Kyrgyztan

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Sary Tash Gulcha 106
Gulcha Osh 85
Osh Sary Tash 0 by taxi
Sary Tash 33 km from Sary Tash 33
33 km from Sary Tash Nura 34
Nura Ulugqat 18 arrived in China
cycling days distance
Total Kyrgyzstan 5 276

Tajikistan

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Dushanbe Faizobod 63
Faizobod Roghun 43
Roghun Before Tavildara 36
Before Tavildara Km 6 after checkpoint 54
Km 6 after checkpoint Saferodon 25
Saferodon Qalai-Khumb 52
Qalai-Khumb Nr Vishkharv 39
Nr Vishkharv Vahdat check point 42
Vahdat check point Shide 64
Shidz Khorog 92
Khorog Andarob 37
Andarob Ishkoshim 67
Ishkoshim Nr Shitkharv 50
Nr Shitkharv Langar 63
Langar 33km from Langar 33
33km from Langar Khargushi 35
Khargushi Alichur 54
Alichur Murghab 104
Murghab Approx 8km before Akbaital pass 67
Approx 8km before Akbaital pass Karakul 66
Karakul Uy Buloq pass 31
Uy Buloq pass Sary Tash 66 arrived in Kyrgyzstan
cycling days distance
Total Tajikistan 22 1183

Cycling the Pamir Highway – facts and figures

Between the 03 May 2016 and the 10 of July 2016 (69 days) I cycled 2,272 Km (1,412 miles) in Central Asia, including the Pamir Highway covering an average of 63 Km a day. The longest distance I cycled on a single day was 115 Km and the shortest 25 Km.

During that time I spent 973 euros. The average daily cost in Central Asia was 14.10 euros.

Eating out includes not only meals but any ready made refreshments like cakes and soft drinks and of course all those nice cold beers at the end of the day whilst groceries are mainly buying ingredients to cook my own meals. Included in accommodation costs are any gifts I took to say thank you to those that open their doors to me.

The visa section includes the expense of getting Letters of Invitation from third parties like Stantours.

Communication covers the cost of SIM cards and postage to letters home.  The Transport costs in this page are the cost of shared taxis and trains in Uzbekistan waiting for the start of my Tajikistan visa and being an off the bike tourist. The the taxi that took me back to Sary Tash from Osh is also included. Having cycled to Osh in the other direction and with time running out of my visa I decided to get transport to take me back and continue onto China. Not included in this section is the flight between Tehran and Tashkent.

The biggest expense was accommodation,  breakdown of the accommodation is as follows: