Changes

The main road towards the border from Bishkek runs north from the Ala Medina Alamedin Bazaar, but nearly all drivers stopping along this road are going only to local villages and, what is more, demand money. An easy option is to take a a cheap shared taxi from the Eastern Bus Station to [[Korday]], the Kazakh town on the border. The shared taxi will drop you off before the border, which you can then cross on foot. From Korday, you can easily hitch on to [[Shymkent]] or [[Almaty]], or to other directions in Kazakhstan through those cities.  === East to [[Issyk-kul lake]] === The main road towards the [[Issyk-kul lake]] from Bishkek runs east from the Alamedin Bazaar. Take bus to '''Kant''' (Kyrgyz: Кант) then walk outside of town and start hitching.