There are 5 ways to get from Ankara to Balakokh by plane, unknown, train, or bus
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Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif, travel
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR)ESB - MZR
- Walk from Mazar-e Sharif (MZR) to Balakokh
11h 33mTrain, bus to Istanbul, fly to Mazar-e Sharif, travel
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Take the bus from Istanbul Ataköy 3. Kisim to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR)IST - MZR
- Walk from Mazar-e Sharif (MZR) to Balakokh
14h 21mFly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Kabul, travel
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Kabul (KBL)ESB - KBL
- Walk from Kabul (KBL) to Balakokh
16h 46mBus to Kastamonu Airport, fly to Mazar-e Sharif, travel
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Kastamonu bus station
- Fly from Kastamonu Airport (KFS) to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR)KFS - MZR
- Walk from Mazar-e Sharif (MZR) to Balakokh
18h 20mBus to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport, fly to Mazar-e Sharif, travel
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to Acıgöl bus station
- Fly from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV) to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR)NAV - MZR
- Walk from Mazar-e Sharif (MZR) to Balakokh
17h 29m
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ankara and Balakokh is 3055 km.
It takes approximately 11h 33m to get from Ankara to Balakokh, including transfers.
Balakokh is 1h 30m ahead of Ankara. It is currently 9:55 PM in Ankara and 11:25 PM in Balakokh.
There are two+ hotels available in Balakokh.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Balakokh, Afghanistan?
There is no direct connection from Ankara to Balakokh. However, you can take the line 442 bus to Ankara Airport, walk to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) airport, fly to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR), then travel to Balakokh. Alternatively, you can take the train to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme, take the train to Ataköy, walk to Istanbul Ataköy 3. Kisim, take the bus to Istanbul Airport Bus, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR), then travel to Balakokh.
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- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Sabiha Gokcen, Kabul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Istanbul to Mazar-e Sharif
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Istanbul to Mazar-e Sharif via Kabul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Kabul via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Kastamonu Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Sabiha Gokcen, Kabul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- flyariana.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Dubai, Kabul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Kastamonu Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Istanbul, Kabul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Istanbul, Kabul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Ataköy 3. Kisim to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Kastamonu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Acıgöl bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Kastamonu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Has Turizm
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara bus station to Kastamonu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $12–15
Bus from Ankara bus station to Acıgöl bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $12–15
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