We were traveling from the Kyrgyz Republic to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
They were held at midnight from August 31 to September 1 - in the truest sense of the word.
the only disadvantage for us personally is that the entrance to the checkpoint from Kyrgyzstan, even with Alice's voice prompts, was successful only the second time - it is simply not visible from the main road and the surface is just rubble on the side of the road with holes and potholes.
now about the advantages))) It is quite possible that we were just lucky.
- both customs officers and border guards on both sides are extremely correct, they respond to polite and "human" appeals with a similar kind and cordial contact.
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We were driving from Lake Issyk-Kul to the Chelyabinsk region, the checkpoint is only for passenger cars. From Kyrgyzstan, it was faster, at the Kazakh checkpoint it took longer, a lot of things were with you (including a tent, sleeping bags) in just 1.5 hours, which is relatively fast. The customs officers are polite
We drove quickly without any problems, we were just lucky, we passed at 23.30 at night, we drove in 15 minutes. They didn't find fault much and didn't look. We drove on our own.