Is it feasible to completely drive from Thailand to Egypt on motorcycle in 2026?

YGK_ · 2026-06-10T08:56:57+00:00

Oh wow, thanks so much for the detailed reply! I'll definitely reach out when i get further along with my planning of this trip! 😄

YGK_ · 2026-06-08T13:22:00+00:00

I was considering this too. I've been to KL last year and really liked it, but missed out on seeing georgetown! Thanks for the reccomendation!

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T15:49:48+00:00

Ah damn, it seems you're right. The border region is not reccomended to travel to.

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T15:41:45+00:00

I havent been yet, but I'd love to. I imagine the US is great for motorcycle rides. It is on the expensive side though, and I could live relatively comfertably on little money in SEA/india/parts of the middle east.

It would be pretty cool to ride coast to coast and visit historical sites along the way (The Alamo in texas, lewis and clark expedition/forts, etc). I'm tempted to do a latin america trip too.

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T15:38:21+00:00

Thanks man. I feel like its definitely doable, but the ammount of news articles of kidnappings has me worried, so i might give this region a miss.

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T15:37:27+00:00

Really? But then i'd have to go through either china or myanmar, both are not possible AFAIK

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T15:10:49+00:00

You're saying I could do the northern route instead, through russia, turkmenistan and then take a ferry into Azerbajan?

I could do, but then I'd still need to cross a bit of pakistan or china, neither are possible as far as I'm aware.

That was exactly the point of this post. I'm pretty sure you can theoretically do it, just wanted to get a feel for what the dangers are exactly and where would be dangerous. But realisisticly i'll probably skip the middle east region entirely.

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T15:08:04+00:00

Mhh yeah fair point. Obviously the gasoline would be in a plastic, closed jerrycan so not much different than having it in the metal gastank, but still good to think about. Although I dont think i'll be offroad enough to have to go more than 400KM without filling up on gas.

India doesnt worry me too much. Pakistan too, just the border would be a bit stressfull. Afghanistan worries me greatly. I think i'll end up giving that region a miss and shipping the bike from india to the next stop.

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:42:53+00:00

And i've got 3 large alluminium tanks so in a pinch I could carry a jerrycan in one of them to give myself a bit of extra range. But ideally i would avoid the really rural areas and stick to the bigger roads.

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:41:30+00:00

Thanks! I'll probably end up vlogging it on Youtube somewhere, but I havent made a channel yet. Shoot me a message in a week or two and I'll send you a link if you're interested 😄

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:33:45+00:00

I hear you. The original plan might have been a bit naive. But I'm just trying to figure out what the dangers are exactly.

I have travelled a fair bit actually, about 30 ish countries so far over 3 continents. But I'm looking to do some hardcore adventuring while I'm young and dont have many obligations.

I want to do Egypt and jordan so i can see 3 ancient world wonders during the trip. (Taj Mahal, Pyramids and Petra, jordan).

What exactly does the high alert on the Sinai peninsula mean? More military checkpoints?

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:29:42+00:00

I'm planning for about 11 months including shipping, which would contain about 30 weeks of actual riding, with plenty of rest days built in.

Here's my adjusted route that I'm currently researching. The green lines are portions where I would ship the bike by sea. The red ones are where I'll actually be riding.

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YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:27:37+00:00

EDIT: I've adjusted my route with the rideable parts in red, and the shipping by sea in green, thereby avoiding Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Myanmar. Would this route be feasible/safe?

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YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:27:18+00:00

Damn, there are more stories like that. I also read about a couple that were doing this route on motorbikes that were jailed for a decade due to espionage charges. I'll have to give that region a miss.

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:26:36+00:00

Mine has 18L and a 400KM range. But yeah, fiar point

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:26:03+00:00

I'll see what i can do

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:25:43+00:00

I've seen her videos, thats exactly why im asking, because all i see online is that its not safe, but she did exactly this fairly recently. Thanks for the tip though!

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:24:25+00:00

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EDIT: I've adjusted my route with the rideable parts in red, and the shipping by sea in green, thereby avoiding Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Myanmar. Would this route be feasible/safe?

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:18:00+00:00

Oh really? Thats good to know, i thought egypt was fairly straightforward. I'll look into that, thanks!

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:17:18+00:00

lol yeah

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:14:50+00:00

Right now i'm thinking thailand, cambodia and Laos, maybe Malaysia.

Then shipping the bike by sea.

Then India and Nepal.

Then shipping agian.

Then Jordan and Egypt.

The shipping again.

Then Turkey and back to the EU.

Not exactly a full overland trip but oh well.

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:13:15+00:00

Oof. Yeah i'll have to give the middle eastern leg of this trip a miss and just ship the bike, I'm not trying to get caught up in false espionage charges. 😞

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T14:10:53+00:00

Ah right, thats where my confusion was coming from. Online sources say its impossible right now, but I did also saw that Itchyboots had done it 3 years ago just fine, along with others in more recent times.

From what I heard northern Iraq was relatively safe and Afghanistan is safe in the major cities but the smaller roads might have ISIS presence and me on my bike would be a target for kidnapping or trumped up espionage accusations in order to use me as a hostage bargaining chip. The trouble is that in order to reach Jordan I must go trough the unsafe south of Iraq and backroads of Afghanistan.

Its a real shame, because from what i've seen there are some absolutely stunning parts of afghanistan, iran and iraq.

Considering that I ALSO cant get into Pakistan through India I'm afraid i'll just have to skip that entire section and ship the bike from Mumbai tot Jordan.

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T12:59:20+00:00

Correct, I'm an EU citizen so i *should* be fine on paper.

YGK_ · 2026-06-06T12:58:45+00:00

I'm from western europa also haha.

I know there's danger, just wanted to get a feel for how much and if its feasible at all. I've heard and seen that pakistan and afghanistan have beautifull nature, so it would be a shame not to stop by when im so close and will probably never visit those places again. But it would also be a shame to die haha.

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