From the airport to the city centre Kyrgyzstan

The country has just one international airport, at Bishkek(www.airport.kg). Since Aeroflot is no longer authorized to fly to Europe, and Kyrgyz airlines are all banned from flying to Europe, Turkish Airlines, and its low-cost subsidiary Pegasus, has become the best option for reaching Kyrgyzstan, via Istanbul. Locally, you'll find flights to Urumqi in China (China Southern). The average price of a round trip from Paris to Bishkek ranges from €500 to €800.

Apart from international routes, Manas airport serves Osh on a daily basis. Neighboring countries are also served regularly: Tashkent with Uzbekistan Airways, Dushanbe with Tajik Air or Almaty with Air Astana. Many airlines have a representative office in Bishkek, most of them located on Sovietskaya. The airport is about 30 minutes from downtown by cab or marchrutka, and twice that by bus. Minibuses no. 153 leave from the intersection of Osh and Chuy Prospekt.
At Manas airport you'll find a café, several currency exchange offices (open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), an ATM that accepts Visa cards (but only issues soms) and offices selling SIM cards for cell phones.

Arrival by train Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan's mountainous terrain is poorly served by the rail network. A single domestic line crosses the country from east to west via Bishkek: it stops at Balykchy on the shores of Lake Issyk Kul, and goes as far as Kazakhstan if you take it westwards. From there, there are connections to Moscow (visa required) and on to Europe. Moscow, the only international destination, connects with Bishkek three or four times a week.

Public transport Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is a very mountainous country, and the only road that is truly passable all year round (at the cost of incessant roadworks) is the one linking Bishkek to Osh. China is working to improve many other roads, in particular the one linking Bishkek to Kashgar via Torugart, and the one linking Osh to Kochkor via Kazarman. These roads are used by many cabs and a few minibuses, but buses are unable to climb the hills. You'll need to budget accordingly for shared cabs or car rentals.