There are 5 ways to get from Dushanbe to Karakul’ by bus, car, train, or plane
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Asian Express Terminal to Penjikentbus
- Drive from Penjikent to Samarkand Central Bus Stationcar
- Take the bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Karakul’bus
10h 25mTrain via Samarkand
cheapest- Take the train from Dushanbe to Samarkandtrain 301
- Take the train from Samarkand to Qorako’ltrain 072F
21h 9m$50–65Train
- Take the train from Dushanbe to Bukhara 1train 319
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Qorako’ltrain 072F
15h 50mDrive 591.9 km
- Drive from Dushanbe to Karakul’car 591.9 km
9h 44m$53–76Fly, train
- Fly from Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)plane DYU - BHK
- Take the train from Bukhara 1 to Qorako’ltrain
7h 6m$218–572
Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dushanbe to Karakul’ is to train via Samarkand which costs $50 - $65 and takes 21h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Dushanbe to Karakul’ is to fly and train which takes 7h 6m and costs $210 - $600.
The distance between Dushanbe and Karakul’ is 622 km. The road distance is 591.9 km.
The best way to get from Dushanbe to Karakul’ without a car is to train which takes 15h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Dushanbe to Karakul’, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Dushanbe to Karakul’ is 592 km. It takes approximately 9h 44m to drive from Dushanbe to Karakul’.
What companies run services between Dushanbe, Tajikistan and Karakul’, Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan?
You can take a train from Dushanbe to Karakul’ via Bukhara 1 and Qorako’l in around 15h 50m.
- Website
- flyhelicopters.uz
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–500
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tashkent, Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–500
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Dushanbe to Bukhara 1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Dushanbe to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Bukhara 1 to Qorako’l
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $8–10
- Coupe
- $11–12
- SV
- $17–19
Train from Samarkand to Qorako’l
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–12
- Coupe
- $15–16
- SV
- $25–28
- Phone
- 1616
Bus from Asian Express Terminal to Penjikent
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- avtovokzal.toshkent@mail.ru
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Karakul’
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
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