There are 5 ways to get from Oral to Balqash by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport, train
best- Fly from Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane URA - KGF
- Take the train from Karaganda Pass to Balhash 2train
17h 13m$183–333Train
cheapest- Take the train from Uralsk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain 081Ц
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Balhash 2train 122Ц / ...
2d$36–53Drive 2,247.2 km
- Drive from Oral to Balqashcar 2,247.2 km
29h 18m$87–126Fly to Almaty International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane URA - ALA
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Sary-Shagantrain
- Take the bus from Sary-Shagan to Balhashbus
16h 6m$123–429Train, bus
- Take the train from Uralsk to Otartrain
- Take the train from Otar to Shyganaktrain
- Take the bus from Shyganak to Balhashbus 205 / ...
2d 12h$191–354
Oral to Balqash by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oral to Balqash is to train which costs $35 - $55 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Oral to Balqash is to fly and train and bus which takes 16h 6m and costs $120 - $430.
No, there is no direct train from Oral to Balqash. However, there are services departing from Uralsk and arriving at Balhash 2 via Astana Nurly Zhol. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Oral and Balqash is 2062 km. The road distance is 2247.2 km.
The best way to get from Oral to Balqash without a car is to train which takes 2 days 0h and costs $35 - $55.
It takes approximately 17h 13m to get from Oral to Balqash, including transfers.
Oral to Balqash train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (High Speed Trains), depart from Uralsk station.
Oral to Balqash train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (High Speed Trains), arrive at Astana Nurly Zhol station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oral to Balqash is 2247 km. It takes approximately 29h 18m to drive from Oral to Balqash.
There are 106+ hotels available in Balqash.
What companies run services between Oral, Kazakhstan and Balqash, Kazakhstan?
You can take a train from Uralsk to Balhash 2 via Astana Nurly Zhol in around 2d.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Nur-Sultan, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–280
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–280
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Nur-Sultan, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–280
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Nur-Sultan, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–320
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Almaty International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Karaganda Pass to Balhash 2
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- 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)
- $10–14
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $8–12
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Balhash 2
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- 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)
- $14–18
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $10–15
Train from Almaty 2 to Sary-Shagan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- 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)
- $13–17
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $10–14
Train from Otar to Shyganak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- 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)
- $8–11
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $7–11
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Uralsk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $45–65
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $25–35
Train from Almaty 2 to Sary-Shagan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $29–45
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $19–27
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $8–12
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Sary-Shagan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- 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)
- $70–110
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $100–140
Train from Uralsk to Otar
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- 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)
- $170–250
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $240–340
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Sary-Shagan to Balhash
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
Bus from Shyganak to Balhash
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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