There are 7 ways to get from Kutaisi to Shymkent by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kutaisi International Airport
best- Fly from Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane KUT - CIT
7h 58m$154–417Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkenttrain
3d 12h$332–542Bus, train via Aktobe
- Take the bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Nevinnomysskbus
- Take the bus from Nevinnomyssk to Saratovbus 516
- Take the bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus stationbus 720
- Take the bus from Samara Central Bus station to Aktobe Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Aktobe to Shymkenttrain
3d 17h$202–482Drive 3,314.4 km
- Drive from Kutaisi to Shymkentcar 3,314.4 km
2d 2h$406–586Bus to Tbilisi International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Tbilisi Okribabus
- Fly from Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane TBS - CIT
9h 46m$187–351Bus, train via Volgograd
- Take the bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Volgograd Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Volzhskybus
- Take the train from Volzhsky to Tashkent Centraltrain
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
3d 14h$177–223Bus, train via Orenburg
- Take the bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Pyatigorsk Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Piatigorsk to Orenburgtrain
- Take the train from Orenburg to Shymkenttrain 318
3d 18h
Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kutaisi to Shymkent is to bus and train via Volgograd which costs $170 - $230 and takes 3 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Kutaisi to Shymkent is to fly which takes 7h 58m and costs $150 - $420.
The distance between Kutaisi and Shymkent is 2250 km. The road distance is 3314.4 km.
The best way to get from Kutaisi to Shymkent without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 12h and costs $330 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Kutaisi to Shymkent, including transfers.
Shymkent is 1h ahead of Kutaisi. It is currently 12:27 AM in Kutaisi and 1:27 AM in Shymkent.
Yes, the driving distance between Kutaisi to Shymkent is 3314 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Kutaisi to Shymkent.
There are 326+ hotels available in Shymkent.
What companies run services between Kutaisi, Georgia and Shymkent, Kazakhstan?
Flyr, World Ticket, and Air Astana fly from Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) twice daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–420
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Aktau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Atyrau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–420
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Aktau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Kutaisi International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–280
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Tbilisi International Airport to Shymkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Piatigorsk to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $170–250
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $55–80
Train from Piatigorsk to Orenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $280–390
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $70–95
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–130
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Saratov 1 Pass to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $180–260
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $250–350
Train from Aktobe to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $130–190
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $180–260
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Aktobe to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- 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)
- $29–40
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $20–28
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Aktobe to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $40–55
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $20–29
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $24–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $13–19
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–7
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Aktobe to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Orenburg to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Volzhsky to Tashkent Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $38–61
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Sleeper
- $38–41
- Coupe
- $56–61
- SV
- $105–120
- Phone
- +995 555 68 50 05
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Nevinnomyssk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $115
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Pyatigorsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Nevinnomyssk to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Samara Central Bus station to Aktobe Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +995 422-24-22-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- metrogeorgia.ge
Bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Tbilisi Okriba
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://metrogeorgia.ge/
- Book at
- https://metrogeorgia.ge/otobus-bileti/
- Website
- kmvavto.ru
Bus from Pyatigorsk Bus station to Volgograd Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- http://www.kmvavto.ru
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Phone
- +7 (8442) 37‑37-90
- Website
- avtovokzal-volgograd.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- avtovokzal-volgograd.ru
- Phone
- +78342245466
- [email protected]
- Website
- автовокзал13.рф
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Volzhsky
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- автовокзал13.рф
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