There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Bishkek by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane EDI - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
20h 25m$381–713Fly Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane GLA - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
20h 36m$353–488Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Osh, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Osh (OSS)plane EDI - OSS
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Özgönbus
- Take the bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
22h 16m$839–3,182Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane EDI - TAS
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
24h 39m$404–746Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport, train
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane EDI - CIT
- Take the train from Shymkent to Bischkek 2train
26h 38m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Bishkek is to fly and bus which costs $350 - $490 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Bishkek is to train and fly and bus which takes 20h 25m and costs $380 - $750.
The distance between Glasgow and Bishkek is 5950 km.
It takes approximately 20h 25m to get from Glasgow to Bishkek, including transfers.
Bishkek is 6h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 1:38 PM in Glasgow and 7:38 PM in Bishkek.
There are 1066+ hotels available in Bishkek.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Glasgow to Bishkek. However, you can take the train to Haymarket, walk to Haymarket, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 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 train to Haymarket, walk to Haymarket, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Osh (OSS), take the taxi to Osh Bus station, take the bus to Özgön, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–800
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Gatwick, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Osh via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Almaty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Almaty International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +996 (312) 92-68-47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Shymkent to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Schedules at
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +996 555 452 709
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Book at
- Bishkek City Hall
- Book at
- Tezket.kg
Bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Book at
- Bishkek City Hall
- Book at
- Tezket.kg
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- UZ Trans
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- UZ Trans
- Schedules at
- Tashkent Bus Terminal
- Book at
- AvtoTicket
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