Plane

Take the Almaty Public Transport bus at the Aerovokzal station .

The journey takes approximately 53 m. The travel distance is 35 km.

Carrier is Almaty Public Transport.

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Get off at the Almaty Airport.
Fly out to Almaty (ALA) of the Shimkent (CIT) airport.

The journey takes approximately 1 h 10 m. Ticket price is about €26

Carrier is SCAT.

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🚖 Find a cheap local taxi

Get off at the Shimkent (CIT).
Take the taxi at the Shimkent (CIT).

The journey takes approximately 13 m. Ticket price is about €2 The travel distance is 14 km.

Carrier is Yandex Taxi.

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Get off at the Shymkent.


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Train

Take the train Kazakhstan Railways (High Speed Trains) at the station Almaty 2.

The journey takes approximately 9 h 49 m. Ticket price is about €6 The travel distance is 747 km.

Carrier is Kazakhstan Railways (High Speed Trains).

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Get off at the Shymkent.


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Bus

Take the Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal bus at the Almaty Sayran Bus Station station .

The journey takes approximately 11 h The travel distance is 667 km.

Carrier is Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal.

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Get off at the Shymkent Bus Station.


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Train

Take the train Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ) at the station Almaty 2.

The journey takes approximately 1 h 18 m. Ticket price is about €4 The travel distance is 20 km.

Carrier is Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ).

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Get off at the Jeti-su.
Take the train Uzbekistan Railways (OTY) at the station Jeti-su.

The journey takes approximately 14 h 17 m. Ticket price is about €12 The travel distance is 750 km.

Carrier is Uzbekistan Railways (OTY).

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Get off at the Shymkent.


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Drive

In a rental car. Check this site to see which rental company offers the best deal with discounts of up to 20%.

The journey takes approximately 9 h 23 m. The travel distance is 672 km.

Get off at the Shymkent.


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The cheapest way to travel from Almaty to Shymkent is by taking a Train with an average price of €6. The journey takes approximately 9 ч. 49 мин.

Plane is the fastest way to travel from Almaty to Shymkent. Tickets cost €28. The journey takes approximately 3 ч. 16 мин.

Almaty is approximately 672 km away from Shymkent. The trip by car takes 9 h 23 m.

Yes! There is a direct bus with no transfers to this destination. The route is served by the Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal company. Tickets cost about €. A bus trip from Almaty to Shymkent will take 11 h

The average journey time by car between Almaty and Shymkent is 9 h 23 m.

From Almaty

To Shymkent