There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Taraz by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane IST - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Taraz bus stationbus
11h 2m$186–420Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Taraz Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane SAW - DMB
14h 52m$161–702Train, bus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Kırıkkale YHTtrain
- Take the bus from Kirikkale to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Taraztrain
4d 13hDrive 4,830.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Tarazcar 4,830.6 km
2d 14h$566–817Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shymkent International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane SAW - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Taraz bus stationbus
10h 48m$256–607Fly Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane IST - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Taraztrain
19h 11m$165–344Fly Istanbul to Taraz Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane IST - DMB
11h 26m$239–907Fly Istanbul to Turkistan, taxi
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turkistan (HSA)plane IST - HSA
- Take the taxi from Turkistan-Airport-HSA to Taraztaxi
12h 4m$273–949Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Taraztrain
4d 16hBus, train via Orenburg
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Hopa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hopa to Kobuletibus
- Take the bus from Kobuleti to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Orenburgtrain
- Take the train from Orenburg to Taraztrain
5dBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershovtrain
- Take the train from Ershov to Taraztrain
5d 7h$330–559
Istanbul (IST) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Taraz is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $420 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Taraz is to fly and bus which takes 10h 48m and costs $250 - $650.
The distance between Istanbul and Taraz is 3579 km. The road distance is 4830.6 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Taraz without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 13h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Istanbul to Taraz, including transfers.
Taraz is 2h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 11:23 PM in Istanbul and 1:23 AM in Taraz.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Taraz is 4831 km. It takes approximately 2 days 14h to drive from Istanbul to Taraz.
There are two+ hotels available in Taraz.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Taraz, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines and SCAT fly from Istanbul (IST) to Taraz Airport (DMB) twice daily.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–440
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport via Urgench
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–440
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport via Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–440
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–440
Flights from Istanbul to Turkistan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Istanbul to Taraz Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Taraz Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Istanbul to Turkistan via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–370
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Kırıkkale YHT
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
Train from Piatigorsk to Orenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $300–420
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $75–100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $95–140
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Ershov
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $60–85
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–370
- 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)
- $190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–370
Train from Ershov to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- 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)
- $180–260
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $250–350
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $28–40
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $17–25
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $7–10
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Orenburg to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 9m
- 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 Taraz bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kirikkale to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–46
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $26–32
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–46
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $30–40
Bus from Hopa to Kobuleti
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $9–11
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $10–13
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kobuleti to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Hopa bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- sikayet@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0242 511 74 03
- Website
- alanyalilar.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- alanyalilar.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Estimated price
- $35–50
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including 4 stunningly beautiful Philippines islands you need to visit, Why you should take the train in the US, and Travelling to and around Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup - to help you get the most out of your next trip.


































