Is it possible to walk from the UK/France to Georgia?
I really want to go to the country of Georgia but don't have enough money to fly there. I had a genius idea and decided that I could hire a boat and get across the English channel to France, and then walk from France to Georgia. If I walk for 12 hours a day, at a kilometer (approximately 1/2 mile) every 15 minutes, then I will get to Georgia in 84 days. (I worked it out!)
So I have two questions:
Am I even allowed to waltz my way from France to Georgia?
Are there any maps? Are there any maps to give me a route to Georgia?
I understand that you may think I'm just asking a silly question, but seriously, I want to know if I could walk to Georgia one day. I would need to make sure I have at least 1/3 of a year spare to do it though.
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Since you're asking how to get from the UK to somewhere, I'll assume you're an UK citizen. Below you'll find a picture that shows your visa requirements.
You have two options: coming from above (crossing to Russia) and coming from below (crossing the whole Turkey). I'm pretty sure you'll pick the second choice, since Ukraine is at war and you'd need a rather expensive Russian visa if you chose the first one. Then, even if you choose to cross non-EU countries like Montenegro and Serbia, you'd only need to show your passport at a verification post, located in some specific cities (you necessarily have everything checked if you go by train of bus). It is very easy to cross without passing through a post, but I would never advise that. That's a crime and you can get easily caught when leaving the country.
Going from below you'd have to necessarily pass through Turkey (cross it, actually). Here's a list of land borders in Turkey. You'd have to necessarily pass through one of them and have your passport stamped. As you saw in the visa requirements, you have the right to ask for an eVISA to Turkey, and I advise you to apply before you start your trip. You probably won't have any problems getting it, but remember: you can't stay in Turkey for longer than 3 months.
Then you're in Georgia. No visas required. Enjoy!
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For the sake of completeness I would like to add that flying might actually be the cheapest option for you.
While it sounds like an amazing adventure, walking takes a lot of time, and you still need to eat, at least sometimes you might want to sleep indoors, you might need to take a bus or a ferry every now and then. If I would have very little money, I would choose to hitch-hike, but I guess it is not for everyone.
Busses and trains could be cheaper for moderate distances, especially if there is a direct connection. But Georgia is not exactly close, and probably not that well connected to the UK. So you would need to change a few busses and trains on your way, which on its own could again be a great adventure, especially if you would stay longer in places. But maybe that's not what you are after.
Another option, which you haven't mentioned, would be using car sharing websites, such as blablacar. Some rides offered there are for pretty long distances. Could be worth checking it out if you absolutely want to go overland.
However it is hard to find any other means of public transport that would be as cheap as some of the flights offered. I have seen flights to Georgia for 30-50 Euros from places like Bukarest (Romania) or Vilnius (Lithuania). In case you do not have direct cheap flights from the UK, maybe you would be able to get to Lithuania, Romania or some other country with good connections cheap enough?
But yes, walk! Have an adventure of the lifetime! Only you really don't need to hire a boat, there already are ferries and a tunnel with a train.
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