Capital

Bishkek

Currency

Kyrgyz Som

Exchange Rate (per £)

78

Getting Cash

Moneychangers are everywhere

Embassy - Phone

(996) 312 680815

Embassy - Address

British Honorary Consul, Osoo Fatboys, Prospekt Chyi 104, Bishkek 720040

Visa Needed?

yes

Visa cost

£30

Letter of introduction needed

not if going through a Zyrgyz embassy

Visa at border?

not yet

Where to get visa

Iran, Turkey, China, UK

Visa order processing

a week

Visa length

30 days

Visa notes

can get a visa at the airport immediately

Land borders

China:
- Torugart Pass (expensive and difficult)
- Irkeshtam Pass (Kashgar to Osh - easy)
Kazakhstan:
- Bus Bishkek to Almaty
- Karkara valley (back door, taxi or hitch)
Tajikistan:
- Pamir Highway, between Murgab and Sary-Tash
- Pamir Alay Valley into Garm Valley
Uzbekistan:
- Bus Bishkek to Tashken (clips Kazakh, need visa)