Jalal-abad Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Bus & tram

Bus

Scheduled buses depart for Bazaar Korgon (for Arslanbob) every 20 minutes (20som, 30 minutes); Tashkömür at 8am, 12.50pm and 3.15pm (90som, three hours); and Kerben at 8.40am, 1pm and 2.50pm (125som, four to five hours). Minibuses to Osh leave every half-hour or so until 5pm (70som).

Also departing from the bus station, shared taxis run frequently to Osh (150som) and Özgön (70som), Bazaar Korgon (40som) and less frequently to Tashkömür (120som).

For villages neighbouring Jalal-Abad you’ll need to head for the local bus stand in the far northern corner of the bazaar past the fresh produce. Here you’ll also find private cars (1200som in a Volga) and minibuses (700som a seat) going to Bishkek. Shared Nivas and 4WDs for the mountain route to Kazarman (400som per seat) also depart from near here.

Minibus 10 runs along Lenina from the Hotel Mölmöl to the bazaar and bus station 3km to the west (5som). A private taxi to the bus station costs 50som to 80som.

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Air

Kyrgyzstan Airlines and AC Kyrgyzstan fly six times a week to/from Bishkek (US$40 to US$50). Buy tickets at the airport or Sputnik Agency. Marshrutkas 1 and 5 from the centre go to the airport via the bus station. A taxi to the airport costs 50som to 80som.

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