place
Karakol bus station
Shared minibuses to Bishkek and to the Dostyk border with China leave from here.3.2 km from our hostel, straight line.
What makes this different
Main bus station at 149 Przhevalskiy Street, about 3 km from the hostel. Intercity marshrutkas run to Bishkek (16 departures a day, 400 KGS north or 403 KGS south, 6-7 hours), to Naryn (500 KGS via Kochkor, leaving 08:50 north or 09:10 south), and to the south shore of Issyk-Kul: Bokonbaevo 200 KGS and two hours, Balykchy 200 KGS and three hours, Tamga and Barskoon 100 KGS and an hour and a half. Night buses to Bishkek leave at 21:00, 22:00 and 23:00 for 500 KGS. There is no online booking for a marshrutka: you go to the cashier booth, say where you are going, and get a ticket with the vehicle's plate number. The southern station at Toktogul and Torgoev serves the south-shore routes.
Distance from the hostel
| Straight line | 3.2 km |
|---|---|
| By car (approximate) | 3–5 min |
| Coordinates | 42.5047389, 78.392633 · OpenStreetMap |
Straight-line distance. By road it is longer — we do not publish a drive time we have not driven.
What this is
Shared minibuses to Bishkek and to the Dostyk border with China leave from here.
Where this came from
- Coordinates: OpenStreetMap Nominatim, resolved 2026-10-09
- Published only because confidence 7 is at least 6