• Public Transport

Public transport in Ashgabat is mostly represented by buses, trolleybuses and taxis. There is no the underground (metro) line in Ashgabat. The buses and trolleybuses operate from 06:00 till 22:00. Taxis are available day and night.

General bus and trolleybus fee is 20 tenge (coins). Passengers can also buy passes. Bus and trolleybus passes can be bought at the bus terminal (Teke Bazaar) and at several bus stops in the city centre. Passes can be used only in buses and trolleybuses.

• Getting to the airport by Public Transport

Getting to the airport is easy and accessible from various parts of the city. For those who would like to use the public transportation. Options would be to take the Bus #1 from Chehova street or Bus #18 from Andalyb Street. Taking taxi to the airport is more reliable and will cost approximately 30.000 manats during the day-time and about 60.000 manats during the night time.

• Taxi

Taxi service is relatively not expensive. To hail a taxi, raise your hand and one of the cars will stop. There are two kinds of taxi services: government owned taxi service (yellow cabs with taxi signs) and private taxis (not all cars have taxi signs).

• Air

Local flights are reasonable and have a good safety record on their frequently scheduled flights between Ashgabat and Turkmenistan’s regional centers.

International carriers flying to Ashgabat, including Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, usually arrive in Ashgabat late at night. Lufthansa stops over in Baku (Azerbaijan). Turkmenistan Airlines fly to Abu-Dhabi, Amritsar, Bangkok, Birmingham, Deli, London, Beijing, Istanbul and Frankfurt. Further, there are also flights to CIS countries, including Almaty, Kiev, Moscow and Minks.

• Rail

There are daily departures to Turkmenabat, Mary and Turkmenbashy and Dashoguz. There are no international trains between Turkmenistan and other countries.

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