Tourism Direct passenger service between Ishikawa and Vladivostok opened

[thomas]

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A passenger ship route has opened between Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, and Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported Wednesday. It is the first direct ship service between the two neighbouring countries since Russia began invading Ukraine in February 2022, according to the service operator. The service, offering one round trip per week, is also believed to be the only direct passenger route connecting the two countries, as direct flights are banned as part of sanctions against Russia.

Connecting Vladivostok and Nanao Port takes 48 hours. The cheapest bed costs 105,000 JPY one way. If this becomes a regular service, it's expected to be the only direct regular route between Japan and Russia, including air routes, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

 

[Lothor]

105,000 JPY - that's a lot of money considering the distance.

 

[johnnyG]

105,000 JPY - that's a lot of money considering the distance.

Maybe you get a "bottomless cup" of vodka?

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I think there used to be a triangular route: something like Vladivostok > Japan > Korea and back to Vlad.

 

[johnnyG]

I think this is what I remembered, so not a triangle, but still connecting the three:

DBS Cruise Ferry

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It's been some years, but I may have heard of this connected to a round the world tour--after crossing Russia, then into korea, then Busan to Shimonoseki.

 

[thomas]

Apart from the steep fares and the political situation, Vladivostok is a place I'd love to visit.

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Vladivostok has a unique remote location in the Russian Federation you can fly to Tokyo in just under three hours but Moscow is nearly nine hours away...

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Might be a few years...

 

[musicisgood]

Russia is very cheap to live in once you get out of Moscow. My friend lives in Volgograd Russia. He always tells me to come and visit. He said a lot of drunkards are on the streets there and I should fit in very well. LOL