There are 9 ways to get from Dostyk to Aktau by car, train, plane, taxi, 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.
Drive, train to Yining Airport, fly
best- Drive from Dostyk to Jinghe Southcar
- Take the train from Jinghe South to Yiningtrain
- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane YIN - SCO
13h 57m$295–745Train
cheapest- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 1train 338Т
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Mangystautrain 077Т
2d 23h$54–106Drive 2,950.2 km
- Drive from Dostyk to Aktaucar 2,950.2 km
2d 8h$115–165Taxi to Usharal Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Dostyk to Usharal Airport (USJ)taxi
- Fly from Usharal Airport (USJ) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane USJ - SCO
16h 17m$185–377Drive to Bole, fly
- Drive from Dostyk to Bole (BPL)car
- Fly from Bole (BPL) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane BPL - SCO
11h 26m$257–723Taxi to Urzhar Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Dostyk to Urzhar Airport (UZR)taxi
- Fly from Urzhar Airport (UZR) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane UZR - SCO
16h 12m$185–377Drive to Tacheng Airport, fly
- Drive from Dostyk to Tacheng Airport (TCG)car
- Fly from Tacheng Airport (TCG) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane TCG - SCO
16h 32m$280–707Train to Almaty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 1train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane ALA - SCO
23h 7m$112–224Train, bus
- Take the train from Dostyk to Almaty 1train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus stationbus 407
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Nukus Kubla Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Nukus to Mangystautrain
3d 3h$72–106
Yining Airport (YIN) to Aktau Airport (SCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dostyk to Aktau is to train which costs $50 - $110 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Dostyk to Aktau is to drive and fly which takes 11h 26m and costs $250 - $750.
No, there is no direct train from Dostyk to Aktau. However, there are services departing from Dostyk and arriving at Mangystau via Almaty 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Dostyk and Aktau is 2733 km. The road distance is 2950.2 km.
The best way to get from Dostyk to Aktau without a car is to train which takes 2 days 23h and costs $50 - $110.
It takes approximately 13h 57m to get from Dostyk to Aktau, including transfers.
Dostyk to Aktau train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), depart from Dostyk station.
Dostyk to Aktau train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Almaty 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dostyk to Aktau is 2950 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Dostyk to Aktau.
There are 282+ hotels available in Aktau.
What companies run services between Dostyk, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan and Aktau, Kazakhstan?
You can take a train from Dostyk to Aktau via Almaty 1 and Mangystau in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Yining Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Yining Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty International Airport, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Bole to Aktau Airport via Aksu, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Bole to Aktau Airport via Korla, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Bole to Aktau Airport via Altay, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Tacheng Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Tacheng Airport to Aktau Airport via Yining Airport, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Tacheng Airport to Aktau Airport via Kuqa, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Tacheng Airport to Aktau Airport via Altay, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–700
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 Shimkent
- 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
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Yining Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Yining Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty International Airport, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Tacheng Airport to Aktau Airport via Yining Airport, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
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 Shimkent
- 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
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Usharal Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Flights from Bole to Aktau Airport via Urumqi, Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Bole to Aktau Airport via Urumqi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Urzhar Airport to Aktau Airport via Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Flights from Tacheng Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Aktau Airport via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Bole to Aktau Airport via Urumqi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Tacheng Airport to Aktau Airport via Urumqi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
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
Train from Jinghe South to Yining
- Adult - second class
- $10–15
Train from Jinghe South to Yining
- Hard Seat
- $4–6
- Hard sleeper
- $9–13
- Soft sleeper
- $15–20
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- 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)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
Train from Almaty 1 to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- 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)
- $55–75
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $35–50
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- 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)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
Train from Dostyk to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- 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)
- $18–24
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $13–19
- 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
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Tashkent bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- 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
- 5h 1m
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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