchy about venturing into Iraq. Can see the headlines on Sky News and picturing myself in an orange jumpsuit....

DXBtoDOH

No advice on ferry.

But Iran to Turkey should be feasible without going through Iraq?

Edit: oh, you mean getting to Iran to start with, without having to drive through Iraq?

That I cannot help either. So completely disregard my utterly useless and unhelpful post.

UKCityGent

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A dutch guy was a partner in this (for the life of me I cant remember his details!) but then his wife became ill with cancer


Perhaps this will help

nottmbantam

Aye - meant getting to Iran to start with - want to avoid going through Iraq. :-) Should be simple enough to make it a straight journey through to eastern Turkey.

nottmbantam

Email sent - thanks for the link.

jam25mack

Maybe worth looking at it a different way and not looking for a ferry (as there will be little in the way of demand) but just looking for a RORO facility and a cargo company that makes that trip and see if they would take you over. As long as you present yourself at customs then you should be OK.

I know SAQR Port has RORO facilities but not sure if they are used much.

Desert Dog

People are regularly travelling back to Europe using the ferry which sails from Sharjah to Banadar Abass. Have a look at this link:

Bandar Abbas - Sharjah ferry | Caravanistan

I first did the journey in 1998 on my motorbike and 4 people I know did it earleir this year.

Dubaiexile

UK Nationals can only get a Visa for Iran as part of an escorted Package Tour;

Currently UK, USA and Canadian passport holders are not able to obtain independent travel visas for Iran. To secure a visa, above mentioned passport holders need to travel as part of an escorted tour group, or have an ‘official’ guide (this means not Iranian friends or work colleagues) during their entire stay in Iran. The itinerary needs to be pre-arranged, hotels pre-booked and paid for in advance.

I do not know if this will impact on your plans, but if you were planning on driving through Iran it might unless you can get an independent travel company there to process an Itinerary that will satisfy the above stipulation!

Dubaiexile

If you want to ship your car to Turkey see the link;

https://www.aeon-shipping.com/countr...to-turkey.html

Desert Dog

I just posted a response about the ferry from Sharjah to Bandar Abbas but can't see it!?

Valfajr-8 is the ferry name.

Desert Dog

May be it was because I included a link? Any way, just google 'ferry sharjah to bandar abbas' and have a look at the caravanistan link for all the information.

nottmbantam

Knew I definitely needed a visa in advance and that I needed a tour guide - but wasn't aware of exactly how detailed the itinerary had to be. Still considering the Iran through to Turkey, but have a couple of other routes as well. Will have to look into it in more detail. Cheers.

nottmbantam

No, wasn't going to ship the car, was wanting to drive as much as possible. There is a ferry from Lebanon to Turkey, but the trick is getting into Lebanon.

Dubaiexile

I would still look at getting a small independent travel company in Iran to assist you with this, I am sure that they can assist. Would be a great trip!

Pulaski

You realise there's a civil war going on in eastern Turkey, don't you?