There are 5 ways to get from Chemal to Karakol by taxi, plane, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly, drive
best- Take the taxi from Chemal to Gorno-Altaysk Airport (RGK)
- Fly from Gorno-Altaysk Airport (RGK) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)RGK - ALA
- Drive from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Karakol
13h 13m$121–448Taxi, bus, train, drive
cheapest- Take the taxi from Chemal to Gorno-Altaysk
- Take the bus from Gorno-Altaysk to Berdsk
- Take the train from Berdsk to Otar386
- Drive from Otar to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakol501
2d 14h$72–106Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Chemal to Gorno-Altaysk
- Take the bus from Gorno-Altaysk to Novosibirsk Bus Station
- Take the bus from Novosibirsk Bus station to Karagandy Bus station
- Take the bus from Karagandy to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakol501
2d 12h$96–137Drive 1,962.5 km
- Drive from Chemal to Karakol1,962.5 km
29h 41m$161–233Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Chemal to Gorno-Altaysk
- Take the bus from Gorno-Altaysk to Berdsk
- Take the train from Berdsk to Almaty 2
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal701
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakol501
2d 16h$163–308
Gorno-Altaysk Airport (RGK) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chemal to Karakol is to taxi and bus and train and drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Chemal to Karakol is to taxi and fly and drive which takes 13h 13m and costs $120 - $450.
The distance between Chemal and Karakol is 1604 km. The road distance is 1962.5 km.
The best way to get from Chemal to Karakol without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $95 - $140.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Chemal to Karakol, including transfers.
Karakol is 1h behind Chemal. It is currently 2:59 PM in Chemal and 1:59 PM in Karakol.
Yes, the driving distance between Chemal to Karakol is 1962 km. It takes approximately 29h 41m to drive from Chemal to Karakol.
There are 202+ hotels available in Karakol.
What companies run services between Chemal, Russia and Karakol, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Chemal to Karakol. However, you can take the taxi to Gorno-Altaysk Airport (RGK) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), then drive to Karakol. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Gorno-Altaysk, take the bus to Novosibirsk Bus Station, take the bus to Karagandy Bus station, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the bus to Karakol.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Gorno-Altaysk Airport to Almaty International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Berdsk to Otar
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Berdsk to Otar
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–43
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $27–29
- Coupe
- $40–43
- SV
- $75–85
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Berdsk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- 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)
- $120–180
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $170–250
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Gorno-Altaysk to Novosibirsk Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Novosibirsk Bus station to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Gorno-Altaysk to Berdsk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Karagandy to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- 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/
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Estimated price
- $15–19
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