There are 5 ways to get from Cholpon-Ata to Shymkent by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane IKU - CIT
6h 7m$160–612Drive, train
cheapest- Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty 2car
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Shymkenttrain 001Х / ...
17h 2m$47–209Drive, bus
- Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationcar
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Taraz bus stationbus 235
- Take the bus from Taraz bus station to Shymkent Samal Bus Stationbus
19h 23mDrive 709.6 km
- Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Shymkentcar 709.6 km
10h 22m$53–77Drive, train via Chemolgan
- Drive from Cholpon-Ata to Zhandosova / Sainacar
- Take the train from Tschemolgan to Shymkenttrain 077Т / ...
22h 53m$58–94
Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cholpon-Ata to Shymkent is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 10h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cholpon-Ata to Shymkent is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs $160 - $650.
The distance between Cholpon-Ata and Shymkent is 638 km. The road distance is 709.6 km.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Cholpon-Ata to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 1h behind Cholpon-Ata. It is currently 2:27 PM in Cholpon-Ata and 1:27 PM in Shymkent.
Yes, the driving distance between Cholpon-Ata to Shymkent is 710 km. It takes approximately 10h 22m to drive from Cholpon-Ata to Shymkent.
There are 332+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Cholpon-Ata, Ysyk-Köl, Kyrgyzstan and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Flyr flies from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $35–50
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $13–17
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Taraz bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
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