There are 5 ways to get from Dushanbe to Karakul’ by bus, car, train, plane, or taxi
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Asian Express Terminal to Penjikent
- Drive from Penjikent to Samarkand Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Samarkand Central Bus Station to Karakul’
10h 25mTrain via Samarkand
cheapest- Take the train from Dushanbe to Samarkand301
- Take the train from Samarkand to Qorako’l072Ф
20h 26m$52–68Train
- Take the train from Dushanbe to Buchara 1319
- Take the train from Buchara 1 to Qorako’l072Ф
16h 21mDrive 617.3 km
- Drive from Dushanbe to Karakul’617.3 km
9h 8m$55–79Fly, taxi
- Fly from Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)DYU - BHK
- Take the taxi from Bukhara International Airport (BHK) to Karakul’
9h 3m$212–912
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 - $70 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Dushanbe to Karakul’ is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 3m and costs $210 - $950.
The distance between Dushanbe and Karakul’ is 622 km. The road distance is 617.3 km.
The best way to get from Dushanbe to Karakul’ without a car is to train which takes 16h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Dushanbe to Karakul’, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Dushanbe to Karakul’ is 617 km. It takes approximately 9h 8m 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 Buchara 1 and Qorako’l in around 16h 21m.
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Dushanbe International Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Koltsovo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Dushanbe to Buchara 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 Buchara 1 to Qorako’l
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–12
- Coupe
- $15–17
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $7–9
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