How to get fromShimkent Airport (CIT) to Istanbul Airport (IST)by plane, bus, train, taxi or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Shimkent Airport (CIT) to Istanbul Airport (IST) by plane, bus, train, taxi, or car

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Fly Shymkent International Airport to Istanbul
best
1. Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Istanbul (IST)CIT - IST
5h 15m
₺8,000–13,000
Train to Tashkent International Airport, fly to Istanbul
cheapest
1. Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent North
2. Fly from Tashkent International Airport (TAS) to Istanbul (IST)TAS - IST
14h 13m
₺6,059–15,766
Fly Shymkent International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)CIT - SAW
2. Take the bus from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Istanbul Airport Bus
7h 52m
₺10,100–15,511
Train, bus
1. Take the train from Shymkent to Saratov 1 Pass
2. Take the bus from Saratov to Salaryevo Bus Station
3. Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
4. Take the bus from Chisnau Gara Nord to Istanbul
5. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
4d 9h
₺14,121–27,228
Train, bus via Rize
1. Take the train from Shymkent to Ryazhsk-1
2. Take the train from Riajsk 1 to Nazran
3. Take the bus from Nazran' to Rize bus station
4. Take the bus from Rize bus station to Trabzon Araklı
5. Take the bus from Arakli to Gebze
6. Take the bus from Gebze to Istanbul Airport Bus
4d 20h
Taxi to Turkistan, fly to Istanbul
1. Take the taxi from Shimkent-Airport-CIT to Turkistan-Airport-HSA
2. Fly from Turkistan (HSA) to Istanbul (IST)HSA - IST
7h 41m
₺10,252–31,889
Train, train to Namangan Airport, fly to Istanbul
1. Take the train from Shymkent to Tashkent North
2. Take the train from Tashkent North to Namangan
3. Fly from Namangan Airport (NMA) to Istanbul (IST)NMA - IST
20h
₺11,081–56,523
Train, bus #2
1. Take the train from Shymkent to Mokrous
2. Take the train from Mokrous to Krasnodar 1
3. Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Bursa bus station
4. Take the bus from Bursa to Istanbul Airport Bus
5d 4h
₺13,359–21,276
Drive 4,693.8 km
1. Drive from Shimkent Airport (CIT) to Istanbul-Airport-IST4,693.8 km
2d 12h
₺23,303–33,660

Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Istanbul (IST) flights

3Weekly Planes

5h 15mAverage Duration

₺8,466Cheapest Price

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Distance: 3,347 km
Duration: 5h 15m

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Sultangazi(opens in a new window), Türkiye(opens in a new window)

Sultangazi is municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 37 km2, and its population is 542,531 (2022). To the west are the neighbourhoods of Esenler and Başakşehir, Gaziosmanpaşa is to the south and Eyüpsultan is to the north and east. One border of the district is formed by the TEM highway. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Sultangazi

Topkapı Palace(Opens in a new window)

The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı or in Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى, Ṭopḳapu Sarāyı), or the Seraglio, is a large museum in Istanbul, Turkey. In the 15th century, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.

Hagia Sophia(Opens in a new window)

Hagia Sophia was a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque, and is now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi) in Istanbul, Turkey. The Roman Empire's first Christian Cathedral, from the date of its construction in 537 AD, and until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted by the Fourth Crusaders to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was later converted into an Ottoman mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931. It was then secularized and opened as a museum on 1 February 1935. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture". It remained the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520.

Chora Church(Opens in a new window)

The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora (Greek: Ἐκκλησία τοῦ Ἁγίου Σωτῆρος ἐν τῇ Χώρᾳ, Turkish: Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, Kariye Kilisesi) is a medieval Byzantine Greek Orthodox church preserved as the Chora Museum in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul. The neighborhood is situated in the western part of the municipality (belediye) of the Fatih district. In the 16th century, during the Ottoman era, the church was converted into a mosque; it became a museum in 1948. The interior of the building is covered with some of the oldest and finest surviving Byzantine mosaics and frescoes; they were uncovered and restored after the building was secularized and turned into a museum.

Golden Horn(Opens in a new window)

The Golden Horn (Turkish: Altın Boynuz; Ancient Greek: Χρυσόκερας, Chrysókeras; Latin: Sinus Ceratinus), also known by its modern Turkish name as Haliç, is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.

Places to stay in Sultangazi

Radisson Residences Avrupa TEM Istanbul(Opens in a new window)

9.5Superb

WestSide Residences by Rotana(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Clarion Hotel Golden Horn(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Lazzoni Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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