There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Semey by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport, bus
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Oskemen Airport (UKK)plane PVG - UKK
- Take the bus from Oskemen Bus station to Semeybus
27h 8mTrain, 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$92–318Drive 4,831.4 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Semeycar 4,831.4 km
2d 8h$609–880Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Semey Airport (PLX)plane PVG - PLX
23h 36m$160–502Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Semey Airport (PLX)plane SHA - PLX
19h 34m$193–654Train 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
22h 25m$184–625Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Oskemen Airport (UKK)plane SHA - UKK
- Take the bus from Oskemen Bus station to Semeybus
21h 51mBus, 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 Oskemen Airport (UKK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Semey is to train and drive which costs $90 - $320 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Semey is to fly which takes 19h 34m and costs $190 - $700.
The distance between Shanghai and Semey is 4130 km. The road distance is 4831.4 km.
It takes approximately 27h 8m to get from Shanghai to Semey, including transfers.
Semey is 3h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:41 AM in Shanghai and 12:41 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 42+ hotels available in Semey.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Semey, Kazakhstan?
China Eastern Airlines, Flyr, and six 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 Oskemen Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
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
- $190–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Daxing, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Daxing, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
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
- $170–600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
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
- $190–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Xi An, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Daxing, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Tianfu International, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Semey Airport via Urumqi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Semey Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- 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
- $140–550
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
- $160–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Oskemen Airport via Irkutsk, Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- $100–140
- Soft Sleeper
- $150–210
Train from Taiyuan Station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $70–90
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $18–27
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)
- $7–10
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
- $12–22
- 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)
- $16–22
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–17
- 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)
- $65–95
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $90–130
Train from Sary-Ozek to Semey
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- 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)
- $110–170
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–14
- 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
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Estimated price
- $50–60
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