There are 6 ways to get from Shieli to Almaty by train, plane, bus, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Kyzylorda Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shieli to Kyzylordatrain
- Fly from Kyzylorda Airport (KZO) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane KZO - ALA
5h 37mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Shieli to Almaty 2train 077X
22h 56m$15–210Train, bus
- Take the train from Shieli to Arys-2train 318
- Take the train from Arys-2 to Shymkenttrain
- Take the bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus 3
19h 26mDrive 984.5 km
- Drive from Shieli to Almatycar 984.5 km
12h 58m$39–55Taxi to Turkistan, fly
- Take the taxi from Shieli to Turkistan-Airport-HSAtaxi
- Fly from Turkistan (HSA) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane HSA - ALA
4h 58m$63–238Train to Shymkent International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shieli to Shymkenttrain
- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane CIT - ALA
9h 44m
Shieli to Almaty by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shieli to Almaty is to train which costs $15 - $210 and takes 22h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Shieli to Almaty is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 58m and costs $60 - $240.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Shieli and arriving at Almaty 2. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22h 56m.
The distance between Shieli and Almaty is 1089 km. The road distance is 984.5 km.
The best way to get from Shieli to Almaty without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Shieli to Almaty, including transfers.
Shieli to Almaty train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), depart from Shieli station.
Shieli to Almaty train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Almaty 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shieli to Almaty is 984 km. It takes approximately 12h 58m to drive from Shieli to Almaty.
There are 3580+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Shieli, Kazakhstan and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ) operates a train from Shieli to Almaty 2 once daily. Tickets cost $15–29 and the journey takes 22h 56m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–600
Flights from Turkistan to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–480
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–410
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Turkistan to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Kyzylorda Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Turkistan to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Shieli to Kyzylorda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Shieli to Arys-2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Arys-2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Shieli to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Arys-2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- 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)
- $4–7
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $5–8
Train from Shieli to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- 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)
- $22–29
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $15–22
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Arys-2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- 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)
- $20–29
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $10–14
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $2–4
Train from Shieli to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- 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)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $30–45
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $15–22
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Arys-2 to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- 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)
- $45–70
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $65–95
Train from Shieli to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- 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)
- $110–150
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $150–210
- Phone
- +77252451241
- [email protected]
- Website
- samal.avokzal.kz
Bus from Shymkent Samal Bus Station to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- samal.avokzal.kz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Estimated price
- $23–28
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