Pakistan to Thailand

Check out my route through Pakistan, China, Tibet, Laos and Thailand in the Day-by-Day Table below. You'll find comments, daily distances in kilometers, and altitudes when appropriate.

Sweden
Date To Distance Comments
Jun 20 Trosa - Linköping 170
Jul 4 Camp at Lake Fagertärn 108
Jul 5 Camp at Skeby (near Lidköping) 132
Jul 6 Trollhättan 78
Jul 7 Camp near Undenäs 169
Jul 8 Camp near Mullsätter 127
Jul 9 Trosa 128
  Sweden total 912

Pakistan
Aug 3 2000 Karachi -
Aug 4 Rawalpindi 8 Alt: 650 m.
Aug 5-7 Rawalpindi -
Aug 8 Murree 69 Alt: 2100 m.
Aug 9 Abottabad 72 Altitude profile: 2100 - 1700 - 2762 - 1700 - 2200 - 1700 - 2200 - 1000 m.
Aug 10 Balakot 66 Altitude profile: 1000 - 800 - 1500 - 900 - 1000 m.
Aug 11 Kaghan 63 Altitude profile: 1000 - 1500 - 1200 - 2000 m.
Aug 12 Naran 24 Alt: 2400 m.
Aug 13 Camp near Battakundi 23 Alt: 2900 m.
Aug 14 Camp at Besal 27 Alt: 3200 m.
Aug 15 Babusar Pass 19 Alt: 4200 m.
Aug 16 Chilas 54 Alt: 1100 m.
Aug 17 Gilgit - Alt: 1450 m.
Aug 18-19 Gilgit 10
Aug 20 Karimabad 105 Alt: 2300 m.
Aug 21 Karimabad -
Aug 22 Passu 50 Alt: 2500 m.
Aug 23 Sust 45 Alt: 2900 m.
Aug 24 Koksal (Koksal) 73 Alt: 4200 m.
Aug 25 Khunjerab Pass (Border) 30 Alt: 4650 m.
22 days Pakistan total 838

China
Date To Distance Comments
Aug 25 Tashkurgan 119 Alt: 3200 m.
Aug 26 Camp at Subash (near Karakul Lake) 89 Altitude profile: 3200 - 4200 - 3800 m.
Aug 27 Camp (31 km north of Gheez) 114 Alt: 2000 m.
Aug 28 Kashgar (Kashi) 101 Alt: 1300 m.
Aug 29 - Sep 8 Kashgar (Kashi) 21
Sep 9 Desert Camp on Southern Silk Route near Yengisar 99
Sep 10 Camp near Yarkant (Shache) 124
Sep 11 Desert Camp near Sagan 107
Sep 12 Desert Camp (far from everything) 101
Sep 13 Hotan (Hotien) 118
Sep 14-15 Hotan (Hotien) 10
Sep 16 Desert Camp near Yutian (Keriya) 160
Sep 17 Desert Camp near Niya (Minfeng) 107
Sep 18 Camp at Yawatongguslangar 114
Sep 19 Qarqan (Qiemo) 12 Alt: 1245 m.
Sep 20-24 Qarqan (Qiemo) 39
Sep 25 Qarkilik (Rouqiang) 3 Alt: 970 m.
Sep 26 Camp near Yandaxkak 20 Altitude profile: 970 - 1405 - 1980 m.
Sep 27 Magnai Zhen 1 Altitude profile: 1980 - 3815 - 3040 - 3250 - 3100 - 3300 - 2960 - 3100 m.
Sep 28 Nightbus to Golmud 5
Sep 29 - Oct 8 Golmud 4 Alt: 2900 m.
Oct 9 Camp 40 Alt: 3100 m.
Oct 10 Camp 84 Alt: 3700 m.
Oct 11 Camp 69 Altitude profile: 3700 - 4849 - 4500 m.
Oct 12 Camp 56 Altitude profile: 3700 - 4849 - 4650 m.
Oct 13 Camp 58
Oct 14 Camp 57 2 passes.
Oct 15 Camp 64 3 passes.
Oct 16 Camp 69 3 passes (1 high).
Oct 17 Camp after pass 54 2 high passes.
Oct 18 Camp after Paga 71
Oct 19 Camp 69 One pass
Oct 20 Yushu 38 118 km by truck.
Oct 21 Yushu 5
Oct 22 Yushu -
Oct 23 Xiwu 51
Oct 24 Night bus to Xining - 900 km by bus, 22 hours.
Oct 25-26 Xining 20
Oct 27 Train to Beijing - 2000 km by train, 40 hours.
Oct 28 - Nov 11 Beijing 75
Nov 12 Train to Chengdu 15 2000 km by train, 42 hours.
Nov 13 - Dec 2 Chengdu 45
Dec 3-5 Jiang Yian -
Dec 6-7 Longchang -
Dec 8-10 Chengdu 10
Dec 11 Train to Kunming 5 850 km by train, 24 hours.
Dec 12-18 Kunming 45
Dec 19 Bus to Jinghong 5 395 km by bus, 20 hours.
Dec 20 Jinghong 5
Dec 21 Mengla - 140 km by bus, 7 hours.
Dec 22 China/Laos Border - 35 km by bus, 2 hours.
90 days China total 2378

Laos
Date To Distance Comments
Dec 22 Nateui 22
Dec 23 Muang Xay 90
Dec 24 Ban Song Cha 75
Dec 25 Ban Namnga 80
Dec 26 Louang Prabang 95
Dec 27-28 Louang Prabang 5
Dec 29 Village near Sala Pac Thu 60
Dec 30 Phou Khoun 80
Dec 31 Vang Vieng 105
Jan 1-4 2001 Vang Vieng 25
Jan 5 The Friendship Bridge (Border) 24 160 km by bus, 4 hours.
15 days Laos total 666

Thailand
Date To Distance Comments
Jan 5 Nong Khai (bus to Bangkok) 8 xxx km 9 hours.
Jan 6-8 Bangkok 15
Jan 9 Koh Pha Ngan - xxx km by bus and boat, 18 hours.
Jan 10-22 Koh Pha Ngan -
Jan 23 Bangkok - xxx km by bus and boat, 18 hours.
Jan 24- Bangkok -
Jan 27 Nong Khai (nightbus) - xxx km by bus, 9 hours.
15 days Thailand total 23  

Laos
Date To Distance Comments
Jan 28 Vang Vieng 24 160 km by bus, 4 hours.
Jan 29 - Feb 11 Vang Vieng -
Feb 12 Vientiene - 160 km by bus, 4 hours.
Feb 13 Vientiene -
Feb 14-18 Vang Vieng 15 160 km by bus, 4 hours.
Feb 19 Louang Prabang - xxx km by bus, 6 hours.
Feb 20 Louang Prabang 14
Feb 21 Muang Xay 6 xxx km by bus, 9 hours.
Feb 22 Muang Xay -
Feb 23 Muang Sing - xxx km by bus, 8 hours.
Feb 24-25 Muang Sing 25
Feb 26 Luang Namtha 59
Feb 27 Huey Xai (Border) 2 200 km by bus, 7 hours.
15 days Laos total 145

Thailand
Date To Distance Comments
Feb 27 Chiang Rai 2 100 km by bus, 1.5 hours.
Feb 28 - Mar 4 Chiang Rai -
Mar 5 Fang - 100 km by bus, 1.5 hours.
Mar 6 Fang (and Thaton) 5 48 km by bus, 1 hour.
Mar 7 Pai - xxx km by bus, 1.5 hours.
Mar 8-11 Pai 20
Mar 12 Mae Sae 45
Mar 13 Chiang Mai 95
Mar 14 - Apr 4 Chiang Mai 50
Apr 5 Bangkok 13 700 km by bus, 9 hours.
38 days Thailand total 225

Sweden/Norway 2003
Date To Distance Comments
Aug 17 Sölnsjöen 98 Altitude profile: 720 - 680 - 760 - 444 - 700 - 645 - 850 m. Camp at the treeline on Borfjellet's southern slopes. Great views of Mt. Sölen (1755 m) and Lake Sölnsjöen.
Aug 18 Gränsbo 141 Route: Sölnsjöen - Isterfossen - Myrstad - Granbergseter - Snerta - Engerneset - Trysil - Folkvang - Östby - Flermoen - Gränsbo (Sweden). Camp near the border, just north of Rörbäcksnäs, Dalarna, Sweden.
Aug 19 Near Ugglebo 129 Route: - Rörbäcksnäs - Hammarsbyn - Åkra - Limedsforsen - V. Fors - Malung - Yttermalung - Sillerö - . Camp north of Ugglebo and Mt. Räsberget.
Aug 20 Östra Löa 152 Route: - Tyngsjö Kapell - Sågen - Tyfors - Fredriksberg - Gravendal - Silken - St. Uvberg - Kopparberg - Östra Löa. Camp near lake Sörsjön.
Aug 21 Trosa 231 11 hours on the bike. Route: Ramsberg - Morskoga - Näverkärret - V. Skedvi - Kolsva - Odensvi - Munktorp - Strömsholm - Eskilstuna - Dunker - Gryt - Gnesta - Trosa.
5 days Sweden/Norway total 751
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