There are 7 ways to get from Tbilisi to Karaganda by plane, bus, train, 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 to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
best- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane TBS - KGF
8h 20m$243–695Bus, train via Nizhny Novgorod
cheapest- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Moscow Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Moscow Central Bus Station to Nizhny Novgorod Kanavinskiybus
- Take the bus from Nizhny Novgorod Kanavinskiy to Kazan' North bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
- Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus stationbus
3d 14h$134–247Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Beslan to Mineralnye Vodytrain
- Take the train from Mineralnye Vody to Petropavlovsktrain
- Take the train from Petropavlovsk to Karaganda Passtrain
3d 10hDrive 3,236 km
- Drive from Tbilisi to Karagandacar 3,236 km
46h 16m$397–573Fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane TBS - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
13h 1m$172–365Bus, train via Abdulino
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Abdulinotrain
- Take the train from Abdulino to Karaganda Passtrain
3d 11hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Tbilisi to Yerevantrain 201
- Take the bus from Yerevan Sevan 93/1 to Ufa Mendeleeva 207bus
- Take the train from Ufa to Karaganda Passtrain
4d 2h$210–422
Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tbilisi to Karaganda is to bus and train via Nizhny Novgorod which costs $130 - $250 and takes 3 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Tbilisi to Karaganda is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $240 - $700.
The distance between Tbilisi and Karaganda is 2398 km. The road distance is 3236 km.
The best way to get from Tbilisi to Karaganda without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Tbilisi to Karaganda, including transfers.
Karaganda is 1h ahead of Tbilisi. It is currently 1:34 PM in Tbilisi and 2:34 PM in Karaganda.
Yes, the driving distance between Tbilisi to Karaganda is 3236 km. It takes approximately 46h 16m to drive from Tbilisi to Karaganda.
There are 243+ hotels available in Karaganda.
What companies run services between Tbilisi, Georgia and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?
SCAT, Air Astana, and Flyr fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) once daily.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Aktau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Aktau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–210
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- shirakavia.am
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Beslan to Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $80–120
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $12–16
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $24–35
Train from Mineralnye Vody to Petropavlovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $340–470
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $85–120
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $110–160
Train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $130–190
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $28–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $40–60
Train from Piatigorsk to Abdulino
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $240–340
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- info@mail.skppk.ru
- Website
- skppk.ru
Train from Beslan to Mineralnye Vody
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Book at
- Russian Railways
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $16–18
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $25–28
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $10–11
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $16–19
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $35–55
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $35–45
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $12–16
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $20–27
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $10–13
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $5–7
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Petropavlovsk to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $75–110
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $110–150
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $75–100
Train from Abdulino to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $130–190
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $190–250
Train from Ufa to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $120–170
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $170–230
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Service Express
Train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–33
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $23–25
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $28–33
- Phone
- 1-84
- info@railway.am
- Website
- South Caucasus Railway
Train from Tbilisi to Yerevan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- South Caucasus Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–45
- 2nd Class (Compartment)
- $50–60
- 1nd Class (Soft-seated)
- $75–95
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Vladikavkaz 1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Moscow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Moscow Central Bus Station to Nizhny Novgorod Kanavinskiy
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Nizhny Novgorod Kanavinskiy to Kazan' North bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- +7 (968) 600-48-48
- avazarbus@yandex.ru
- Website
- Avazar Bus
Bus from Yerevan Sevan 93/1 to Ufa Mendeleeva 207
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- Avazar Bus
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