There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Semey by plane, train, car, bus, or taxi
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Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Semey Airport (PLX)plane PVG - PLX
24h 1m$190–712Train, 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$95–330Drive 4,831.3 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Semeycar 4,831.3 km
2d 8h$609–880Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Semey Airport (PLX)plane SHA - PLX
23h 54m$213–904Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Semey Airport (PLX)plane HGH - PLX
18h 29m$244–725Bus, 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 - $330 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Semey is to train and fly which takes 18h 29m and costs $240 - $750.
The distance between Shanghai and Semey is 4074 km. The road distance is 4831.3 km.
It takes approximately 24h 1m to get from Shanghai to Semey, including transfers.
Semey is 3h behind Shanghai. It is currently 4:41 AM in Shanghai and 1:41 AM 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 43+ hotels available in Semey.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Semey, Kazakhstan?
Air Astana, Flyr, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Semey Airport (PLX) once daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Daxing, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
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
- $75–90
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–27
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $27–40
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Aktogay
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- 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
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@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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
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