There are 3 ways to get from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakol by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane YIN - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus
9h 45m$78–313Train, drive, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Yining to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 2train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakolbus 424 / ...
30h 28m$39–78Drive 360.7 km
- Drive from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakolcar 360.7 km
5h 56m$46–66
Yining Airport (YIN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakol is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakol is to drive which takes 5h 56m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Yining Airport (YIN) and Karakol is 770 km. The road distance is 360.7 km.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakol, including transfers.
Karakol is 1h ahead of Yining Airport (YIN). It is currently 7:30 AM in Yining Airport (YIN) and 8:30 AM in Karakol.
Yes, the driving distance between Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakol is 361 km. It takes approximately 5h 56m to drive from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakol.
There are 317+ hotels available in Karakol.
What companies run services between Yining Airport (YIN), China and Karakol, Kyrgyzstan?
There is no direct connection from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakol. However, you can 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 take a vehicle from Yining Airport (YIN) to Karakol via Yining, Jinghe South, Dostyk, Almaty 2, Abylay Khana, Sayran, and Almaty Sayran Bus Station in around 30h 28m.
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $10–15
Train from Yining to Jinghe South
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $9–13
- Soft sleeper
- $15–20
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- 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)
- $18–25
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Karakol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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