There are 6 ways to get from Samara to Shymkent by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Oral Ak Zhol Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
best- Take the bus from Samara Central Bus station to Uralsk Bus stationbus
- Fly from Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane URA - CIT
10h 57m$178–328Train via Arys
cheapest- Take the train from Samara to Arys 1train 305 / ...
- Take the train from Arys 1 to Shymkenttrain 088Х / ...
43h 29m$35–57Train
- Take the train from Samara to Shymkenttrain 318
42h 37mDrive 2,195.5 km
- Drive from Samara to Shymkentcar 2,195.5 km
30h 28m$180–260Bus to Kurumoch International Airport, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane KUF - CIT
10h 20m$165–656Bus to Kurumoch International Airport, fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2bus
- Fly from Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane KUF - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
14h 12m$148–390
Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samara to Shymkent is to train via Arys which costs $35 - $60 and takes 43h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Samara to Shymkent is to bus and fly which takes 10h 20m and costs $160 - $700.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Samara and arriving at Shymkent. Services depart twice a week, and operate Wednesday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 42h 37m.
The distance between Samara and Shymkent is 1987 km. The road distance is 2195.5 km.
The best way to get from Samara to Shymkent without a car is to train which takes 42h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 57m to get from Samara to Shymkent, including transfers.
Samara to Shymkent train services, operated by Kyrgyz Railways (КТЖ), depart from Samara station.
Shymkent is 1h ahead of Samara. It is currently 6:43 AM in Samara and 7:43 AM in Shymkent.
Samara to Shymkent train services, operated by Kyrgyz Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Shymkent station.
Yes, the driving distance between Samara to Shymkent is 2196 km. It takes approximately 30h 28m to drive from Samara to Shymkent.
What companies run services between Samara, Russia and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Kyrgyz Railways (КТЖ) operates a train from Samara to Shymkent twice a week, and the journey takes 42h 37m.
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–950
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Oral Ak Zhol Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Kurumoch International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Samara to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Samara to Arys 1
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $31–49
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $31–33
- Coupe
- $45–49
- SV
- $85–95
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Arys 1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- 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)
- $4–7
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $5–8
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Samara Central Bus station to Uralsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Website
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Uliytsa Dybenko to Airport Kurumoch T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
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