There are 4 ways to get from Aral to Shymkent by plane, car, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Aral Talim Airport to Shymkent International Airport
best- Fly from Aral Talim Airport (ACF) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane ACF - CIT
8h$146–468Taxi to Aksu Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
cheapest- Take the taxi from Aral to Aksu Airport (AKU)taxi
- Fly from Aksu Airport (AKU) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane AKU - CIT
7h 37m$138–444Drive 1,502 km
- Drive from Aral to Shymkentcar 1,502 km
19h 39m$190–274Taxi to Aksu Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Aral to Aksu Airport (AKU)taxi
- Fly from Aksu Airport (AKU) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane AKU - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkenttrain
15h 24m$141–428
Aral Talim Airport (ACF) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aral to Shymkent is to drive which costs $180 - $280 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Aral to Shymkent is to taxi and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $130 - $450.
The distance between Aral and Shymkent is 1034 km. The road distance is 1502 km.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Aral to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 1h behind Aral. It is currently 6:21 AM in Aral and 5:21 AM in Shymkent.
Yes, the driving distance between Aral to Shymkent is 1502 km. It takes approximately 19h 39m to drive from Aral to Shymkent.
There are 287+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Aral, China and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Tianjin Airlines, SCAT, and four other airlines fly from Aral Talim Airport (ACF) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) once daily.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Aral Talim Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
Flights from Aral Talim Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Aksu Airport, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Aral Talim Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Korla, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
Flights from Aral Talim Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Aksu Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
Flights from Aksu Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Aksu Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Aksu Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Estimated price
- $26–31
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