There are 5 ways to get from Seoul to Bishkek by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)ICN - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
16h 15m$230–405Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Donghae City Bus Terminal
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Vladivostok
- Take the train from Vladivostok to Omsk-Pass
- Take the train from Omsk-Pass to Karaganda Pass
- Take the bus from Karagandy to Bishkek Avtovokzal
7d 19h$812–1,013Fly Gimpo International Airport to Almaty International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)GMP - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
19h 10m$328–493Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Andizhan Airport, bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Andizhan Airport (AZN)ICN - AZN
- Take the bus from Andijon Bus station to Osh Bus station
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Take the bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
28h 21m$511–1,824Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cheongnyangni Station to Donghae Station
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Vladivostok
- Take the train from Vladivostok to Novosibirsk Gl
- Take the train from Novosibirsk-Glavny to Bischkek 2
8d 5h$822–1,001
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Bishkek is to train and fly and bus which costs $230 - $410 and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Bishkek is to train and fly and bus which takes 16h 15m and costs $230 - $410.
The distance between Seoul and Bishkek is 4491 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Bishkek without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 7 days 19h and costs $800 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 16h 15m to get from Seoul to Bishkek, including transfers.
Bishkek is 3h behind Seoul. It is currently 5:20 PM in Seoul and 2:20 PM in Bishkek.
There are 768+ hotels available in Bishkek.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Bishkek. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 92 bus to Sayran, walk to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the bus to Bishkek Avtovokzal, then take the taxi to Bishkek. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Prospekt Manasa via Donghae City Bus Terminal, Donghae, Vladivostok, Vladivostok, Omsk-Pass, Karaganda Pass, Karagandy, Bishkek Avtovokzal, and Kozhzavod in around 7d 19h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Beijing Capital, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–390
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–430
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Vladivostok to Omsk-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $750–1,100
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $180–260
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $200–280
Train from Vladivostok to Novosibirsk Gl
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $650–950
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $160–230
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $180–250
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Omsk-Pass to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- 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)
- $90–130
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $120–180
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Cheongnyangni Station to Donghae Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $18–25
- Non-reserved
- $16–22
- First Class
- $26–40
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Novosibirsk-Glavny to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.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
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Donghae City Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- $14–20
- Economy
- $11–15
- 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 Andijon Bus station to Osh Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- Phone
- +82 33 521 0661
- booking@ferryvl.com
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Donghae to Vladivostok
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $495
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Book at
- dwship.co.kr
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