The easiest way to get to the city centre is by taxi or via the Yandex mobile app at prices from 700 kgs.

However, there are also minibus and bus routes with prices starting from 140 kgs.

Taxi / Yandex

Most tourists use the most straightforward form of transport, which are taxis.

However, there are no taxi meters here, so you have to haggle on the price. Usually taxi drivers offer a price around 1 200 kgs to the center of Bishkek.

A more convenient and safer option is to use the Yandex mobile app, which works on a similar principle to Uber, Bolt or Careem.

The price with Yandex is calculated according to the current demand and ranges between 700 kgs and 1 000 kgs.

The journey time to the centre is between 45 and 65 minutes.

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Bus and minibus

There are 3 different public transport lines to Manas Airport.

The journey time to the city centre is between 70 and 90 minutes.

• Bus 153
  • stopson the main road about 50 metres in front of the terminal
  • goes to Chuy Avenue right in the centre of Bishkek
  • Price 140 kgs
  • frequency approx. 30-40 minutes
  • operating hours approx. 5:30 to 23:00
• Minibus 380
  • stopson the main road about 50 metres in front of the terminal
  • goes to the western part of downtown to the intersection of Chuy Avenue and Jash Gvardiya Boulevard
  • Price 100 kgs
  • frequency approx. 15-30 minutes
  • operating hours approx. 6:30 to 20:00
• GoBus
  • stopsdirectly in front of the terminal
  • passes through the whole of Bishkek with the following stops: Philharmonic, Ala-Too Cinema, Vefa, Medacademy, Orto-Say bazaar, Tommi Mall
  • Price 200 kgs
  • frequency 60 minutes
  • operating hours approx. 2:30 to 21:00