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- Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:51 pm
- Forum: Visas & embassy reports
- Topic: chinese visa with Turkish stamps
- Replies: 5
- Views: 449
Re: chinese visa with Turkish stamps
I went to China last year (using TWOV to visit Beijing for 4 days) and was worried about the same issue as I visit Turkey fairly frequently (I have more than 10 Turkish stamps in my passport). The customs official checked every page of my passport, but didn't ask me about my Turkish stamps. He asked...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:45 pm
- Forum: Kazakhstan
- Topic: Astana Airport bus to city centre
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1319
Re: Astana Airport bus to city centre
According to news reports, since earlier this month (February 2024) buses in Astana accept payment by contactless bank card. More details in Russian here:
https://www.inform.kz/ru/oplatit-proezd ... toy-73afb4
https://www.inform.kz/ru/oplatit-proezd ... toy-73afb4
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: Trains
- Topic: Aktau to Nukus by train
- Replies: 86
- Views: 29238
Re: Aktau to Nukus by train
Hi trying to find tickets from Beineu to Nukus on bilet railways website but really struggling with finding the station names. Nothing comes up when searching for Nukus - please help! Also tried the tickets.kz site but that doesn't give you an actual ticket and you need to exchange it?! Anyone had ...
- Sat Jul 22, 2023 5:20 pm
- Forum: Trains
- Topic: Almaty - Urumqi by train: reports, Q&A
- Replies: 19
- Views: 22072
Re: Almaty - Urumqi by train: reports, Q&A
The cross-border trains between Kazakhstan and China haven't run since March 2020. I was last in Almaty in May - I checked at Alamty 2 station and they had no information about plans for these trains restarting.
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:23 am
- Forum: Kazakhstan
- Topic: Air Astana and China TWOV Question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1550
TWOV accepted by Air Astana check-in in Almaty
Resurrecting this old thread... I travelled to China last week from Almaty on Air Astana. I intended to make use of TWOV and was concerned how good check-in staff knowledge/training would be on this (having had to work hard to assert Timatic rules elsewhere for other destinations / airlines). I coul...
- Fri May 19, 2023 12:08 pm
- Forum: Visas & embassy reports
- Topic: Getting a Chinese visa for tourists in Astana, Kazakhstan
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5193
Re: Getting a Chinese visa for tourists in Astana, Kazakhstan
A Chinese visa centre opened Astana last month (April 2023): https://www.visaforchina.cn/TSE2_EN/generalinformation/news/283461.shtml The phone number (+77172799901) doesn't work currently. I called in, in person, today. The location is "Moskva Business Centre" at Dostyq 18, on the 3rd floor: https:...
- Wed May 17, 2023 12:15 pm
- Forum: Trains
- Topic: Aktau to Nukus by train
- Replies: 86
- Views: 29238
Re: Aktau to Nukus by train
Hi Marc, The 111X (Mangistau - Almaty) schedule shows it runs every-other-day (not daily): https://www.tutu.ru/poezda/view_times.php?np=38354f In June it runs on even days (so it's running on 12th June & 14th June, but not 13th June). The 109X (Mangistau - Aktobe) runs daily, departing 2.5 hours bef...
- Tue Feb 07, 2023 8:19 am
- Forum: Trains
- Topic: Aktau to Nukus by train
- Replies: 86
- Views: 29238
Re: Aktau to Nukus by train
Most long-distance trains in Kazakhstan have dining cars, but I fear they'll gradually follow the trend from Russia and downgrade from dining cars to onboard kiosks and then to nothing at all. Here's a translation of a Kazakh government statement last month following complaints about fewer dining ca...
- Wed Jun 08, 2022 7:27 am
- Forum: Kazakhstan
- Topic: Kazakhstan corona travel restrictions Q&A
- Replies: 103
- Views: 33289
Re: Kazakhstan corona travel restrictions Q&A
Thanks @Bakhtiyark for sharing the news about KZ lifting covid restrictions on borders. Here's an English language article with the same info from Astana Times: All COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Removed in Kazakhstan Proof of vaccination status and COVID-19 PCR tests for the Kazakh and foreign citize...
- Wed May 11, 2022 4:32 pm
- Forum: Trains
- Topic: Train travel without a passport (my experience)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1843
Train travel without a passport (my experience)
Last weekend I had a trip planned from Astana to Kandyagash (western Kazakhstan) but I hadn't yet received my passport back from a visa application I made to migration police. I checked with domestic airlines in Kazakhstan (Air Astana, Qazaqair, etc) but all said for a foreigner without a Kazakh res...