There are 3 ways to get from Almaty to Karakol by plane, taxi, bus, or car
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Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)plane ALA - IKU
- Take the taxi from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Karakoltaxi
5h 13m$66–297Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus 701
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakolbus 501
10h 30m$11–13Drive 359 km
- Drive from Almaty to Karakolcar 359 km
5h 22m$27–39
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Karakol is to bus which costs $10 - $13 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Karakol is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 13m and costs $65 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Almaty station to Karakol. However, there are services departing from Almaty Sayran Bus Station and arriving at Karakol via Bishkek Avtovokzal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
The distance between Almaty and Karakol is 280 km. The road distance is 359 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Karakol without a car is to bus which takes 10h 30m and costs $10 - $13.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Almaty to Karakol, including transfers.
Almaty to Karakol bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, depart from Almaty Sayran Bus Station.
Almaty to Karakol bus services, operated by Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal, arrive at Bishkek Avtovokzal station.
Karakol is 1h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 9:06 AM in Almaty and 10:06 AM in Karakol.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Karakol is 359 km. It takes approximately 5h 22m to drive from Almaty to Karakol.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Karakol, Kyrgyzstan?
You can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakol via Bishkek Avtovokzal in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–260
- 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
- $4–7
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Estimated price
- $35–45
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