There are 10 ways to get from Turkey to Turkestan by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Turkistan
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turkistan (HSA)plane IST - HSA
7h 45m$226–707Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Shymkent International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane SAW - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus stationbus
9h 47m$117–469Train, bus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Kırıkkale YHTtrain
- Take the bus from Kirikkale to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Turkestantrain
4d 5hBus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Emniyet Otogar to Khasavyurtbus
- Take the bus from Khasavyurt to Tsagan Amanbus
- Drive from Tsagan Aman to Verhnii Baskunchakcar
- Take the train from Verhnii Baskunchak to Urbahtrain
- Take the train from Urbah to Turkestantrain
4d 6h$282–470Drive 4,536.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Turkestancar 4,536.2 km
2d 18h$531–767Fly Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane IST - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus stationbus
9h 32m$277–459Fly Antalya Airport to Shymkent International Airport, bus
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane AYT - CIT
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Turkestan bus stationbus
9h 29m$346–458Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ortachala Bus Station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Turkestantrain
4d 8hBus, train via Orenburg
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Hopa bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hopa to Kobuletibus
- Take the bus from Kobuleti to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Orenburgtrain
- Take the train from Orenburg to Turkestantrain
4d 18h$247–346Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursabus
- Take the bus from Bursa bus station to Krasnodar-1 Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Mokroustrain
- Take the train from Mokrous to Turkestantrain
4d 22h$288–477
Istanbul (IST) to Turkistan (HSA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Turkestan is to fly and bus which costs $110 - $470 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Turkestan is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $220 - $750.
The distance between Turkey and Turkestan is 3321 km. The road distance is 4536.2 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Turkestan without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 5h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Turkey to Turkestan, including transfers.
Turkestan is 2h ahead of Turkey. It is currently 10:09 AM in Turkey and 12:09 PM in Turkestan.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Turkestan is 4536 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Turkey to Turkestan.
There are 112+ hotels available in Turkestan.
What companies run services between Turkey and Turkestan, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Air Astana, and Flyr fly from Istanbul (IST) to Turkistan (HSA) once daily.
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Istanbul to Turkistan via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Istanbul to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Antalya Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Kırıkkale YHT
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Kirikkale to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $50–75
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Ortachala Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $42–100
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $70–100
Bus from Hopa to Kobuleti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $9–14
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Bursa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $13–19
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