There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Bishkek by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Nairobi, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)NBO - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
20h 13m$248–482Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Almaty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)WIL - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
22h 12m$371–1,127Bus to Nairobi, fly to Tashkent International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)NBO - TAS
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
27h 21m$269–521Bus to Nairobi, fly to Shymkent International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)NBO - CIT
- Take the train from Shymkent to Bischkek 2
29h 10mBus to Nairobi, fly to Osh, bus
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Osh (OSS)NBO - OSS
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Take the bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
26h 18m$498–1,620
Nairobi (NBO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Bishkek is to bus and fly which costs $260 - $550 and takes 27h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Bishkek is to bus and fly which takes 20h 13m and costs $240 - $490.
The distance between Nairobi and Bishkek is 6669 km.
It takes approximately 20h 13m to get from Nairobi to Bishkek, including transfers.
Bishkek is 3h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 2:37 PM in Nairobi and 5:37 PM in Bishkek.
There are 731+ hotels available in Bishkek.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Bishkek. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 92 bus to Sayran, walk to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 92 bus to Sayran, walk to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek.
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- Website
- jazeeraairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Osh via Jeddah, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Osh via Abu Dhabi, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Osh via Riyadh, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Osh via Doha, Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Almaty International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Tashkent International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Almaty International Airport via Mombasa, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nairobi to Almaty International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Nairobi to Tashkent International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Almaty International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Nairobi to Tashkent International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Nairobi to Almaty International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Shymkent International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Almaty International Airport via Mombasa, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Tashkent International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Nairobi to Osh via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Nairobi to Almaty International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Tashkent International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Nairobi to Tashkent International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Nairobi to Shymkent International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Shymkent to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- bishkekvokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
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