Plan your visit

Getting here from Bishkek, entry fees, payment and hours: what to know before you set off.

Getting here from Bishkek

The park is about 40 km from Bishkek. Petrol and diesel cars stop at the checkpoint; from there the park’s free electric cars take you on.

Bus No. 1 (semi-express)
From Old Square (named after T. Usubaliev) to the park. 08:00–19:00, every 20–30 minutes. Fare: 50 som cash, 40 som by card.
Data from May 2025; check the current schedule.
Source: Bishkek City Hall (bishkek.gov.kg), 16 May 2025; economist.kg, 16 May 2025
Taxi or Yandex Go
About 40 km from Bishkek to the checkpoint, 40–50 minutes by car. The app shows the fare.
Source: rome2rio, vc.ru
By your own car
Since 1 May 2025 private petrol and diesel cars are not allowed into the park; electric cars are. There is parking for 700 cars in front of the checkpoint, with more being built.
Source: 24.kg, 29 April 2025
Free electric cars around the park
About 80 free electric cars take visitors to any point in the park.
Source: 24.kg, 29 April 2025

Payment is cashless: payment terminals at the checkpoint, QR code or bank card.

Source: 24.kg, 11 June 2026 (the park’s new price list) · Source: 24.kg, 29 April 2025; banks.kg

Dollar amounts are approximate, at the National Bank rate of 15.10.2026.

The park does not publish its own opening hours. Call the office before you go.