Turkmenistan Getting There & Away

Getting There & Away

Bear in mind that you might well have to be met by a guide, regardless of how you enter Turkmenistan. This can be particularly important, especially if your inward journey is delayed as is possible when entering across the Caspian Sea by boat. By plane Turkmenistan Airlines has direct flights to Ashgabat from London and Birmingham, used predominantly by the British Sikh community as a transit point for further flight to India and Pakistan. Look out for the portrait of Sapamurat 'Turkmenbashi' Niyazov at the front of the cabin. Turkish Airways flies to Ashgabat from Instanbul. Lufthansa also flies from Frankfurt to Ashgabat. By train There is a railway connection to Russia. By boat There is a ferry between Baku (Azerbaijan) and Turkmenbashi about twice a week.