There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Turkestan by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Shymkent International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane MEL - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus stationbus
26h 49m$335–1,426Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane MEL - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Turkestantrain
30h 59m$462–1,237Fly to Turkistan
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Turkistan (HSA)plane MEL - HSA
26h 17m$433–1,525
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Turkestan is to fly and train which costs $460 - $1,300 and takes 30h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Turkestan is to fly which takes 26h 17m and costs $430 - $1,600.
The distance between Melbourne and Turkestan is 11900 km.
It takes approximately 26h 49m to get from Melbourne to Turkestan, including transfers.
Turkestan is 5h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:08 PM in Melbourne and 8:08 AM in Turkestan.
There are three+ hotels available in Turkestan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Turkestan, Kazakhstan?
Thai Airways International, Air Astana, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Turkistan (HSA) once daily.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Suvarnabhumi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Kuala Lumpur, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Kuala Lumpur, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Kuala Lumpur, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–850
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,700
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,700
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent Central to Turkestan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $11–12
- Coupe
- $14–16
- SV
- $24–26
- Phone
- +77252451241
- samal@avokzal.kz
- Website
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
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