There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Kazakhstan by plane or train
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Fly to Almaty International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MEL - ALA
21h 40m$570–1,020Fly to Shymkent International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shymkent International Airport (CIT)plane MEL - CIT
27h 37m$402–973Fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane MEL - NQZ
24h 34m$671–2,721Fly to Tashkent International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane MEL - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent Central to Shymkenttrain
27h 23m$465–927Fly to Taraz Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Taraz Airport (DMB)plane MEL - DMB
29h 23m$521–1,422Fly to Oskemen Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Oskemen Airport (UKK)plane MEL - UKK
23h 26m$442–1,123
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kazakhstan is to fly and train which costs $460 - $950 and takes 27h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kazakhstan is to fly which takes 21h 40m and costs $550 - $1,100.
The distance between Melbourne and Kazakhstan is 11343 km.
It takes approximately 21h 40m to get from Melbourne to Kazakhstan, including transfers.
There are 3588+ hotels available in Kazakhstan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kazakhstan?
China Southern Airlines, Air Astana, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taraz Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taraz Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taraz Airport via Delhi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taraz Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taraz Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oskemen Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oskemen Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oskemen Airport via Delhi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Almaty International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Delhi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oskemen Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oskemen Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tianfu International, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Hong Kong, Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Almaty International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shymkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Delhi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Almaty International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Almaty International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Tashkent Central to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- 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)
- $4–6
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