There are 6 ways to get from Kyrgyzstan to Karaganda by taxi, plane, train, or car
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Taxi to Issyk-Kul International Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
best- Take the taxi from Balykchy to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)taxi
- Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane IKU - KGF
6h 17m$175–348Drive 968.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Bishkek to Karagandacar 968.9 km
10h 3m$73–105Train via Chu
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Chutrain 405
- Take the train from Chu to Karaganda Passtrain 056X / ...
19h 50mTaxi to Issyk-Kul International Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Balykchy to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)taxi
- Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane IKU - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
7h 53m$136–444Drive to Almaty International Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Drive from Balykchy to Mamyr-1car
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane ALA - KGF
8h 27m$83–166Train
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Karaganda Passtrain 405
21h 1m
Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyrgyzstan to Karaganda is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 10h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Kyrgyzstan to Karaganda is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs $170 - $350.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bischkek 2 and arriving at Karaganda Pass. Services depart once a week, and operate Tuesday. The journey takes approximately 21h 1m.
The distance between Kyrgyzstan and Karaganda is 903 km. The road distance is 968.9 km.
The best way to get from Kyrgyzstan to Karaganda without a car is to train via Chu which takes 19h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Kyrgyzstan to Karaganda, including transfers.
Kyrgyzstan to Karaganda train services, operated by Kyrgyz Railways (КТЖ), depart from Bischkek 2 station.
Karaganda is 1h behind Kyrgyzstan. It is currently 1:01 AM in Kyrgyzstan and 12:01 AM in Karaganda.
Kyrgyzstan to Karaganda train services, operated by Kyrgyz Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Chu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kyrgyzstan to Karaganda is 969 km. It takes approximately 10h 3m to drive from Kyrgyzstan to Karaganda.
What companies run services between Kyrgyzstan and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?
You can take a train from Bischkek 2 to Karaganda Pass via Chu in around 19h 50m.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–550
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Bischkek 2 to Chu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Bischkek 2 to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Chu to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $17–22
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–18
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $7–9
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–10
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Chu to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $25–35
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $11–16
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $23–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Chu to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Once 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
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- 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)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $10–13
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