After reading about truck convoys delivering goods to Europe from China, I wondered about the overland route they are using. These are apparently the overland legs of the One Belt, One Road Initiative. Looks like a long trip. Click on the images to enlarge them.
Xian to Lanzhou (8 hours)
Lanzhou to Urumqi (19 hours)
Urumqi to Khorgas (7 hours)
Khorgas to Almaty (no suggested route but looks like a straight shot)
Almaty to Bishkek (5 hours)
Bishkek to Samarkand (14 hours)
Samarkand to Dushanbe (5.5 hours)
Dushanbe to Tehran (28 hours)
Tehran to Istanbul (31 hours)
Istanbul to Moscow (30 hours)
Moscow to Duisburg (37 hours)
Duisburg to Rotterdam (4 hours)