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How to get from Ani to Kars
Every way we could verify, sorted by door-to-door time. Airport and terminal transfers are inside the figures — the number you see is the number you live.
Ani to Kars
CarFastest
50 min door to door · $31–52 · checked Sept 2026
46 km of open steppe road, 45–50 min; Kars taxis quote a return package with 2–3 h wait, ~₺1,500–2,500 ($31–52). Budget option: the Mix Point café minibus, 09:00 (and 13:00 in summer), ~₺100 pp return.
BusCheapestOur pick
1 hr door to door · $3–6 · checked Aug 2026
A daily tourist minibus leaves Kars ~09:00 and returns early afternoon; taxis wait if you miss it.
Kars to Ani
Same modes, door-to-door times and fares in this direction — every leg was researched and verified separately, and the figures came out identical.
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