The corridors
we operate.
Operational guides for carriers and shippers moving freight across the Middle Corridor — from Tashkent and Almaty through the Caspian, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and into Turkey and Europe. Real distances, real transit times, real border procedures.
4.1M
tons 2024
+63%
YoY growth
5
countries crossed
2,500
km shorter than north
Source: TITR Coordination Council, December 2024
Tashkent → Istanbul
Road freight from Uzbekistan to Turkey via the Trans-Caspian Middle Corridor. Includes all 5 border crossings, Caspian ferry procedures, Kazakhstan transit, and document requirements.
4,301
km
10–15
days
5
countries
Almaty → Istanbul
The longest Middle Corridor segment — from Kazakhstan's financial capital across the Caspian, through Azerbaijan and Georgia, to Istanbul. Includes both Caspian crossing options (Kuryk and Turkmenbashi) and detailed transit time breakdown.
~5,100
km
12–18
days
4
countries
Aktau / Kuryk → Baku (Alat)
The Caspian Sea crossing — the sole maritime segment in every Middle Corridor truck journey. ASCO booking guide, port infrastructure (Kuryk + Alat), no fixed schedule, delay factors, and documents for the ro-ro ferry.
484
km sea
18–27h
sail + dock
3–7
days total
Move freight on any of these corridors — from one platform.
Ikarus Way manages the truck legs on both sides of the Caspian. Book verified carriers from origin to the ferry port, and from Alat onward to Istanbul or any European destination. CMR generated automatically, payment released on confirmed delivery.