There are 8 ways to get from Bishkek to Aktau by bus, plane, train, car, or taxi
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Bus to Almaty International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane ALA - SCO
10h 20m$112–218Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Tashkent bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Nukus Kubla Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Nukus to Mangystautrain
2d 7h$62–80Train via Shalkar
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Shalkartrain 317
- Take the train from Shalkar to Mangystautrain 077Т
2d 2hDrive 2,611.1 km
- Drive from Bishkek to Aktaucar 2,611.1 km
35h 57m$195–282Train to Taraz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Taraztrain
- Fly from Taraz Airport (DMB) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane DMB - SCO
14h 46mTrain to Shymkent International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Shymkenttrain
- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane CIT - SCO
16h 31mTrain, taxi to Issyk-Kul International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Rybachyetrain
- Take the taxi from Rybachye to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)taxi
- Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane IKU - SCO
13h 6m$770–2,029Train
- Take the train from Bischkek 2 to Chutrain 405
- Take the train from Chu to Mangystautrain 077Т
2d 8h
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Aktau Airport (SCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bishkek to Aktau is to bus and train which costs $60 - $80 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Bishkek to Aktau is to bus and fly which takes 10h 20m and costs $110 - $220.
No, there is no direct train from Bishkek to Aktau. However, there are services departing from Bischkek 2 and arriving at Mangystau via Shalkar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Bishkek and Aktau is 2359 km. The road distance is 2611.1 km.
The best way to get from Bishkek to Aktau without a car is to train via Shalkar which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 20m to get from Bishkek to Aktau, including transfers.
Bishkek to Aktau train services, operated by Kyrgyz Railways (КТЖ), depart from Bischkek 2 station.
Aktau is 1h behind Bishkek. It is currently 2:58 PM in Bishkek and 1:58 PM in Aktau.
Bishkek to Aktau train services, operated by Kyrgyz Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Shalkar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bishkek to Aktau is 2611 km. It takes approximately 35h 57m to drive from Bishkek to Aktau.
What companies run services between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Aktau, Kazakhstan?
You can take a train from Bischkek 2 to Aktau via Shalkar and Mangystau in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport via Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport via Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–850
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–950
Flights from Taraz Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,300
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Aktau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–750
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Aktau Airport via Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–1,100
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty International Airport, Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–180
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport via Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–180
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–180
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport via Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–180
Flights from Taraz Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–270
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Aktau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–750
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Aktau Airport via Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty International Airport, Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport via Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Taraz Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Aktau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Aktau Airport via Kokshetau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–460
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–460
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Bischkek 2 to Shalkar
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Bischkek 2 to Taraz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Bischkek 2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Bischkek 2 to Rybachye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Standard
- $2
- Lux
- $6
Train from Bischkek 2 to Chu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Shalkar to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- 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)
- $22–29
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $15–22
Train from Chu to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- 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)
- $50–65
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $30–45
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Nukus to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $18–20
- Coupe
- $26–28
- SV
- $47–51
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Nukus Kubla Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $11–14
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