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Driving in Kyrgyzstan
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
60 / 90 / 110 km/h · 37 / 56 / 68 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Vienna 1968
An IDP is required with your home licence; self-drive rental exists and is popular for the mountain loops.
Blood alcohol limit
0.00% - zero tolerance
Tolls
None of consequence.
Headlights
Low beams required outside built-up areas.
Child seats
Required for young children; rental stock is limited.
Self-drive with a 4×4 is genuinely feasible here and a good way to see the country, but the mountain tracks to Song-Kul and Kel-Suu are rough, unsigned and occasionally require river fords. Do not attempt them in a saloon car, whatever the rental agent says.