There are 10 ways to get from Moscow to Karakol by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Domodedovo International Airport to Karakol International Airport
best- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Karakol International Airport (IKG)plane DME - IKG
15h 12m$164–708Train, bus via Novokazalinsk
cheapest- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Kazalytrain 305
- Take the train from Kazaly to Almaty 2train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus 424 / ...
3d 18h$70–117Train, bus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Bischkek 2train 318
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakolbus
3d 10h$267–401Drive 4,170.8 km
- Drive from Moscow to Karakolcar 4,170.8 km
2d 2h$342–494Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane VKO - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus
15h 18m$191–572Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Almaty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane SVO - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus
15h 54m$134–574Fly Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DME - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus
17h 42m$213–436Fly Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ZIA - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus
19h 36m$173–674Fly Zhukovsky International Airport to Karakol International Airport
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to Karakol International Airport (IKG)plane ZIA - IKG
20h 35m$164–706Train, bus via Astana
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakolbus
3d 19h$225–380
Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Karakol International Airport (IKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Karakol is to train and bus via Novokazalinsk which costs $70 - $120 and takes 3 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Karakol is to fly which takes 15h 12m and costs $160 - $750.
The distance between Moscow and Karakol is 3273 km. The road distance is 4170.8 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Karakol without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs $260 - $410.
It takes approximately 15h 12m to get from Moscow to Karakol, including transfers.
Karakol is 3h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 7:43 AM in Moscow and 10:43 AM in Karakol.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Karakol is 4171 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Moscow to Karakol.
There are 331+ hotels available in Karakol.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Karakol, Kyrgyzstan?
Avia Traffic Company, Comair, and Ural Airlines fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Karakol International Airport (IKG) 4 times a week.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- comair.co.za
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Karakol International Airport via Osh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Karakol International Airport via Koltsovo, Osh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Karakol International Airport via Osh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- somonair.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Website
- belavia.by
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Minsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Dushanbe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Phone
- +996 (312) 92-68-47
- info@railway.aknet.kg
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Kazaly
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–56
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $35–37
- Coupe
- $51–56
- SV
- $95–110
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Kazaly to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–44
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $27–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $38–44
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $180–260
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–350
- Phone
- +996 555 452 709
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- Bishkek City Hall
- Book at
- Tezket.kg
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Karakol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- Bishkek City Hall
- Book at
- Tezket.kg
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29
- Website
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
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