Shipping Cars, Boats and Heavy Equipment to Asia and Central Asian States
A car leaving our California warehouse reaches Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in 30-35 days by ocean and rail, from $2,800. From New Jersey the same car takes 44-65 days, from $2,875, and a small car flies to Bishkek in 10-14 days. Demand for American cars, boats and construction equipment keeps growing across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and their neighbors, and we ship all of it door to door. See every lane on our shipping cars overseas to Asia page.
Read our insights on shipping cars overseas to Kyrgyzstan
Logistics of Shipping Cars and Other Vehicles Internationally to Central Asian States
Mapping it Out: WCS ships cars to all of the states in Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. The capital cities of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Almaty, Kazakhstan are key destinations. There are two major ways to approach these end points, either through Europe or Asia, and both routes end with a rail leg.
Klaipeda in Lithuania is the main European port on this route. Our calculator lists New Jersey to Klaipeda at $900, 35 days, for the ocean leg. From there cargo moves one of two ways: the container goes straight from the ship onto the railway, or it is unloaded and the cargo is reloaded onto railway wagons. There are too few rail platforms for the first option, so it usually takes longer.
The second method costs less, but the car must have no mechanical issues and carry no extra items, and every reload is one more round of handling. The container seal is broken at the transfer, so keep personal items out of the car.
Going through China is usually the less expensive route. Typically containers are shipped to the ports of either Qingdao or Lianyungang and are then offloaded onto railway platforms. They journey by rail until they reach the Khorgas or Alashankou rail stations in western China.
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Cars leave from our own warehouses in California, Florida and New Jersey, covering all of the US for imports and exports. Our own team loads every car and handles every document. These are the current lanes in our shipping calculator (October 2026):
| From | To | Method | Price | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Car in a container, ocean and rail | $2,800 | 30-35 days |
| New Jersey | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Car in a container, ocean and rail | $2,875 | 44-65 days |
| California | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Container with 3 cars | $9,900 | 30-35 days |
| California | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Motorcycle by ocean | $1,250 | 30-35 days |
| New Jersey | Bishkek Airport | Small car by air | $16,000 | 10-14 days |
| California | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Container with 4 cars | $12,100 | 35 days |
| New Jersey | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Container with 4 cars | $12,700 | 65 days |
| New Jersey | Almaty Airport | Small car by air | $21,000 | 10-14 days |
Duty and VAT in the destination country are paid separately and depend on the car's age and engine size.
What to Expect When Shipping Cars, Boats, Motorcycles and Other Vehicles to Central Asian States
Borderlines: The Soviet Union may have dissolved, but old border issues remain and new issues continue to surface. When the containers reach Khorgas or Alashankou, for example, they have to be reloaded onto Central Asian lines as they are not compatible with the Chinese rails. Because traffic is still largely one way, into the countries, so it is too expensive to send the containers back empty. As a result, exporters need to buy them outright and work with agents to sell them for scrap or find alternative uses. Duty, VAT, customs and related paperwork varies from country to country, although as a rule, newer cars are less expensive to bring in than older models. While Russian is the main language used in regional commerce, language differences can still present barriers.
Links and Lines: Whether shipping via Asia or Europe, a large part of the journey is overland. On the China route, our agent in China receives the container at the port, handles the transit paperwork and loads it onto the correct rail line to its final destination. Customs clearance in the destination country is handled by the customer or their import agent. Containers on the China route are sealed before departure and stay sealed until delivery.
Each Central Asian country sets its own documents and duty rules. Our international car shipping guide covers routes, costs and best practices.
Ship Your Car to Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan
Ready to ship a car to Central Asia? Get an instant price on our shipping calculator, or see our Kyrgyzstan shipping page. We ship door to door by ocean and rail, or by air, from our own warehouses in California, Florida and New Jersey. Bought the car at an auction or event outside the US? Send us where she is and we will quote the route home.
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