[FARE GONE] CO/LH/BD: NYC-LON/FRA-BISHKEK/ALMATY/ASTANA rt.from $551 a.i.
Jan 10, 2012, 9:19 pm
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[FARE GONE] CO/LH/BD: NYC-LON/FRA-BISHKEK/ALMATY/ASTANA rt.from $551 a.i.
Sample date : NYC-BISHKEK (FRU) Feb 5-12 rt. from $526 a.i. base fare $70 each way.
Sample date : PHL-BISHKEK (FRU) Mar 18-25 rt. from $499 a.i.
Sample date : NYC-ALMATY (ALA) Feb 22-26 rt.from $639 a.i. base fare $70 each way.
Flights to Astana are a few $$ more.
Flights from IAD,BOS,ORD/OTHERS are a few $$ more.
Seeing bookable flights in JAN,FEB. and MARCH.
Bookable on a couple of sites. Try your city.
Sample date : PHL-BISHKEK (FRU) Mar 18-25 rt. from $499 a.i.
Sample date : NYC-ALMATY (ALA) Feb 22-26 rt.from $639 a.i. base fare $70 each way.
Flights to Astana are a few $$ more.
Flights from IAD,BOS,ORD/OTHERS are a few $$ more.
Seeing bookable flights in JAN,FEB. and MARCH.
Bookable on a couple of sites. Try your city.
Last edited by Raffles longhaul; Jan 10, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Jan 10, 2012, 10:38 pm
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Great find! (How does one go about finding something like this?)
14457 miles; K on BMI gives EQM/RDM 100% on UA, PHL round trip at say $550 is 3.7cpm.
14457 miles; K on BMI gives EQM/RDM 100% on UA, PHL round trip at say $550 is 3.7cpm.
Last edited by rizwank; Jan 10, 2012 at 11:46 pm Reason: Multiply by two...
Jan 10, 2012, 11:33 pm
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I am thinking for same day return Mar 16-18, $543.40 ai 14602 total miles
Mar 16
New York (LGA) to Ottawa (YOW)
Ottawa (YOW) to London (LHR)
London (LHR) to Baku (GYD)
Baku (GYD) to Bishkek (FRU)
Arrival in FRU at 2:55AM on 18th
Mar 18 dep FRU at 9:25AM
Bishkek (FRU) to Baku (GYD)
Baku (GYD) to London (LHR)
London (LHR) to Newark (EWR)
Mar 16
New York (LGA) to Ottawa (YOW)
Ottawa (YOW) to London (LHR)
London (LHR) to Baku (GYD)
Baku (GYD) to Bishkek (FRU)
Arrival in FRU at 2:55AM on 18th
Mar 18 dep FRU at 9:25AM
Bishkek (FRU) to Baku (GYD)
Baku (GYD) to London (LHR)
London (LHR) to Newark (EWR)
Jan 11, 2012, 7:40 am
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EDIT: After doing more research, looks like you do need a visa to enter. You can pay the visa upon arrival but they tell you to have the form already filled out and clean cut USD already in hand. Not sure why.
Last edited by edcho; Jan 11, 2012 at 9:00 am Reason: More Research
Jan 11, 2012, 9:01 am
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Data point: $657 all-in from MCI but requires an overnight in either London or Newark on the return. 3.9 cpm.
Edit: If I actually stop and spend a couple days in FRU, I can avoid an overnight on the return. Might do that just to see a little bit of the city.
Chris
Edit: If I actually stop and spend a couple days in FRU, I can avoid an overnight on the return. Might do that just to see a little bit of the city.
Chris
Last edited by JayhawkCO; Jan 11, 2012 at 9:54 am
Jan 11, 2012, 9:41 am
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Visa Requirements for Canadians
Yes, if you are Canadian you need a Transit visa for Kyrgyzstan. You do not need a Visa for Baku, Azerbaijan UNLESS you leave the plane or leave the security area. Double entry transit visa is $50.
Jan 11, 2012, 9:58 am
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Using the last sale fare to ALA, I went to Almaty (as a stopping point en route to Khiva and Bukhara, historic Silk Road cities in Uzbekistan) over Christmas/New Year. Unless you have a burning desire to see Almaty, I would avoid it in favor of Bishkek. Almaty is insanely expensive (on par with Moscow). It is cheaper and easier to get to the main attractions in that part of the world (Uzbekistan's Silk Road Cities, Lake Issyk Kul) from Bishkek than it is from Almaty. The only highlight of our time in Almaty was skiing at Chymbulak ski area, in the Tian Shan mountains.
I can't recommend Khiva and Bukhara enough. Truly stunning locations unlike anything else I have seen in my travels. They definitely feel 2,500 years old.
I can't recommend Khiva and Bukhara enough. Truly stunning locations unlike anything else I have seen in my travels. They definitely feel 2,500 years old.