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How to get fromKarakol to Dushanbeby car, plane, bus, train, or taxi

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There are 7 ways to get from Karakol to Dushanbe by car, plane, bus, train, or taxi

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  1. Drive to Almaty International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Drive from Karakol to Almaty International Airport (ALA)car car
    2. Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU)plane plane ALA - DYU
    6h 28m
    $136–408

  2. Bus, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Karakol to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Tashkent bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Zominbus bus
    4. Drive from Zomin to Shahristancar car
    5. Take the bus from Shahristan to Asian Express Terminalbus bus
    29h 32m
    $55–67

  3. Bus, train via Shymkent

    1. Take the bus from Karakol to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    2. Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Shymkenttrain train 317
    3. Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent Centraltrain train
    4. Take the train from Tashkent Central to Dushanbetrain train 302
    47h 20m

  4. Drive  1,263.9 km

    1. Drive from Karakol to Dushanbecar car 1,263.9 km
    18h 49m
    $95–137

  5. Fly from Karakol International Airport

    1. Fly from Karakol International Airport (IKG) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU)plane plane IKG - DYU
    19h 30m
    $80–440

  6. Taxi to Issyk-Kul International Airport, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Karakol to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU)plane plane IKU - DYU
    12h 53m
    $585–2,142

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Karakol to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Jizzakhbus bus 711
    3. Take the train from Djizak to Dushanbetrain train 302
    39h 14m
    $67–82

Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration1h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$114Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,222.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 28m

What companies run services between Karakol, Kyrgyzstan and Dushanbe, Tajikistan?

Comair, Unilode, and three other airlines fly from Karakol International Airport (IKG) to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) 5 times a week.

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