There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Semey by plane, train, car, bus, or taxi
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Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Semey Airport (PLX)SHA - PLX
21h 39m$207–770Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Semey Airport (PLX)PVG - PLX
24h 1m$178–610Train, drive
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostyk
- Take the train from Dostyk to Aktogay
- Take the train from Aktogay to Semey
2d 14hDrive 4,831.5 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Semey4,831.5 km
2d 8h$609–880Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Oskemen Airport (UKK)PVG - UKK
- Take the bus from Oskemen Bus station to Semey
27h 8mTrain to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Semey Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Semey Airport (PLX)HGH - PLX
22h 25m$213–823Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Oskemen Airport (UKK)SHA - UKK
- Take the bus from Oskemen Bus station to Semey
21h 51mTrain to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Oskemen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Oskemen Airport (UKK)HGH - UKK
- Take the bus from Oskemen Bus station to Semey
26h 52mBus, train, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Taiyuan Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Taiyuan Station to Ürümqi
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Yining
- Drive from Yining to Altynkol
- Take the train from Altynkol to Ortakudyk
- Take the taxi from Ortakudyk to Sary-Ozek
- Take the train from Sary-Ozek to Semey
3d 5h
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Semey Airport (PLX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Semey is to fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 24h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Semey is to fly which takes 21h 39m and costs $200 - $800.
The distance between Shanghai and Semey is 4014 km. The road distance is 4831.5 km.
It takes approximately 21h 39m to get from Shanghai to Semey, including transfers.
Semey is 3h behind Shanghai. It is currently 11:47 PM in Shanghai and 8:47 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 50+ hotels available in Semey.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Semey, Kazakhstan?
China Southern Airlines, Flyr, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Semey Airport (PLX) 3 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Daxing, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Daxing, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Irkutsk, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
Train from Taiyuan Station to Ürümqi
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
Train from Ürümqi to Yining
- 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)
- $7–10
Train from Aktogay to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Sary-Ozek to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- 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)
- $16–21
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $11–17
- 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
- $65–130
- 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)
- $65–90
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $90–130
Train from Sary-Ozek to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- 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)
- $85–120
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $110–160
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Aktogay to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Sary-Ozek to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Aktogay to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $13–15
- Coupe
- $18–20
- SV
- $31–34
Train from Sary-Ozek to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $17–19
- Coupe
- $24–26
- SV
- $43–48
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–14
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–18
- 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
- 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
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Estimated price
- $45–60
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