Stuck in another country

[Parrot of Doom]

Idle curiosity. Lets say you were stuck in India, or somewhere equally remote, and couldn't get a flight back to the UK.

I'd be very tempted to get a decent car from somewhere and simply drive back. Hiring would probably cost a fortune, so how feasible would driving back be?

[Fort Jefferson]

Well for a start you'd have to drive through Pakistan and Afganistan, or Iran.

[koolchris99]

see mongol rally...

do it backwards..

very possible, in fact i shall be doing it soon.

[Zoki]

India is a bit far, but lets say Greece then hell yeah! Nice drive back that.

[bazking69]

Presuming you have the relevant visa(s) to leave the airport and make alternative arrangements too...

[rob.e]

Steal a motorcycle, drive to the border..

[Munter]

Get a flight to the nearest place you can fly too. Then hire a car/get on a train.

[marsred]

Fort Jefferson said:

Well for a start you'd have to drive through Pakistan and Afganistan, or Iran.

There'd be no shortage of people wanting a lift with you along the way then. You could charge them, it'd pay for the car hire. Hmm... I can feel a business idea coming on:
I'll call it People Trafficing Services Ltd.

[tinman0]

Parrot of Doom said:

Idle curiosity. Lets say you were stuck in India, or somewhere equally remote, and couldn't get a flight back to the UK.

I'd be very tempted to get a decent car from somewhere and simply drive back. Hiring would probably cost a fortune, so how feasible would driving back be?

Probably not so easy from somewhere like India. Not impossible though.

Biggest issue will be visas.

Second issue is a s/h car, which won't be cheap either.

You'll be ripped off left right and centre as you try and get it all legal, eg title and insurance and such, if you go down that route of course, but then if you don't have the right paperwork you'll be ripped off at every border crossing you get to. Driving in and out of some countries involves importing the car and exporting the other end, and you may well have to show clear title each time a) because of stolen vehicles b) because they can get bribe money off you.

Then there is the route you'll take. Afghanistan is probably a bad idea. Pakistan isn't a great prospect, you could head up to Nepal but I think they've had a row with either India or China and the border is closed. Then you have China.....and they really won't be pleased to see you.

Hook a left in China though and then get bent over at every 'istan border westwards.

[eltax91]

There's a guy from Malta at work here who was meant to fly back yesterday. He's got a re-arranged flight for tomorrow, but we are off out tonight to visit a £250 banger found on Gumtree. if it's still moving (sounds like it is) then he'll buy it and drive it to the south of Italy over the weekend, then onto a ferry on foot to Malta. He simply HAS to be bcak on Monday for something important at work.

[holloway_dave]

Having done this little trip http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=embed... last year I can say it would be near on impossible unfortunately to get back from somewhere like india. Visas might just be doable, but getting a Carnet de Passage for the vehicle would be next to impossible. If you were stuck west of Iran though, then no problem really!

[heebeegeetee]

Parrot of Doom said:

Idle curiosity. Lets say you were stuck in India, or somewhere equally remote, and couldn't get a flight back to the UK.

I'd be very tempted to get a decent car from somewhere and simply drive back. Hiring would probably cost a fortune, so how feasible would driving back be?

You'd have to buy a Hindustan Ambassador, shirley?

It'd be good fun.

[Targarama]

tinman0 said:

Parrot of Doom said:

Idle curiosity. Lets say you were stuck in India, or somewhere equally remote, and couldn't get a flight back to the UK.

I'd be very tempted to get a decent car from somewhere and simply drive back. Hiring would probably cost a fortune, so how feasible would driving back be?

Probably not so easy from somewhere like India. Not impossible though.

Biggest issue will be visas.

Second issue is a s/h car, which won't be cheap either.

You'll be ripped off left right and centre as you try and get it all legal, eg title and insurance and such, if you go down that route of course, but then if you don't have the right paperwork you'll be ripped off at every border crossing you get to. Driving in and out of some countries involves importing the car and exporting the other end, and you may well have to show clear title each time a) because of stolen vehicles b) because they can get bribe money off you.

Then there is the route you'll take. Afghanistan is probably a bad idea. Pakistan isn't a great prospect, you could head up to Nepal but I think they've had a row with either India or China and the border is closed. Then you have China.....and they really won't be pleased to see you.

Hook a left in China though and then get bent over at every 'istan border westwards.

I think I'd get a flight to Egypt or Greece/Southern Italy/Croatia etc. and then get some wheels.

[koolchris99]

link for before.. drive from england to mongolia in under 1.0 car

http://mongolrally.theadventurists.com/

[tubbystu]

Haven't people been riding Indian made Enfields back for years ? Or is that some urban myth