Bishkek Getting there & around

Getting around

Car & motorcycle

Car & taxi

Most travel agencies can arrange a car and driver but you are better off just hiring a taxi for the day at a fraction of the price.

Essentially anyone with a car is a taxi. Official taxis, marked by the checkerboard symbol, are most reliable. The best-quality taxis are Super Taxi (152) or Salam Taxi (188). A short ride in the city costs around 70som, more at night.

You can book a taxi 24 hours a day on 182 for a small surcharge.

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Bus & tram

Bus

Municipal trolleybuses cost 3som, payable as you disembark at the front or to the conductor. At rush hour these are so crammed that you must plan your escape several stops ahead. Ford Transit minibuses (5som) are generally better, as they are faster and less crowded.

Some useful minibus routes:

No 110 From Osh bazaar, along Moskva to Soviet and then south.

Nos 113, 114 From the west (long-distance) bus station, down Jibek Jolu to Alamedin Bazaar.

Nos 125, 126 From Soviet (opposite the Orient International restaurant) south down Mira prospektisi to the old airport, US embassy and Hotel Issyk-Köl.

Trolleybus 4 From Osh bazaar, along Moskva, left on Soviet and then north to Jibek Jolu.

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