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Drive 1,737.2 km
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1. Drive from Bishkek to Leh1,737.2 km
27h 46m
₹18,165–26,238
Train to Almaty International Airport, fly
1. Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Almaty 1
2. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)ALA - IXL
20h 19m
Train, train to Tashkent International Airport, fly
1. Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Taraz
2. Take the train from Taraz to Tashkent North
3. Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL)TAS - IXL
24h 34m

Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL) flights

24Weekly Planes

9h 25mAverage Duration

₹13,116Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,737.2 km
Duration: 27h 46m

What companies run services between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Leh, India?

You can drive from Bishkek to Leh in around 27h 46m.

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Leh, India(opens in a new window)

Leh is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the largest city and the joint capital of Ladakh. Leh, located in the Leh district, was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh. The seat of the kingdom, Leh Palace, the former residence of the royal family of Ladakh, was built in the same style and about the same time as the Potala Palace in Tibet. Since they were both constructed in a similar style and at roughly the same time, the Potala Palace in Tibet and Leh Palace, the royal residence, are frequently contrasted. Leh is at an altitude of, and is connected via National Highway 1 to Srinagar in the southwest and to Manali in the south via the Leh-Manali Highway (part of National Highway 3).

Things to do in Leh

Khardung La(Opens in a new window)

Khardung La (Khardung Pass, la means pass in Tibetan) is a mountain pass in the Ladakh region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The local pronunciation is "Khardong La" or "Khardzong La" but, as with most names in Ladakh, the romanised spelling varies.

Magnetic Hill(Opens in a new window)

Magnet Hill is a "gravity hill" located near Leh in Ladakh, India. The layout of the area and surrounding slopes creates an optical illusion that the downhill road is actually an uphill road. Objects and cars on the hill may appear to roll "uphill" in defiance of gravity when they are, in fact, rolling downhill.

Stakna Monastery(Opens in a new window)

Stakna Monastery or Stakna Gompa is a Buddhist monastery of the Drugpa sect in Stakna, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 21 or 25 kilometres from Leh on the left bank of the Indus River.

Hemis National Park(Opens in a new window)

Hemis National Park (or Hemis High Altitude National Park) is a high altitude national park in the eastern Ladakh region of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. World famous for being the best place to see the snow leopard in the wild, it is believed to have the highest density of snow leopards of any protected area in the world. It is the only national park in India north of the Himalayas, the largest notified protected area in India (and thus the largest national park of India), and is the second largest contiguous protected area after the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and surrounding protected areas. The park is home to a number of species of endangered mammals including the snow leopard. Hemis National Park is India's only protected area inside the Palearctic ecozone, outside the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary northeast of Hemis, and the proposed Tso Lhamo Cold Desert Conservation Area in North Sikkim.

Places to stay in Leh

Gomang Boutique Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.5Superb

Mentokling Guest House and Garden Restaurant(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Shaolin Ladakh(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Yarab Tso(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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