There are 2 ways to get from Almaty to Balbay by bus or car
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Balbay is to bus which costs $19 - $23 and takes 11h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Balbay is to drive which takes 5h 18m and costs $26 - $40.
The distance between Almaty and Balbay is 650 km. The road distance is 355.8 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Balbay without a car is to bus which takes 11h 1m and costs $19 - $23.
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Almaty to Balbay, including transfers.
Balbay is 1h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 2:22 PM in Almaty and 3:22 PM in Balbay.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Balbay is 356 km. It takes approximately 5h 18m to drive from Almaty to Balbay.
There are two+ hotels available in Balbay.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Balbay, Kyrgyzstan?
You can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Balbay via Bishkek Avtovokzal and Karakol in around 11h 1m.
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- bishkekvokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
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