International borders you've crossed by land

[Peter Mugridge]

By minefield Saudi-Kuwait

I think you win the thread!!

Out of curiosity... which regiment?

 

[spyinthesky]

I think you win the thread!!

Out of curiosity... which regiment?

32 Heavy Regt RA

 

[Peter Mugridge]

32 Heavy Regt RA

Thank you.

 

[Mojo]

I don't get to do this very often, so it's always very exciting. Have done these all both ways unless specified.
"Proper" land borders I have crossed:
Spain into Gibraltar by coach (plane was diverted to Malaga so only done this in one direction).
Brazil into Argentina by foot (had a driver drop me off and pick me up on either side).
Brazil into Paraguay by foot.

Other border crossings with no border control:
UK into Republic of Ireland by train (in this direction only).
Denmark into Sweden by train.
France to Belgium by car as a passenger
France to Monaco by train.
Switzerland to Liechtenstein by bus.
Luxembourg to Germany by foot, returning by train.

I’ve pretty much doubled my count in the past three months, crossing two “proper” land borders which was Singapore to Malaysia (outbound by bus and return by train) and a slightly controversial one but I went on a guided tour in mid June to the unrecognised country of Transnistria, or Pridnestrovie as the locals call it, crossing from, and back to, Moldova.

In addition I had a trip to Andorra which saw me cross the border as a car passenger from France, and back again the next day.

On the way back from Andorra we paid a visit to the Spanish exclave of Llivia, this is a small village in Spain but entirely surrounded by France.

 

[EveningStar]

Usual stuff in mainland Europe, including Eurostar.

Russia into Ukraine in 2005 on a coach from Rostov to Sevastopol. Arrived border at nightfall during severe thunderstorm. Even after storm gave up, could sense political tension in the air. Paid couple of roubles to use the netty, and decided not to bother once saw the cockroaches, so peed through a fence, which turned out to be first time I peed from country into another and a remarkably unwise thing to do when nearest consular assistance was probably 1000 km away. After four hours, coach called forward into a compound and border guard collected all the passports on board ... one British passport amongst Russian and Ukrainian passports, so knew what was going to happen next. Was called off coach, and judging by questions presume it was merely because they wanted to get a close look in real life at a Brit. Coach then moved into similar compound on Ukrainian side, and same process. Left border zone just before daybreak and tedious journey through countryside that is now a battlefield.

 

[Calthrop]

Paid couple of roubles to use the netty, and decided not to bother once saw the cockroaches, so peed through a fence, which turned out to be first time I peed from country into another and a remarkably unwise thing to do when nearest consular assistance was probably 1000 km away.

Going off the topic of crossing international borders; and likely, showing self as being aged "seventy-five going on seven" -- but, on matters of peeing between different / opposed areas: am reminded of a passage in Brian Fawcett's Railways of the Andes, concerning an occurrence some time in the very early 20th century. This involved the Galera Tunnel on the Central Railway of Peru: that tunnel marking the line's summit on South America's Continental Divide, 15,694 feet above sea level -- water therefrom, draining downhill in opposite directions. On the occasion of US warships paying a visit (friendly) to Peru: a special train was organised to take Admiral Evans and his flag officers up into the Andes, to show them some spectacular scenes thereof. Pleading a bout of altitude sickness, the Admiral persuaded the train crew to stop right outside the Galera Tunnel; whereupon he descended from the "luxurious private car" onto the trackside, and walked into the tunnel. As the book tells it, "In a minute or two he reappeared, looking rather pleased with himself as he adjusted his fly buttons, and remarking to the line's accompanying General Manager [who was feeling a little anxious re the Admiral's 'health and safety']: 'That's dandy ! I've always wanted to pump ship into the Atlantic and Pacific at the same time. Now I can say I've done it. Let's go ! ... ' ".

 

[J-2739]

Made my first ever land-based border crossing today, into Germany by bus. Expecting to add Belgium to that list tomorrow.

 

[Bungle158]

France Spain, Spain Portugal, France Italy, Italy Vatican, Italy Switzerland, Italy Slovenia, Italy San Marino, Holland Begium, Belgium France, Belgium Luxembourg, Luxembourg France, France Germany, France Switzerland, Germany Austria, Austria Italy, UK Rep of Ireland, Greece FYROM, Greece Turkey, Turkey Georgia, Georgia Armenia,Vietnam Cambodia, Singapore Malaysia, Malaysia Thailand, South Africa Swaziland (E Swatini), Israel Egypt.

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Apart from the usual EU borders, I’ve done:
North korea to China by train
Mexico to Belize by bus.

Everything else was by sea, river or air.

 

[Jamesrob637]

Devon and Cornwall across the Tamar Bridge and near Bude

 

[alex397]

I’ve crossed plenty of borders by land now, but I think my most crossed border is between Slovakia and Austria.

From north to south:
Railway crossing at Marchegg (currently closed for engineering works)

Walked across the ‘Freedom Bridge’ mainly designed for bikes north of Devin.

Twin City Liner catamaran between Vienna and Bratislava along the Danube (admittedly that wasn’t by land!)

Bus 901 from Bratislava to Hainburg - it passes through the former motorway border point, now boarded up)

Walked across between Petrzalka and Kitsee with no one else around - quite a few bunkers here, and a memorial to 18 year old East German Hartmut Tautz who attempted to cross here in 1986 but was killed. Seems so odd to just freely walk across it now.

Train from Kittsee to Bratislava-Petrzalka.

Train from Rosovce to Rajka (Hungary)

 

[Cambus731]

just the two
Austria - Germany by train
France - Belgium by car

 

[miklcct]

The only hard international border I have crossed on land is the Lithuania - Russia border by car, using the Curonian Spit crossing.

For soft borders, I have crossed Lithuania - Latvia (by bus), Switzerland - France (by bus), France - Belgium - Netherlands (by train).

 

[JGurney]

Additions to my post #23 since then:

Foot: Swiss - French; French - German

Tram: Swiss - French; Swiss - German

Bus: Swiss - French; Italian - San Marino

 

[contrex]

I've got a photo of me with one foot in France and one in Italy, taken at the frontier at Menton-Garavan/Ponte San Ludovico, also I've done France-Switzerland at Pontarlier, France-Spain at Hendaye/Irun, and Cerbère/Port-Bou, and France-Monaco and vice versa dozens of times. Plus UK-France (in the tunnel) loads of times each way.

 

[Eyersey468]

France to Belgium then Belgium to Germany by coach on a school trip in 2003

 

[Crossover]

Within the UK...
England - Scotland : various routes by road and rail
England - Wales : various routes by road and rail

Outside the UK (all both ways)
Republic of Ireland - Northern Ireland : road
Slovenia - Italy (Sezana/Villa Opicina) : Road (RRB due to the railway line being shut)
Italy - Vatican City: on foot

Channel Tunnel between Kent and both France (Paris) and Belgium (Brussels)

 

[Meole]

An unusual one Landi Kotal to Peshawar, 50 years ago, train ceased not long after.