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There are 8 ways to get from Europe to Karakol by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus

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    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane FRA - ALA
    3. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus bus
    21h 10m
    $322–754

  2. Drive 6,309.1 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Karakolcar car 6,309.1 km
    3d
    $1,040–1,501

  3. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane HAJ - ALA
    4. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus bus
    23h 35m

  4. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane NUE - ALA
    4. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus bus
    23h 4m
    $328–1,229

  5. Train, train to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Paderborn Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane PAD - ALA
    4. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus bus
    26h 39m
    $331–1,248

  6. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane LEJ - ALA
    3. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus bus
    23h 53m
    $468–924

  7. Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane plane ERF - ALA
    3. Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus bus
    25h 59m
    $521–1,165

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Yining Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Yining Airport (YIN)plane plane FRA - YIN
    3. Drive from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakolcar car
    26h 2m
    $398–1,305

Frankfurt (FRA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration8h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket$229Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 5,689.1 km
  • Duration: 21h 10m

What companies run services between Europe and Karakol, Kyrgyzstan?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Karakol. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Almaty International Airport (ALA), walk to Ogareva, take the line 92 bus to Sayran, walk to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, then take the bus to Karakol. Alternatively, you can drive from Europe to Karakol in around 3d.

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