There are 2 ways to get from Baku to Shimkent Airport (CIT) by plane, car, car ferry, or train
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Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baku to Shimkent Airport (CIT) is to drive and car ferry and train which costs $90 - $150 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Baku to Shimkent Airport (CIT) is to fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $180 - $370.
The distance between Baku and Shimkent Airport (CIT) is 1657 km.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Baku to Shimkent Airport (CIT), including transfers.
Shimkent Airport (CIT) is 1h ahead of Baku. It is currently 5:09 AM in Baku and 6:09 AM in Shimkent Airport (CIT).
There are 300+ hotels available in Shimkent Airport (CIT).
What companies run services between Baku, Azerbaijan and Shimkent Airport (CIT), Kazakhstan?
Flydubai, Air Astana, and three other airlines fly from Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–340
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Aktau
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–320
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Mangystau to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- 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)
- $35–50
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $24–35
- Phone
- (+99412) 404 37 00
- contact@asco.az
- Website
- asco.az
Car ferry from Alat to Kuryk
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://www.asco.az/en
- Schedules at
- https://ships.asco.az/en
- Passenger
- $60–80
- Car
- $460
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