Hitchhiking in Kyrgyzstan
Hitchhiking to Kyrgyzstan
Recent reviews in Kyrgyzstan
42.79588, 79.17522
Crossed the border in the morning just when it opened (july) there where about 10 cars waiting, one took me all the way to typ. Offered cash, was not acceptedrating: 3/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 85 km β
βpaulo, August 2025
42.78315, 78.51427
From the gas station here you will have an easy time getting to the Kazach border. Some people might stop 6 km before the border crossing, but overall you should be able to make it within an hour from here.rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min π, ride: 64 km β
βTuunu, Thu 24 Jul 2025, 15:00
42.73926, 78.34625
Just get further from this spot as soon as possible, because there are many taxis driving here, drive to the next village taldy suu and from there it is a piece of cake hitchhiking! Goodluck to Kazachstan!Listen to the advice from other hitchhikers taking the eastern road from karakol, this road to Kazachstan is a lot easier to hitchhike! Take this route if you want to make it to Kazachstan as quickly as possible!
rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min π, ride: 18 km β
βTuunu, Thu 24 Jul 2025, 13:40
42.59903, 78.37415
People are more likely to ask for money here, but keep standing, more drivers will pull up! Donβt let the pessimism of other taxi drivers pull you down!rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min π, ride: 20 km β
βTuunu, Thu 24 Jul 2025, 13:00
42.26867, 77.76278
Dropped us off right at the hostel. Was late in the evening but still picked us up. Whole south route of issik kΓΌl is a good hitchhiking road!rating: 4/5, wait: 30 min π, ride: 72 km β
βTuunu, July 2025
42.17409, 77.35388
Same as before, traffic is really high and people will stop for you )))rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min π, ride: 44 km β
βTuunu, July 2025
42.18618, 76.68912
Cars have enough space to stop. And traffic is really high. Make sure you tell them you are a hitchhiker, they will most likely take you )))rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min π, ride: 68 km β
βTuunu, July 2025
42.43439, 76.1406
Perfect spot to go to karakol from, me and another traveler went to the dead lake. But it is a really good spot!rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min π, ride: 66 km β
βTuunu, Mon 21 Jul 2025, 15:00
42.47064, 75.88183
Got tea and free accommodation, 10/10 spot. Car traffic is very high and there is enough space for cars to stop.rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min π, ride: 31 km β
βTuunu, Sun 20 Jul 2025, 17:00
42.19343, 75.76215
Kyrgyz trucks almost always stop for you, even though there is not too much space. Really good spot to go to Bishkek.rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min π, ride: 40 km β
βTuunu, Sun 20 Jul 2025, 16:00
41.92304, 75.10297
Just walk along the main road along son kΓ«l, there will be people driving there every now and then. Cheersrating: 4/5, wait: 20 min π, ride: 78 km β
βTuunu, Sun 20 Jul 2025, 12:00
42.18808, 75.69121
Got a car to ΠΡΠ·Π°ΡΡ, in no time pretty good spot if you wanna go Oshrating: 5/5, wait: 5 min π, ride: 82 km β
βTuunu, Fri 18 Jul 2025, 13:58
42.57893, 75.80481
catch a lory to the biskekrating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 128 km β
βvitkuvblog, June 2025
42.45439, 76.16014
good lifts to the near canyon close to the main road, a lot of people go in direction of Biskekrating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 40 km β
βvitkuvblog, June 2025
42.22612, 75.78163
the people here activly ask us if we want the ride, they are used to tourist and demand a fee for the hitch. we agree that they will take us ont the horrible road on south side of isik-kul on a before specified place.rating: 4/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 187 km β
βvitkuvblog, June 2025
41.85635, 74.33624
the "taxi" start to appear here, even through there is a bus stop no bus is going here, just a shop and some houses. we get the ride to the nearest village Δajekrating: 4/5, wait: 60 min, ride: 23 km β
βvitkuvblog, June 2025
41.95286, 74.16458
again 0 traffic, we catch a crowded lory (something like 6. car going around - but all of the cars were full, even this one so the ride was a tight squeze)rating: 3/5, wait: 200 min, ride: 23 km β
βvitkuvblog, June 2025
42.18603, 73.96614
there is almost zero traffic - if there is some it just goes 2 km to the nearest houses. we walked 20% of the way by foot before we catch a car. (it was the 6. car going around us)rating: 4/5, wait: 120 min, ride: 38 km β
βvitkuvblog, June 2025
42.27996, 73.83877
nice place where is a lot of yurts, but everyone is going just to the nearest villagerating: 5/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 18 km β
βvitkuvblog, June 2025
42.2083, 73.25106
good place to catch a lorys, through day it was fast, it is cold and high. may 2024rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 63 km β
βvitkuvblog, June 2025
Recent reviews mentioning Kyrgyzstan
41.11421, -104.84965
Trucker from Kyrgyzstan took me all the way to the 80/84 split east of Salt Lake.rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 690 km β
βMossythemuse, September 2025
38.55284, 68.89762
Take a bus until the final stop(terminal), escape the taxi drivers and go past the gate. If you walk a bit there is a bunch of great spots. Keep in mind, that the karamyk border crossing to kyrgyzstan is closed for foreigners (07.2025)rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 13 km β
βAnonymous, July 2025
47.45315, -115.69445
Not long before a Semi pulled over. Unfortunately he had to drop us off after a couple miles because of the weigh station. Weigh station turned out to be closed but it was too late. Trucker was a cool guy from Kyrgyzstan.rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 23 km β
βMossytheMuse, December 2024
43.46835, 77.06049
Outside the gas station. Thumb out directly on road using sign as well. Good spot for east towards kegen, kaindy lake and Kyrgyzstan. A bit messy with slip roads etc by the side of a fast 2 lane road, but it worked as people pulled over in the slip road. Drivers where a shared taxi, spoke zero English but basic Russian worked. They wanted 4000t (7.50 EURO) to legend. I could have rejected but as it was getting dark and in a hurry I paid. Driver was honest and fun and waited with the foreign idiot.rating: 5/5, wait: 2 min πͺ§, ride: 192 km β
βAnonymous, October 2024
42.79597, 79.17503
Crossed the border from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan in the middle of May. The guards were nice and chilling. We crossed at 2 or 3 pm and there was no traffic at all. Got the ride with the first passing car after 1,5h of walking. The landscapes are awesome.rating: 2/5, wait: 90 min, ride: 41 km β
βotv3n, August 2023
42.8271, 73.88083
nice spot to start your way to the south of Kyrgyzstan.waiting time less than 1 hour
p.s. never refuse to h-hike to ecological checkpoint after Sosnovka
siberian_explorer
rating: 4/5
βAnonymous