turkmenistan
By air
International
flights to Turkmenistan are operated by Turkmenistan Airlines,
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines and S7. 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. There are
almost daily flights from Moscow.
By land
Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan
Most tourists travelling Uzbekistan combine their tours
with Turkmenistan. Between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan there
three border check points Farab (Bukhara/Turkmenabad), Shavat
(Dashauz/Urgench), Khodjeili (Turkmenistan/Nukus). Whenever you
cross one of this border check points Uzbek side will require to
present your passport, visa and customs declaration.
Turkmenistan side will ask you to present your passport visa,
photo and fee (12USD) for migration card.
Please, be informed that it is possible to get your visas issued
while crossing Farab and Dashauz border check points. In case
you are planning to get your visa on border then you should have
to present your visa invitation letter, 2 copies of completed
visa application forms, consular fee, photos, valid passport and
fee for migration card.
While
crossing Farab border between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan please
note that you should walk about 1 km green line distance as
there is no shuttle bus at the moment but while crossing Shavat
border check point there is a shuttle bus and distance between
border check points is about 2 km.
Border check points
between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are normally open from 9 am
till 5 pm and lunch time begins at 12.30 pm and lasts till 2 pm.
Iran/Turkmenistan
There are two border
check points between Turkmenistan and Iran which are Serakhs and
Gowadan.
While crossing borders
between Turkmenistan and Iran, please, try to early in the
morning or after lunch but not during lunch. There is one hour
time difference between Turkmenistan and Iran. So if you arrive
into Turkmenistan side during lunch time then you had wait till
lunch ends and when you reach Iranian side then you should wait
for Iranians this time.
