There are 5 ways to get from Altay to Karakol by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly to Yining Airport, drive
best- Fly from Altay Airport (AAT) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane AAT - YIN
- Drive from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakolcar
7h 32m$104–435Train, drive, bus via Altynkol
cheapest- Take the train from Altay to Kuituntrain
- Take the train from Kuitun to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Otartrain
- Drive from Otar to Bishkek Avtovokzalcar
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakolbus 501
37h 51m$56–203Drive 1,273.4 km
- Drive from Altay to Karakolcar 1,273.4 km
14h 32m$161–232Fly to Almaty International Airport, drive
- Fly from Altay Airport (AAT) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane AAT - ALA
- Drive from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Karakolcar
9h 42m$240–595Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Altay to Kuituntrain
- Take the train from Kuitun to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Sary-Ozektrain
- Take the train from Sary-Ozek to Chutrain
- Take the bus from Chu to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakolbus 501
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Altay Airport (AAT) to Yining Airport (YIN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Altay to Karakol is to train and drive and bus via Altynkol which costs $55 - $210 and takes 37h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Altay to Karakol is to fly and drive which takes 7h 32m and costs $100 - $440.
The distance between Altay and Karakol is 1046 km. The road distance is 1273.4 km.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Altay to Karakol, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Altay to Karakol is 1273 km. It takes approximately 14h 32m to drive from Altay to Karakol.
There are 198+ hotels available in Karakol.
What companies run services between Altay, China and Karakol, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Altay to Karakol. However, you can take the taxi to Altay Airport (AAT) airport, fly to Yining Airport (YIN), then drive to Karakol. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Altay to Karakol via Altay, Kuitun, Yining, Altynkol, Almaty 1, Otar, and Bishkek Avtovokzal in around 37h 51m.
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Altay Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–360
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Altay Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Altay Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Phone
- +86 010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Altay to Kuitun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–20
- Schedules at
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Kuitun to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $17–25
Train from Kuitun to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $8–13
Train from Kuitun to Yining
- Hard Seat
- $6–9
- Hard sleeper
- $13–18
- Soft sleeper
- $21–28
Train from Kuitun to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $8–12
- Soft sleeper
- $13–18
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Otar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $6–8
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–9
Train from Dostyk to Sary-Ozek
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $15–20
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $11–16
Train from Sary-Ozek to Chu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $11–16
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $9–13
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Otar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $70–110
- 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/
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Chu to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
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