There are 6 ways to get from Almaty to Otrar by plane, bus, train, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Shymkent International Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane ALA - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Arysbus
- Take the train from Arys-2 to Timurtrain
5h 57m$51–201Train
cheapest- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Timurtrain 077Т
17h 13m$14–172Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Turkestan bus stationbus 219
- Take the taxi from Turkestan bus station to Otrartaxi
14h 43m$19–28Drive 804.2 km
- Drive from Almaty to Otrarcar 804.2 km
10h 30m$32–45Taxi
- Take the taxi from Almaty to Otrartaxi 804.2 km
10h 30m$130–160Fly to Turkistan, taxi
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Turkistan (HSA)plane ALA - HSA
- Take the taxi from Turkistan-Airport-HSA to Otrartaxi
4h 32m$58–238
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Otrar is to bus and taxi which costs $19 - $28 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Otrar is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 32m and costs $55 - $240.
The distance between Almaty and Otrar is 794 km. The road distance is 804.2 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Otrar without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 14h 43m and costs $19 - $28.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Almaty to Otrar, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Otrar is 804 km. It takes approximately 10h 30m to drive from Almaty to Otrar.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Otrar, Turkistan, Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ) operates a train from Almaty 2 to Timur once daily. Tickets cost $12–23 and the journey takes 16h 59m. Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Turkistan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–100
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Turkistan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Turkistan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Arys-2 to Timur
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- 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)
- $4–6
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $4–7
Train from Almaty 2 to Timur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- 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)
- $17–23
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–18
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Arys-2 to Timur
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $40–65
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $60–85
Train from Almaty 2 to Timur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $85–130
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $120–170
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Arys-2 to Timur
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- +77252451241
- samal@avokzal.kz
- Website
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Arys
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Turkestan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Estimated price
- $6–160
Yandex Taxi
- Website
- taxi.yandex.kz
Taxi Narodnoye
- Phone
- +77272252727
- Website
- almatytaxi.kz
Discount Taxi
- Phone
- +7 7073333333
- Website
- discounttaxi.kz
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