There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Semey by plane, train, car, bus, or taxi
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Semey Airport (PLX)plane PVG - PLX
13h 16m$270–1,112Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Aktogaytrain
- Take the train from Aktogay to Semeytrain
2d 14h$95–332Drive 4,831.3 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Semeycar 4,831.3 km
2d 8h$609–880Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Semey Airport (PLX)plane SHA - PLX
15h 49m$243–804Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Semey Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Semey Airport (PLX)plane HGH - PLX
23h 24m$364–775Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Oskemen Airport (UKK)plane PVG - UKK
- Take the bus from Oskemen Bus station to Semeybus
16h 53mBus, train, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Taiyuan Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Taiyuan Station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yiningtrain
- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Ortakudyktrain
- Take the taxi from Ortakudyk to Sary-Ozektaxi
- Take the train from Sary-Ozek to Semeytrain
3d 5h
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Semey Airport (PLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Semey is to train and drive which costs $95 - $340 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Semey is to fly which takes 13h 16m and costs $270 - $1,200.
The distance between Shanghai and Semey is 4074 km. The road distance is 4831.3 km.
It takes approximately 13h 16m to get from Shanghai to Semey, including transfers.
Semey is 3h behind Shanghai. It is currently 11:02 PM in Shanghai and 8:02 PM in Semey.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Semey is 4831 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Shanghai to Semey.
There are 45+ hotels available in Semey.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Semey, Kazakhstan?
Air Astana, Flyr, and World Ticket fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Semey Airport (PLX) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–750
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty, Karaganda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Train operators
Train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- $110–140
- Soft Sleeper
- $150–220
Train from Taiyuan Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $75–95
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–27
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Aktogay
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- 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)
- $8–12
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $7–11
Train from Aktogay to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- 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)
- $11–15
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $9–13
Train from Sary-Ozek to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- 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)
- $17–23
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–18
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Aktogay to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times 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)
- $70–100
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $95–140
Train from Sary-Ozek to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- 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)
- $90–130
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $120–180
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Ortakudyk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
Bus operators
- Phone
- +7 (7232) 76 50 40
- Website
- autovokzal.kz
Bus from Oskemen Bus station to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://autovokzal.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://autovokzal.kz/schedule
- Book at
- https://autovokzal.kz/booking/
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai General to Taiyuan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $45–65
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
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