There are 5 ways to get from Dushanbe to Issyk-Kul (Lake) by bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Asian Express Terminal to Shahristan
- Drive from Shahristan to Zomin
- Take the bus from Zomin to Tashkent bus station
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Drive from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Issyk-Kul (Lake)
32h 6m$72–102Train, drive
- Take the train from Dushanbe to Tashkent North301
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Almaty 2
- Drive from Almaty 2 to Issyk-Kul (Lake)
43h 7m$82–117Drive 1,132 km
- Drive from Dushanbe to Tamchy1,132 km
18h 22m$85–123Fly
- Fly from Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)DYU - IKU
23h 5m$120–550Train, drive via Almaty
- Take the train from Dushanbe to Tashkent North301
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Almaty 1
- Drive from Zhandosova / Saina to Issyk-Kul (Lake)
2d 1h$90–130
Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dushanbe to Issyk-Kul (Lake) is to bus and drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 32h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Dushanbe to Issyk-Kul (Lake) is to drive which takes 18h 22m and costs $80 - $130.
The distance between Dushanbe and Issyk-Kul (Lake) is 1750 km. The road distance is 1132 km.
It takes approximately 32h 6m to get from Dushanbe to Issyk-Kul (Lake), including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Dushanbe International Airport Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 23h 5m and has one stopover.
Issyk-Kul (Lake) is 1h ahead of Dushanbe. It is currently 1:58 AM in Dushanbe and 2:58 AM in Issyk-Kul (Lake).
Yes, the driving distance between Dushanbe to Issyk-Kul (Lake) is 1132 km. It takes approximately 18h 22m to drive from Dushanbe to Issyk-Kul (Lake).
Uzbekistan and Unilode offer flights from Dushanbe International Airport Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport Airport.
There are 212+ hotels available in Issyk-Kul (Lake).
What companies run services between Dushanbe, Tajikistan and Issyk-Kul (Lake), Kyrgyzstan?
Unilode and Uzbekistan fly from Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) twice a week.
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Dushanbe to Tashkent North
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent North to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $26–40
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $12–18
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $18–20
- Coupe
- $26–29
- SV
- $48–52
- Phone
- 1616
Bus from Asian Express Terminal to Shahristan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Zomin to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
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