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Plan your Kazakhstan Itinerary with Real Train, Bus & Inter-City Routes

Kazakhstan travel plans with the routes already figured out

Rome2Rio itineraries for Kazakhstan are made from a decade of travellers telling us their favourite ways to get from A to B. Personalise these itineraries to take you from A to B to C... and then all the way back home.

7 days in Kazakhstan

Almaty Kostanay

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Day 1: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Central State Museum of Kazakhstan
  • Big Almaty Lake
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Hotel
Hotel
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Garden Park Inn

8.62,183 reviews
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Day 2: Astana, Kazakhstan

Day 3: Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Astana → Karaganda by bus
  1. Take the bus from Astana to Karagandabus bus
3h
$10
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Activities
  • Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima
  • Kazakh Drama Theater named after K Stanislavsky
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Senator

9.5353 reviews
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Day 4: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Day 5: Semey, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Ust-Kamenogorsk → Semey by bus
  1. Take the bus from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Semeybus bus
2h 45m
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Activities
  • Dostoyevsky Literary-Memorial Museum
  • Nevada-Semipalatinsk Museum
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Гостиница "SEMEY-CITY"

8.2155 reviews
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Day 6: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Semey → Pavlodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Semey to Pavlodarbus bus
4h 50m
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Activities
  • Irtysh River Embankment
  • Pavlodar Botanical Garden
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Hotel
Hotel
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Hotel Сomplex Irtysh

7.8630 reviews
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Day 7: Kostanay, Kazakhstan

8 days in Kazakhstan

Astana Kentau

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Day 1: Astana, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Water Green Boulevard
  • Central Concert Hall Kazakhstan
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Hotel
Hotel
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Rixos President Hotel Astana

9.2335 reviews
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Day 2: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 3: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Day 4: Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Days 5–8: Kentau, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Turkestan → Kentau by bus
  1. Take the bus from Turkestan to Kentaubus bus
40 min
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Activities
  • Kentau Sports Complex
  • Independence Square
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9 days in Kazakhstan

Shymkent Kostanay

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Day 1: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Dendropark
  • Koshkar Ata Mosque
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Rixos Khadisha Shymkent

8.4768 reviews
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Day 2: Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Day 3: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 4: Astana, Kazakhstan

Day 5: Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Astana → Karaganda by bus
  1. Take the bus from Astana to Karagandabus bus
3h
$10
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Activities
  • Central Park of Culture and Leisure
  • Mining Glory Monument
Explore Karaganda itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Senator

9.5353 reviews
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Day 6: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Day 7: Semey, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Ust-Kamenogorsk → Semey by bus
  1. Take the bus from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Semeybus bus
2h 45m
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Activities
  • River Irtysh Embankment
  • Semey Regional Museum of Local Lore
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Гостиница "SEMEY-CITY"

8.2155 reviews
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Day 8: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Semey → Pavlodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Semey to Pavlodarbus bus
4h 50m
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Activities
  • Pavlodar State University named after S Toraighyrov
  • Gorky Park
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Сomplex Irtysh

7.8630 reviews
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Day 9: Kostanay, Kazakhstan

10 days in Kazakhstan

Aktau Aktobe

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Day 1: Aktau, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Central Square Aktau
  • Aktau Botanical Garden
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Grand Hotel Victory

8.6553 reviews
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Day 2: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 3: Astana, Kazakhstan

Day 4: Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Astana → Karaganda by bus
  1. Take the bus from Astana to Karagandabus bus
3h
$10
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Activities
  • Ecomuseum
  • Central Park of Culture and Leisure
Explore Karaganda itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Senator

9.5353 reviews
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Day 5: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Day 6: Semey, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Ust-Kamenogorsk → Semey by bus
  1. Take the bus from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Semeybus bus
2h 45m
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Activities
  • Semey Regional Museum of Local Lore
  • Semey Art Museum
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Гостиница "SEMEY-CITY"

8.2155 reviews
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Day 7: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Semey → Pavlodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Semey to Pavlodarbus bus
4h 50m
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Activities
  • Pavlodar Regional Art Museum
  • Pavlodar Bridge
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Сomplex Irtysh

7.8630 reviews
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Day 8: Kostanay, Kazakhstan

Day 9: Petropavl, Kazakhstan

Day 10: Aktobe, Kazakhstan

11 days in Kazakhstan

Pavlodar Kentau

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Day 1: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Aksaray Palace
  • Pavlodar Bridge
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Сomplex Irtysh

7.8630 reviews
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Day 2: Astana, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Pavlodar → Astana by bus
  1. Take the bus from Pavlodar to Astanabus bus
6h 25m
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Activities
  • National Museum of Kazakhstan
  • Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Rixos President Hotel Astana

9.2335 reviews
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Day 3: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 4: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Day 5: Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Days 6–11: Kentau, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Turkestan → Kentau by bus
  1. Take the bus from Turkestan to Kentaubus bus
40 min
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Activities
  • Kentau History Museum
  • Kentau Sports Complex
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Hotel
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12 days in Kazakhstan

Oral Shymkent

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Day 1: Oral, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Uralsk Regional Museum
  • Kazakh Drama Theater
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Pushkin

8.6370 reviews
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Day 2: Aktau, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Oral → Aktau by fly
  1. Take the taxi from Oral to Aktautaxi taxi
  2. Fly from Oral to Aktauplane plane
  3. Take the taxi from Oral to Aktautaxi taxi
2h 16m
$157–633
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Activities
  • Mangystau Regional Museum of Local Lore
  • Mangystau Regional Drama Theater
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Grand Hotel Victory

8.6553 reviews
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Day 3: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 4: Astana, Kazakhstan

Day 5: Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Astana → Karaganda by bus
  1. Take the bus from Astana to Karagandabus bus
3h
$10
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Activities
  • Shopping at City Mall
  • Stella of Independence
Explore Karaganda itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Senator

9.5353 reviews
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Day 6: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Day 7: Semey, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Ust-Kamenogorsk → Semey by bus
  1. Take the bus from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Semeybus bus
2h 45m
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Activities
  • Nevada-Semipalatinsk Museum
  • Dostoyevsky Literary-Memorial Museum
Explore Semey itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Гостиница "SEMEY-CITY"

8.2155 reviews
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Day 8: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Semey → Pavlodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Semey to Pavlodarbus bus
4h 50m
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Activities
  • Pavlodar Bridge
  • Gorky Park
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Сomplex Irtysh

7.8630 reviews
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Day 9: Kostanay, Kazakhstan

Day 10: Petropavl, Kazakhstan

Day 11: Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Day 12: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

13 days in Kazakhstan

Kostanay Kentau

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Day 1: Kostanay, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Kostanay Central Market
  • Kostanay Ice Palace
Explore Kostanay itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Medeu

9.2126 reviews
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Day 2: Petropavl, Kazakhstan

Day 3: Astana, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Petropavl → Astana by train
  1. Take the train from Petropavl to Astanatrain train
7h 53m
$13–35
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Activities
  • Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center
  • Ethno-memorial complex Atameken
Explore Astana itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Rixos President Hotel Astana

9.2335 reviews
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Day 4: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 5: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Day 6: Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Days 7–13: Kentau, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Turkestan → Kentau by bus
  1. Take the bus from Turkestan to Kentaubus bus
40 min
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Activities
  • Kentau Railway Station
  • Walk along Tauke Khan Avenue
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Hotel
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14 days in Kazakhstan

Aktobe Kentau

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Day 1: Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Nur Gasyr Mosque
  • Retro Park
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

The Amsterdam Boutique Hotel

9.2679 reviews
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Day 2: Kostanay, Kazakhstan

Day 3: Petropavl, Kazakhstan

Day 4: Astana, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Petropavl → Astana by train
  1. Take the train from Petropavl to Astanatrain train
7h 53m
$13–35
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Activities
  • Presidential Park
  • Bayterek Tower
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Rixos President Hotel Astana

9.2335 reviews
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Day 5: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 6: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Day 7: Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Days 8–14: Kentau, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Turkestan → Kentau by bus
  1. Take the bus from Turkestan to Kentaubus bus
40 min
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Activities
  • Walk along Tauke Khan Avenue
  • House of Culture
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Hotel
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15 days in Kazakhstan

Almaty Kentau

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Day 1: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Arasan Wellness and Spa
  • Shymbulak Ski Resort
Explore Almaty itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Garden Park Inn

8.62,183 reviews
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Day 2: Astana, Kazakhstan

Day 3: Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Astana → Karaganda by bus
  1. Take the bus from Astana to Karagandabus bus
3h
$10
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Activities
  • Ice Palace Karaganda Arena
  • Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima
Explore Karaganda itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Senator

9.5353 reviews
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Day 4: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Day 5: Semey, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Ust-Kamenogorsk → Semey by bus
  1. Take the bus from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Semeybus bus
2h 45m
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Activities
  • Central Market
  • Dostoyevsky Literary-Memorial Museum
Explore Semey itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Гостиница "SEMEY-CITY"

8.2155 reviews
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Day 6: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Semey → Pavlodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Semey to Pavlodarbus bus
4h 50m
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Activities
  • Regional Library named after S Toraighyrov
  • Pavlodar Regional Art Museum
Explore Pavlodar itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Сomplex Irtysh

7.8630 reviews
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Day 7: Kostanay, Kazakhstan

Day 8: Petropavl, Kazakhstan

Day 9: Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Day 10: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Day 11: Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Days 12–15: Kentau, Kazakhstan

16 days in Kazakhstan

Astana Temirtau

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Day 1: Astana, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Ethno-memorial complex Atameken
  • Nur-Astana Mosque
Explore Astana itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Rixos President Hotel Astana

9.2335 reviews
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Day 2: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 3: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Day 4: Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Days 5–11: Kentau, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Turkestan → Kentau by bus
  1. Take the bus from Turkestan to Kentaubus bus
40 min
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Activities
  • Viewpoint of Kentau Hills
  • Kentau Central Bazaar
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Hotel
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Day 12: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Kentau → Nur-Sultan by fly
  1. Take the taxi from Kentau to Nur-Sultantaxi taxi
  2. Fly from Kentau to Nur-Sultanplane plane
  3. Take the transfer from Kentau to Nur-Sultantransfer
  4. Take the subway from Kentau to Nur-Sultansubway subway
2h 39m
$107–238
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Activities
  • Water Green Boulevard
  • National Space Center
Explore Nur-Sultan itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Rixos President Hotel Astana

9.2335 reviews
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Days 13–16: Temirtau, Kazakhstan

18 days in Kazakhstan

Aktau Kentau

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Day 1: Aktau, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Aktau Central Market
  • Aktau City Beach and Promenade
Explore Aktau itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Grand Hotel Victory

8.6553 reviews
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Day 2: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 3: Astana, Kazakhstan

Day 4: Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Astana → Karaganda by bus
  1. Take the bus from Astana to Karagandabus bus
3h
$10
See more transport options
Activities
  • Palace of Culture of Miners
  • Kazakh Drama Theater named after K Stanislavsky
Explore Karaganda itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Senator

9.5353 reviews
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Day 5: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Day 6: Semey, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Ust-Kamenogorsk → Semey by bus
  1. Take the bus from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Semeybus bus
2h 45m
See more transport options
Activities
  • Abay Kunanbayev Museum
  • Semey Art Museum
Explore Semey itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Гостиница "SEMEY-CITY"

8.2155 reviews
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Day 7: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Semey → Pavlodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Semey to Pavlodarbus bus
4h 50m
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Activities
  • Aksaray Palace
  • Pavlodar Bridge
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Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Сomplex Irtysh

7.8630 reviews
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Day 8: Kostanay, Kazakhstan

Day 9: Petropavl, Kazakhstan

Day 10: Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Day 11: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Day 12: Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Days 13–18: Kentau, Kazakhstan

19 days in Kazakhstan

Pavlodar Karaganda

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Day 1: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Mashkhur Zhusup Mosque
  • Irtysh River Embankment
Explore Pavlodar itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Сomplex Irtysh

7.8630 reviews
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Day 2: Astana, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Pavlodar → Astana by bus
  1. Take the bus from Pavlodar to Astanabus bus
6h 25m
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Activities
  • Bayterek Tower
  • Water Green Boulevard
Explore Astana itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Rixos President Hotel Astana

9.2335 reviews
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Day 3: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 4: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Day 5: Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Days 6–12: Kentau, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Turkestan → Kentau by bus
  1. Take the bus from Turkestan to Kentaubus bus
40 min
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Activities
  • Monument to Miners
  • Viewpoint of Kentau Hills
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Hotel
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Day 13: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

Days 14–18: Temirtau, Kazakhstan

Day 19: Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Temirtau → Karaganda by bus
  1. Take the bus from Temirtau to Karagandabus bus
1h
$1
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Activities
  • Victory Park
  • Walk along Bukhar Zhyrau Avenue
Explore Karaganda itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Senator

9.5353 reviews
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20 days in Kazakhstan

Oral Kentau

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Day 1: Oral, Kazakhstan

Activities
  • Cathedral of Archangel Michael
  • Oral Art Gallery
Explore Oral itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Pushkin

8.6370 reviews
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Day 2: Aktau, Kazakhstan

Day 3: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Day 4: Astana, Kazakhstan

Day 5: Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Astana → Karaganda by bus
  1. Take the bus from Astana to Karagandabus bus
3h
$10
See more transport options
Activities
  • Karaganda Regional Museum of History and Local Lore
  • Walk along Bukhar Zhyrau Avenue
Explore Karaganda itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Senator

9.5353 reviews
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Day 6: Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Day 7: Semey, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Ust-Kamenogorsk → Semey by bus
  1. Take the bus from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Semeybus bus
2h 45m
See more transport options
Activities
  • Dostoyevsky Literary-Memorial Museum
  • Semey Regional Museum of Local Lore
Explore Semey itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Гостиница "SEMEY-CITY"

8.2155 reviews
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Day 8: Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Semey → Pavlodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Semey to Pavlodarbus bus
4h 50m
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Activities
  • Pavlodar Regional Art Museum
  • Pavlodar Regional Museum of Local Lore
Explore Pavlodar itineraries
Hotel
Hotel
Recommended

Hotel Сomplex Irtysh

7.8630 reviews
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Day 9: Kostanay, Kazakhstan

Day 10: Petropavl, Kazakhstan

Day 11: Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Day 12: Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Day 13: Turkestan, Kazakhstan

Days 14–20: Kentau, Kazakhstan

Distance
Transport
Popular
Turkestan → Kentau by bus
  1. Take the bus from Turkestan to Kentaubus bus
40 min
See more transport options
Activities
  • Monument to Miners
  • Kentau Railway Station
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