Spain to India: the shortest border chain

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

Fewest countries

1. StartSpain
2. 1France
3. 2Germany
4. 3Poland
5. 4Russia
6. 5China
7. FinishIndia

Shortest route by distance

Measured between country centers, the shortest chain covers about 8,493 km — and it takes a different path:

1. StartSpain
2. 1France
3. 2Switzerland
4. 3Austria
5. 4Slovenia
6. 5Croatia
7. 6Serbia
8. 7Bulgaria
9. 8Türkiye
10. 9Iran
11. 10Pakistan
12. FinishIndia

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.