Cheap flights to Central Asia

[Neil McNeilface]

Does anyone have any recommendations/suggestions of cheap ways of flying to (anywhere in) Central Asia from Europe (specifically UK)?
I was intending to go to Turkmen+Uzbek+Kyrgyz+Tajik but it is possible that Kazakhstan might be the best entry point to the region.
(And I'm persuadable about visiting Kazakhstan as well!)

[sebhoff]

In my experience, Bishkek is often the cheapest airport to fly to. You might also want to consider an open-jaw flight involving Bishkek - e.g. Europe -> Bishkek, Tashkent -> Europe.
There are also some cheap flights on Wizz Air via Dubai/Abu Dhabi that *can* work out well - but for me personally, the airline is too unreliable (flight cancellations/date or time changes) to use them on a long-distance trip involving more than one flight. But obviously, your mileage may vary...

[Veganfloyd]

Define cheap. We will fly next week from Stansted to Almaty with Pegasus Airlines and return from Tashkent to Heathrow with Uzbekistan Airways (direct flight, yay!). The tickets were about £250 and £275 per head, respectively, with luggage included when buying in January. The former seemed to have a pretty standard price and the latter seemed on the low side. I also queried Bishkek but it was all the same pricewise. Kiwi.com was helpful in finding the right connections.