v0.4 · private beta LAT 41.0082 · LON 28.9784 — ISTANBUL
A planner for overland travel

Go the long way.
On purpose.

Trains, buses, ferries, shared taxis, the occasional hitch. bysloth maps a realistic overland route between any two cities — and is honest about the legs it isn't sure about.

Free · 3 routes a month · no card

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2,140 verified legs 23 countries 62-day median trip No flights, ever
What makes it different
Realistic
Legs we can verify, and legs we can't

Every route marks each segment: verified, check locally, or uncertain. We won't pretend a border is open when it isn't.

Overland only
Train · bus · ferry · taxi · thumb

Five modes, no flights. We route through the real network — including the scrappy bits other tools skip.

Live
Conflict and advisory data, refreshed

Warnings surface at the leg level, not buried in a PDF. If the Wagah border closes, your plan knows.

Routes the community has planned Browse all 142 →
Istanbul → Kathmandu
via Iran, Pakistan, India
38 days
€890
Verified
Lisbon → Singapore
via Trans-Siberian + Mongolia
62 days
€1,640
Check
Cape Town → Cairo
East coast, Mozambique to Sudan
51 days
€1,120
Check
Oslo → Marrakech
Night trains all the way south
14 days
€520
Verified
How it works
01
Tell us where you're going

Two cities. Any continents.

02
We plot the realistic route

Confidence marked on every leg.

03
Book each leg yourself

We link Busbud, Trainline, and local operators.

04
Keep a journal as you go

Notes sync with your route.

Field notes
"Finally, a planner that admits when it doesn't know. I spent ten minutes on bysloth instead of ten hours on forums."
M
Berlin → Hanoi · 47 days · 2024
Ready when you are

The slow way is the only way to really see a place.

Plan your first route → Read the manifesto