There are 3 ways to get from Kostanay to Balqash by plane, train, or car
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Kostanay to Balqash by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kostanay to Balqash is to train which costs $23 - $45 and takes 29h.
The fastest way to get from Kostanay to Balqash is to fly which takes 11h 15m and costs $150 - $900.
No, there is no direct train from Kostanay to Balqash. However, there are services departing from Kostanay and arriving at Balhash 2 via Akadyr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h.
The distance between Kostanay and Balqash is 1091 km. The road distance is 1272.4 km.
The best way to get from Kostanay to Balqash without a car is to train which takes 29h and costs $23 - $45.
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Kostanay to Balqash, including transfers.
Kostanay to Balqash train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), depart from Kostanay station.
The best way to get from Kostanay to Balqash is to fly which takes 11h 15m and costs $150 - $900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $23 - $45 and takes 29h.
Kostanay to Balqash train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Akadyr station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kostanay to Balqash is 1272 km. It takes approximately 14h 16m to drive from Kostanay to Balqash.
What companies run services between Kostanay, Kazakhstan and Balqash, Kazakhstan?
World Ticket, SCAT, and Unilode fly from Kostanay Airport (KSN) to Balhash (BXH) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kostanay to Balhash 2 via Akadyr in around 29h.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Kostanay Airport to Balhash via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Kostanay Airport to Balhash via Nur-Sultan, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Kostanay Airport to Balhash via Tashkent, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Kostanay to Akadyr
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- 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)
- $24–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $16–23
Train from Akadyr to Balhash 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- 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)
- $8–11
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $7–11
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