Excellent bus station. Friendly and courteous staff who will tell you everything and show you. There are routes to a lot of places, even to Almaty, as far as I remember. Plus, repairs are underway now, so this bus station will be much better!
Definitely 5 stars.
A normal train station. Within the framework of Karakol. Minibuses are being driven in all directions. Friendly people. Explain, they will tell you. For long distances, basik is the best form of transport. We understood that. Cheaper is not comparable to a taxi. And it's safe. Which driver will arrive and which car if you order a taxi.... This is a question. There are experienced drivers and good cars here.
Tickets can be purchased very conveniently and quickly. And get to Bishkek by a comfortable bus. In general, there are shops, which is very convenient.
Well, the train station is like a train station, the road is bad for cars to arrive, taxi drivers often stand at the bus stop and then they occupied the entire right row to the traffic light
It used to be a bus station, but now it's a collection of scrap metal driven by taxi drivers who can't drive, if you can call them that, who only know from traffic regulations that they don't know what traffic regulations are!
P.S. yes, by the way, the toilet there is 5 soms...