There are 11 ways to get from Turkey to Shymkent by plane, train, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly Antalya Airport to Shymkent International Airport
best- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)AYT - CIT
7h 10m$123–557Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
cheapest- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)ADB - CIT
9h 29m$113–504Train, bus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Kırıkkale YHT
- Take the bus from Kirikkale to Ortachala Bus Station
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Pass
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkent
4d 9hBus, taxi, train
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Khasavyurt
- Take the bus from Khasavyurt to Tsagan Aman
- Take the taxi from Tsagan Aman to Verhnii Baskunchak
- Take the train from Verhnii Baskunchak to Urbah
- Take the train from Urbah to Shymkent
4d 10h$329–540Drive 4,655.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Shymkent4,655.9 km
2d 11h$545–787Bus to Istanbul, fly to Shymkent International Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)IST - CIT
7h 48m$175–511Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)SAW - CIT
8h$242–363Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)ESB - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
14h 37m$166–348Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Pass
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkent
4d 12hBus, train via Ryazhsk
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'
- Take the train from Nazran to Riajsk 1
- Take the train from Ryazhsk-1 to Shymkent
4d 23h$365–545Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Mokrous
- Take the train from Mokrous to Shymkent
5d 5h$308–506
Antalya Airport (AYT) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Shymkent is to fly and train which costs $160 - $350 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Shymkent is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $120 - $600.
The distance between Turkey and Shymkent is 3368 km. The road distance is 4655.9 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Shymkent without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Turkey to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 2h ahead of Turkey. It is currently 4:20 PM in Turkey and 6:20 PM in Shymkent.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Shymkent is 4656 km. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Turkey to Shymkent.
There are 276+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Turkey and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Pegasus Airlines flies from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) once daily.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Antalya Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Kırıkkale YHT
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $190–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $45–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
Train from Verhnii Baskunchak to Urbah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $80–120
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $18–26
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $28–40
Train from Nazran to Riajsk 1
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $240–330
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–95
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Mokrous
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–260
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–65
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–75
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- 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)
- $170–240
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $230–330
Train from Urbah to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- 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)
- $160–230
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $230–320
Train from Mokrous to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- 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)
- $160–230
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $220–310
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent North to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $22–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Ryazhsk-1 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kirikkale to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–48
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $27–33
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–48
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $30–40
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $10–13
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Khasavyurt
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Emniyet Otogar to Nazran'
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- luksyilmazturizm.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Khasavyurt to Tsagan Aman
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0 850 333 35 35
- info@pamukkale.com.tr
- Website
- pamukkale.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–21
- Schedules at
- pamukkale.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- iletisim@uludagturizm.com.tr
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 309 22 16
- bilgi@istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- istanbulkalesi.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 42 06
- seyahat@ozkaymak.com.tr
- Website
- ozkaymak.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- ozkaymak.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- website@kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(212) 658 03 07
- info@antalyanetseyahat.com
- Website
- antalyanetseyahat.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- antalyanetseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- iletisim@somaseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
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