There are 8 ways to get from Beijing to Karakol by train, plane, car, bus, or taxi
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Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Yining Airport, drive
best- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane PKX - YIN
- Drive from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakolcar
12h 45m$188–625Train, drive, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi 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
40h 19m$102–284Drive 3,722.7 km
- Drive from Beijing to Karakolcar 3,722.7 km
39h 4m$470–678Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Almaty International Airport, drive
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane PEK - ALA
- Drive from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Karakolcar
12h 59m$299–644Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Yining Airport, drive
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane PEK - YIN
- Drive from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakolcar
12h 40m$448–1,674Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane PKX - ALA
- Drive from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Karakolcar
13h 25m$239–595Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)plane PEK - IKU
- Take the taxi from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Karakoltaxi
18h 36m$228–699Train, drive, bus via Balqash
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Balhash 2train
- Take the bus from Balhash to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakolbus
2d 12h
Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Yining Airport (YIN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Karakol is to train and drive and bus which costs $100 - $290 and takes 40h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Karakol is to fly and drive which takes 12h 40m and costs $440 - $1,700.
The distance between Beijing and Karakol is 3338 km. The road distance is 3722.7 km.
It takes approximately 12h 45m to get from Beijing to Karakol, including transfers.
Karakol is 2h behind Beijing. It is currently 6:06 PM in Beijing and 4:06 PM in Karakol.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Karakol is 3723 km. It takes approximately 39h 4m to drive from Beijing to Karakol.
There are 195+ hotels available in Karakol.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Karakol, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Beijing to Karakol. However, you can take the train to Beijing Daxing Airport, walk to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) airport, fly to Yining Airport (YIN), then drive to Karakol. Alternatively, you can take a train from Beijing West Station to Karakol via Ürümqi, Yining, Altynkol, Almaty 1, Otar, and Bishkek Avtovokzal in around 40h 19m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–490
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–490
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–490
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–550
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Yining Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–600
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport via Nur-Sultan, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport via Urumqi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–950
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Yining Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Adult - second class
- $3–5
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $27–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–27
Train from Beijing West Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $80–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $110–170
- 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 Balhash 2
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 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
- 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
- $50–100
- 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
- +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 Balhash to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Estimated price
- $35–45
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