There are 5 ways to get from Baku to Karaganda by plane, car, car ferry, train, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
best- Fly from Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane GYD - KGF
12h 14m$193–656Drive, car ferry, train
cheapest- Drive from Baku to Alatcar
- Take the car ferry from Alat to Kurykcarferry
- Drive from Kuryk to Mangystaucar
- Take the train from Mangystau to Saksaultrain
- Take the train from Saksaul to Karaganda Passtrain
3d 2h$97–149Taxi, car ferry, bus, train, drive
- Take the taxi from Baku to Alattaxi
- Take the car ferry from Alat to Türkmenbaşy International Seaportcarferry
- Take the bus from Turkmenbashi to Ashgabat Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Ashgabat to Turkmenabattrain 95 / ...
- Drive from Turkmenabat to Karakul’car
- Take the bus from Karakul’ to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Karagandy Bus stationbus
3d 5h$163–194Fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Fly from Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane GYD - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
10h 42m$114–482Drive, car ferry, train, bus
- Drive from Baku to Alatcar
- Take the car ferry from Alat to Kurykcarferry
- Drive from Kuryk to Mangystaucar
- Take the train from Mangystau to Astana 1train
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Karagandy Bus stationbus
3d 11h$100–153
Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baku to Karaganda is to drive and car ferry and train which costs $95 - $150 and takes 3 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Baku to Karaganda is to fly and train which takes 10h 42m and costs $110 - $490.
The distance between Baku and Karaganda is 2133 km.
It takes approximately 12h 14m to get from Baku to Karaganda, including transfers.
Karaganda is 1h ahead of Baku. It is currently 12:55 PM in Baku and 1:55 PM in Karaganda.
There are 246+ hotels available in Karaganda.
What companies run services between Baku, Azerbaijan and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?
Air Astana, Flyr, and four other airlines fly from Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Aktau, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Aktau, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Aktau, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Aktau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Mangystau to Saksaul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- 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)
- $23–30
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $16–22
Train from Saksaul to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- 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)
- $20–27
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $14–20
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 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)
- $6–9
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–9
Train from Mangystau to Astana 1
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- 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)
- $40–55
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $27–40
- Phone
- +993 (12) 383275
- tde@railway.gov.tm
- Website
- railway.gov.tm
Train from Ashgabat to Turkmenabat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Schedules at
- railway.gov.tm
- Platzcart (3rd class)
- $7–8
- Coupe (2nd class)
- $13–15
- 3rd class (platzkart)
- $10
- 2nd class (coupe)
- $18
- 1st class (VIP coupe)
- $31
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–30
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–17
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $3–5
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- 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)
- $70–100
- Phone
- +993 (12) 44-35-30
- auh@sanly.tm
- Website
- auh.com.tm
Bus from Turkmenbashi to Ashgabat Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Website
- https://auh.com.tm/en
- Schedules at
- https://auh.com.tm/en/route/a/index?type=2
- Book at
- https://auh.com.tm/en/ticket/a/index
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Karakul’ to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- (+99412) 404 37 00
- contact@asco.az
- Website
- asco.az
Car ferry from Alat to Kuryk
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://www.asco.az/en
- Schedules at
- https://ships.asco.az/en
- Passenger
- $60–80
- Car
- $460
Car ferry from Alat to Türkmenbaşy International Seaport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.asco.az/en
- Schedules at
- https://ships.asco.az/en
- Adult passenger
- $50–60
- Car
- $200
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $29–35
Ekonom Taksi 9111
- Phone
- *9191
- Website
- taxi9111.az
189 taxi
- Phone
- +994 12 565-3-189
- Website
- 189taxi.az
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