Karaganda Region · Kazakhstan
Where to stay in Karaganda
Karaganda is a city in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan, home to about 516,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- KGF21 km · Sary-Arka Airport
- Currency
- KZTKazakhstani tenge
- Time zone
- Asia/Almaty
- Language
- Kazakh, Russian
About
About Karaganda
Karaganda or Karagandy is a major city in central Kazakhstan and the capital of the Karaganda Region. It is the fifth-most populous city in the country, with a population of 497,777 as of the 2020 Census, marking an increase from 459,778 in 2009 and 436,864 in 1999.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Karaganda
See
- Karaganda Regional Museum
- Ecomuseum
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima
- Staraya Mechet
- Cathedral of Archangel Michael
- Karaganda Zoo
- KarLag
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Hotels in Karaganda
6 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Apart Hotel 92/2 | 1.5 km | |
| Ar Nuvo Hotel | 2.8 km | |
| Cosmonaut Hotel | 3.6 km | |
| Hotel Edem | 2.1 km | |
| Hotel Senator | 2.2 km | |
| Voyage Hotel | 1.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Karaganda
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Karaganda are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 49 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Karaganda: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sary-Arka Airport (KGF), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
By plane: Sary-Arka airport (KGF), 15 km southeast of the city, has regular flights from Almaty, Moscow SVO, Novosibirsk, Kyzylorda and Ust-Kamenogorsk. Astana is too close to fly. By train: Karaganda is on the main line between Astana (4 hr) and Almaty (11 hr), with six trains a day. See Kazakhstan for ticket options. By bus: buses ply frequently to Astana, some continuing to Petropavlovsk and Novosibirsk. The bus & railway stations are side-by-side at the south end of city centre.
Getting around
Within Karaganda the buses cost 65 tenge per ride. Information on their routes is available here, or here. A Russian language smartphone app for the bus09.kz is also available called Smart Transport by developer Проект Bus62.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
KGF · Sary-Arka Airport
Questions
Karaganda: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Karaganda?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Karaganda are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; July is the wettest, with about 49 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Karaganda?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sary-Arka Airport (KGF), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Karaganda?
Kazakhstani tenge (KZT).
Nearby
Destinations near Karaganda
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.