France to Thailand: the shortest border chain

You can get from France to Thailand crossing only land borders — the shortest chain passes through 5 countries.

Fewest countries

1. StartFrance
2. 1Germany
3. 2Poland
4. 3Russia
5. 4China
6. 5Myanmar
7. FinishThailand

Shortest route by distance

Measured between country centers, the shortest chain covers about 10,663 km — and it takes a different path:

1. StartFrance
2. 1Switzerland
3. 2Austria
4. 3Slovenia
5. 4Croatia
6. 5Serbia
7. 6Bulgaria
8. 7Türkiye
9. 8Iran
10. 9Pakistan
11. 10India
12. 11Myanmar
13. FinishThailand

The rules behind the route

These routes come from Bordlr's border graph: strict land borders plus three permanent fixed crossings (Øresund Bridge, King Fahd Causeway, Johor–Singapore Causeway). Ferry routes don’t count. Distances are great-circle measurements between country centers, so they rank routes fairly without pretending to be driving distances.