Kyrgyzstan Getting There & Away

Getting There & Away

By plane Turkish Airlines and Aeroflot offer direct flights to Manas International Airport in Bishkek (approx. 30km northwest of the city) from Istanbul and Moscow respectively. Additionally, British Airways offers a service (operated by BMed) from London to Bishkek, with a brief refueling stop at Yerevan. By car Driving in Kyrgyzstan is, by my european standards, dangerous. Obviously locals have become used to missing road drain covers, dry dusty roads (where water tankers sometimes sprinkle water to keep dust down) and generally bad roads that are not effectivly maintained. Interesting usage of main and large roads: If your side is too damaged to drive fast then is quite normal to use the other side of the road. If you get stopped by the police its likely to cost some money. Watch out for mini buses pulling out too.