Shipments done by Travellers

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There are very few options for shipping onwards from Magadan.
We found two, DVS-Tours and FESCO/TransFES. Transfes could ship bike only, and could not take passengers, but it was CHEAP (2 motorcycles for 8,400 Roubles or about $280).

We preferred the option of travelling together on the same ship as the bikes.
The price was initially quoted at the higher rate of, I think, 700 Euros. But with the right balance of flirtation and asking questions, this soon became the price I've shown.

The price included transport of MOTORCYCLE and PASSENGER, this price includes a cabin for each passenger, and meals for the duration of the crossing. No extra hidden fees anywhere.

The ship is a coal ship that transports coal from Vladik to Magadan, for the power station. It travels back to Vladik empty, and as such a huge vessel with no weight to it, the crossing can be rough.
The gentleman I made the crossing with suffered badly from sea-sickness (the crew unanimously advised a traditional Russian cure, 100ml of Vodka, drank straight, in one) (This helped a little).

The crossing was quoted as taking 4-5 days, and actually took 6.

You may get bored on the boat, take books and entertainment.

The crew were superb, and helped with everything.

The food is terrible.

Any questions, pls email me. Hope this helps

We have used Mark before to transport bikes down to Malaga and he gave a first class service. We have booked him again to take our trail bikes to Mountain Madness in July and there is space available for more bikes if anyone is interested.