There are 5 ways to get from Ufa to Issyk-Kul (Lake) by plane, train, car, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Ufa International Airport (UFA) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)plane UFA - IKU
11h 10m$260–1,201Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Ufa South Bus Terminal to Yekaterinburg Yuzhniy bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Drive from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Issyk-Kul (Lake)car
2d 10h$107–166Train, drive
- Take the train from Ufa to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Almaty 2train
- Drive from Almaty 2 to Issyk-Kul (Lake)car
2d 2h$167–495Drive 2,709.1 km
- Drive from Ufa to Tamchycar 2,709.1 km
32h 13m$222–321Train, taxi
- Take the train from Ufa to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
- Take the train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Bischkek 2train 406
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Rybachyetrain 608
- Take the taxi from Rybachye to Issyk-Kul (Lake)taxi
3d 1h$388–630
Ufa International Airport (UFA) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ufa to Issyk-Kul (Lake) is to bus and drive which costs $100 - $170 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Ufa to Issyk-Kul (Lake) is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs $260 - $1,200.
The distance between Ufa and Issyk-Kul (Lake) is 2038 km. The road distance is 2709.1 km.
The best way to get from Ufa to Issyk-Kul (Lake) without a car is to train and taxi which takes 3 days 1h and costs $380 - $650.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Ufa to Issyk-Kul (Lake), including transfers.
Issyk-Kul (Lake) is 1h ahead of Ufa. It is currently 1:09 PM in Ufa and 2:09 PM in Issyk-Kul (Lake).
Yes, the driving distance between Ufa to Issyk-Kul (Lake) is 2709 km. It takes approximately 32h 13m to drive from Ufa to Issyk-Kul (Lake).
There are 190+ hotels available in Issyk-Kul (Lake).
What companies run services between Ufa, Russia and Issyk-Kul (Lake), Kyrgyzstan?
S7 Airlines flies from Ufa International Airport (UFA) to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) 4 times a week.
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Ufa International Airport to Issyk-Kul International Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Ufa to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- 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)
- $120–170
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $160–230
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- 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)
- $110–160
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $150–220
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $40–65
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $30–50
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $17–24
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Ufa to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $120–170
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $27–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–55
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Ufa to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $19–21
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $22–27
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Bischkek 2 to Rybachye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Standard
- $2
- Lux
- $6
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ufa South Bus Terminal to Yekaterinburg Yuzhniy bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- karaganda.avokzal.kz
Bus from Karagandy Bus station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://karaganda.avokzal.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Estimated price
- $17–22
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