There are 5 ways to get from Shymbulak to Almaty by taxi, plane, train, car, 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.
Taxi to Taraz Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Shymbulak to Taraz Airport (DMB)taxi
- Fly from Taraz Airport (DMB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane DMB - ALA
2h 55m$168–280Train
cheapest- Take the train from Borandy to Almaty 2train 077X / ...
12h 5m$13–162Drive, bus
- Drive from Shymbulak to Pokrovkacar
- Take the bus from Pokrovka to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus 475
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
12h 42m$19–22Drive 565.4 km
- Drive from Shymbulak to Almatycar 565.4 km
7h 6m$22–32Train to Shymkent International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Borandy to Shymkenttrain
- Fly from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane CIT - ALA
6h$49–180
Taraz Airport (DMB) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shymbulak to Almaty is to drive and bus which costs $18 - $22 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Shymbulak to Almaty is to taxi and fly which takes 2h 55m and costs $160 - $280.
No, there is no direct train from Shymbulak to Almaty. However, there are services departing from Borandy and arriving at Almaty 2 via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
The distance between Shymbulak and Almaty is 546 km. The road distance is 565.4 km.
The best way to get from Shymbulak to Almaty without a car is to train which takes 12h 5m and costs $13 - $170.
It takes approximately 2h 55m to get from Shymbulak to Almaty, including transfers.
Shymbulak to Almaty train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), depart from Borandy station.
Shymbulak to Almaty train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ), arrive at Almaty 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shymbulak to Almaty is 565 km. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Shymbulak to Almaty.
There are 3539+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Shymbulak, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan Railways (КТЖ) operates a train from Borandy to Almaty 2 once daily. Tickets cost $11–19 and the journey takes 11h 41m. Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Taraz Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–270
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Shymkent International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–440
- Website
- flyr.com
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 Shymkent International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Borandy to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- 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)
- $14–19
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $11–15
Train from Borandy to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- 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)
- $5–8
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–9
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Borandy to Almaty 2
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- 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)
- $80–120
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $110–160
Train from Borandy to Shymkent
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- 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)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $70–100
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Pokrovka to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Estimated price
- $8–10
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