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
29h 14m$617–1,318Fly to Turkistan
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Turkistan (HSA)plane MEL - HSA
25h 42m$386–1,118Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane MEL - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Turkestantrain
30h 59m$434–880
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 $430 - $900 and takes 30h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Turkestan is to fly which takes 25h 42m and costs $380 - $1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Turkestan is 11900 km.
It takes approximately 29h 14m to get from Melbourne to Turkestan, including transfers.
Turkestan is 6h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:47 AM in Melbourne and 10:47 PM in Turkestan.
There are 84+ hotels available in Turkestan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Turkestan, Kazakhstan?
Air China, Air Astana, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Turkistan (HSA) once daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Kuala Lumpur, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Kuala Lumpur, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Kuala Lumpur, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Turkistan via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Turkestan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $14–16
- SV
- $23–26
- 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
- $3
- 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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